The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-03-03

Deeply interested in what was to fol-
low, the doctor obeyed.
Taking the box, Hendricks removed
the lid and held. the box to Mr.. Simp-
kins.
us it your opinion that those are the
ashes of human body, such as are pro-
duced from the retort of a regular Gre
matory?"
The individual addressed took the box
to window and looked at the contents
closely. He had the air of man who
was enjoying himself.
Got a magnifying glass?" he asked,
shaking the ashes about.
Hendricks produced his, and Lampllin
took it to the speaker.
There was silence while Mr.. Simp-
llins was focusing the lens on the
ashes. Then he came away from the
window, closing the magnifying glass.
"In my opinion they are not from the
retort of a crematory," he said, though
to be honest I would not take oath on
it."
"Why are you not positive?" asked
the detective.
Mr.. Simpkins' brows ran together.
He smacked his lips and raised himself
on his toes in pure enjoyment of his
well-paid Importance.
Because my experienced eye detects
traces of the ashes of clothing here.
In well-run crematories such residue is
always famed away from the pure
white or grayish ashes of bone which is
deposited in urns for preservation. But
as the ashes of cloth may, by accident,
have fallen back into the bone-ash, l
can't be positive
'Ah, 1 see!" said Hendricks. ''Is
there any way by which one could dis
tingiush between the ashes from a New
York crematory or one in any other
city,"
'NOne that know of, sir"
'Well, that is all, and thank you,
Mr.. Simpkins," said the detective, lean
ing back in his chair.
When the man had taken his depart
ure Lampkin asked:
Gould the murderer have had the
body cremated in another city?"
easier than here, and he had ample
time" said Hendricks in the tone of a
man in deep and perpleXed thought.
''He might have had a little trouble in
slipping the body, but to get the ashes
back here would be very simple thing.
would not be surprised at any develop
Meht in this affair. There is one point
that hobs up here which is. so pulling
that it almost drives me insane"
what is that?" asked the doctor.
cit is this" answered the detective.
you see, Caruthers had been out of the
city-or rather was believed to have left
New York ten days before [ got my
anonymous note telling me where |
could find his remains. Now, if the
"@riter believed that 1 would get the
concentration without delay the ashes
were in Caruthers' apartments a week
before I GO; back from Boston,"
''Of course" $.oid Lampl1in, in the au-
tomato tone of tTze who speaks before
dcliberation. Then he calculated with
force: 'Oh, yes, certainly"
But" said Hendricks, with strong
emphasis on the word, eff the hell
scorched demon has had free access to
my office, as l think be has had to my
Gining-room, then he could have seen
the communication which he had
mailed me lying on my desk during my
absence. 1t may really have been part
of his plan to have mailed that letter,
knowing 1 wouldn't get it at once"
''But for what reason?" asked the
doctor.
ITO throw me off the track as to
time" said Hendricks. 81 said the
other day that this would prove the
chief crime of all my experience. am
now afraid that it may actually be my
Waterloo have never dealt with
such wonderful tact and boldness COM
bind. The chief reason for my believ-
ing that he was on to my movements is
that GieiOw did not leave until the night
l discovered the ashes" te~