Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1896-01-02
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= 49, after the plcceSslve exclte-
ments of the night. was limp and
weary. befogged in mind and fatigued
IN body. I had not the professional en-
thusiasm which carried my companion
on. nor could look at the matter as a
mere abstract intellectual problem. AS
far as the death of bartholomew Sholto
went. had heard little good Of him,
and could feel no intense antipathy to
his murderers. The treasure, however,
was a different matter. That, or part
of it, belonged rightfully to Miss
Morstan. While there was a chance
of recovering 1t, I was ready to
devote my life to the one object.
True, II found 1t, It would prob
ably put her forever beyond my
reach. Yet IL would be a petty and
selfish love which would be Influenced
by such a thought as that. II Holmes
could work to find the criminals, had
a tenfold stronger reason to urge me
on to find the treasure.
A bath at Baker street and a COM
plete change freshened me up wonder
fully. When l came down to our room
found the breakfast laid and Holmes
pouring out the cOnee.
Here it is" said he, laughing and
pointing to an open newspaper. The
energetic Jones and the ubiquitous re-
porter have fixed II up between them.
But YOU have had enough OF the case.
Better have your ham and eggs first"
took the paper from him and read
the short notice, which was headed:
Mysterious Business at Upper Nor
| wood"
About twelve o'clock last night"
said the Standard, mir. bartholomew
Sholto, of Pondicherry lodge. Upper
Norwood, was found dead in his room
under circumstances which point to
foul play. As far as we can learn, no
actual traces of violence were found
upon Mr.. Sholto's person, but q
valuable collection of Indian gems
which the deceased gentleman had
inherited from his father has
been carried off. The discovery
was first made by Mr.. Sherlock Holmes
and DIR. Watson. who had called at the
house With Mr.. Thaddeus Shalto,
brother Of the deceased. BY singular
piece of good fortune MIR. Athelney
detective police force, happened to be
at the Norwood police station, and
was on the ground within half an hour
of the first alarm. His trained and ex-
perienced faculties were Mt once direct
ed towards the detection of the Grim
inals, with the gratifying result that
the brother, Thaddeus Sholto, has al
ready been arrested, together with the
housekeeper. Mrs. Bernstone, an In
dian butler named Lal Rao, and por-
ter. OF gatekeeper, named McMurdo. 1t
Is quite certain that the thief or
thieves were well acquainted with the
house. for Mr.. Jones' swell-kpown
technical knowledge and his powers
of minute observation have en-
abled him to prove conclusively that
the miscreants could not have entered
by the door or by the window, but must
have made their way across the roof OF
the building, and so through q trap
door into q room which communicated
with that In which the body was found.
This fact, which has been very clearly
made out, proves conclusively that II
was no mere haphazard burglary. The
prompt and energetic action Of the off,
GERS of the law shows the great advau-
tage of the presence on such occasions
of single vigorous and masterful
mind. We cannot but think that II
supplies an argument to those who
/ would wish To see our detectives more
) decentralizcd. and brought into closer
J and more effective touch with the