Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-25
IARsHArLToWN, iowa, MARCH as 1910

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maid and she recognized her as the
woman whose photograph she had
seen in the Americans room.'
| "Ah. that's lucky!" rejoined the
judge. "And you have this photo
graph?"
mo, but
you said you found it." put in Co
quenn.
Il did-that is. i found a piece Of it,
a corner that wasn't burned"
Burned" cried the others.
EYES," said Gibelin; that's what
Kittredge went upstairs for. to burn
the photograph and lot Of letters
her letters probably. Tie fireplace was
full OF fresh ashes. Rose says it was
clean before he went up, SO 1 picked
out the best fragments. Here they
| are" He drew small package from
his pocket and, opening it carefully,
showed a number of charred or half
burned pieces Of paper on which words
in a woman's handwriting could be
plainly read.
'More fragments" muttered Coque-
nil. examining them. Its in English.
All, is this part Of the photograph"
He picked out a piece OF cardboard.
Yes. You see the photographers
name Is on It,"
Watts. Regent street, London" de-
ciphered the detective. "That Is some-
thing" And, turning to the Judge:
wouldn't it be good idea to send a
Slan to London with this2 You can
make out part Of lace skirt and the
tip Of slipper. 1t might be enough"
That's true" agreed Hauteville.
"Whoever goes" continued Coque-
nil, chad better carry with him the five
pound notes found on Martinez and see
if he can trace them through the Bank
Of England. They often take the names
Of persons to whom their notes are is
sued"
Excellent I'll see to it at once"
and. ringing for his secretary. the judge
gave orders to this effect.
To all Of which Gibelin listened with
hooking smile. But why so much
trouble he asked. when you have
the woman's name and address al
ready?"
II had them. and IL lost them," ac-
knowledged NJ. Paul. and in few
words he explained what had hap
pened.
oh sneered the other, Il thought
you were skilled wrestler"
"Come back to the point" put in
Hauteville. Had the chambermaid
ever seen this lady before?"
YES. but not recently. 1t seems that
Kittredge moved to the Hotel des
Etrangers about seven months ago, and
soon after that she saw the lady with
him. She says the lady was young
and good looking"
Gibelin chuckled harshly. II have
kept the most important thing for the
last. I'm afraid it will annoy my dis
tinguished colleague even more than
the loss of the leather fragments. |
have found the owner Of the pistol
that killed Martinez"
CoQuenil started.
II should tell you also that the balls
from that pistol are identical with the
ball extracted from the body. The
autopsy proves it, so DR.. Joubert says.
And this pistol belongs in leather
holster that found in Mr.. Kittredge's
room. DR.. Joubert let me. take the
pistol for verificatfon and-there. you
can see for yourselves"
| With this he produced the holster
and the pistol and laid them before
it. the two objects belonged together.
| Various worn places correspondent, and
the weapon fitted in its case. BE
Sides" continued Gibelin. "the cham
bermaid Identifies this pistol as the
property of the American. He always
kept it in certain drawer. She no
ticed it there a few days ago, but
yesterday it was gone, and the holster
was empty"
sit looks bad.' muttered the judge.
He spoke abruptly to Gibelin, Ibid
you see about his boots?"
"No; l thought you would send to
the prison and get the pair he wore
last night
"How do you know he didn't change
his boots when he burned the letters
Go back to his hotel and see If they
noticed muddy pair in his room this
morning. Bring me whatever boots
of his you find. Also stop at the de-
pot and get the pair he had on when
arrested. BE quickv'
II WILL" answered Gibelin. and he
went out, pausing at the door to sa-
lutte NJ. Paul mockingly. The latter
soon followed to see if the casts of
the footprints had been completed.
| Then for nearly an hour the judge
buried himself in the details of this
case. He also began notes of ques-
t-tions that he wished to ask Ktttredge
and was deep in these when the clerk
entered to inform him that Coquenil
and Gibelin had returned. They en-
tered. Coquenil was silent, but Gibe-
lin replied exultingly: 1--WE have found
a pair Of Kittredge's boots that abso-
lutely correspond with the plaster
casts Of the alleyway footprints. Ev-
erything is identical-the shape of the
sole, the nails in the heel, the worn
places-everything."