New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-15
MARTIN CASE GIVEN
TO DETECTIVE BURNS
American Crime Expert Makes
Progress on the Lines of
"CherChez la Femme"
OPERA HAT RECOVERED
Thames Dragged for Body by
Scotland Yard Men, While
Burns inquiries on the
Continent.
Ln. cahlc 10 The Triluno /

1893 cable 10 J he Tribune
London. April 15-Working along
On entirely different line from that
hitherto followed here, William J..
Burns. who has been engaged for the
Martin case has Immediately Sc, To
work on one of the cardinal principles
NJ the American detective. chcrchez la
femme and has now discovered that
between 3 and o'clock on the after
noon Of April the Memphis cotton
broker called at the Savoy Hotel. where
he met 4 woman and made an appoint
ment to meet her again shortly after
the hour at which he was last seen.
In fact he left his friends on the steps
of the ROYAL Automobile club express
Is for the purpose az this rendezvous
This fact. coupled with other circum-
stances. strongly Influences Burns to
believe that Martin is on the Continent
with a woman companion and makes
him disbelicVe the theory that Martin
has disappeared on account of gam
bling losses.
Scotland Yard is drawing ring of
large diameter around Martin. but
seems unable TO make the radius
smaller. Most Of the work done seems
TO have been in the direction of gath
cring small details. throwing them in
a heap and picking them over rather
than driving in. as Burns is doing.
Burns vs.. Scotland Yard.
One odd thing about this mysterious
case is that Burns and Scotland Yard
are not at all in sympathy. The
American detective has been retained
10y tho family by means of a cable
message but the papers authorizing
his employment on the case nave not
arrived vet. and consequently Burns
has not even been TO Scotland Yard.
He does not want 10 receive the cold
shoulder from the English detectives
nor he heckled on what he has already
found out. Neither docs ne want the
British government police 10 say they
might have turned mp their man had
Burns not interfcred. ON the other
hand professional Jealousy seems to
make Scotland Yard oppose Burns's
entrance into the case.
Gable dispatches to Burns from mem
bers Of the Martin family in Tonnes
see have convinced the detective that
Martin. to use BUrnss words, is not
booze fighter or a rounder. Also. he
says. he does not believe for a minute
that the cotton man poured out his
money on the chemin d. fer tables.
He understands that the missing man
is head Of his firm and that he en-
.oyed ample means. although to be
Hure there is no. money left now i'm
Inc bank where he once had an ac-
count.
Papers Net Examined.
r Lockhart Anderson had a con-
versation with Burns this morning and
had an appointment with him at q later
hour i'm the day. but did not show o..
probably. il was said. because Scotland
Yard had warned him not 10 do SO.
Burns has not yet looked over Martin $
papers and effects. as he has no direct
authority yet To do so.
The Inelish police have not conduct
ed this part Of the search either, per-
haps because =. Lockhart Anderson
may have showed them off for some
trivial reason. In this country deter-
tives have nothing like the power of the
American police. The old saying thtt
an Englishmans house is his castle -
perfectly true as far as regards this.
md il is very easy for "A man of gooi
position 10 shut. theoretically, his gates
in the faces Of detectives.
Burns is not sure that all Martin
clothes, except his evening dress, are
still in the Park Place apartment. He
has nothing yet 10 prove that Martin
has not taken his clothes with him or
that supply was not forwarded 10
him from his luggage. The American
detective has agents pursuing the same
search as the English police are max
ing in the Continental resorts. particu-
larry Of Belgium and France.
There was "A rumOr yesterday that
Martin had been found I'm Paris. but
neither Scotland Yard nor Burns had
any confirmation Of this. His safety
deposit box has not yet oeen examined.
chief Inspector Ward, Of Scotland
Yard said yesterday: You know I
meant 10 do that. but was 50 badly
pushed for time / had 10 put it off. old
chap"
As a matter Of fact. certain formali
fios must be gone through before the
strong box is opened and the papers
examined.
The theory Of murder is lessenng
an the time among the ponce. one o.
the detectives at the Vine street police
station said last night.
NO fear. ! can't believe any 81 oul
hoolieans are strong hearted enough
TO Do q toff like that IN the hear' o.
London"
Scores Of Worthless Clews.
The idea that Martin may nave
thrown his pocketbook and opera ma
ont n 2 train window is also shattered
as the wire netting or Charlng cross