The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1905-12-08

QHa'ntanCeS "Oulu never nave FtCoS
n zed him.
About week after my eccentric
patients departure, the particulars,
so far as they were known, of re-
markable murder were made public.
Tue body of lady named Bates, evil
dently stabbed to death, had been dis
covered in house in a Mott Haven
suburb, where she had resided with
her husband, who had now disappear
ed and whose likeness and description
we're now freely circulated by the po-
lice A brief amount of attention to
these published details was sufficient
to convince me that my patient, Mr..
George Griffiths, was certainly the
criminal.
/ lost no time in communicating
what l knew to the police. by whom,
it must be said, my story was receiv-
ed with some incredulity. You see,
my spe cial branch Of surgery is but
little known to the public, and it was
the opinion of the detectives that the
murderer had left the country some
time before Mr.. Griffiths bad Quilted
my house.
But last August, happening to be
on a brief visit to Newport, whittier !
bad gone on brief summer holiday
and having, by the way, largely sue
ceeded in dismissing from my mind
the events above related-I was start
led to see, seated at Il tai.- ~ the ho-
tel, my no longer my sterious, but now
dreadful, acquaintance, Mr.. George
Griffiths.
My duty, decided, after NOM
ent's re fection, was plain-to dt nounce
and deliver him to the authorities.
Quickly, therefore, lest he should
leave before / could have him arrest
ed, l explained myself as we'll as l
was able to the neares. policeman. He
looked, and was unbelieving. So, too,
we're the others whom be summoned
to hear my story. That part of it
which referred to the operation was
received with a smile; and the upshot
of it was that, so far from effecting
my ex-patient's capture, I was myself
lightly ridiculed as madman.
But l could not allow myself to be
baffled in what l considered my clear
to deliver a foul murderer
to justice. l determined, therefore,
to renew my acquaintance with him
there and then, to give him no inkling
of my knowledge of the truth, and to
communicate at once with the New
York city police, while continuing to
keep him under my own surveil lance
in Newport.
When, with polite bow L approach
I'd and spoke to him, he recognized
me at once; l could see that, though
at first be pretended be did not know
me. We had a social glass together,
and spoke of many matters of general
interest; flattering myself that moth
ing in my conversation or bearing
gave him the slightest ground to sus-
pect me.
The same night l sent brief tele-
gram to the police headquarters in the
metropolis, stating my certain know
ledge that this man, changed though
he was, was the murderer of Mrs
Bates, and suggesting that they send
forthwith to Newport detective sup
piled with other Distinguishing marks
on Mr.. Bates person besides his aqui-
line nose and heavy mustach.
During thr next day l became very
intimate with my ex.patient, and, in
pursuance of scheme had formed,
invited him to battle with me in th
oceans pillows. This he cheerfully
did, being an admirable swimmer
That very evening an answer to my
telegram arrived in the person of
stalwart detective, who informed me
that the real Mr.. Bates had, as l sus-
pected, the distinguishing marks,
which could be verified; among them
an anchor tattooed on the left forearm,
which | had myself, of course, noticed
while we were bathing together. To
satisfy himself before acting on the
warrant he had brought with him, the
detective-Mr. Hanway it was agreed,
should join our bathing g party on the
morrow-a simple and not disagreea.
BILE preliminary to the contemplated
arrest.
But alas! for the schemes of mice
and men! We called together at Mr..
Bates'-alias Griffiths'- in the
morning and found hlm busy with
some correspondence.
"If you will wait for me half an
hour or 80 on the piazz,," he said,
"whicn your friend will find very
pleasant, III join you for our swim at
that time"
Suspecting nothing, we took our
leave, and waited for him as be direct.
ed.
But we waited in vain. Whether
the features Of my friend, Mr.. Han
way, were known to him, or whether
there had, in spite of my care, been
ANYTHING in my manner to excite his