Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-02-12

40 NOT nave 10 ldDet them Tor me 10
tell them apart. I recognize the work !
OF each man by his technique. Even
II Lawson painted a portrait and Henri
landscape, the individuality OF the
artist would make HIS work recognize.
able, though masked by a subject un.
usual for him. Crime is like art in
one respect az least-technique Gv.
cry criminal brain has its own tech
nique. Any one who has investigated
crime. who has studied evil-doers un.
der all conditions, who has matched
his wits against theirs. inevitably
comes to recognize types Of crimes.
Given any particular crime 70 trace,
from tho very nature of it he is able
10 say al once. This is the work OF
SO-and-so. Now In the Parrish case
/ am confident that a crime OF some
kind has been committed or Is even
now being committed. | may not know
what particular thing It was that drove
Katharine Parrish and old Elser to
seek death--in fact | do not know as
yet--but that makes no difference. !
know the type Of crime recognize
In the case certain indefnable things
which convince me that behind II all
Is a cunning criminal brain that has
planned some far-reaching plot. II II
was devilIshly ingenious enough to
drive two people TO suicide, In all
probability II will have the same effect
on others. There may be no other
suicides, but | believe there will be.
/ shall watch every report OF a sui
| eide for the next few days with par
ticular interest. Who the criminal is,
and who his associate is-for | am
convinced II is a crime of the pair
| have no idea. Investigation Of mail
thefts and stamp counterfeitlng never
has brought me in touch with this par
ticular sort OF crime, so that as yet |
am entirely at sea as regards the
identity Of the criminals"
All you have said" told him. only
convinces me that am right about
Hugh Crandall. An intelligent. edu.
Gated man gone wrong, a respectable
broker with a secret propensity for
crime. would fit your theory, wouldn't
it?"
you saw Crandalls janitor last
night, didn't your" was all the re-
Spouse he chose to make to my ques-
ton what kind Of a chap is he?"
'It you can get him to admit you to
! Crandalls rooms you are a wonder"
| replied, repeating word for word my
interview with the ianitor the night
before
81 generally go prepared for such
fellows" he answered, smilingly draw
ing from his pocket blank legal doc
ument on which the word attach
ment" was printed boldly across the
back. Taking out fountain pen, he
RAPIDLY filed in Hugh Crandall's
name, on the outside only.
OF course l saw through his ruse.
He would represent himself as an Of.
ficer come to attach Crandalls furnl-
ture and thus gain access to the rooms,
But suppose the ianltor insists on
reading the document and sees that 1t
is blank inside?"
mo one ever reads legal documents
unless necessary. Besides, man of
the ianitor type generally has consid-
cradle respect for the arm Of the law.
He is probably more or less familiar
with It's workings in dispossessioEs
and such things, and realizes how
futile opposition would be. supposing
that we really we're sheriff's deputies,
as he will undoubtedly take US to be. u
We reached the place, and, dismiss,
ing the taxicab half block away
marched boldly up the steps and rang
the bell. AS the janitor answered, Da
Wis. carelessly Tipping back his coat
TO show a badge of some sort, demand
ed admittance TO Crandall's apart
ments.
1--WE got an attachment, see?" he
said. flashing the back of the docu
ment before the ianitor's eyes.
"Oh, that's it, is it?" said the JAM
tor. That's why he beat 1t so quicl
yesterday and told me not to let any
one into his rooms?"
so he has gone," exclaimed Davis
in mock surprise 81 don't wonder a
that. Has he paid you the rent?"
Come to think Of it, he is a montl
behind" said the ianitor, though
often it's been that way and he Away
made good"
Even as he was talking he began q
lead the way upstairs. Respect 70
= the law, coupled with the insldiou
!. doubt OF his tenant that Davis remarl
!, had implanted, removed all obstacle
n to our purpose.
I AS he flung open the door to Gran
3 dans apartment after unlocking
with his pass key, Davis turned, an
I handing him a coin, said:
. Can you get me hammer and
;. couple of tacks till put up notice?
Sure, sbd the janitor, as he tucke
8 the coin in his pocket. I'm go dow
/ stairs and get one right away"
y The apartment into which he ha
Il admitted US was two.room-and-bat
e suite, with Furnishings Indicating tina
y its occupant was man of comfor
& able means and good taste. Their
e we're some well-chosen pictures on III
a. wall and a nne lot OF books. Their
It was none Of the display of stage Il
D. vorites and sporting pictures found
ID bachelor dens: but two framed phot
N graphs OF Katharine Parrish, one wit
an inscription. smiled down from th
;" walls, almost the only touch OF fem
Y. ninity about the place.
b. AS soon as the ianitor disappeare