The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-04-21

Clearing up that Wall street case see
you are reading"
expressed some doubt AZ to whether
the regular police were enlightened
enough to take that view Of II.
Some OF them are he replied. YES.
terday the chief Of police in n Western
city sent a man East to see mo about
the Price murder--yoa know the cass7''
Indeed ! did. A wealthy banker Of
the town had been murdered on the
road 70 the golf dub. no one knew why
Or By whom. Every clue had proved
fruftless. and the list OF suspects was
itsek 20 long and so impossible - 10
seem most discouras.ng.
He sent me piece Of torn hand
kerchaef with deep blood stain on IT,
pufsued Kennedy. He said Il clearly
u indicated that the murderer had HIM
SEN been wounded In the tussle. but as
yet Il had proved utterly useless as .
cine. Would I see what could make
Of TT
'After his man had told mo the story
I had p feeling that the murder was
committed by either 'shillan labcrsr
on the links or . negro waiter at the
club. Well. to make . snort story
shorter, 7 decided to test the blood
stain. Probably you didn't know II.
but the carnegie Institution has just
published . minute. careful and dry
study Of the blood OF human beings and
Of animals.
IN fact. they have been abIs to re-
classify the whole animal kingdom on
this basis. and have made some most
=. spris.ng additions 70 our knowledge
RI evolution.
.'Now 7 don't propose to bore you with
the details OF the tests. but one Of the
Ill - N At
~ certain branch OF the human race
sivss a reaction much like the blood Of
4 certain group OF monkeys. the chin
r.ry.es, while the blood OF another
rrsnch gives reaction like that q: the
gorilla. OF course, there's lots more 70
u. but this Is all that need concern us
n0w.
u tried the tests. The blood on the
handkerchief conformed strictly to the
latter test. Now the gorilla was, Of
course, out Of the Questionable was no
Rue Morxue murder. Therefore It was
the negro waiter"
"Eut." interrupted. "ths negro Of
ferpd o perfect alb, at tho start and
mo buts. Walter. Here's telegram
7 received at dinner: Congratulations.
Confronted jackson your evidAncs a.
wired. Confessed
well. Craig. I take on my hat to
solving this Kerr Parker case for sure"
II would take a hand IN It II they'd
let me-" said ne simply.
That night. without saying anything.
I sauntered down to the imposing new
police building amid the squalor Of
Centre street. They were very busy at
headquarters. but. having once had that
assignment for the Star. I had no
trouble In getting In. Inspector Barney
oConaor of the Central once carefully
emitted q cigar from corner to corner OF
his mouth ~ I poured forth my sug-
Cestion 10 ham.
wen, jameson" no said at length.
20 you t4"k this professor fellow Is
L didn't mince matters In my opinion
Il Kennedy. told him Of the Price
case and showed him Q copy Of the
tslesrsm. That settled IT.
"CAn you bring him down here to-
nishtf' he Asked quickly.
I reached Tor the telephone, found
Craig In his laboratory finally. and In
less than an hour he was In the ONCE.
This 10 a most battling case. Profess
sor Kennedy. this case OF Kerr Parker"
said the inspector, launching at once
Into his subject. "Here IL . broker
heavily interested IN Mexican rubber.
II looks ike Q good thing-plantattons
right In tho aame territory as those
Of the Rubber Trust. Now, In addition
to that ne u branching out into coast
wise steamship lines: another man a..
Isolated with him 10 heavily engaged
In . railway scheme from the United
6taAes down into Mexico. Atogethse
the steamships and railroads are tap
ping rubber. OIL copper. and don't