The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-12-30


trapt. James l. Donaghy. chief of the
detective bureau Of Philadelphia. is
fine type of the level-headed investigators
Of crime of the present day. He mas oeeh
in the department for 30 years; ne never
wore disguise of any kind in his life;
lie knows every rule of the game ana
has occupied every separate position IN
the service from that of sub-poncenan
up to the responsible post which ne now
fills with signal success. lie was We
conspicuous figure in the famous W hite
murder case although he modestly dis
claims the credit saying that the glory
belongs to the entire police force OF 'ne
Quaker City. The story. outside or us
own interest. is important as 1air ~
Illustration of the unrOmantlc ana puSi
nesslike methods now generally nsco III
the detection of criminals IN the large
vities of the United States)
On the night of May 10, 1900, Prof.
Roy Wilson White, a fellow of the law
school of the University OF Pennsyl'
,ania, and lecturer on Roman law
at the famous seat of learning, was
Wysteriously and brutally murdered.
Prof. White, although man OF less
than so years of age, had already won
an international reputation In his spe-
cial branch of study. He was
quiet and unassuming in manner, and
enjoyed the reputation Of being the
most popular instructor at the uni
versity. So far as known he did not
have an enemy in the world, and the
news of his murder came as terrible
shock, not only to his family and
friends, but also to the thousands OF
students with whom he had come into
personal contact during the period oil
his tutorship.
On the day of the murder all of his
movements were accounted for from
the time he said goodby at his home
in the morning until the moment he
left the classroom for the night
During the afternoon he had long
talk with one of his associates con-
corning a work in which the two men
were mutually interested. He took
dinner alone at q small hOtel near the
university, and after that lectured to
the law class under his charge. lie
was confident and enthusiastic, and
never appeared to better advantage.
About ten o'clock at night he left Tor
his home in Germantown, a suburb or
Philadelphia. He started in the di-
yection of the Powelton Avenue sta
ton of the Pennsylvania railroad with
the purpose of boarding the 1915
train.
Less than an hour later policeman
walking along Thirty street, adj
Joining the railroad tracks, stumbled
against body on the sidewalk. 1t
was quite dark in that section-in
fact it was afterwards declared to be
the darkest spot in all of Philadelphia.
The officer flashed his lantern on the
inert mass before him, and was
shocked to find man, mangled and
bleeding. His head was crushed and
he was unconscious. The pockets of
the white vest were turned inside out
and his gold watch was missing. The
little green bag that he always car
ried by his side was spattered with
his life blood. 1t contained among
other things textbook on plead
ing''-a book from which Prof. White
had been lecturing that evening. Some
notes on sheets of paper which he had
utilized in his Quiz class were also
in the bag. A pocketbook contained
life insurance policy, an invitation
to a class reunion in another state
and sum of money in greenbacks
A few yards away, imbedded in thu
soft earth, was an iron bar, quite
thick, and about IS inches long. l
was such a thing as is used on tn
platforms of freight cars.
The disfgured corpse was removed
to the university hospital, and the hes
medical and surgical aid summoned
But it was too late; the vital spar
had fled, and all that the professor
and students had left to them was tn
memory of Roy Wilson Whites gr;
cious life
The shocking nature of the Grim
seems to have aroused the authO
tiles into instant and universal actl'
ity. Superintendent of Police OUR
and Chief of Detectives Miller held
consultation to determine what shout
be done. While they were talkin
James A. Donaghy, a member Of tt
detective staff, passed the open doc
of the outer Office. Quirk espied hiI
Hello, jim he cried.
1t had been raining eats and dogs
all the afternoon. Donaghy entere
the office water-soaked from head
foot.
whats the matter with you?" sa
Miller
"You ought to know" was the I
ioinder. You sent me down
Media to get a pickpocket.'
"Did Won get him."
Sure was the rejoinder, land e
soused in the bargain"
"Well,' said Miller, we've
something bigger than pickpocket
look after now; listen"
Donaghy listened. And the more
heard the more absorbed he BEGAN
He forgot all about his wet CLOTH
He forgot everything but desire
se. on the track of the man or m