Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-09
The Case of Oscar Slater
BY Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
.,o,l. Holmes in Real Life
oD,y,C TNSTALLMENT.

sDD,y'S INSTALLMENT.
.r.8ble that both these fe-
r..obfa and Barrowman. swore
,.n they were thrown together
+rrrev out to New York, and
-,arel the same cabin, they
.,rsed of the object of their
..,mpared notes as to the man
-a about to Identify. For girls
connective ages Of Is and q this
furnishes q unique example Of
81 tstranD
aan. are the three identifca-
BIZ. the only people who saw the
Had the diamond brooch clew
o,-rerrfc ana these identiftcations
.,,n the top of it, they would un-
05,v have been strongly corrobora-
pn+ when the brooch has been
a. no a complete mistake, I really
understand how any one could
sIrh nalf-hearted recognitions as
"a ,,,,,gh 90 establish the identity and
Il of the prisoner.
So Ire remains the so-called identiiica-
" Twelve witnesses who had seen a
lettering in the street during the
'Ss before the crime had ben com
S.. have said a 'so-called identifi-
III for the proceedings Wer farcical as
"a test of recognition.
III witnesses had seen portraits of the
81 They were all aware that ne
81 foreigner. and then they were
"a IN nick out his swarthy Jewish
s@ornomy from among nine Glasgow
and two railway officials. Nat
III they did It without hesitation. since
( han was more like the dark indl-
"a whom they had seen and described
~ the others could be.
"a their own descriptions, however,
iii man they had seen, with the details
lid clothing, and they will be found in
III respects to differ from each other
one hand, and in many from Slater
h. other Here is synopsis of
IA Impressions:
THEIR IMPRESSIONS.
I'll NcHaffie: Dark mustached. light
bat, not waterproof; check trousers,
81 black bowler hat; nose normal"
Nks NJ McHaffie: Seen at same time
{. same description. Was only pre-
81 at first to say there was some re-
Hblance but had been thinking it
81 and concluded that he was the
LIN A. NJ. NcHaffie: Same as before.
81 heard the man speak and noticed
LIE in his accent. - prisoner has
|sa Ong German accent)
NC McHaffie belongs 10 the same
III H. Dark. mustached nose nor
E& Check trousers, fawn overcoat and
~ Black bowler hat The prisoner
81 Fairly like the man.
III connection with the Identification
csc four witnesses it is to be OBJ
III that neither check trousers nor
NJ were found in the prisoners lug
# As the murderer was described as
I'd dressed in dark trousers, there was
poSsble reason why these clothes, If
va owned them, should have been de-
I'D
z1hstable Brien; Claimed to know the
es1ner by sight, Says he was the man
~ lettering Light coat and hat
rs a week before the crime, and he
4 loltering so yards from the scene of
Pc picked him out among five con-
rs as the man he had seen"
Amstable Walker: Had seen the loi-
FL across the street. never nearer,
Is Rfter dark in December Thought at
"a he was some one else whom he
81 Had heard that the man he had
Nentify was Of foreign appearance.
"a him out from a number Of de-
#Fes. The man seen had a mustache. 3"
*Fhemia Cunningham: Very dark,
NNF, heavy featured. Clean shaven.
81 normal Dark tweed coat. Green
peak"
81 Campbell; Had been with the pre-
81 witness. Corroborated. There was
fferal resemblance between the pris-
and the man, but he could not posi-
~ Identify him "
IN GilIies; "Sallow, dark haired and
FL shayen. Fawn coat. Cap. The
8fer resembled him. but witness could
IN he was the same man.
b, blyson: Black coat and vest.
u bowler hat. No overcoat. Black
ne with droop. Sallow; foreign"
~ witness had seen the man the night
III Ihs murder. He appeared to be
: up at Miss Gilchrist's windows.)
.s YARN Broad shoulders, long neck.
NJ mar Motor cap. Light overcoat
leeS. Never saw the mans face
Z. VIII not swear in fact but l am
4. i ne Is the man saw-but will
III LlooeII; Peculiar nose. Clear
ss S"'Ol' not sallow Dark, clean
&. Il Brown tweed cap. Brown tweed
Y. WIN hemmed edge. Delicate man.
81 u'd"h together She believed
.r,soHeF was the man. Saw him in
IA ''' Immediately before the muir
are The twelve witnesses as TO
Il e. Oh the mysterious stranger.
~. "s. place, there is no evidence
y o.n. '"at this lounger in the street
X Il anything to do with the muir
ia ,..r just as probable that he had
amour, and was waiting
~ sIE TO run out TO him