The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-12-27
TELLTALE PICTURES.
PAINTINGS THAT HAVE DONE THE
WORK OF DETECTIVES.

instances Where the Canvas OF nm
Artist lin" Led to the ConfcaAion OF
triminnl-A pOrtrnit ana IA Stolen
Diamond PcudRnt.
An artist who had suddenly become
almost famous by his production OF n
painting exhibited Ut the Royal ncnd-
rmy waA one day called uDon by u
man whose visit was productive OF the
most extraordinary and undrcamt OF
consequences
Ihe picture represented n lonely
stretch or beach, upon which the sea
was beating IN long, creamy rollers. In
the foreground, bentlinE over Il dead
Dody, was man with Il wild cXprcs.
SION on his face and with naked
knife In his hand. \ ships boat, cyi
IDENTIFY just brachcd, was also I'm the
picture, and ny the side of the muir
dcrcHi man WAS bag OF gold The pic.
turc portrayed the advent Of two cnSt
awnys upon friendly shore. The one
had murdered the other 80 that the
treasure might be his
The painters visitor was gray hnir.
cd, wild eyed man.
I'm heavens name, SIR" he gnsped
out, chow did you learn the dreadful
story that YOU painted? | see you know
all. l murdered my mate Bill to get
the money that WIS his. threw his
body into the sea. | don't know what
Impulse led me to the Academy The
hrSt thing | snw WINS your picture rep.
reScntinB the sccnu that took place 80
ycnHs ng0."
n hn ,ipft 1.nl
the outcome Of imagination. Yet muir.
d'r VIII out, and the guilty conscience
or the man who had killed his comrntlc
for lust OF gold had convinced him that
the painting WIS no coincidence, but
was indeed the actual portrayal Of a.
dastardly and unw!tnesscd crime
There Is probably no picture better
known I'm England than "rhc Doctor."I
by Mr.. Luke FilIcs. yet there are prob
, ably vcpy few people aware Of the fnct
that That schSamo nestcrpiece was
the means OF bringing to light the per-
potrhtion Of Grim" that would other
wise never have boon known.
certain doctor In large town com.
mittcd suicide, und among his papers
was letter which ran ns follows: Il
The picture represents n medical man
watching by the bedside Of Il child. 1t
hns so haunted me that I am going to
tnke away my own worthless life md
mako confession nt the came time
When ArthUr's"-his brOther's-"boy
died, l came into money that my dead
brother Ind settled on him. He died
| as MI the world thought Of acute pneu-
monia. Yet his life might have been
saved had acted, as Fildes' Doctor is
80 evidently doing. with the use Of all
the Skill That lay In my power. has
tened the boys end and SO got the
| money. ] can bear 1t no more"
well known artist was commissions
cd to paint the portrait Of lady III ex-
nlted circles, who boastcd the posscs.
sion Of most unique jewel in the
form OF pendant. The lady was very
anxious that this heirloom should be
included in her portrait, The artist. Of
course. complied with her request.
Shortly after the painting had been
completed daring burglary was per-
petrated, with the result that tho lady
lost her heirloom. and no trace Of the
thief or thieves was Forthcoming
Yer 'assed by, and the lady gave up
all ..ope Of ever seeing the precious
heirloom again.
Now, 1t SO happened that the artist
who had painted the portrait OF the
lady mentioned had occasion to travel
in India.
III the course OF his wnnderings he
came to Bombay and rs every visitor
to TINT place does, strollcd through the
native bazaar.
Suddenly his attention was rivotcd
by a piece Of jewelry In Il jewelers.
shop that seemed familiar to him. II
was diamond and ruby pendant.
Where had he seen 1t before7 He ran.
smoked his brain, but could not remem.
ber.
He returned to his hotel and hap.
pcncd TO take from his portfolio n
sketch Of the portrait he had made
years ago Of the lady with the pendant.
In a moment the enigma was solved.
| The piece Of jeWclry he had seen was
tho peculiar pendant that his fair sitter
had been SO anxious ho should include
In his portrait.
lie hurried Off to the chief Of police,
and told that worthy what he suspect
ed, namely, that the bazaar he had yis
itod contained tho long lost Jewel Of
tho English lady. Inquiries wora at
once set on foot with extraordinary re-
suits. The jewclcr in the bazaar con-
fcsscd to having given years ago n
quite insignificant sum fer tho jewel,
which he had bought from stableman
| In the employ Of Il nelghboring rajah.
The stablcman was sought for, and
| turned out to be mono other than ia.
nous English cracksman, who had up.
parGntly' turned honea, but who,
nevertheless, confessed to having been
tho thief OF tho jewel that had been
SO miraculously discovcred.-Pearson's
Weekly.
In tho Dumps.
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