The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-03-19

two days before the murder-stopped
rs he passed the grounds and looked
at the square Of light still shining
among the trees. He SWears that the
shadow of a mans head turned side
ways was clearly visible on the blind
and that this shadow was certainly
not that Of Peter Carey, whom he
knew well. 1t was that of a bearded
man, but the beard was short and
briStled forwards in q way very diff
terent from that of the captain So
he says, but he had been two hours in
the public house, and it is some dis
lance from the rOad to the window
Besides, this refers to the Monday. and
the crime was done upon the Wednes-
day.
ION the Tuesday. Peter Carev was
in one of his blacklist moods. flushed
with drink and as savage as q danger
GUS wild beast. He roamed about
the house. and the women ran for it
when they heard him coming Late in
the evening, he went down to his own
hut About , o'clock the following
morning, his daughter. who slept with
ner window open, heard d most fear
full yell from that direction. but it was
no unusual thing for him to bawl and
shout when he was in drink SO no
notice was taken. On rising at T.
one of the maids noticed that the door
OF the hut was open, but so great was
the terror which the man caused tina [
II was midday before anyone would
Venture down to see what had become
OF him. PeepinE into the open door
they saw d sight which sent them
flying, with white faces. into the vii
lage. Within an hour. I was on the
spot and had taken over the case
We'll, 1 have fairly steady nerves
as you know, Mr.. Holmes. but l give
NV vH-r.v-
L put my head into that little house
It was drOning like a harmonium with
the flies and blUebOttIes. and the floor
and walls were like a slaughter house
He had called it a cabin. and a cabin
1t was. sure enough. for you would
have thought that you were in ship
There was a bunk at one end. a sea
chest, maps and charts. a picture Of
the Sea Unicorn, a line of logbooks on
shelf, all exactly as one would ex-
rect to find it in a captains ROOM And
there, in the middle of it, was the man
himself-his face twisted like a lost
soul in torment. and his great brindled
beard stuck upwards in his agony
Right through his broad breast steel
harpoon had been driven, and it had
sunk deep into the wood Of the wall
behind him. He was pinned like a
beetle on a card. Of course. he was
quite dead, and had been so from the
instant that he had uttered that last
yell of agony.
4 know your methods. sir. and I ap-
piled them. Before 1 permitted any
thing to be moved. 7 examined most
carefully the ground outside and also
the floor Of the room. There were no
footmarks."
Meaning that you saw nOne?"
Il assure you, sir, that there were
none"
My good Hopkins. have investi-
gated many crimes. but I have never
yet seen one which was committed by
flying creature. As long as the
criminal remains upon two legs so long
must there be some indentation. some
abrasion, some trifling displacement
which can be detected by the scientific
searcher. 1t is incredible that this
Od-bespattered room contained no
trace which could have aided us.
understand, however, from the inquest
that there were some objects which
you failed to overlook
The young inspector WINGED at my
companions irOnical comments.
I was fool not TO call you in at
the time, MIR. Holmes. However. that's
past praying for now. Yes. there were
several objects in the room which
called for special attention. one was
the harpOon with which the deed was
committed. 1t had been snatched
down from a rack on the wall Two
others remained there. and there was
a vacant place for the third On the
stock was engraved IS. Sea Unicorn
Dundee This seemed to establish
that the crime had been done in a
moment of fury, and that the murderer
had seized the first weapon which came
in his way. The fact that the crime
was committed at in the morning
and yet Peter Carey was fully
dressed. suggested that he had an ap-
ointment with the murderer, which is
borne out by the fact that = bottle of
rum and two dirty glasses stood upon
the table"
Yes. said Holmes; q think that
both differences are permissible Was
there any other spirit but rum in the
room?'
Yes, there was a tantalus contain
ing brandy and whisky on the sea-
chest 1t is of no Importance to us.
however. since the decanters were full.
and it had therefore not been used"
For all that its presence has some
significance said Holmes How
ever, let US hear some more about the
objects which do seem to you to bear
upon the case"
There was this tobacco pouch upon.
the table "
What part of the table2"