The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1901-01-07

NM an. untimely end to by the authori-
ties. who, mucn to Dinch's indigestion.
took possession of the boat on the ground
that it was required as evidence
"Hevidence.' roared the angry Dinch.
"'Tain.t nv boat as you wants, but that
thar corn as YOU can't collar Where's
the bloomin' remains? Tell me that
But nobody could tell him that, Tor the
all sufficient reason that the body couio
not be found. Captain Beauchamp. OF the
Juno, had communicated with the ponce
and the police had set to work III the true
circumlocuitous fashion which is too Of
ten their wont. The local inspector, an
officer of the cd school, had wondrous
faculty for postulating. The entire alb
sence of data hindered him but little
Already he had evolved halt dozen uii-
ferent theories, none OF Whlch mao any
basis I'm fact with the result that both
himself and his staff were in the most
hopeless state of muddle. The case got
into the London papers, as might nave
been exrActed, and, as the victim was
an officer in her majestcys service 'he
| tin gods of Scotland yard were instruct
| ed by the admiralty to send down q DC
tective to examine and report. rms maj
| vidual-one Malker-dld most cettaihly
| examine everybody. Moran. leidv anu
Reudigo more specially came under ms
catechism, he taking down in a formld-
able look pocketbooK the most copiouS
entries Of their replies to his questions
For a whole week he was poklnS ana
nrvinp into all the likely and unlikely
corners Of FIetmouth. At the end OF that
time he communicated formally. for the
benefit of the local inspector, the result
of his Investigations.
81 find that MIR. Jayne visited ira
| falgar villa on the night OF NoVeHlpei
| 2ith. and left that place at 10 o CLOCK on
| a bicycle for Fletmouth pier. n p"S'-
man Piker by name, was returning hoh'o
| about that time. and saw gentleman
with a bicycle talking to another Seht'e
| man. Both were standing by the size 81
/ the road about mile from FIetmouth'
ami were engaged in earnest CONVERSE
ton Pikcr did not know Mr.. Jayne, put
from the presence Of the bicycle u may
ne presumed that one of the gentlemen
was the missing man. VINO the o'"ci
was IL Is impossible, in the absence OF eNi-
dence to say. Piker could not DISTINGUISH
| neither Of their faces. He wished them
a goodnight. but his greeting was not
responded to- Tho time was 1918 O'Clock
/ and as the night was foggy few people
were about shortly after 1920 o clock
Mr.. JAYNE well known to the pier keep
( or namol RuXton,-ran breathleSsly on u
( The nicr. bicvcle and all asking for the
/ launch 10 take him to the Juno. BnNi"h
/ informed Rim that the launch had waited
/ for some time, but other officers having
| gone ON board il had left at 1915. He OF
! fered to get Mr.. Jayne a boat The Of
/ fer was declined. as Mr.. Jayne staten
/ that ~ would remain on shore all night
/ and % on board at Gavin. While talking
10 him Buxton noticed That the young
gentleman looked white ami haggard'
/ and was evidently much disturbed IN ms
/ mind. knowing that M. Jayne had pass
! cd the evening at Trafalgar Villa. the
! residence of Miss Wharton. who he knew
/ was engaged to Mr. Jayne, Buxton con-
4 Guided that the young people had quar-
relied Mr. Jayne did not say whether
I he would 60 20 his own house at Oldport
/ or stay at an hotel. but went off with
4 his birvclc That WAS the last seen of
him / inquired az Beach house. the resi-
dencc of Mr.. Jayne, but ! learned from
/ the carctaker that he had not been there.
! asked at all the hotels in Fletmouth and
i Oldport. but could not find that Mr.. Jayne
/ had passed the night in any one Of them.
/ II is my belief that Mr.. Jayne thought
better of staying ashore thar night, and
went down on the beach to get boat.
/ lie took ninchs. put himself and his BIZ
cycle On board. aud showed off
"Alouce' asked Mr.. Inspector, signiii-
You can. leaving the pier, Mr..
Jayue's acts impossible to follow. We
know what he did till then. but after
thar AN is theory / fancy lac must have
, picked mp some loafer on the beach To
I take an or. and that The man afterwards
robbed him. murdered him. tossed his
I body overheard. and then rowed back TO
I the beach to place himself in safety"
''All theory, Maker
a1
I but ! can explain the bloodstains in no
/ other way. But why should Mr.. Jayne
+ have picked up a doubtful customer on
! the beach, when lac could have gone back
/ To Buxton ana have got a decent boat
and boatmau? Then again. would "A naval
7 Officer have trusted himself TO man he
knew nothing about, or have placed him
self in a position to he taken by sur
prise? 40. Mr.. Inspector said Maker
slowly. "it is borne in upon me that Mr.
Jayne met SOMEONE ne knew, in whom
he had confidence. ana went willingly on
the water wHh him.
i Might the uan have been Dinch?"
.No. Dinch was at home and in bed.
+ J have evidence 10 prove that.
~ hat au Aou say To "A Chinaman?"
"uh." said Malker. Scornfully you've
heard that story, too. have YOU? Wen,
/ Saw Miss Wharton. and she told me
about the iiol and the presence OF the
Chinaman on the pier when Mr. Jayne
arrived. and about the lieutenant sub
~tuurut uuea@ine~s; bat take my word
for ID Thar s all rubbish, my good sir all
rubbish I found that Chinaman-a one
eyed creature who lives in a low quar-
ter of Fwtmouth Lady BINS crib You
know H. III course"
.I know it-and her said Mr.. Inspec-
tor. srlmly And what reliable evidence
( ,.ufl k.1u s.yt from THAT quarter 1 ShoHld
like 10 know
."rh" evidence OF MIR Rowland Gaskell,'
said Malllcr. You know him.
The inspectors face cleared. Yes, |
certainly know Mr. Gaskell lie is one
OF the best men ia Fletmouth. lie does
heap of good amongst the poor sailors.
put what dil ne say"
.'IIe was at Lady Bilrs house on that
night about 10 o'clock visiting sick
lin the room
How did he know that it was the
same Cmuaman?"
From his having only one eye. jim
fou is the mans name. questioned
him.
"Oh. you questioned him?'
Yes. OF course, Mr.. Gaskell's evidence
went 10 show that the man could not
have been concerned in Mr. Jayne's dis
appearance In any way. since he was
asleep at --stdy IFS at the hour Mr..
Jayne left the quay. Mr.. Gaskell himself
was at the place till after II attending To