The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-08

, dappeT. ia a fFpck coat and CATERS,
with trim little side shiskers and an
eyegiG6s. The lStfF 0as C0i0steL
Ross. the well known sportsman; the
other, Inspector Gregory, a man who
was rapidly making his name in the
English detective service.
Il am delighted that you have come
down, MIR. Holmes" said the colonel.
THE inspector here has done al. that
could possibly be suggested, but ] wish
to leave no stone unturned in trying to
avenge poor Straker and in recovering
my horse"
Have there been any fresh develop
ments?" asked Holmes.
Il am sorry to say that we have
made very little progress said the in
spectOr. I'VE have an open carriage
outside, and as you would 40 doubt
like to see the place before the light
fails We might talk it over as we
/ drive
A minute later we were all seated in
comfortable landau. and were rat
Ting through the quaint old Devon
shire city. Inspector Gregory was full
Of his case, and poured out a stream
OF remarks. while Holmes threw in an
occasional question on interjectiOu
Colonel Ross leaned back with his
arms folded and his hat tilted over his
eyes. while ! listened with interest to
I the dialogue of the two detectives
Gregory was formulating his theory,
which was almost exactly what Holmes
had fOretOld i'm the train.
The net is drawn pretty close round
FHzroy Simpson. he remarked, "apd
I believe myself that he is our man.
At. the same time ! recognize that the
evidence is purely circumstantial' and
that some new development may upset
it,"
How about Straker's knife?''
We have quite come To the con-
clusion that he wounded himself in
his fall"
My friend DIT Watson made that
suggestion to me as we came down. If
! so, it would tell against this man
/ Simpson"
Undoubtedly. He has neither a
knife nor any sign of a wound The
J evidence against him is certainly very
/ strong He had a great interest in the
/ disappearance Of the faVOrite. He
/ lies under suspicion of having poisoned
the stable boy. he was undoubtedly
| out in the storm he was armed with
a heavy stick, and his cravat was
! found in the dead mans hand. 1
really think We have enough to 80 be-
I fore a jury"
Holmes shook his head. a clever
! counsel would tear it all TO rags" said
/ he. why should he take the horse out
/ of the stable? If he wished tc injure
/ it why could he not do it there? Has
/ a duplicate key been found in MS
possession? What chemist sold aim
( the powdered opium? Above all,
where could he, a stranger TO the dis
trict hide a horse. and such a horse as
/ this2 What is his own explanation as
/ TO the paper which he wished the
maid to give to the stable bOy2"
He says that il Was a ten-pouud
note. One was found in his purse, But
4 your other difficulties are not so Tor
| midable as they seem. He is not a
| stranger to the district He has twice
/ lodged at TaVistock in the summer
! The opium was probably brought from
! London. The key, having served its
purpose. would be hurled away. The
| horse may be at the bottom of one OF
| the pits or old mines upon the moor
! What does he say about the era
Vat?"
He acknowledges that il is his and
| declares that he had lost it. But new
/ element has been introduced into the
/ case which may account for his lead
/ ing the horse from the stable.
Holmes pricked up his ears.
| we have found traces which show
/ that a party of gypsies encamped on
| Monday night within a mile of the
| spot where the murder took place on
/ Tuesday they were gone. Now, pre-
| sumfng that there was some UNDER
/ standing between Simpson and these
| gypsies. might he not have been lead
! ing the horse to them when he was
overtak ken, and may they not have him
| now?''
1T is certainly possible.
The moor is being secured for these
gypsies. l have also examined every