Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-06-29

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 been found to indicate that any other
 person had been near the dead mans
 rooms on the night of tbS fatality. Or
 the other hand, his papers, bank book
 etc., proved him to be man of consid
 erable substance, with no apparent mo
 tive for suicide. The jury found that
 MT. Foggatt had died by accident.
 "Well, Brett" Hewitt askS.l me aft
 erward, what do you think of tkc verdict?'
 I said that it seemeS to be the most reasonable one possiblg and to square with the common sense view of the case.
 "Yes," he replied, perhaps it does Nevertheless Mr. Foggatt did not shoot himself. He was shot by rather tall, active young man, perhaps sailor, but certainly gymnast-a young man whom l think I could identify if I saw him."
 But how do you know this?"
 By the simplest possible differences, which you may easily guess if you will but think"
 But, then, why didn't you say this at the inQuest?"
 My dear fellow, they don't want my differences and conjectureS at an in- quest. They only want evidence. If I had traced the murderer, of course then I should have communicated with the police"
 But, if you are right, how did the man get awayT'
 Come we are near home now. Let us take look at the back of the house. He couldn't have left by Foggatt's landing door, as we know; and as he was there q am certain of that, and as the chimney is out of the question for there was good fire in the grate- he must have gone out by the window Only one window is possible-that with the broken catch-for all the others were fastened inside. Out of that win dow, then, he went.''
 'But how? The window is fifty feet up."
 ''Of course 1t is. But why will you persist in assuming that the only way of escape by window is downward? See, now, look up there. The window is at the top floor, and it has very broad sill. Over the window is nothing but the fiat face of the gable end, but to the right and foot or two above the level of the top of the window an iron gutter ends Observe 1t is not of lead composition, but a strong iron gutter, supported just at its end by an iron bracket. If tall man stood on the end of the window sill steadying himself by the left hand and leaning to the right, he could just touch the end of this gutter with his right hand. The rill stretch, toe to finger, is seven feet three inches. I have measured it. An active gymnast or sailor could catch the gutter with a slight spring and by it draw himself up on the roof. You will say he would have to be very active, dexterous and cool. So he would. And that very fact helps us, because it narrows the field of inquiry. We know the sort of man to look for. Because, being certain las I amp that he left in the way I am telling you. He must have left in some way, and, all the other ways being impossible, this alone remains, difficult as the feat may seem. The fact of his shutting the window behind him further proves his coolness and address at so. great a height from the ground"
 All this was very plain, but the main point was still dark.
 You say you know that another man was in the room," I said. "How do you know thatT
 'As said, by an obvious inference. Come. now, you shall guess how I ar rived at that inference. You saw ev- eTything in the room as plainly as myself. Did you see newspaper, for instanceT
 "Yes; there was an evening paper on the floor. but didn't examine it."
 Anything elseT'
 "On the table there was a whisky. decanter, taken from the tantalus stand on the sideboard. and one glass. That, by the bye" added. looked as though only one person were present"
 ''So it did perhaps, although the h. ference wouldn't be very strong. Go on."
 There was fruit stand on the side board, with plate beside it, contain ing few nutshells, piece of apple. a pair of nut crackers and, I think, some orange peel. There was, of course. all the ordinary furniture, but no chair pulled up to the table except that used by Foggatt himself That's all mo- ticed, think. Stay-there was an ash tray on the table and q partly burned cigar near it-only one cigar, though"
 "Excellent-excellent. indeed, as far as memory and simple observation go. Don't you remember everything that did as we went downstairsT'
 You returned a bottle of oil to the hOusekeeper's daughter. think"
 T dld Doesn't that give you a hint7 Come. you surely have 1t now?"
 'I haven't"
 Then { shan't tell you. You don't { deserve it Think, and don't mention the subject again till you have at least one guess 10 make. GoOdby. I'm of now. There's q case in hand I can't neglect
 Don't you propose to go further into this. thenT"
 Hewitt shrugged hls shoulders. I'm not policeman" he said. ''The case is In very good hands. Of course If l anybody comes to me to do 1t as a mat ter sf business I'll take if un It's