The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-12
Che Exploits 81 a Physician Detective

.it will be a good exercise for you to
| think his case over during the next few
minutes, applying his character and
temperament, as you read them, to the
circumstances. Perhaps you will be
able to get a little light on those
strange antics in the witness box that
occur so frequently"
At the telegraph Office he recei ved a
message which seemed to please him,
and which he Immediately answered.
From there he drove back to the under
takers, and, leaving word that the body
should be put in condition for removal
within two hours, headed for the Par
ker mansion.
Doesn't it strike you as singular,
Gerrish." he said. as they rolled
smoothly along. that Parker should
have disappeared just now, and that
nobody from his house has called to
view the remains?"
Gerrish threw him startled glance
Good heavens he exclaimed. An
other complication. / never thought of
that before
"Ah. / told you, you know. I'm the
beginning that it was a beautiful
case"
1T may be beautiful .zccording 10
1 your notion" returned Gerrisll, dis
gustedly, but it strikes me quite otfi-
erwise. To me it is grewsome and
| beastly-an inextricable snari full OF
contradictions and inpossibilities, that
never in the world can be disentan-
gled."
well. yes. it is grewsome from a
personal, or even human, point of view.
/ But in order to serve out justice the
mystery must be regarded In a spirit of
pure science, as a problem in astron-
omy or law. I can't afford 60 entertain
the sympathetic side until justice is
done. for it would warp and bias my
/ judgment, so leading to injustice As
for its being inextricable, so is the mys-
tery of the parallex of a star, suppose,
/ but to wnom2"
| We'll, of course, to the ignorant. -
responded Gerrish. somewhat sheeDish-
ly. STILL" he added, that sort of
thing can be learned. while this seems
to me all guesswork."
"Oh, does it? My dear fellow, the
rules of crime are as lucid and yet rigid
as those of mathematics. The expert
has only to learn the facts and then
apply the rule. OF course. the difficult
ty lies in getting the true facts, and all
of them. 1t is especially hard to CLEAN
the truth from witnesses, for the HUI
man mind is so constituted that a man
rarely tells a story twice in Just the
same way, however honestly he may
/ try. unless he has committed e Gre
! fully to memory. And those who do
that, those who tell the straightlst tale.
are precisely those we should respect
/ For plain truth does not think of prep
aratfon, and may, therefore, often be
easily disconnected, while faisehood
stands seemingly invuInerable Rut
/ there are rules, rules, And 1 know
them. | am applying them now. And
when this problem is solved you will
see the beauty of it as l do"
Hold up" cried Gerrish at this mo-
ment. Here's where the body was
found, right there, on the edge, in shall
low water
That's nothing" returned Furnivan
not even turning his head
Nothing! Why the police and the
other detectives rushed out here the
1 first thing!"
I'm this detective" said FurnivaII
with grimness that passed into a
smile as his companion looked his
astonishment.
There's another thing I can't under
stand" said Gerrish, after moment OF
silence. From start to finish you have
scarcely mentioned this other man, this
John, when, as it seems to me-
I'll introduce you to him this even
ing" was the quick response.
I DR.. Gerrish was still floundering help
lessly in the midst of this anna zing
idea when the car stopped at the Par
! ker mansion.
! The two physicians sent in their
cards, and after some minutes of wait
ing on their part in the drawing room.
! Mrs. Parker appeared. She was wom-
an of 2S or 80, with flashing black eyes
muddy skin. thin, uncurving lips, an an
gular form that was too plainly padded
and a peremptory manner. She was
however, very gracious in her greeting
/ to her visitors.
$50 glad to see you. DR. FurnivalI. -
she said. such a pleasant surprise
And DR.. Gerrish. too, Please be seated
gentlemen. I trust" she added, turn
ing to DR.. Gerrisb, there is nothing
more about that-that person regarding
whom you called yesterday 1t has all
been extremely annoying TO US"
4 only" said DR.. Furnivall, ito ask
her character, and whether she left OF
her own accord or was discharged ?''
I. Il discharged heri" exclaimed the
lady quickly, and with spontaneous
heat. Then her eyes flashing into DR..
FuInivalPs, hesitated, wavered, became
I fixed there, a slight color warmed her
+ cheeks, and he continued evenly: 81
should have discharged her in the
/ morning if she had not left, for I sim
ply could not endure it any longer.
am sorry she took her life, of course
l do not find any fault with the girl
b really, for she could not help being
beautiful. but Philip"
81 think that is sufficient" DR.. Furni-
vail interrupted hastily, rising 'Jove!'
he added to Gerrish as they re-entered
the auto, 81 couldn't let her go into de-
tails of that nature. Besides. it was
enough. Now, one more point. only one
and the thing is settled. Oh. but it's
beautiful, beautiful
i Yes, Just like clockwork isn't it?''
! said Gerrish with sarcasm. For my
/ part, ] can't see but the whole matter
is more hopelessIy involved than ever.
How did you find the girls connection
with the Parkers was severed?"
h Mrs. Parker told me-" returned Fur
Z nivall with a chuckle
'Um-mi" DR.. Gerrish looked meek
He thought he really might have guess
ed out that part of the riddle without
help. Then, the next moment. his face
became illuminated with intelligence