The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-15


Aattened the remainder may still SHOW VI The hs
the fabric. tha a
"a heavy warp, say Of cotton ve,v..
here, homespun; will be imprinted we'll well soar,uf
but even a fine hatlste, continuing one brnaa o.
to the inch, will show marks Ever !. II.uuafs
such as a coat, shirt, and undersh;It nrs!ys'i Il
their marks, bnt that does not eonsay NAY ed
case. VhX
''Now I have here a piece OF poposs -,
n woman 3 automobile coat. disc6a,saa, a,t; "A
through it-so, [ compare the bullaI 50 lA
others and with The ono probed from ~ bt7 uo7 u
Parker. | find that the marks ON ,hns ias nsck
correspond precisely with those on bs iSs Is IssS
through the pongee coat Oalx
Startling as was this revelation r. L.
only an instant before the next. "snnsty
FfNow ! have another demonstrates. ID
note figures in this case. Mr.. Parker ~
or perhaps rereadiug it, at tho time bs b"ds tat/
have not been able to obtain that Sota 10 m4l
in form such as I could use in discoys,,rst
it's contents.
"But in a certain waste basket forr.
wet and pulp-like paper. II bad been ~.
Grated perhaps chewed; perhaps il b.d NV
soaked with water. There was wa,S y
running water lii this room The ink bos 0q
course was illegible. i1
'The thing was so unusual that az 49,.
that this was the remains OF tho noto Va's
Under ordinary circumstances it would bo a
ueless as clue to anything. But today 81 ss;as. as
ready TO let anything pass valuelegs'
found on microscopic examination .L,, K
an uncommon linen bond paper, and b,s. sup
large number Of microphotographs OF tba ~
They are all similar. L have here alsn ,t ustI
dred mierophotograPhs Of the 6bers in cSw Su~
paper, many Of them bonds. These bsS.
lated from time to time in my study az Az
None OF them, you see, shows Hhar.s ~. u
this one IN question, SO We may conclude th,;
uncommon quality.
.'Tbrough an agent Of the police s,r.
samples OF the note paper, OF every ono who J.
concerned. as far as could See with this tis /
are the photographs Of the fbers of these vaS
papers, and among them all is lust ons tL. I
spends to the fbers in the wet mass OF nss
covered in the scrap basket I think K e (
unnecessary to add that in the present cas =
precisely who
At this point the tension was so c7e,t a,
snapped Miss La Neige, who was sitting - i
had been leaning forward invoIuntariiy, n
If the words were wrung from her shs ~
hoarsely:
"They put mo up to doing III didn't !,
But the affair had gone too far | couldn't
him. The quickest way out was to toll ys
story to Mr.. Parker and stop it, It vas ths :!
l could think of to stop this thing between
man s wife and the man loved better thaa !.
husband. God knows, Professor Kennedy, 81
ALI
"Calm yourself, madame interrupted q
soothingly.. ECam yourself What's dous !
The truth must come out. Be calm"
"Now,' he continued, ''we have said noNy
ever of the most mysterious feature Of Tie 4
the weapon into the pocket or tho folds Of ia ;
here he drew forth the automobile coat q.
aloft, displaying the bullet hole-"an DO q
will not say wbich) could have discharged " I
unseen
By removing and secreting the weapon "a
one very important piece of evidence wold
pressed This person could have used such q n
as 7 have here, made with smokeess powdw q
coat would have concealed the flash OF tie ~
effectively There would have been no sob |
neither this coat nor even heavy balkes vaaI
deadeped the report OF the shot.
''What are we to think of that's 0nly o.
There is an invention that makes it almoa
TO strike man down with impuuity il bn'I
light in any place where there is sufficient
cover up click, slight 'Pouf!' and tho Tls G
bullet IN the air.
'fI refer to this little device of Hartfoin
] place it over the muzzle of the thirtyt!s
revolver | have so far been usiDg-so. In
Jameson, if you will sit at that Typewriter 90
and write-anything so long as you keep |
clicking. The Inspector will start that inltshA
ticker in the corner.
"Now we are ready. I cover the pistol wtsi
| defy any one 10 this room to tell me tos g
ment when l discharged the pistol l could y
any of you, aud an outsider not IN the sosH
never have thought that | was the cupnL
certain extent / have reproduced the condinn
which this shooting occurred. "a,
''At once on being sure of this feature 'l "
l dispatched man 10 Hartford to SEQ gus ~
Tho man obtained from him complete isI
dealers in New York to whom such deviess
sold. The man also traced every sale OF tscs
He did not actually obtain the weapon, pr'
working on schedule time according TO agSsI
is at this moment armed with 4 search Wa'lsA
rapsacking every possible place where tle -
pected Of this crime could have concealed "
For, one of the persons intimately connec'el, =
case purchased not long ago silencer ,er ~
caliber revolver. and ] presume that thal X
ried the gun aud the silencer at the time Oh ~
of Kerr Parker ul
Kennedy concluded in triumph, his voice me,
his eyes flashing Yet to all outward "ge;srd IN /
a heartbeat quickened Some one IL
had an amazing store of seltpossess'on.; ,,r,.
81 had anticipated some such anIleliz
continued after moment 81 am prePa'ss. ~
He touched bell, and the door TO tae IA
opened. One of Kennedy's graduate ssua'''
in. ~ ~
''You have the records Whitinsl" |" -
''Yes, Professor ,,s
81 may say,'i said Kennedy, "tbat sts :,
chairs is wired under the arm IN sacp tss st5
betray on appropriate indicator rt.naS ~ 'ao 4
every sudden and undue emotion; lpou 1ts y
concealed from the eye, even OF one M
stands facing you, such emotion - w. n y
it is test that is used frequently snlast
to demonstrate various points OF pya;,s bs
needp t raise your arms from the ousrH NJ
gentlemen The tests are all over nV"'
they show. Whting7' rassiI
The student read what he had peer ~ st'S h
next room. At the production OF tn, coy srSs
demonstration OF the markings Oh w Mr. e.
Parker had BETRAYED great emotion n.,r3r11
done likewise, and nothing more tnan
ton had been noted for the rest o. Jn,;ns %S tk
Miss La Neige s automatic RECORD opsE oParEa
out Of the sending OF the note to 1,.s rA,a" ~
especia1Iys nfay ynra n her, MIs piu's