Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-06-26

qulle uuuerStOOu I1eWllt uaH- In aged to keep abreast of the o very latest fashions in the ever changing slang dialect of the criminal fraternity, and he was per feet master of the more modern and debased form of Romany, the gypsy.
 In the Quinton jewel affair Hewitt came into contact with very accom- plished thief. The case will probably be very we'll remembered. Sir Valen- tine Quinton before he married had been as poor as only a man of rank with an old country establishment to keep up can be. His marriage, how ever, with the daughter of wealthy financier had changed all that, and now the Quiaton establishment was carried on on as lavish a scale as might be.
 Lady Quinton's jewels made quite a collection, and chief among them was the great ruby, one of the very few that were sent to this country to be sold tat an average price of some where about f2000O apiece, believe) by the Burmese king before the an- nexation of his country. We'll, this great ruby-which was set in a pend- ant, by the bye-together with neck lace, brooches. bracelets, earrings-in- deed, the greater part of Lady Quin- tons collection-was stolen. The rob- bery was effected at the usual time and in the usual way in cases of care fully planned jewelry robberies. The time was early evening-dinner time, in fact-and an entrance had been made by the window to Lady Quin- tons dressing room, the door screwed mp on the inside and wires artfully stretched about the grounds below to overset anybody who smight observe and pursue the thieves.
 On an investigation by London de- tectives, however, a feature of singu- larity was brought to light. There had plainly been only one thief at work at Radcot Hall, and no other had been Inside the grounds.
 Some few days passed, and although the police had made various arrests they appeared to be all mistakes, and the suspected persons were released one after another. I was talking of the robbery with Hewitt at lunch and asked him if he had received any commission to hunt for the missing jewels.
 "No." Hewitt replied, T haven't been commissioned. They are offering an Immense reward, however-a very pleasant sum, indeed. have had a short note from Radcot Hall informing me of the amount and that's all. Prob ably they fancy that I may take the case up on speculation, but that is great mistake"
 We talked of other things, and pres ently rose and left the restaurant, strolling quietly toward home. Some little distance from the Strand and near our own door, we passed an ex- cited Irishman-without doubt an Irishman by appearance and talk-who was pouring a torrent of angry con- plaints in the ears of a policeman. Something interesting in our conversa- ton made me stop for a little while at Hewitt's office door on my way up, and while I stood there the Irishman we had seen in the street mounted the stairs. He was a poorly dressed but sturdy looking fellow, apparently a laborer, in badly worn best suit of clothes. His agitation still held him and without a pause he immediately burst out:
 (Which of ye jintlemen will be histher Hewitt, sori"
 This is MT. Hewitt" said. Do you want him?'
 Its protecshin want, sor-prOtec. shin! l spake to the polls. an they afr at me. begob. Foive days have I ived in London, an 'tis nothin' but battle, murdher an suddhen death for me here all day an livery day. The polls say I'm dhrunk, but. begob, o'lieve they think I'm mad. An me being thracked an fOlleyed an dogged m waylaid an poisoned an blandan- shered an kidnapped an murdhered, m for why do not know~
 And who's doing all thisT'
 "Sthrangers, sOr-sthrangers. 'Tis a Jthranger here I am mesilf. They're ayin' for me in the sthreet now, 1 nisdoubt not"
 This, thought, must be one of the Tery common cases of mental hallu- sination which one hears of every day the belief of the sufferer that he is surrounded by enemies and followed Sy spies.
 But what have these people doneT' Hewitt asked, looking rather interest h, although amused. What actual assaults have they committed, and when? And who told you to come lereT'
 "Who towld me, Is ut, Who but he payler ou:side-ln the street be- DIV! I explained to 'um, an sez he: An. you go an take a shape sez he: you go an take a good slape. an bey'll all be gone whin ye wake up But they'll murdher mer sez I. oh. IO- sez he. smilin' behind av his ugly ace- oh. no. they won't, You take rt aisy. me frind. an go homer Take tt aisy. is ut. an go homer sez l. Why. that's just where they've been ast. a-ruinatiOnin' an a-turnin' av the Iiace upside down. an me strOok on he head OnsenSible a mile away. Take It aisy. Is ut. re say. whin all the lemons in this unh0ly place is jumpln' Bn me livery ia-.-- --- -.i,es p.Umlscu- Ius till I can't tell where to turn. de scendin' an vanishia' marvellous an yuacoOuntable? Take ut aisy. Is utT ~rT We'll me frFr1 eez ha T rau-f