The Cairo bulletin., 1904-06-16

time OH they have gone by tho name OF
tho Egyptian gems | need not give
you tho whole list Of robberies and, muir
ders that have been connected with tho
two stones, though | hayo tho written
record complete, with names OF all the
victims. Suffice it to say that for years
no one was the gamer by getting pos
session of them They have always been
impossible to sell until | bought this
one which is tho first time either ever
was offered honestly i'll the market Be
fore this each now owner had obtained
the Jewels either by theft or murder and
dared not admit that he had them, An
other curious thing is that no ono has
over succeeded in hiding tho jewels so
that thoy could not DO found. They
have been sccrcted between the stones
Of wall, they have been sewed under
the hide Of an ass and hidden III other
equally obscure places, yet always the
next thief has found and taken them.
"Ah, that is intoresting!" said Mr.
Thaurot "But tell us frankly, since
we are pledged not to repeat what we
hear, do you suppose there h any power
inherent in the stone which attracts
persons 70 their discovery
II cannot say, but that is ono of the
claims. This seems to be suSbtantlWed
by recent events too
Glow sO;"
"'Wcll, my usual interest III large
gems led mo to police headquarters
when that woman Rose Mitchell was
/ killed, after having been robbed. The
/ Jewels, you remember, had been quickly
recovered and are still in tho hands Of
/ the police. was allowed to SEQ them,
and the ruby in that lot is undoubtedly
/ the mato to mine
lyon think that 1t was tho presence
Of that stone which led TO the discovery
/ by the police Of the satchel containing
the jewels;'
/ Mr.. Thaures seemed much interested,
but Mr.. Mitchell merely shrugged his
shoulders for answer, though it seemed
plain that he did hold that opinion. Mr.,
hali'eH "ohoeic' WINNIE III : i''"'e'
interest was due to the fact that, having
s'oieh 'he Jo"ela' ~ ""9 "9'oi''si'," ~
hear o1 no strange ah oAli|no,'" l' y
their recovery from tho hotel where he
had hloueh thehi' Wy nun ''J ,H
/ "oluS suV'lo" ~ u'SP'l ''0" 9" '0N'' A4o
Sala'
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INNS Mr' Ml'ehei' ou' = WY ""'r
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10 mistake q cH0lh ~ G"'i'o'''iiN'., W.
evidence Oh hnpcti'a'ul"1 Po"V' "r'n'n
the stones 'iioihSei'e'' 'i''''A 4 O''A
readily account for the series Of hidings
and findings. -
II should be pleased to have yen do
so. - said Mr.. Mitchell.
"Hayo YOU never read Edgar Poe's
tale. the one where a letter is stolen and
hidden? The detectives failed to find it,
though it was in plain sight ali the
time. Int another man did find it. He
went upon the correct theory that the
thief. knowing that a search would be
made. ana guessing that all obscure
places would bo explored first, would
bfdo If in some commonplace manner.
He visited the apartments, and found
tho letter in the letter rick. Now this
is ingenious, but MIR. Poe here gives US
n bit Of speriol pleading and a urioue
ANOMALY at tho same time. He wished
TO show that an obscure corner would be
n had hiding nlacc, and so worked out
his rosult At the s1me time he draws o
skillful thief who bafled expert police
and. vet who hid his letter where tht
FIRST man with brains easily found il,
This is fine anomaly. Where the article
Is small os il the ease with this los
rubv. There is Init one safe place for til,
thief IN hide his stolen urauprtv.
"And that Mace is2'' asked Mr.. Mitch
el himself latraying interest.
"Ifpon his own person, where at al
times no could be on tho alert to thwar
tho searching COMMITTEES.
"Ah Won arc forgetting " said Mr.
Mitchell. THAT idea was not uyerloollc,
by Edgar Poe. In the tale the man wa.
wavlaid bv officers in disguise, wht
bonnd him and tben searched him. II
fine letter had hpen about him. il vouh
have been found -
tNnt at all Tho letter was place,
in an enyclone. which had been turned
and thon mailed so that an the revere