The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1905-10-06
Continued from last week.


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following suggestive narrative.
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resident Of that suburb. where he has ear
ried on his business as a builder for nane
years. Nj oldacre is bachelor. ffty-
Two years If sse. aud lives In Deep pene
House al the Sx'ients am end OF the road
Of That name lie has had the reputation
Of being a man Of eccentric habits Sc
cretiyc and retiring For some years he
has practically Withdrawn from the buSi-
ness ~ which he IS said 10 have amass"d
eoBsidcra bic wealth. A small timber yard
still exists. heweVer. at the back OF the
house. and last uight about Z O'Clock.
IN alarm was siFen that one Of the stacks
Was on fire. The engines were soon UPON
tie spot but the drY wood burned with
great fury and II was impossible to ar
rest the conilasration until the stack had
been entirely consumed. Up 10 this poinf
the Incident bore the appearance Of a.
ordinary accident, but fresh indications
seem 10 point 10 serious crime Sufpris
ter Of The establishment from the scene
OF the fire, and an Inquiry foPowe'. which
showed that he had disappeared from tie
house. IN examination Of his room re-
N"sled that the bod had not been slept In.
that sRf" which stood IN It was open.
that number Of important papers We're
scattered about the room and finally that
there were signs OF murderous struggle,
Right traces Of blood being found within
which ,Iso Shaved sf.ins of lIo91 anon
iho handle n Is lznayyn mat Nfr Ionas
ol,ia,re baa recai,c1 J, l,to ,-isitar h, bis
h,,l,no,,, mo-, MT mint s,,d no stiel,
r,,,nd has henn idantffGd az tho nroncrt,,
az mis- nerson ,ebo H. "a Vol,,rs Inndon
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Inc If 10; ,;rrsban bnildinps II q Tbe
police believe that they have evidence in
'h'lr pes@essloh when supplies Wy
,n.stser r. cannot he donl,toa tbst sonsa-
tonal Developments will follow
Later.-lt Is rumored as we 20 to press
maj 1phn iie''or We ''il''io nag -, ac'''','s
~ Ionas oldacrc II IS nj least certain
that warrant has been issued There
have been further aud sinister develop
,a'r1H ~ ~" =, ~
room of the unfortunate builder It is
now known that the French windows
~ ms peei", 1N,ll'h - on ' nj ' ,nard
we're marks as If some bnll,v object
had been dragged across 10 the wood pile.
and finally IT Is asserted that eh9fred re
ns,I's ma ~ 'ha e. rha noIce tbeor, Is
that n most sensational crime has been
ba rsfs i'm wa ql
To deaih IN hiS own pe,ifo9l ms l''l l'
80 tho yoad st,els which was than ienited
81 as TO hide all traces Of the crime The
conduct 81 The criminal lhN'shgiloh nus
been lelt Il. IN, -, t e, ,s
following M the claws With his accu--
toned energy and sasacity.
Sherlock Holmes listened. with closed
eyes and finger tbs together. 10 this re-
mnrkable account.
.'rhe ease has certainly some points
of interest" said he In his nnguid
fashion. MAY ask. i'm the first place.
Mr. NeFarlane. how 1t is thar ynn are
stiIl at liberty. since there appears to
he enough evidence 10 Justify your ar
rcst?"
Il live NJ Torringtnn Lodge, Black
heath. with my parents, Mr.. Holmes,
Inn last night. having to do business
very late with Mr.. Jonas Oldacre.
STAYED nj n hotel IN Norwood and
cnme 10 my business from there. |
Enrw nnthing of This affair until | was
in the train. when | read what you
have inst heard. nj once saw the hor-
rlble danger of my position. and | hur-
ried to nut the ease into your hands. |
baye ma aouht that should have been
arrested either mt my city office or ut
INV home. 4 man followed me from
I.ondon Bridge station. and have no
d,uht- Great haaveuf What IL thatg''
II was n clanp of the hell. followed
instantly by heavy stems upon the stair.
4 moment later onr old friend I.estrnde
anneared IN the doorway. over his
shoulder | caught n GLIMPSE of one or
iva uniformed policemen outside
e.Alr John Hector NcFarlane? said
Iestrade.
our unfortunate clIent rose with n