The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-12-13

me that my patient, Mr.. George Grit
fiths, was the criminal.
| I lost no time in communicating
what knew to the police, by whom,
1t must be said, my story was received
with some incredulity. You see, my
| special branch of surgery is but little
known to the public, and it was the
| opinion of the detectives that the muir
derer had left the country some time
before Mr. Grifflths had quilted my
| house.
But last August, happening to be on
a visit to Newport, whittier had gone
for brief summer holiday-and hav-
ing, by the way, largely succeeded in
dismissing from my mind the events
| above related-I was startled to see,
seated at a table in the hotel, my no
| longer mysterious, but now dreadful.
acquaintance, Mr.. George GrifTths!
My duty, | decided, after moments
reflection. was plain-to denounce and
deliver him to the authorities.
Quickly, therefore, lest he should
| leave before | could have him arrested,
| explained myself as we'll as | was
able to the nearest policeman. He
! looked and was unbelieving. So, too,
were the others whom he summoned
to hear my story. That part Of it
which referred to the operation was re-
| ceived with a smile; and the upshot of
it was that, so far from effecting my
ex-patients capture, | was myself
| lightly ridiculed as a madman.
But | could not allow myself to be
baffled in what I considered my clear
duty-viz., to deliver foul murderer
TO justice. | determined therefore, to
renew my acquaintance with him there
and then, to give him no inkllng of
my knowledge of the truth, and to
communicate at once with the New
York city police while continuing to
keep him under my own surveillance
in Newport.
When, with polite bow, approach
ed and spoke to him, he recognized me
at once; | could see that, though at
first he pretended not to know me.
We had social glass together, and
spoke of many matters of general in
terest; flattering myself that nothing
in my conversation or bearing gave
him the slightest ground to suspect
me.
That same night | sent brief tele-
gram to the police headquarters in the
metropolis, stating my certain knowl-
edge that this man, changed though
he was, was the murderer of Mrs.
Bates, and suggesting that they should
forthwith send to Newport a detective
supplied with other distinguishing
marks on Mr.. Bates person besides his
aquiline nose and heavy mustache
During the next day | became very
intimate with my eX-patient, and, in
pursuance of scheme | had formed
invited him to bathe with me in the
oceans billows. This he cheerfully
did, being an admirable swimmer
That very evening an answer to my
telegram arrived in the person of
stalwart detective, who informed me
that the real Mr.. Bates had, as | sus-
pected, the distinguishing marks which
could be verified; among them an an
chor tattoed on the left forearm, which
| had myself, of course, noticed while
we were bathing together To satisfy
himself, before acting on the warrant
he had brought with him, the detec-
tive, Mr.. Hanway, it was agreed,
should join our bathing party on the
morrow-a simple and not disagreea-
BILE preliminary to the contemplated
arrest.
But alas for the schemes of mice
and men! We called together at Mr.
Griliiths'-alias Bates-room in the
morning and found him busy with
some correspondence.
IF you will wait for me half an
hour or so on the piazza" he said,
which your friend will find very
pleasant, I'll join you for our swim in
about half an hour"
Suspecting nothing we took our
leave, and waited for him as he had
directed.
But we waited in vain. Whether the
features of my friend, Mr.. Hanway,
were known to him or whether there
had, in spite of my care, been anything
in my manner to excite his suspicion,
| cannot say. Suffice it that we re-
mained full hour on the piazza, and
then returned to his room, to learn that
he was gone
Whittier, we could never trace, and
| have never seen him since. From
that day to this he has baffled the skill
of the DOlice New Vork yUaaLIy