Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-13
Sherlock Holmes in Real Life
TODAY'S INSTALLMENT

There are stm one or two singular
points which invite comment one of
these. which / have incidentally men
toned, is that neither the matchbox. nor
the box opened In the bed room, showed
any marks Of blood. Yet the crime had
been an extraordinarily bloody one This
is certainly very singular.
AN EXPLANATION.
An explanation given by Or Adams,
who was the first medical man to view
the body. is worthy Of attention. He
considered that the wounds might have
been inflicted by prods downward from
the leg Of q chair, in which case the
seat Of the chair would preserve the
clothes. and. TO some extent, the hands OF
the murderer from bloodstains The con-
dition Of one OF the chairs seemed to
him TO favor this supposition
The explanation is ingenious. but I
must confess that / can not understand
how such wounds could be inflicted by
such an instrument There were in par
ticuler a number of spindle shaped cuts,
with bridge Of skin between them. which
are very suggestive. My first choice as
10 the weapon which inflicted these
would be burglars Jimmy. which is hi
furcated at one end, while the blow which
pushed the poor womsns eye into her
brain would represent a thrust from the
other end
Failing Jimmy. l should choose ham
mer, but a very different one from the
toy thing from half crown card OF tools
which was exhibited In court Surely,
common sense would say that such an in
strument could burst an eyehall, but could
not possibly drive Ct deep into the brain,
since the short head could not penetrate
nearly so far
The hammer which / would reconstruct
from the injuries would be what they
call, believe, a plasterer's hammer, short
in the handle, long and strong in the
head, with a broad fork behind But how
such a weapon could be used without the
user bearing marks OF It is more than
can say
1t has never been explained why
rug was laid over the murdered woman.
The murderer, as his conduct before Lam
bic and Adams showed, was q perfectly
cool person. II is at least possible that
he used the rug as a shield between him
and HIS victim while he battered her with
his weapon. His clothes. II not his hands.
would IN this way be preserved
have said that it IS OF the nrst inn
portance 20 trace who knew 10 the exist
ence OF the jewels since this might great
ly help the solution OF the problem
In connection with this there is a pas
sage in Lamble's evidence in New York
which is OF some Importance I give II
from the stenographer report. condens-
ing in places:
@. 30 YOU know In Glasgow man
named - "'
A. YES sir"
-. What is his business
A. "a bookmaker'
=. when did you first meet himr
A. AT a dance
.. What sort OF dancer"
a. "a New Years dance fThat
would be New Year OF 1909
.. when did you meet him ate,
that?"
A. In the beginning Of June
-. Where"
a. ON Glasgow
'Q. AT a street corner"
a NO; he came up 20 the house at
Vrmces street"
.. Miss Gilchrists house"
A. Yes. sir"
Q THAT was the FIRST time since the
dance
49, Yes SIR"
= EDO You deny that you had a meet
ing with him hy a letter received from
him az "A corner OF street Ia Glasgow"
A. 81 got * letter"
o. TO meet him at street coruers"
'1esH
P THE arst meeting after the aauce'
Co., 'r+ Won ms. aim .aer,