The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-29


repetition Of form and evidence as pos
sible.
The police gave evidence of having
been called to the spot, and of what
they found when they got there. The
divisional surgeon described the con-
dition of the bodies and the positions
in which they had been found, and
stated his scientific opinion on the
causes of death in each case-opinions
given purely formally, of course, since
it was plain to everybody that no man
could live with his throat cut as Mr..
Clifton's had been, nor anybody, man
or woman, with such injuries to the
head as the housekeeper had, suffered.
But, of course, the chief witness was
Harvey Crook. He produced the letter
of invitation which he had received
from Mr.. Clifton. his own reply to
which, as we'll as his own first letter,
was in the hands of the police. He
told of his reception at the house, and
described, as closely as possible, the
person of the man who had entertained
him. and whom he had supposed to be
Mr. Clifton. In short, he retold, with
more particular detail, the story Mer-
rick and Daisy had already heard.
This in every particular but one. For,
of course, he said nothing of the Tokay,
beyond TIE simple fact, which was all
that was needed, that the man who had
entertained him had brought in cold
food and bottle of wine. He had
come to exhibit his old Chinese paint
ing, and the wine, Tokay or other, was
no business for this jury-or, at any
rate, so it seemed to Crook at the time
Then there was the evidence of the
housemaid - largely description of
the missing Mr.. James Pritchard, tall
lying exact with the description
Of his host already given by Crook;
how long Pritchard had been at the
house, what he had done, and so forth.
The evidence, also, of Mr.. Clifton's So
licitor, who knew something OF
Pritchard's earlier career, and had let
ters and other papers in the matter.
And in the end the jury gave their
verdicts, as everybody knew they
must; in each case it was "Willful
murder by James Pritchard."
Now, although Crook had a general
reason Of prudence for not mentioning
the matter of the Tokay in his evil
dence, and no reason at all for men
tioning it, he had, in addition, one very
particular and immediate reason for
acting as he did. For, as he began
his evidence, his eyes wandered to-.
ward sthe door, and there, behind the
rest of the people who had found
standing room, was Hahn, eyes and
ears wide open, noting every word.
And when his examination was over
and Crook was at liberty to move
about as he pleased Hahn was gone.
:, Now here was point in the game
for Hahn. For though there might
have been noehing suspicious in
Crooks visit to Mr.. Clifton as he had
told it, and as, in fact, it had occurred,
there remained the simple fact that
he had returned to Southampton from
London quicker than Hahn could get
there, and it was from a Southampton
hotel that his letters to Mr.. Clifton
were dated. That was quite enough
for man like Hahn. He knew that
he was not alone in his search for the
Green Eye of Goona-had perhaps
even begun to suspect the inner mean
ing Of his reception In Mr.. Norrie's
studio.
So the crowd broke up, and Lyman
w. Merrick, in company with Crook,
sought the chief constable, eager to do
what might be done to bring the mur
few words the relation in which Mer-
rick stood to the murdered man, and
Merrick opened business straightaway.
"See here, Mr.. Chief Constable" he
said, II want to offer reward for the
apprehension of this fellow. There's
nothing against that, is there 2"
No, 1t seemed thetre was no partic-
uiar law against ~. Inc polce Ho
longer offered rewards themselves,
but there was nothing to prevent a
private person doing so.
VERY good, sir. Then I will give
5000 e 1000. that is-to the man who
arrests the murderer of Mr.. Basil Cliff
ton. Is $4,000 enough? If not, don't
mind telling me. i can double it,
'.Quite enough-plenty, answered
the chief constable. Even too much,
think should say"
"Then that's a good fault, sir, and
we'll let it stand. And beyond that,
I'll give more. I'll give $1,000 to any
other man whom you think deserves it
Tor his work on the case-one man or