Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-02-05
CHAPTER VI

DhA2eOA All sbolgs dS tASS AcIAuco ". Each had long account of the affair, and some had leaders upon it in addi. tion. There was some information in them which was new to me. I still re- tain in my scrapbook numerous clip pings and extracts bearing upon the case Here is a condensation of few of them:
 The Daily Telegraph remarked that in the history of crime there had seldom been a tragedy which pro scented stranger features The German name of tke vic tim, the absence of all other motive and the sinister inscription on the wall, all pointed to its perpetration by political refugees and revolutionists The social ists had many branches in America, and the deceased had no doubt infringed their unwritten laws and been tracked down by them. After alluding to the Vehmgericght, aqua tofana, Carbonari, the Marchioness dc Brinvilliers, the Darwinian theory, the principles of Nal thus and the Ratcliff highway murders the article concluded by admonishing the government and advocating n closer watch over foreigners in England.
 The Standard commented upon the fact that lawless outrages of tho sort usually occurred under q Liberal admin istration. They arose from the unset tling of the minds of the masses and the consequent weakening of all authority. The deceased was an American gentle man who had ltun residing for some weeks ill the metropolis. He had staid at the boarding hOl!~e uf Mime. Char pentier in Turquay T,rlaCo, Camberwell. He was accumr;:llit L il his travels by his private sCcrctuy. Mr. Joseph Stan geTson. Tn" two h"l, @dieu to their landlady upon Tuesday, lhe 4th inst, and departed to Euci,.u station with the avowed intention Of cat ''iS the Liver pool express. They N. r' .,itrrward seen together on the pla!i,sm Nothing moro is known of thcIh until Ilr. Drebber's body was, as recorded. discovered in an empty EOuse in the EllXton read, many miles from Euston. How he came there or how hr met his fa;c are questions which are still involved in mystery Nothing iS kl.oWn If the whereabouts of Stangoro,u. We arc glad tu learn that Mir. Lcstrude and MT GrcgSon of Scot land Yard are both engaged upon the case, and it is confidently anticipated that these well known officers will speedily throw light upon the matter
 The Daily News observed that there was no doubt as to the crime being pc litical one. Tho despotiSm and hatred of Liberalism which animated the conti- mental governments had had the effect of driving to our shores number of men who might have made excellent citizens were they not sourrd by the rec ollection of all that they had undergone. Among these men there was stringent code of honor, any infringement of which was punished hy death. Every ef- fort should be made to find the sccre- tary, Stang CrsOn, and 10 ascertain some particulars of the habits of the deceased. A great step had been gained by the dis covery of the address of the house at which he had hoarded-a result which was entirely dur to the aCutcness and energy of Mir. GregsOn of Scotland Yard.
 Sherlock Holmes and road theso no- tices over together at breakfast. and they appeared to afford him considerable amusement
 II told you that what ever happened Lestrade and Gregscn would be sure to score "
 That drpcNds on how 1t turns out
 "Oh, bless you, it doesn't matter in the least. Ii the man is caught, it will be on account uf their cXcrtions. If L,' escapes, il twill le in spite of their txur tiOns. It's heads 1 win and tails you lose. What ever thcy do, they will have fat, plus sot qui luGmirc.
 What on earth is this:" cried, for at this moment there came tho pattcring of many steps in the hall and on tho stairs, accompanied by audible exprcs- sions of disgust npon the part of our landlady
 Its the Baker street division of the detective police force, said my com- panion gravely, and as he spoke there flushed into the room half dozen of the dirtiest and most ragged street araHs that ever l clapped eyes on. " 'Tention"' cried Holmes i'll sharp tone, and the six dirty little scoundrcls stood ill q line like so many diSrcputahlc statuettcs. In future you shall send up Wiggins to report, and the rest of you must wait ill the street, Havo you found it, WigginS:'
 No. sir, we ha;n't, said one of tho youths
 "I hardly expected you would You must Keep oil until you do. Hero are your wages. He handed each of them | a shilling. Now, off you go, and come back with better report next time.
 He waved his hand, and they scampcr, ed away down stairs like so many rats, and we heard their shrill voices next moment in the street.
 There's more work to be got out of one of those little beggars than out of a dozen of the force, Holmes remark, d. ''The mere sight of an official looking l person seals mems lips. Theso young. sters, however, go everywhere and hear everything, They are as sharp as needles too. All they want is organization. "
 'Is it on this Brixton case that you are employing them?" asked. 'Tes, there is point which 1 wish to ascertain. It is merely a matter of time. Hello, we are going to hear some news now with vengeance! Here is i Gregson coming down the road with beatitude written upon every feature oi his face. Bound for us, 1 know Yes, he is stopping. There he is!'' ! There was q violent peal at the bell, and in few seconds the fair haired de tective came up the stairs, three step: at time, and burst into our sitting room.
 My dear fellow, he cried, wringine Holmes unresponsive hand, "congratu late me. have made the whole thing as clear as day!'
 A shade of anxiety seemed to me tc cross my companions expressive face.
 Do you mean that you are on tn, right track?'' he asked.
 ''Tho right track! Why, sir, We hay, the man under lock and key
 And his name is?''