Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-02-29

recently ICuc Miib III tHo pieHohith"
time of :56 on quarter mile track. "
As Mr.. Barnes spoke he gazed from
one TO the other Of his companions viii
a half quizzical and wholly pleased ex
preston on his face. Mr.. Mitchell APP
peared much interested, but the new
conner was evidently very much aston
ished. He looked blankly at Mr.. Barne,
q moment, then dropped into chair,
with tho query, How in the name o!
conscience did you find that out:'
"That much was not very difficult, u
replied the detective. II can tell you
more-indeed, ! can supply your whole
past history, provided your memory has
been sufficiently restored for you to rec.
ognize my facts as true. "
Mr.. Barnes looked at Mr.. Mitchell and
winleed one eye i'll most suggestive
manner, at which that gentleman burst
into hearty laughter, finally saying:
"We may as we'll admit that we are
beaten, Goldie Mr.. Barnes has been
too much for us "
"But / want to know how he has
done it, a." persisted Mr.. Goldie.
II have no doubt that Mr. Barnes
will crafty You. Indeed, am as Curl
ous as yon are to know by what means
he has arrived at his quick solution Of
the problem which we set him"
Il will enlighten you as to detective
methods with pleasure, Mr.. Barnes
said. Let me begin with the visit made
to me by this gentleman two days ago.
At the very outset his statement arous-
ed my suspicion, though | did my best
not to let him think so. He announced
to me that he had lost his identity, and
/ promptly told him that his case was
not uncommon. | said that in order
that he might feel assured that did
not doubt his tale. But truly his case,
if he were telling tho truth, was abso-
lutely unique. Men have lost recollec-
tion Of their past and even forgotten
their names, but l have never before
heard Of man who had forgotten his
name and at the same time knew that
he had done so. ="
"A capital point, Mr.. Barnes" said
III -t4ahNbNA- l. C1 NNiC NSl talI4y
shrewd to suspect fraud SO early"
well, l cannot say that l suspected
fraud so soon, but the story was so
unlikely that could not believe it i'm
mediately. therefore was what might
call analytically attentive during the
rest Of the interview. The next point
worth noting which came ont was that,
although he had forgotten himself, he
had not forgotten New York, for he adj
mitted having come to me without spe-
cial guidance -
81 remember that" interrupted Mr.
Goldie. and think 1 even said to you
at the time that it was significant
And / told you that it at least
showed that you had been familiar with
New York. This was better proved
when you said that you would spend
the day at Central park, and when after
leaving here you had no difficulty to
find your way thither. +"
DO you mean to say that you had
me followed? l made sure that no one
was after me-
Well, yes, you were followed, said
Mr.. Barnes, with smile Il had spy
after you, and l followed you as far as
the park myself. But let me come to
the other points in your interview and
my deductions. You told me that you
had registered as NJ. J. G.. Remington.
This helped me considerably, as we
shall see presently. a few minutes lat
er you took out your watch, and in a
little mirror over my desk, which use
occasionally when turn my back upon
visitor | noted that there was an in.