The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-21
ever I listened to. There was no 81 or
trace fShis passenger, and ! fear ~ VIII

men 10 be SO taken III. ~ mus nave asc
beer, q young man, ana an active one.
too, besides being All inconn pa ra Bile ctor.}
The get-up was bic. lie saw that
he was followed, no doubt. and used this
means OF giving me the slip. q II shows,
that the man we are after is not IS lonely
ns u Imagined he was, but has friends
who are ready to risk something for him.
| Now, doctor you are looking done-tlp.
| Take m v advice and turn In.
rs was ertainly feeling very weary. 50 X
olseyed his injunction. left Holmes
seated In front OF the slnouderine fire,
end long into the watches OF the int
1 heard the low, melancholy wsillngs 81
his Violin 4, and knew hat he wa still
Dondering over the strange problem!
Which he had set himself to linravel. III
CHAPTER VI. sss
TOBIAS GREssoN SHOWS WHAT HB
CAN 3 81
The papers next day were full Of the
rixton Mystery, IA as hey termed IT.
and some had leaders uponSlt II, addition:
! There was some information "a In thent
which was new to me. stu Sreta ain in
my scra p-book. numerous clipping and
extracts bearing upon the case: Here
| Is = condensation OF a few Of them: s.
ne The Daily Telegraph remarked that IN
1.-The history OF crime there had seldom
4 been a ira gedy, which present ed sst Granger
| eatures. The German name Of thc ~ e.
tim, the absence Of all other mot tive. and
1.-THE sinister inscription on the wa IL, "a il
pointed 8 10 til preparation by political
srefuges and revolutionists. The Social y.
/ lists had many branches In America. and
1.-THE deceaseds had, mo doubt nfrlnged
lytter u1fwrltten laws and heen ira ok ed
down BY them. III After abiding alrtl y83t TO
\ 1.-THE vehngc /. aqua tofana. Car bona ri,
1.-The Marchioness do Brinvill lcrs. the Darss:
jtvlniana theory, the principles Of Nal thus.
Land the Ratclift II igh way murd erers. the
sartfcle concluded by admoniEhing the
l Severn t and adyoca ting 2 closer lose
! watch over foreigners In England
/ The Standard commcntcdsu the "a CT
THAT laWless outra ges OF the sort usually
i occurred under a LIBERAL Administered ton
i They arose q from the ,insettling Of ne
I5minds sofsthc masses. and the conseau ent
| wea kening N 81 all authority. The de-
ceased was an American gen tlenan who
tfhad been residing for some weeks In II e
metropolis He had stayed at the. boar 4
Hing house Of u Madame Char pentier, III
iiSTorquay Terrace. Gambler well. Hc wa 8
| ;secre tary,s8 Mr. ] oseph Stangcrson. The
| two babe adieu TO their landIady upon
sTuesday, u the AT inst. and d ena rted 70
i Euston Station VII Til the ayoWed intention
OF ca tchlng the Il liverpool ex press. NJ . hey
i were aft erWard 81 seen vi toge her. on Sst e
4 platforn Il Nothing more a Is Il known ~ q
4 them until Mr.. Drebber,s body wa Ga z 3
recorded. discovered & in an eHlpt hou Sc
LIN the BrI3ton Road. many mi les fro:l
Euston. How he ca me there {, 2
f5met his fate are questions 81 which are still
Involved I'm mystery. Nothing is# known
! 81 the whereabouts OF strange rson. W 9
| are glad to lear II ha Il II r.$ Lestrade ard
i Mr.. (;regson, OF Scotland Yard, are bot "a
engaged upon he cas- nd III sls co n
Ifdently anticipated that these well known Y,
officers will speedily throw lght$ upon II E
l5matter. 3sss 81
The Daily News bserved tina Z there e
was no doubt as to he crime bein So a
4 political one The d espoti q nd hatred
II Iiberalisn II VII ich animated the contin-
lScntalA governments had had RI The e nee!
4 OF Il driving to our shores a. numbe q
men who might have made excellent eli u
zens we're they not sourcd by the re col l.
Election OF all that they had undergone !.
i Anon 2 II hcse men there was a stringent
code OF honor. ny. infrlng ement8o OF H'hich
was punished by deaf Every l lIoT!t
4 should be made to find the see aFS'
Il istangerson, nd to asce ain some % pa !.
s|ticulars OF he habits OF the deceassed.,
4 great step had boon gained BY the dls-
A coyery5 az The address OF the hou Sc II q =. :
4 which he had board ed "a result which VI $
4 entirely due TO the acute ess a. nd cn ersy
/ 81 Mr.. Gregson. % n Scotland Oh rd
4 sf Sherlock Z Holmes and I read these no ne.
3ticea over together at break an a
S|fthey appeared to ford him CO raole
4 IT told YOU that, wha teyer. happen'e J.
5|5Lestrade and Gregsor, would Pc sure IS =
II score. Il :B4SS
Oh. bless you, d doesn't atter.YinlI the
|3lea At Ift the man Is caught, i VIII pc 81
L account their exertions; he Sesca pes
4 ~ viii be IN spite of their exe : :
4 heads i Win and tails you lose 4 VIVA 8
ever hey do, they will have followers y '''
\ .Un sot trouve toujours w plns sol g
sIl'admre. 1 Y, 81 I, Il, IA, Z
this moment there ca me the ~, -
many steps In the hall an q !,
accompsnled by ible expressl ~ ], =
4 }dtsr,,st mon the part OF our H. dady,
a Is HTt,s ti1a Baker Street division q I ne
!, Al Iva nclIce force, I" said my com pan,
an eravely, and as he spoke there rusnep
A ,nto the room hal Al dozena fhe y orr,
a lest and most ragged p 'ti =.
ever L clapped eyes on. q, !, !,
"Tention!s cried Holmes. ~ 9. sh ]. q, & I
stood stnp h ina iine dIsreputab .,
future ao ypu ,n ssa tbe r EN-
alone rep q .t aae Have
You found II, s WI gins 2'Isj 3, ~
mo. sir We haln't said 5. one q IS 3
so ~ hardly expected you would 10Y y
must keep on until you tasIe =, !. =,
" snS Sea . e. a4 q s sean
He waved his hand. ana tts sy s e e,
pered away downsts,Ts !, ~ A yo 81 nes
rats, and we heard 4 he1r sNss
There more work 70 be E 3 o o' 9,
little beEza1's tha remarked SEi
,The mere sight Of ofIlcla 1902! so' rn !
es l'p q ,;ber ress ss sph hes'
n sys. III They a re as shat as les
q too; ali they van is organiza tign, 3,
ut is on this Rrtxton case q s9'u - =
=. Z, <, = ~ 4 !, an, I SkeQ