Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-09
!, ,.,ock Holmes in Real Life
roDAY:S INSTALLMENT.

.t.reh they were thrown together
rrrav out to New York, and
"a NJ. shared the same cabin, they
.,.e talked of the object of their
.r ,onpared notes as to the man
-rsr. about TO identify. For girls
~, connective ages of Is and q this
.,s5nry furnishes unique example Of
selt-resuaint
M r,.se then are the three Identified
49, nv the only people who saw the
nrasrer Had the diamond brooch clew
# -, sr+hentic and these identifications
,,non the top of it, they would I'M
III .,+e5rv have been strongly corrobora-
Rrt when the brooch has been
a.r 70 be a complete mistake, l really
,o- understand how any one could
o,+ surb half hearted recognitions as
.t,r enough to establish the identity and
s,Ht of the prisoner
III There remains the so-called identihca-
A.. IN. twelve witnesses who had seen a
Ioitering in the street during the
r,oape before the crime had ben COM
,.+e5 have said a 'so-called identiti
.otior. for the proceedings wer farcical as
real test of recognition.
~ Tho witnesses had seen portraits of the
sccused. They were all aware that he
nos foreigner. and then they were
sgad to nick out his swarthy Jewish
& rnvsiognomy from among nine Glasgow
s. roiicar7eu and two railway officials. Nat
f ,r.uv they did It without hesitation. since
4 tbis man was more like the dark indi-
sldual whom they had seen and described
than the others could be.
psad their own descriptions, however,
IN tbe man they had seen, with the details
\, his clothing, and they will be found in
nsrv respects to differ from each other
IN one hand, and in many from Slater
an the other Here is a synopsis of
ther Impressions
THEIR IMPRESSION
Mrs NcHaffe: Dark mustached, light
ovarcoat not waterproof; check trousers,
+ spats black bowler hat; nose normal"
IA Miss NJ McHaffie: Seen at same time
and same description Was only pre-
,ared at first to say there was some re-
semblance, hut had been thinking it
over, and concluded that he was the
& man
NJ
Had heard the man speak and noticed
nothing in his accent" prisoner has
a strong German accent.)
Madge McHaffie belongs to the same
family: Dark, mustached, nose nor
nal Check trousers, fawn overcoat and
spats Black bowler hat. The prisoner
Tss fairly like the man
In connection with the Identification
served that neither check trousers nor
spats we're found in the prisoners lug
gage, As the murderer was described as
being dressed in dark trousers, there was
no possible reason why these clothes, if
Slater owned them, should have been de-
stroyed
Constable Brien: Claimed to know the
prisoner by sight, Says he was the man
he saw lettering. Light coat and a hat.
II was week before the crime, and he
vas lettering - wards from the scene. of
Il He pickeC ." o'' among five con-
stables as the M. 3, IA seen"
Constable Walker: ~ .,J IN the loi-
terer across the street, It,, nearer,
and after dark in December. Thought at
first he was some one else whom he
y knew, Had heard that the man he had
\ TO identify was Of foreign appearance.
Picked him out from a number of de-
isctves. The man seen had a mustache."
Euphemia Cunningham: Very dark,
salow, heavy featured. Clean shaver.
Nose normal Dark tweed coat Green
zap with peak"
w. Campbell: Had been with the pre-
Nous witness, Corroborated. There was
general resemblance between the pris-
# oher and the man, but he could not posi-
nFey identify him."
Alex Gillies: "Sallow, dark haired and
cean Shaven. Fawn coat Cap. The
prisoner resembled him, but witness could
~. say ne was the same man
b Bryson: BLACK coat and vest.
DlscN bowler hat, No overcoat Black
a mus, with droop. Sallow; foreign"
i.'s witness had seen the man the night
Delore the murder. He appeared to be
OVAlng up at Miss Gilchrists windows)
a. Nalrn: Broad shoulders, long neck.
pS'A halr Motor cap. Light overcoat
0 NleeS Never saw the mans face.
on' l viii not swear in fact, but | am
se,'a'h he is the man l saw-but | will
not swear
MRS LIddell: Peculiar nose. Clear
sUApIeXlon not sallow. Dark. clean
co ,a'en, Brown tweed cap. Brown tweed
wi WIN hemmed edge. Delicate man,
ta. e' Drawn together She believed
n. prisoner was the man Saw him in
6s, street Immediately before the MUIR
Is hs ~, are the twelve witnesses as to
IN wv us'Ity Of the mysterious stranger.
" shst.,. "'sl place, there is no evidence
Z had eve, That this lounger in the street
dew '"l anything to do with the muir
son. 's Just as probable that he had
IN 6, b, 'u'sar amour. and was waiting
Wl., s'i , run out to him
d' 'ouldfa man who was planning
tefareLss,. DO g to gain by standing nights
tbs '''' 90 and 100 yards away from
In, o,' = the darkness?
and sv' posing that we waive this point
rhatb,.' me the plain question as to
+ loitar.. '''leI was the same man as the
mass n, we IND ourselves faced by
iva ""tculties and contradictions.
Nslr, ,ne most precise witnesses were
uDor I'M hT}son, who saw the stranger
MURDER. ''y night preceding the
81 assar mat night Slater had an un-
s gH Ant Ant 'ouchedi for not only by the
& her INe' with whom he lived and
4 ggsintsn,,,,"ul Schmalz but by an ac-
Nj. Win bt, samuel Reid, who had been
Tb, "'u from s to 1890
& g3ghs. ''e'tFe evidence which was nuite