Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-08-28


In upon us Of an even
k66cK0Av Ing and his visits vert
vAoNO6I welcome to Sherlock
Holmes, for they enabled
him to keep in touch with all that was
going on ut the police headquarters
In return for the news which Lestrade
would bring, Holmes was always ready
to listen with attention to the details
Of any case upon which the detective
was engaged and was able occasion.
ally without any active interference tc
give some hint or suggestion drawn
from his own vast knowledge and ex.
perience.
On this particular evening Lestrads
had spoken Of the weather and the
newspapers. Then he had fallen silent,
putting thoughtfully Mt his cigar.
Holmes looked keenly at him.
Anything remarkable on handf' he
asked.
"Oh. no, Mr.. Holmes nothing very
particular"
Then tell me about It."
Lestrade laughed.
swell, Mr.. Holmes, there Is no use
denying that there Ia something on my
mind. And yet It is such an absurd
business that hesitated to bother you
about II. On the other hand. although
1t Is trivial. It is undoubtedly queer,
and I know that you have taste for
all that Is out Of the common. But, In
my opinion. II comes more In DR.. Wat.
sons line than ours"
"Disease2" said I.
Madness, anyhow. and queer mnd.
ness too. You wouldn't think there
was any one living Mt this time of day
who had such hatred Of Napoleon /.
that he would break any image of him
that he could see"
Holmes sank back In his chair.
THAT'S no business Of mine" said he.
Exactly. That's what I said. But,
then, when the man commits burglary
In order to break images which are
not his own. that brings It away from
the doctor and on to the policeman"
Holmes sat up again.
burglary! This is more interesting.
INt uie near tIe uetHllb.
Lestrade took out his official note.
book and refreshed his memory from
Its pages.
"rhe first case reported was four
days ago." said he. ut was ut the
shop Of Morse Hudson, who has q
place for the sale Of pictures and stat.
ues in the Remington road. The as.
sistnnt had left the front shop for an
instant when he heard a crash, and.
hurrying In, he found plaster bust
of Napoleon, which stood with several
other works Of art upon the counter,
lying shlvered into fragments. He
rushed out into the road; but. although
several passersby declared that they
had noticed mau run out Of the shop,
he could neither see any one nor could
he find any means Of identifying the
rascal. 1t seemed to be one OF those
senseless acts of Hooliganism which
occur from time to time, and It was re-
ported to the constable ON the beat as
such. The plaster cast was not worth
moro than n few shillings, and the
whole affair appeared to be too child.
ish for any particular investigation.
'The second case. however. was more
serious and also more singular. It &C.
CURED only last night.
I'm Remington road and within a
few hundred yards Of Morse Hudson's
shop there lives well known medical
practitioner named DIR. Barnicot, who
has one Of the largest practices upon
the south side Of the Thames. His res.
idence and principal consulting room is
ut Remington road, but he has n
branch surgery and dispensary at Low
er Brixton road, two miles away. This
DIR. Barnicot is an enthusiastic admir-.
err Of Napoleon, and his house is full
OF books, pictures and relics of the
French emperor. Some little time ago
he purchased from Morse Hudson two
duplicate plaster casts Of the famous
head Of Napoleon by the French sculp-
tor Devine. One of these he placed In
his hall In the house at Remington
road and the other on the mantelpiece
Of the surgery at Lower Brixton.
Well, when DIR. Barnicot came down
this morning he was astonished to find
that his house had been burgled dur
ing the night, but that nothing had
been taken save the plaster head from
the hall. 1t had been carried out and
had been dashed savagely against the
garden wall, under which its splinter
ed fragments were discovered"
Holmes rubbed his hands.