Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-21

Spanfard is sure that 1t was that Of an
Englishman, but Judges by the ,ntonation'
altogether, as he has no knowledge Of the
English The Italian believes it the voice
of a Russian, but has never conversed with
native Of Russia A second Frenchman
differs, moreover, with the first, and is pos
tive that the voice was that of an Italian,
but, not being cognizant of that tongue, is
like the Spaniard, convinced by the into
nation Now, how strangely unusual must
that voice have really been about Wn1ch
such testimony as this could have been clio
ited-in whose tones, even, denizens OF the
five great divisions of Europe could recog-
nize nothing familiar! You will say that
1t might have been the voice Of an Asiatic-
of an African. Neither Asiatics nor A1rl-
cans abound in Paris; but, without denying
the inference, will now merely call your
attention to three points. The voice Is
termed by one witness harsh rather than
shrin. It is represented by two others to
have been quick and unequal No WORDS
no sounds resembling words, were by any
witness mentioned as distinguishable.
Il know not" continued Dupin, what
impression / may have made, so far, upon
your own understanding; but l do not hes
itate to say that legitimate deductions even
from this portion of the testimony-the por-
ton respecting the gruff and shrill voices
are in themselves sufficient to engender a
suspicion which should give direction to all
farther progress in the investigation OF the
mystery. 1 said Legitimate deducttons; burt
my meaning Is not thus fully expressed. l
the sole proper ones. and that the suspicion
arises inevitably from them as the single
result What the suspicion is, however, l
will not say just yet. I merely wish you to
bear in mind that. with myself, 1t was
sufficiently forcible to give a definite form
a certain tendency-to my inquiries in the
chamber.
LET us now transport ourselves, in fancy,
to this chamber. What shall we first seek
here? The means of egress employed by
the murderers.s 1t is not too much to say
that neither of US believe In praeternatural
events. Madame and Mademoiselle l. Els
panaye were not destroyed by spirits. The
doors OF the deed were material, and es-
capped materially. Then how? Fortunate
ly, there is but one mode of reasoning upon
the point and that mode must lead US to a
definite decision. Let us examine, each by
each the possible means of egress. 1t Is
clear mat the assassins were in the room
where Mademoiselle l. Espanaye was found,
or at least in the room adjoining, when the
party assembled the stairs. It is then only
from these two apartments that we have to
seek issues. The police have laid bare the
floors, the ceilings, and the masonry or
the walls, in every direction No secret
issues could have escaped their vigilance.
But, not trusting to their ewes examined
with my own There were then, no secret
issues. Both doors leading from the rooms
INTO the passage were securely locked, with
the Keys inside. Let US turn to the CHM
neys These, although of ordinary width
for some eight or ten feet above the hearths.
will not admit. throughout their extent,
the BODY OF large cat. The impossibillty
of egress, by means already stated, being
thus absolute, we are reduced to the Win
dows. Through those of the front room no
one could nave escaped without notice from
the crowd In the street. The murderers
must have passed. then, through those of
the back ROOM Now brought to this con-
clusion In SO unequivocal manner as We
are " ~ not our part, as reasoners, 70 re-