Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-05


perhaps"
He closed the shell together again
and placed it in the bag, stuffing the
rest Of the clothing in after 1t.
Thompson had no very exalted idea
of cleanliness" he remarked. Ellis
clothing needs visit to the laundry.
And this is all?"
Eyes. He'd rented his furniture from
a store down the street. He had to pay
his rent in advance because he had SO
little baggage. That receipts the only
thing that's got his name on it-oh, yes.
There's letter tattooed on his left
arm, but It's not Tits j."
(Which goes to show that his name
wasn't Thompson. I think you're right,
Slmmonds, in putting him down as
sailor. I thought so last night; in fact.
I've already got two men making q
tour Of the docks trying to find some
body who knew him."
"Have your" said simmonds, smiling.
"That's like you. There's another curl
GUS thing, though, about the clothing
he had on"
"What is that?"
"Some of it's marked with one initial,
some with another. Not one piece -
marked with his"
The door opened and the coroner's
clerk entered.
"Mr. Goldberg sent the exhibits back
to you" he said, holding out parcel
to Simmonds.
Simmonds opened It and took out q
pocketbook, pipe, a knife and some
silver money.
"All right" he said, and signed .
receipt.
Godfrey waited until the door closed,
then he rose and came over to Sim
monds' side.
'.There's something here that might
help us" he said, picking up the
pocketbook. "Th,se newspaper, clip.
pings-why, they're not hereP
simmonds smiled dryly.
.That's another thing / wanted to
tell you. The clippings have been re-
moved"
"Removed? By whom?''
.'That's a question. They were re-
moved some time between the moment
we looked at them and the moment
the coroner took charge"
Godfrey stared Mt him with startled
eyes.
"You remember" Simmonds contin-
ued, "that after we looked at the
pocketbook l put 1t back In Thomp-
sons pocket"
eyes; saw you do that"
eve then went into the bedroom and
had look around, leaving the body
alone
"With Miss Croydon" said Godfrey,
completing the sentence.
"There's anothe. thing" continued
Simmonds after a moment Heres
the piece Of pipe We found on the floor.
Do you know where it came from?"
"No-1 was goinl, to look that up"
at came from the radiator. The
connections were defective, and a
plumber was replacing them. This is
piece Of pipe he had removed and
left lying beASsd the radiator. He re-
members 1t distinctly. Do you recall
the position of the radiator?"
Eyes; opposite the bedroom door"
exactly. Then the person coming
from that door must have crossed the
room to get 1t. More than that, he
must have hunted for it or known It
was there. Miss Croydon knows more
than she's told us. I don't think she's
been square with us"
'Well, perhaps she hasn't" Godfrey
said slowly. Anyway, we've got to
work at the case from the other end.
We've got to identify Thompson first.
eyes" agreed Simmonds. you'll
let me know IL you find out anything"
"Of course" said Godfrey, rising,
and with curt nod he went out and
down the steps to the street.
At the Office he found two reports
awaiting him. One was from the men
he had sent along the docks-they had
found no one who could identify the
photograph Of Thompson. The other
was from Delaney. the head OF the
Records intelligence department. At
2 o'clock that moraing, just before re-
firing, Godfrey had phoned message
to the Office:
Delaney-I want all the information OBJ
tainable concerning the history OF the
CROYDON family, to which Mrs. Richard
Delroy and Grace Croydon belong.
This was the result:
Gustave Croydon, notary and money
lender, II Rue d'Antin, Paris. removed
with wife and young daughter about lSlY
to Beckenham, Just south of London.
England. Why he removed from France
not known. Rue d'.Antin has been COM
pletely rebuilt within last thirty years,
and only person there now who remem-
beers Croydon is all old notary named
Fabre, who has an ONCE at tho corner OF
Rue st. Augustin. He has vague menu
orv that Croydon left France to avoid
criminal prosecution Of some sort.
Croydon bought Dnaall country place
near Beckenham and lived there quietly In
semi-retirement Fortune apparently not
large. In 1891 mortgaged estate for E2000:
mortgage paid ~ 1887. Religion. Catholic,
Excellent reputation at Beckenffam.
Eldest daughter. Edith. born in France
Aug 26, 1874. Educated at school there.
but broke down from overstudy and re-
turned to Beckenham. where she became
interested in social settlement work.
There met Richard Delroy, New York.
charities. Married him June g. 1900. ana
went Immediately to New York.
Only other child. younger daughter.
Grace, born at Beclenham May II. 1885,
Educated at home. No unusual incidents
In life 10 far az known.