The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-23

| much of a clue by examining his stool
| and counter.
81 hope you are mistaken" answered
Crcwe. laughing. May 1 ask you a few
| questions?'
| with pleasure"
what was Rowelrs salary?"
Two hundred pounds answered the
manager with some hesitancy I'VE b.
intended TO increase IL on the first of the
| year"
"Stll. a single man could live we'll on
| that" said Crcwe. "Did he dress wellp''
| Not extravagantly, but neatly. dc
usually wore a suit OF blue serge, col
lar of moderate height. and sray tic. ;"
That is very important" said Crewe
But here Is a more important matter
stlll. Has the height of this stool been
changed since Rowell vacated it2'
mo. 1t Is an immovable scat; as you
VIII see, and nicely apportioned TO the
height OF the counter"
'.In that case" said Crewe. Il think
that we shall catch your man BY the
way. did he ever wear anything but blue
serge?'
Rarely That was his office coat and
he also wore II upon the streets. AS YOU
know, Mr. Crewe, the habit of the silk
hat and morning coat is not insisted
upon now by many places of business"
"And-one more question-you have had
an unusually sunshlny summer, / be-
They say so.' answered the manager
suavely but looking at me as though to
ask, lis the fellow a dangerous luna
tic2'
Without further remark Crewe seated
himself upon the stool and leaned over
the desk. The sunlight streamed through
the grille in front of the desk and in upon
Crewe. He adjusted his position until
he was seated exactly In the center OF
the stool; then. after an instants silence.
as though he were lost in meditation, he
slipped down to the ground.
Good morning, Mr. Simpson" he said.
extending his hand TO the bank manager.
III we get TO New York before the po-
lice capture him: hope to have the pleas
And that" he added. lis probable
enough. since the police are dealing with
an extremely astute gentleman"
had an interview with the head of the
police department. He informed me Of
the situation in regard to the missing
man.
That he was in the city was a certainty.
Had any authentic portrait OF him eX-
listed, he would undoubtedly .shave been
captured long before AT present 1t
seemed almost impossible to take him.
he, in turn, could not leave New York.
Detectives We're watching every road,
every railroad station. every ferry house
from WHICH boats left for the New Jersey
escape was Long Island. He could
doubtless evade the detectives and cross
the Brooklyn bridge during the rush
hour. But that would be risky proceed
Ing. for, though Brooklyn lay open to
him. he could not cross from any point
OF Long Island TO the Connecticut shore,
while his return to New York itself
would be fraught with dangers 1t was
highly probable, therefore, that Rowell
was still within the limits Of the borough
OF Manhattan.
Where are you searching" Crewe
asked the police chief
We have two dozen men looking
through the whole city" said the lat
ter. We're raking 1t as fine as though
we used a toothcomb Sooner or later
he must be found
THE only drawback to that scheme is
that while you are rakins one district
Rowell Is likely To be In another"
We'll, how would YOU do better?'
asked the police chief. nettled.
Why. said Crewc. search all dis
tricts simultaneously"
Let me tell you said the chief OF
police. that the number of detectives
at my disposal for this case is twenty
four. not twenty-four thousand"
O. Nevertheless, ii you will place four
of your two dozen at my disposal for
week / Will guarantee 10 find Rowell if