The San Francisco call., 1905-05-28

inkling as 70 what form II may take 1t
is a capital mistake TO theorize in ad-
vance Of the facts. Do you stay on
guard, my good Watson, and receive any
fresh visitors. I'll join you at lunch IL
am able"
All that day and the next and the next
Holmes was IN a mood which his friends
would call taciturn. and others morose-
He ran out and ran in. smoked inees-
sanity. played snatches on his violin,
sank into reveries, devoured sandwiches
at irregular hours, and hardly answered
the casual questions which 1 put 10 him.
II was evident to me that things were
not going well with him or his quest.
he would say nothing Of the case, and
& was from the papers that learned
the particulars Of the inquest. and the
arrest with the subsequent release Of
John Milton. the valet Of the deceased.
The Coroner's jury brought in the OBJ
vious "willfuI murder" but the parties
remained as unknown as ever. No motive
was suggested. The room was full OF
articles OF value, but none had been
taken. The dead mans papers had not
been tampered with. They were care
fully examined, and showed that he was
4 keen student OF international politics,
an indefatigzble gossip, q remarkable lin
gust. and an untiring letter writer. He
had been on intimate terms with the
leading politicians Of several countries
But nothing sensational was discovered
among the documents which filed his
drawers. AS to his relations with women,
they appeared TO have been promiscuous
but superficial He had many acquaint-
ences among them. but few friends, and
no one whom he loved His habits were
regular. his conduct inohensiye. His
death was an absolute mystery, and
likely to remain so.
As TO the arrest OF John Milton, the
valet, it was a council Of despair as an
alternative TO absolute inaction- But no
case could be sustained against him. He
had visited friends in Hammersn1ith that
night The alibi was complete. It is
true that he started home at an hour
which should have brought him to West
minister before the time when the crime
vas discovered. but his own explanation
that he had walked part OF the way
seemed probable enough in view OF the
fineness OF the night. He had actually
arrived at Il o'clock and appeared TO
be overwhelmed by the unexpected
tragedy. He had always been on good
terms with his master. Several of the
0EdQ man ROSSSSSAOA4S-lA q
small case Of razors-had been found
IN the Wallets boxes. but he explained
that they had been presents from the
deceased, and the housekeeper was
able to corroborate the story Milton
had been IN Lucas employment for
three years. 1t was noticeable that
Lucas did not like Milton on the conti-
nent with him. Sometimes he visited
Paris for three months on end. but
left IN charge nf the CO.
dolphin street house As to the house
keeper. she had heard nothing on the
night Of the crime II her master had
q visitor he had himself admitted him.
So for three mornings the mysse.y y
remained, so far as l could follow ii in
the papers. If Holmes knew moro he
kept his own counsel. but. as he told
me that Inspector Lestrade had taken
him into his confidence in the case
knew that he was in close touch with
every development Upon the fourth
day there appeared a long telegram
from Paris which seemed to solve TIE
whole question
a discovery had just been made by
the Partisan police" said the Daily Tel
egraph. which raises the veil which
hung round the tragic fate of Mr.. EdH-
ardo Lucas. who met his death ~ vic-
lence last Monday night at Godolph n
street. Westminster. Our readers will
remember that the deceased gentleman
was found stabbed in his room. and
that some suspicion attached to his
valet but that the case broke down on
an aIibL Yesterday a lady, who has
been known as Nine. Henri Fournaye
occupying a small villa in the Rue Aus
terIitz, was reported TO the authorities
by her servants as being insane IN
examination showed she had Indeed
developed mania of a dangerous and
permanent form. On inquiry. the po-
lice have discovered that Nine Henri
Fouruays only returned from Jour-
ney 10 London on Tuesday last, and
there is evidence to connect her with
the crime at Westminster. compar-
fson of photographs has proved concIu-
sively that NJ Henri Fournaye and I'd
uardo Lucas We're really one and the
same person. and that the deceased
had for some reason lived a dou5le life
In London and Paris. Nine. Fournaye
who is Of Creole origin. is OF an ex-
tremeIy excitable nature and has sur
fered in the past from attacks Of jeal-
ousy which have amounted TO freh "
II is conjectured that ii was i'll one OF
these that she committed the terrible
crime which has caused such & Sensa-
ZION in London. Her movements upon
the Monday night have not yet been
traced, but II is undoubted that a wo-
man answering to her description at
tracted much attention at Cnarlne
Cross Station on Tuesday morn -nS ns
the wfldness Of her appearance and tne
violence Of her gestures. 1t IS prooa-
bic. therefore. that the crime was either
committed when insane or that is I'M
mediate effect was to drive the uahaI-
py woman out Of her mind At present
she is unable to give any coherent stc-
count Of the past. and the doctors n"io
our no hopes OF the re-est1blisnnen
Of her reason There is evidence tha'
wcrlan, who might have BEEN Mine
Tournaye, was seen for soma holrs
upon Monday night watching the house
n Godolphin street"
What do you think OF that
Hclmes2" I had read the account aloud
10 him, while he finished his breakfast
Ny dear Watson" said he. as ne
rSse from the table and paced UD and
down the room, you are most Ions
suffering, but IL have told you noth-
Ing Il. the last three days. IL is because
there is nothing TO tell Even how
this report from Paris does not help
Us much
surely it is final as regards the
mans death
-s.-r-be mans death Is a mere incident