The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-17

SWer WAS CoHcluSlVo- IL lolu ulS that
DreOber had alreaoy appneu Tor lac
proIecL1on OF the IAN against an Old
rival IN iove, named JEFFERSON Hope,
hat mis- same Hope was at p.es-
II IN Europe. l knew now that /
neld the cue 70 the mystery in my
nand, and all mat remained was W
secure the murderer.
Il mad already determined in my W
mind that the man VINO had walked
into the mousse Win Drepber was none
otner IMAM The man who had diIyeA
the cab. The marks IN the road
SHOWED me that the morse had wan-
dered on In a way wnicn it would have
been Impossible had there been any
one in charge OF it. Where, then,
could the driver be. unless he were in
side the house? Again, it is absurd to
suppose that any sane man would
carry out a deliberate crime under the
very eyes,, as it were, of a third per-
son, who was sure to betray him.
Lastly, supposing one man wished to
dog another through London, wha
better means could he adopt than to
turn cab-driver? All these considera-
lions led me to the irresistible conclu-
sion that Jefferson Hope was to be
ouhu diioh6 Tie JdINeyS OIL the
metropolis.
"If he had been one there was no rea-
son to believe that he had ceased to be.
On h contrary. from his point of
view, any sudden change would be
likely to draw attention to himself. h
would probably, for a time at least,
continue to perform his duties. There
was no reason to suppose that he was
Oninn ttnAarH NJ, yXyA.x
should he change his name In a country
where no one knew his original onco
I therefore organized my street-arab
detective corps, and sent them system
atically to every cab proprietor In Lon
don until they ferreted out the man
that 1 wanted. How we'll they sue
ceeded and how quickly I took advan-
tage of 1t are still fresh In your recol-
lection. The murder of Stangerson was
an incident which was entirely unex-
pected, but which could hardly in any
case have been prevented. Through 1t,
as you know, l came into possession of
the pills, the existence Of which had
already surmised. You see, the whole
thing is a chain of logical sequences
without a break or flaw"
ut is wonderful I cried. "Your
merits should be publicly recognized.
You should publish an account of the
case. If you won't, I will for you
you may do what you like. DOCTOR
he answered. "See here!' h con-
tinued, handing a paper over to me;
look at this!"
1t was the Echo" for the day, and
the paragraph to which he pointed was
devoted to the case In question.
"The public" 1t said, have lost q
sensational treat through the sudden
death of the man Hope, who was sus-
pected of the murder of Mr.. Enoch
Drebber n of Mr.. Joseph S~tangerson.
The details of the case will probably
be known now, though We are
informed upon good authority that the
crime was the result of an Outstanding
and romantic feud, In which love and
Mormonism bore a part. 1t seems that
both the victims belonged. in their
younger days, to the Latter-Day Saints,
and Hope, the deceased prisoner, halls
also from Salt Lake City. II the case
has had no other effect, It at least
brings out In the most striking man
ner the efficiency of our detective po-
lice force, and will serve as a lesson to
all foreigners that they will do wisely
to settle their feuds at home, and not
to carry them on to British soil, 1t Is
an open secret hat the credit of this
smart capture belongs entirely to the
well-known Scotland Yard officials,
Messrs. Lestrade and Gregson. The
man was apprehended, 1t appears, in
the rooms of a certain Mr.. Sherlock
Holmes, who has himself, as an ANA
teur, shown some talent in the detec-
tive line. m who, with uch instruc-
tors, may hope in time to attain to
some degree of their skill. 1t is ex-
pected that a testimonial of some sort
will be presented to the two officers as
a fitting recognition Of their services
Didn't 1 tell you so when we start
ed?" cried Sherlock Holmes. with 3
laugh. That's the result of all our
Study in Scarlet; to get them a testi-
monial!"
Never mind" I answered; IT have
all he facts in my journal, and the
public shall know them. In the mean
time you must make yourself contented
by the consciousness of success, like
the Roman miser-
"'Populus me sibilat, at mini p,audo
Ipse domi stimuli &C nummos contemplate
in area"