Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1897-12-17

him with open arms
Ralph Dumont hurried from the room,
muttering curses.
"He seemed surprised to see me, !"
said our hero, laughing merrily.
"You are indeed brave youth, y said
the great lawyer, gazing at our hero in
admiration. but, tell me, have you Sc
cured any evidence?"
II have" replied our hero modestly,
and taking small paper from his pock-
ct he unrolled it and showed a false
tooth.
"This is a porcelain tooth and was
not affected by the gas, said he. "Aftel
finding this tooth inquired the name
of Mrs. Goodlot's dentist. -
"Ahah said the great lawyer.
II looked up the address in the direct
ory. and upon going to the address
learned that the dentist died three years
ago"
Course the 1uckn' said James H.
Webster. "The fates are against us. Is
there no way to identify this tooth?'
There is way" said our hero.
"Leave it to me. Now let us deposit
the tooth in place of safety"
AS they passed out of the building
there was terrific explosion, and James
H. Webster's office was completely
wrecked.
The Goodlot murder trial was in prog
ress.
The prosecution was about to close its
side of the case.
There had been no direct testimony
to show that Anthony Goodlot had muir
dered his wife.
The attorneys for the defense were
jubilant.
Ralph Dumont smiled sneeringly at
James H. Webster.
Edward Parks''
At the call of this name there was a
sensation, for the fame of the newsboy
detective had spread far and wide.
Our hero modestly stepped to the wit
ness chair and faced the hushed assem-
blage.
After the usual preliminaries James
HI. Webster handed him small box
containing the porcelain tooth.
'sDo you recognize the article i'll that
box?" was asked.
II do" replied our hero.
"What is it?''
"It is q false tooth made of porce-
lain.
estate whether or not you ever saw
this tooth before.
II found that tooth in the gas tank
in the Goodlot factory on the night Of
Sept 2S."
Our hero briefly related the circum,
stances under which he had found the
tooth.
''Do you know what person, if any,
had ever used that tooth?" asked the
lawyer.
81 know that the person who used
that tooth and the person who chewed
the gum contained in this box are ont
and the same. +" With these words ou1
hero drew paper box from his pocket.
'tWhat does the box contain?" asked
James Fl. Wesbter.
"It contains 423 pieces of chewed
gum, each showing the imprint of hu-
man teeth
"You may state where you found
that gum.
"At the residence of Anthony Good
lot, stuck along the outer edges Of
chairs, tables shelves, piano, piano
stool, mantels, banisters, sofas ano
bookcases. l found "a portions of chew
ed gum stuck on the columns of the
front veranda and I found IA on various
chandeliers and brackets. I found on
one closet door and 2 on the caster in
the pantry
''Have you attempted to fit the porce-
lain tooth which you found in the gas
tank into any of the imprints or linden.
tations on or in these 423 pieces OF
chewed gum?'
~ have"
"Tell the court what if anything you
have learned
'The porcelain tooth fits into the
deepest mark on every one of the 42S
pieces.
Ralph Dumont arose to cross examine
the witness.
He trembled violently and his face
was purple with rage.
When he attempted to speak, he gave
vent to incoherent sounds and fell tC
the floor in an apoplectic fit
AS soon as our hero had finished his
testimony the prosecution called other
witnesses to prove that Mrs. Goodlot
had false tooth and that she was the
only one around the house who chewed
gum.
Little remains to be told.
Our hero was again recognized as the
greatest detective of the age.
The defense could not shatter his tes-
timony in regard to the tooth.
Without leaving their seats the jurors
brought in verdict of "justifiable
homicide. Chicago Record.
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