The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-03-30


 ssYe4. said Gibelin; that's what KittFedge went upstairs for, to burn khe photograph and a lot of letters her letters probably. The fireplace was Euu of fresh ashes. Rose says 1t was clean before he went up, so picked out the best fragments. Here they are" Be drew a small package from his pocket and, opening 1t carefully, showed a number of charred or half burned pieces of paper on which words In a woman's handwriting could be plainly read.
 ssAdore fragmentsY' muttered Coque- nil, examining them. "It's in English. Ah, is this part of the photograph?' ?'' He picked out piece of cardboard Yes. You see the photographers name is on it."
 'sWattA, Regent street, London" de eiphered the detective. tThat is some thing" And, turning to the judge: ,'Wouldn't it be a good idea to send 8 man to London with this? You can make out part or lace skirt and the lip of slipper. It might be enough" That's true," agreed Vaudeville. < ssWhoever goes,'' continued Coque- lnil, 4shad better carry with him the five bound notes found on Martinez and see lfshe can trace them through the Bank of England They often take the names or 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 Gfbelin listened with "a mock1ng smile. ''But why so much trouble" he asked, when you have the woman's name and address al- readyY
 ssI had them, and IT lost them," ac- knowledged M. Paul, and in few words he explained what had hap pened.
 .sOh," sneered the other, q thought you were a skilled wrestler!"
 Come back to the point" put In Vaudeville Had the chambermaid ever seen this lady before?" s'sYes, but not recently. It seems that Kittredge moved to the Hotel des soon after that she saw the lady with him. She says the la was young and good looking"
 Gibelin chuckled harshly. "I have kept the most important thing for the last. I'm afraid it will annoy my dis Hnguished colleague even more than the loss of the leather fragments. have found the owner of the pistol that killed Martinez
 CoQuenil starred
 sT should tell you also that the balls from that pistol are identical with the ball extracted from the body. The Autopsy proves it, so pr. Joubert says. And this pistol belongs in a leather holster that found in MT. Kittredge's room Dr. JoubeFt let me take the pistol for verihcation and-there, you gan see for yourselves"
 With this he produced the holster and the pistol and laid them before the judge. There was no doubt about t, the tLfo objects belonged together. Various worn places corresponded, and The weapon fitted in it's case. ''Be- sides,e continued Gibe1in, t'the cham bermain Identifies this pistol as the property Of the American. He always kept it in q certain drawer. She mo- hced 1t there a few days ago, but yesterday 1t was gone, and the holster was empty"
 ssIt looks bad,s muttered the judge. He spoke abruptly to Gdbelin, t'Did you see about his boots?''
 .eNo; thought you would send to the prison and get the pair he wore East night"
 R HOW uO you knOW ne O10n'C change AS boots when he burned the letters Aback to his hotel and see if they ed a muddy pair in his room this
 ng. Bring me whatever boots
 Foa find Also stop at the de
 Aget the pair he had on when
 Be quick!''
 answered Gibelin, and he
 pausing at the door to sa-
 ul moekfngly. The latter
 ed to see if the casts of
 Its had been completed.
 nearly an hour the judge
 Jeff in the details of this
 lso began notes of ques- e wished to ask Kittredge
 ep in these when the clerk
 inferm him that Coquen1
 had returned. They en-
 luenil was silent, but Gibe-
 Rxultingly: we have found
 Sittredge's boots that abso-
 yfrespond with the plaster
 the aIleyway footprints. Ev-
 is identical--the shape of the
 he nails in the heel, the worn
 every thing!''