Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-24
AN ARTIST IN CRIME.
Continued from Second Page.


"As you say, all were searched. The
first was Mr.. Thauret. Nothing was
found. Let US suppose case. This man
Thauret was in the same carriage with
the woman Rose Mitchell. When the
train stopped at New Haven, suppose
that he took the satchel, left the train
and passed it to you through the win
dow Of your section, thinking that only
his carriage would be searched. After
his own examination he left the train at
Stamford. Why may he not have tapped
upon your window and have received
back the satchel!'
THAT would make him my accom-
plice. You are wrong. do not know
the man at ALL"
"You admitted having met him when
Miss Dora Remsen introduced him to
you."
"Once only-at gaming table. That
is why was displeased to see him in
the home of my intended. Passing the
robbery, then-for despite my denial you
may think your explanation correct,
and Il jury might agree with you-let
us come 10 the murder. Do you suppose
Il man would make wager to commit
Il crime and then 60 to the extreme of
killing Il woman"
Il do not. But, having committed
the robbery. and then having discovered
that this woman, who, you say, has
blackmaileG you, had actually taken an
apartment III the same building with
your affianced, you may have gone there
to urge her to leave and have killed her
to save yourself.
PLAINLY you do net know me. There
is one point i'll what you say which is
interesting. Did understand that this
woman had all apartment i'll the Thir
tieth street building?"
Certainly, and you knew it. -
"YOu are mistaken. Let us return to
the jewels. You think that these are
the missing gems. If l prove to tho con-
trary, will you agree not to place me
under arrest:'
with pleasure, said the detective,
feeling safe i'll the idea that what Mr..
Mitchell offered TO do was an impossi-
bility.
'Thank you! That gives me my free
dom, in exchange for which courtesy 1
promise you all the assistance in my
power i'll finding the murderer. Say
| ing which, Mr.. Mitchell touched all cleo
trio button, and when it was answered
sent a message up stairs asking Mr..
Charles to come down. In a few mo-
| rents that gentleman appeared.
Mr. Charles" said Mr.. Mitchell,
would it be possible for me to enter
these vaults without your knowledge:"
1t would be impossible for any one
| to enter here without my knowledge,
said Mr.. Charles.
"You keep my hey, do you not?'
Eyes, SIR"
''Have I ever taken it out Of this
building?"
"No, sir. :"
"Then You think it impossible that I
| should have been able to have dupli-
cate key and to have entered here with
ont your knowledge"
| IAN utter impossibility, SIR
"Can you remember when was here
! last:''
Certainly. 1t was about two weeks
ago, when you told me that you were
going to Boston,
| "Thank you very much, Mr.. Charles.
That is ALL Mr.. Charles retired and
Mr. Mitchell looked at Mr.. Barnes with
a smile, saying:
| "You see you are wrong again. The
jewels were stolen yesterday morning,
and have not been to this place since,
and therefore could not have placed
them in this box. Are you satisfied"
mo. If you We're able to commit the
robbery ON the train while l watched
your section all night, and to have sue
ceeded in getting the jewels away al
though you were searched, You are in.
cenious enough to have found a way OF
getting here without the knowledge Of
Mr.. Charles. Or, he may be paid to lie
for you. feel too sure that these are
the gems to he SO readily convinced tc
the contrary.
$50 you did watch me that night.
Well, an sorry you had so much trou
BILE. l must give you further proof
Very good. Examine these. He tool
out package of letters and from then
extracted bill of sale, dated five year!
previous, in which was once more al
accurate description of the jewels ant
case. In addition there was pinned to il
receipt from the New York custom
house for the duties paid, which paper
was also dated back. This was evidence
which Mr.. Barnes could not refute
Plainly this particular set of jewels be
lonscd to Mr.. Mitchell.
THAT is sufficient 1t would be foil!
to arrest you when you could show thos'
documents to any judge and be released
At the same time shall not forget tn
coincidence of these two lists, and tina
one of the button.
by the way, Mr.. Barnes, would yo1
mind saying where you found that but
. ton:''
'tIn the room where the woman wa
murdered.
mo wonder you valued it. I am sur
, prised that you should have presented
,, to Miss Remsen.': There was twlnkl
in Mr. Mitchel's eye which annoyed M
; Barnes, but he made no reply. MI
. Mitchell continued:
In consideration of your not placin
E me under arrest, Mr.. Barnes, I vii
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