The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-29
NEMESIS IN STARTLING FORM.
Some Sherlock Holmes Tales That
Tend to Prove That Fact Is Strang-
err Than Conan DOyle's Inventions.
From the London Hour Glass.

Tend to Prove That Fact Is strang-
err Than Conan DOyIe's Inventions.
From the London Hour Glass.
A distinguished surgeon, who was
also a detective in embryo was called
to perform an operation upon a man
who had been shot by an unknown as
sassin. The position of the man and
the mystery of the shooting rendered
the case notorious. The man was I'M
conscious at the time of the opera
ton, and nothing could be obtained
from him. When the doctor exam
ined the wound he said to his assist
ant:
"A pistol has been fired at him by
person who is left-handed."
While he was explaining the reasons
for his conclusion, Mr.. As partner
Mr.. x, entered the room. Some
thing about his manner attracted the
attention of the eminent surgeon, and
he whispered to his colleague:
If that man were left-handed
should at once suspect him of the
crime"
The next instant he turned to x
and said:
will you kindly hand me that lint ?"
x did SO, using his left hand. The
man died. X was accused of the
murder, and, upon being tried and con-
demned, confessed his guilt.
A dramatic example of a mans guilt
being disclosed after the lapse of many
years comes to us from the reign of
Louis XIV. During the days of that
monarch brilliant able was one of
a large party who had assembled on
certain occasion round the royal sun
per table. The able added to the in
terest of the evening by telling the ad-
ventures of memorable career. Il
remember" said he, very we'll the
first penitent who came to my confess
sional. l was young then, and little
accustomed TO hear the secrets of court
life. The man was a murderer. who
told me the story of his crime" The
able was pressed to tell the tale or
give a clew to the culprit; but he
maintained a guarded silence. Present.
ly in came one of the most trusted of
all the monarch's favoritee
"Ah! NJ. liable" said he, recogniz-
ing an old friend. Gentlemen" he
continued, turning to the COMPANY. ~
was the first penitent whom the Abbe
ever shrived, and l promise you when
told him my story he heard what
astonished him. That night the mo-
blenan was carried to the Bastile
ana the evidence of crime committed
thirty years before was complete.
cigars and liqueurs vanished myster-
"A 1<OnOOn
restaurant. Watching seemed of no
avail; the stock still disappeared Az
last the detective came upon a broken
piece of button. 1t was treasured.
and visit was planned to a man All
ready under discreet surveillance. The
suspect was wearing a coat which In
one place had only half a button. ana
suspicion became certainty in the
minds OF the officers; but they wen.
to work with caution, and uneoldes
their errand. The man laughed loud
| Nv.
Think I've got light fingers do they?
You can search, and welcome (" R,It
his mood changed, and his face feli
when detective stepped across. ana
producing the fragment OF a button,
matched IL on his own garment. The
transition from bravado 70 dlsmay was
dramatic and ludicrous Every pre-
tense broke down. "Ail right" he
muttered, and surrendered.
For a long while che parcels ana