Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1896-04-25

the lawn ~ns merely common tramp.
The detective, on making sure of this,
dismissed the footman and his story
with contempt. He was certain of Ill
tie az regards the burglary save this,
that II was the work, not of tramps,
but of men carefully trained in that
line of business, who had planned out
every detail in il before taking the job
in hand.
One or two points in the burglary
had greatly struck the detective. In
the first place the plate safe in Chats
worth was built into the kitchen wall,
yet the burglars had gone straight to
it in this unusual place. Again, n mi
mute examination of the footprints
outside the house and in had convinced
the officer that two or, at most, three
persons had been engaged in the job.
Thirdly, the plumber carried away
and carried away with amazing rapid
Ity-must have weighed the best part
of &C stone. And, lastly, there was not
the slightest evidence to show that
horse and vehicle of any kind had
been used to remove the plumber. AS
before. the usual number of private
carriages had been seen passing along
London road, but nothing beyond that.
To the detectives mind all these cir
Cumstances could point TO only one
conclusion, namely, that the burglars
had been in the house before they went
there to commit the burglary, and that
they must live somewhere in the imme-
liate ncighborhood of the scene of the
burglary. Accordingly, he directed
his inquiries as to the persons who had
lately been visiting the servants hall
at Chatsworth.
This he found consisted pretty ex-
Clusively of tradesmen and the maids
sweethearts. The former were all I'll.
tra-respectable men who had been liv-
ing in the village for years back, yet
the detective thought it wise to inspect
the premises of all of them. They
raised no objection, and he made no
discovery. AS to the sweethearts. he
found that all the maids had recog-
nized lovers, who were allowed by Mrs.
st. James Jones a pretty free run of
the servants hall. Among them was
the policeman on whose beat London
road was. He informed the detective
who the other lovers were, and assured
him that no new admirers had been
hanging round the place of late. Hid
have seen 'em if they 'ad," he said, "and
the missus would ave done so, too.
She's a very systematic Idly. She hal
lows each of her mides one sweet'art
and no more. When the gal as got one.
too, she won't stand poaching. No, him
sure there weren't any hother men
about" And the men who were about,
the detective soon ascertained, were
all as respectable and above suspicion
as the constable himself.
Sergt. Collie occupied a full fort
night in these inquiries. At the end
of that time he had 10 confess that he
was not an inch nearer the solution
of the mystery Of the burglaries than
ever. He again reported to headquar-
ters that further investigation seemed
useless, and requested to be recalled
He was awaiting an answer from
Scotland Yard, when. early one morn.
ing, he was aroused by Inspector
Doodle rushing eNcitedly into his bed
room. The officer brought news OF an
other burglary. This time the victim
was Mr.. st. George Robinson. The
mansion broken ;lto was called Hat
field. and lay on the opposite side of
The village TO the other two plundered
houses.
ENasperated at the repetition of the
burglaries under his very nose, Sergt
Collie set out hurriedly with Inspector
Doodle for Hatfield. fiercely resolving
to leave no stone unturned in his eff
forts 10 trace the perpetrators. As
they hastcned along the road the
house was some hait-mile from the VII
lage-the sergeant cross-Questionel
his companion as to the character Of
the poor people who lived in the neigh
borhood of Hatfield. When he had got
all the information he could he became
silent. Suddenly, when they were
dead stop.
"Hdrrah." he cried, delightedly,
well nab them this time"
"llow? Why? What makes you
5hinl, SOP"
Don't you see this?" replied Sergt
Collie, walking across the road and
picking up horseshoe. "Luck-my
boy good luck"
The inspectors amazement turned
INTO annoyance.
rs that all?" he said. 81 thought
you were wiser than to pay attention
20 such old women notions as that"
You'll see we'll nab Them" cried thu.
sergeant, eXultingly, as he pocketed
the horseshoe. 81 never felt more GER
tain of anything"
The inspector made no reply: he was
too disgusted at his colleagues folly.
they were now close to Hatfield. On
going into the house they found
everything and everybody there in the
widest confusion. The family were
away from home, ana the housekecper,
terrified at the burglary. and still more
terrified lest she might in some way
be held responsible for it, was in so ex-