The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-08


even your resources. Heaven knows 1t has taxed
ours
The visitor large. weitbullt man He pacec
bis hat the table and without taking OF his gloves
sat down in an easy chair which he completely filled
Andrews is my uame-third vice president of the
Great Eastern Life Insurance company. ] am the
nominal head of the companys private detective force
and though [ have some pretty clever fellows on my
staff we've got a that far of US has been
able to unravel I'd like to consult you about IT,
Kennedy expressed his entire willingness to be con-
suited and after the usual formstics over, MI
Andrews proceeded:
II suppose YOU aware that the large insurance
companies maintain quite elaborate detective forces
and follow very keenly such Of the Of their
pocy-bolders look all suspicious This case which
[ wish to put in your hands is that Of Mr.. Solomon
Morowitch, wealthy Maiden Lane jewelcr [ suppose
have read something in the papers about his sudden
death and the strange robbery of his safcs"
Every little replied Craig, ''There hasn't been
much to read -
''Of course not of course not, - said Mr.. Andrews
with show of qualification. 'I hatter myself that
have pulled the wires to keep the thing out OF
the papers much possible. We don 7 want to
frigben the quarry till the is spread. The point is
though, to find out who is the quarry. It's most
battling"
esI am al your service; interposed Craig quietly,
but you viii have to enlighten the facts in
the case As to that, know more than the news
papers,
t'Oh certainly, certainly. That is to say, you know
nothing at all and can approach 1t without bias lie
paused and then seeming to notice something in Craig
manner added hastily: ''I1l be perfectly frank with
Won. The policy in question is for hundred thou
sand dollars and is incontestabe. The company is per
ecy willing to pay, but want to be sure that 1t is
all straight first There certain suspicious clrcum
stances that in justice ourselves think should be
cleared up. That is a-believe me. We not seek
ing to avoid an honest liability
''What these suspicious circumstances7'' asked
Craig apparently satisfied with the explanation
This in strict confidence gentlemen began Mr.
Andrews Mr. Morowitch, according to the story
it TO returned home late night last week
apparently from his office in a very weakened semi
conscious condition. His family physician, Or. Thorn
tor summoned, not at once, but shortly He
pronounced Mr.. Morowitch TO be suffering from
seson Of the lungs that very like sudden attack
Of pneumonia.
bed when the doctor arrived, but his condition
So Tapd that the doctor % hastily resS5ea
The doctor bad ust stepped out 10 another patient
Vas rapidly sinking He died before the doctor could
No statement whatever concerning the Of
his sudden illness was made by Nh Morowitch and the
monIa as the cause of death, One of our men has
out of him. Mrs Morowitcb was the ouV persop With
her husband ut the time
There something in his tone that made ME take
particular note of this last fact especially he paused
Now. perhaps there would be nothing surprising
about it ALL far at least it not for the fact that
the following morning, when his junior partner, MI.
kahan opened the place Of business rather went
H. for it to remain closed of course he found that
during the night some had visited it. The lock on
the great safe which contained thousands Of dollars
worth OF diamonds intact but in the top of the
safe huge hole found-an irregular, round hole.
big enough to put your foot through Imagine it, Pro-
chrome steel, safe that short of safety deposit
vault ought to be about the strongest thing earth
WHY, that steel would dull and splinter even the
finest damonddrill before it made an impression The
mere taking out and reftting of drills into the brace
would be most lengthy process Eighteen or twenty
hours the time by actual test which would take
bore such hole through those laminated plates,
IT, there means OF exertng artificial pressure As
for the police; they haven't even theory YETI
.'Aud the diamonds9"
% All gone-everything of any value was gone, Even
the letter files were ransaeked His desk was broken
open and papers Of some nature had been taken out
IT, Thorough is no name for the job Isn't that enough
70 arouse s,usp1iieion'' ,s
uedy said.
so YOU shall. you SHALL said Mr. Andrews
Then we may retain You in our servicc2 Ny car is
waiting downstairs We 90 straight down 70 Maiden
Lane ii YOU wish. -
'.You may retain Que condition said Craig
witbou; moving 81 am 10 be free 10 get at the truth
whether benefits hurts the company and the case
j. 70 he entirely in my hands;
pocket and pulling out three four brevas tsMy
chauffeur is quite driver He almost beat the sub.
:, First, to my laboratory, " interposed Craig ''It
vii take only few minutes,
We drove up to the university and stopped on the
campus while Craig hurried into the chemistry build
70 get something
like your professor of criminal science said An
drews to me. blowing huge fragrant eloud of smoke
|. for my part. liked the vice president.
lie has solved some knottv eases, - was all sa
We come to believe there is limit to his resource
fitness
''I hope not. He's up against tough one this trip.
though bow
Kennedy quickly reioined carrying couple of lit.
tie glass bottles with ground glass shoppers
Moroweb Co was. of course, closed when We ar
rived, but had trouble in being admitted bv the
central office who had been detailed to lock the
barn door after the horse stolen. It precisely
A. Mr. Andrews had said. Mr.. Kahan showed us the
safe. Through ;hc top great hole had been made
made. for NJ the moment AT a loss 10 know
whether il had been cut. drilled. burned blown out
0hat-n0t.
Kennedy examined tbs edges of the hole carefully