Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-08
start that Grimbleshaw committed the

start that Grimbleshaw committed the
murder
mo" said Trafford. very strongly; 1--WE
no opinion for or against his doing It.
had the opportunity to do 1t. provided
some one hadn't been ahead OF him on
the job, or wasn't there at the time to be
a witness, and so interfered with him.
Against this, however. ! have the much
larger fact that he has believed. up to the
last twenty-four hours. that one Of the
CaIdens did ii. He couldn't have believed
that IL he'd done it himself"
Ibid he believe It or only pretend tor
'He believed it. / told you didn't at
tach any importance to his RECOGNITION
Of the voice over the phone as constitut-
ing any proof against the Caldens. but
didn't tell you that I attach no impor-
lance whatever to It, for / do. In the
first place. as I said 1t proves that some
one did call, and that when Grimbleshaw
heard q voice In imitation OF young Cal
denis he believed IL the voice he had
heard before and he believed 1t the voice
of the man who killed Altenburg. But
I've got something more that settles alb
soutely the question. IL 1t wasn't settled
before
Thereupon he laid before Russell the
letter which had brought Grimbleshaw In
formation of the older Caldens escape
from Hacklebury.
This is the important part" he said.
pointing out the closing portion. "The
IcSt Has HO DcdTlU6 OH TIC IndttST !.
Russell read, then reread and finally
turned to Trafford.
4 don't see anything here"
You don't? Grimbleshaw got that let
ter Saturday afternoon. It gave him the
first information OF the elder Calden and
also of his escape. Within an hour he
was at the Altenburg house and In con-
ference with Miss Calden, and later with
her brother. That letter had changed his
Judgment as to the murderer. ana he be-
came assured from that moment that II
was the father. instead OF the son. Every
move he's made from that time, culmi-
mating last night in his trying to get
Calden across the line to Canada. IL clear
| in the light OF that belief. They're .
hQdge-podge Of folly. assured az we are
OF his own innocence, on any other n.y.
pothesis. He has genuinely thought the
elder der, Galden the guilty man"
IF we study 1t wholly from the stand
point of the murder there's a great deal
| to bear it out. It's certain his wife.
daughter and son have believed It. Con-
| trast the Openness OF the mans move
| ments In coming into the state. and In
preparing to meet attempted extradition,
with the secrecy since the murder. OF
course there could be no greater folly
than the selection OF the camp as place
for concealment. but 1t was selected for
that purpose by others only as a means
of escape from the Altenburg house, and
ignorant as he was of the country, he
Ildu ID accept IL unIl tI1c OtHcfS. COulu
find some other place. That the others
| thought concealment necessary shows
| what was in their minds The willing
ness to meet the accusers was gone. Con-
cealment. that is the key to everything
from that time on, as openness was the
key to all before
WELL" repeated Russell. las I asked
before, isn't he the man?'
There's one fact that stands insur-
mountably in the way, and it's fact that
has hQNn StrQnQa1v kapf In fhA hack
ground, although once In q while referred
to, and that's the fact that at least fifty
thousand dollars was stolen that night.
If Calden stole 1t, what has he done
with it? I've spent some time and money
on that phase of the matter, more than
you might think wise. but 1 tell you
there's going to be no solution OF this
murder that doesn't come close to tracing
that money. Now the plain fact Is that
if Calden took 1t away from the house
he's never had. a chance to rid himself
of 1t yet. Still he didn't take II with him
10 the camp. I've known every visit
that's been made to him and there's been
no chance to take 1t away. 1t isn't there
now. OF course. there's the chance that
he didn't take 1t away with him. but con-
cealed 1t In the house. But they've given
me every facility to search for 1t there.
in fact. have seemed extremely anxious
to find 1t. and there's no trace OF II"
But haven't the rest of them had an
opportunity to spirit it away?"
I've given them the most tempting Of
opportunities. They haven't accepted"
May not Grimbleshaw have stolen the
money even If he did not commit the
murder?'
"les. 1t may be what he was doing
while alone in the house so long. Still.
how did he get 1t away and where has he
put IT? I was in his rooms six hours last
night without interruption of any kind"
And there is no tracer"
There is no trace: absolutely none"
II thought you said We could prove
something"
I'VE can; that there's been a death Of
somebody by violence"
(To be continued tomorrow.)
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