The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-08
The Adventure of Black
Peter
Peter

bumors which were the terror of all around him.
need not say that he ostbed and avoided by ever
one of his neighbors. and that | have not heard on
single word of about his terrible end.
1'You must have read in the account OF the ir
quest about the man cabin Mr.. Holmes but perhap
your friend here has not heard of it. He had bull
himself wooden outhouse-be always called it th
cabin "a few hundred yards from his house, and
was there that he slept every night 1t little
singe.roomed but, sixteen feet by ten. He kept th
key in bis pocket, made his bed, cleaned it him
SELF and allowed other foot the threshold
There small windows each side which GOV
cred by curtains and opened One of these win
dows was turned towards the high road and when th
light burned in IL at night the folks used to point
out to each other and wonder what Black Peter wa
doing in there That's the window, Mr.. Holmes, whic
gave of the few bits of possible evidence tha
came out at the inquest
''You remember that q stopemason, named Slater
walking from Forest Row about ] clock in the morn
ing-two days before the murder--stopped as b
passed the grounds and looked at the square Of lgh
still shining among the trees. He swears that th
shadow of mans head turned sideways clesrl
visible the blind, and that this shadow was eel
tainly not that of Peter Carey whom he knew wei
1t that of a bearded man. but the beard was shor
and brstled forwards in a way very different fror
that OF the captain. So be says but he bad been tw
hours IN IN the public house and it is some dstane
the Monday, and the crime was done upon the Wed
nesdaGy ~, r.. :.
blsckest moods, flushed with drink and savage a
dangerous wild beast. He roamod about the house
and the women for it when they heard him com
ing. Late in the evening he won't down to his ow
hut. About 2 clock the Following morning. his daugh
ter, who slept with her window open, heard mos
fearful yell from that direction but it no unusua
thing for him to baw and shout when he in drink
maids noticed that the door of the hut was opcu bu
SO great was tho terror which the man caused that
what had become of him Peeping into the open door
they saw sight which sen sent them flying, with whit
spot and an |, had taken over the case
,, well, have fairly steady nerves, as you know
a shake when put my head into that little house
It droning like harmonium with the flies au
slaughter house He had called it a cabin, and cab
it was, sure enough for you would have thought tha
scacbcst maps and charts, picture of the Sea Uni
corn, line of logbooks shelf, all exactly as
there in the middle of it, was tbe man
face twisted like lost soul in torment and his gres
IoasS s SlosS pGs Sros w III bis bad
driven, and it had sunk deep into the wood of th
sr Of be dead ks and s bes
from the instant that he had uttered that last yell
agony.
81 know your, methods, sir, and applied them
Before | permitted anything to be moved. 7 examine
most carefully the ground outside. and also the floo
Of the room. There were footmarks y
" Meaning that you saw noueF'
81 assure you: sir, that there were none
"My good Hopkins, I have investigated man
crimes, but have never yet seen ono which was com
mitted by flying creature As long as the crimina
indeutation ABRASION some trifIiur displacemen
which can be detected by the scientific soarcber
is Incredible that this blood bespattered room con
tanned no trace which could have aided US I under
stand howeveT from the inquest that there wcr
The young Inspector WINGED at my companion
ironical comments,
'tI was fool not to call you in at the time, NJ,
Holmes. However that's past praying for now Ye,
there several objects in the room which caile
which the deed was commted It had b'G3 beeu
down from rack on the wall. Two others remaine
the Was g S the
This seemed TO establish that the crime had been don
II ho of % T5 and @ the IN murderer had seize
that the crime was committed at = in the morning
aud yet Peter Carey fully dressed suggested tba
horne out by the fact that bottle of rum and tw
ssS siS0d Ho@es oRne the think that hot,
ences are permissible Was there any other spirit bu
in the room?'
eyes there was tantalus containing brandy an
whisky the chest. Tt is of importance to MS
however, since the decaptcrs were fun and it ha
For all that it's presence has some significance
said Holmes. However, let lis hear more aoou
case" 'r''
Th5f ms this III tho tobafSG Pouch upon the table
the ire p was s thong
Excellent what more'''
covered notebook. The outside was rough and worn
the Leaves were et d'soloFsd On the first
Holmes laid it on the table and examined it in hi
minute way, while Hopkins and / gazed over eac
shoulder. On the second rage were the printed let
ters &C p r." and then came several sheets of mum
hsSs 9cths5 g heading 5at,Cr snohe
pages Of signs and figures after IL.
l1What do you make of tbescl' asked Holmes
''Thev appear to be lists Of stock exchange So
curitics. ] thought that -. H. N were the initials
Of broker and that &C. ?. r. may have been h,
client
o'Trv Cansdiap Pacific Railway" said Holmes.
Staplev HOPKINS swore between his teeth, anc
struck his thigh with bis clinched hand.
"What fool have bcen'' he cried. f'of course
it is you say Then J. Fl. N the only initial
have 10 solve. I have already examined the OH
stock exchange lists. and find no one in 1883
either in the house the outside brokers
whose initials correspond with these Yet 7 fee