The Ordway new era., 1909-03-26

bow to the public.
" introduced by the
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G| skillful hand of Ed
NA gar Allan Poe. he be-
k.F came at once the ac-
cepted type OF the
HI~ detective OF fiction.
rE Nor has this type
" u changed to any
great extent since II
a, forth I'm the person OF the hero OF
Murders in the Rue Morgue." Still
sherlock Holmes lurk In the
.ened precincts OF his superheated
ms consuming tobacco and daily
with the lnsIdious delights of
an at times taking refuge In the
,,ouud silence" for which Poe's
ne analyst was noted, and emerg-
from his rcvcries master OF a new
NJ brilliant deductions warranted
furnIsh a key TO the secrets OF any
,lpal case presented for his consid.
lion. And even as Holmes followed
the footsteps of Dupin, countless
tes Of Imitators camp upon the
Of Holmes, and We are forced to
conclusion that the type is pretty
10 be utilized by authors for the
50 years.
he question naturally suggests It.
Is the real simon-purc detective
unto the member OF his profession
works wonders in the world OF
Ion! Put this proposition up to
son Murray. chief inspector OF
elnal Investigation OF the depart
, Of Justice OF the province OF
karlo, Canada. and he will answer
phstIcally in the negative. The
ing OF these seemingly inexplicable
hlems is a capital exercise for the
bllect, but has mighty little to do
practical police work. For Grim
are not drawn into the meshes
The official net by virtue OF fine
rn deductions and opium.bred in.
ations.
bAila1 NfN AlllN Nut W.
he navy. He was in the Missis-
or Gulf, squadron part of the
under Commander Jewett, and
fought under Farragut and was in
umber OF engagements including
fight at Mobile. From service in
Mississippi and gulf Murray was
bed to the great lakes aboard the
tigan. He continued aboard her
after the close of the war. and
december, 1866, he left the Mich
and the service.
Be war left its indelible imprint
SuFray's life, as 1t did on the life
hany another man. II tended to
his ambitions and direct them
9 the line of what later became
occupation. His career was not
ashore by any dread of hardship
Or any dislike of service at sea.
as Influenced by an event that Is
Of The important, yet little known,
odes Of the civil war: The attempt
ae coniederates, in 1864. to cap
ihe U. S. s. Michigan, to take
son island, in Sandusky bay in
Erie, release 1000 confederates
'ohed there, burn the island, and,
ssibe, destroy Detroit, Cleveland
banalo by fire. and strike terror
pe heart OF the north. The man
discovered the plot was Murray,
vas he who unearthed the iden-
VI 'he picturesque leader and was
uaehtal in frustrating the
ues so cunningly devised.
war was at its zenith In the
1904 when Commander J. C. Car
'ne United States navy sent for
S and detailed him to special
mere had been some vague
pn hoating around of a confed.
plot TO blow up Johnson island,
a.e all confederate prisoners and
Erie.
!" get to the bottom of the
'hae!' ir there is one" said Com
~ carter. Go to any place and
pace where your Judgment leads
iou nave an unlimited commits.
Aeport to me from time to
Ha! went first to Detroit and
nsa 10y with Col. Hill, who gave him
~ 'alormation he had. 1t was very
mh, MI AT that time Vallandingham,
AUST a.. OF congress from Ohio, was
~. IN Windsor, Ont, across the
. nom Detroit. Vallandingham
'outnern sympathizer. Murray,
,s,,,s, ~ civilian, crossed to Windsor
c.uua q, ua,1 down to learn, first Of all, the
sa,.. IA ,.a'iandingham and any other
',s'e u sympathizers gathered
~ ne q, Observed closely all who
,sa ~ Vailandingham. Among them
Nv Nv aapper energetic little fel.
m,s S zane and went at valland.
h, neaaquarters. Murray learned
\. sane .a was L. G. Cole, and that
rapd fsputed to be confederate
~, 'oie was about 3s years old,
ounds seven inches tall, weighed
sha with red hair and long
an, sna ana gray eyes SO small and
leatu,s or!ght that they were the
S.e ts0 to draw Murray's atten.
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