Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-02-13

so hazarGied the opinion that the crim- inal was probably a robust and. ruddy faced man, Events proved that had judged correctly.
 Having left the house, l proceeded to do what Gregson had neglected. telegraphed to the head of the police at Cleveland. limiting my inquiry to the circumstances connected with the mar riage of Enoch Drebber. The answer was conclusive. It told me that Drebber had already applied for the protection of the law against an old rival in love. named Jefferson Hope, and that this same Hope was at present in Europe. 1 knew now that I held the clew to the mystery in my hand and all that re- mained was to secure the murderer.
 II had already determined in my owL. mind that the man who had walked in to the house with Drebber was none oth- CT than the man who had driven the cab. The marks in the road showed mo that the horse had wandered on in way which would have been impossi- ble had there been any one in charge of it. Where, then. could the driver be unless ho were inside the house? Again, it is absurd to suppose that any sane man would carry out a deliberate crime under tine very eyes, as it were, of Q third person who was sure to betray him. Lastly. supposing one man wished to dog another through London, what bet ter means could he adopt than to turn cab driver? All these considerations led me to the irresistible conclusion that Jefferson Hope was Co be found among the jarveys of the metropolis,
 If he had been one. there was nt reason to believe that he had ceased tc be, On the contrary, from his point of view, any sudden change would be like ly to draw attention to himself He would probably, for q time at least con. tinUe to perform his duties. There was no reason to suppose that he was going under an assumed name. Why should he change his nanlu in q country where no one knew his original one? l there fore organized my street arab detective corps and sent them systematically tC every cab proprietor i'll London until they ferreted out the man that want ed. How well they succeeded and how quickly l took advantage of it are still fresh in your recollection The murder of StangerSon was an incident which was entirely unexpected, but which could hardly ill any case have been pre- vented. Through it, as you know, l camc into possession of tho pills, the existence of which I had already sur. missed. Yon see, the whole is q chain of logical sequences without a break ol flaw.
 1t is wonderfulr' cried "Yom merits should bc publicly recognized. You should publish an account of the case. If you wont. I will for yop.
 You may do what you like. doctor, he answered. See hore," he continued. handing paper over to me. Look at thiS!'
 It was The Ecno tor the day. and the paragraph to which ho pointed was devoted to the case in question.
 ''The public, " it said. have lost q sensational treat through the sudden death of the man Hope, who was sus- pected of the murder of Mir. Enoch Dreb- Der and uf Mir Joseph Stangerson. The | details of the case will probably never be known now. though we are informed upon good authority that the crime was the result of an old standing and TO mantle fuud in which love and Mormon. ism bore d part! It seems that both the victims belonged in their younger days to tho Latter Day Saints. and Hope. the | deceased prisoner. nails also from Salt | Lake City. Ii tlIc case has had nu other effect. 1T at least brings out in the most striking manner the efficiency of chr Ile | tective poNco force aud will serve as a llS>o4 to all fo4ci ITS that they will do | w..>,y U settle tLc:- feuds 2t home and | not 10 carry them on to British soil It l Is an open secret that the credit of this smart capturo belongs entirely to the well known Scotland Yard officials. | Mes<rs Lc>trade and GrcgSon. Tho man was arprehcnded. it appears, in the rooms of q certain Mir, Sherlock Holmes who has himself as an amateur. shown some talent in the detective line, and who. with such instructors, may hope in timo to attain to some degree of their skill It is expected that testimonial of some sort will be presented to the two officers as a fitting recognition of their services.
 Didn't tell you so when we start ed:" cried Sherlock Holmes. with a laugh. That's the result of all our Study In Scarlet-to get them tes;i- monial!"
 Never mind, l answered. Il have all the facts ill my journal, and tho puh- lio shall know them. In the meantime you must make yourself contented by the consciousness of success. like the Roman miscr-
 ..Pcpulus me sibilat at mini plaudO
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