The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1914-02-20
The Gibson
Robbery
A Smart Piece of
Detective Work
By CLARIssA MAcKIE

private office of the junior member Of
the law firm.
81 am Rogers" said that young man
courteously. My partner, Mr.. Harley,
has not yet returned from lunch. Did
you wish to see him particularly
mo. Either one will do" returned
the other hastily. II was directed here
by my friend Dr. Brown He gave me
to understand that your firm did lit
tie detective work now and then"
%Hardly that" returned Rogers, plac-
ing chair for his client and regaining
his own seat, but In the course of our
practice we have CHANGED upon num-
Der of curious cases that we were for
tunate enough to unravel. AS a matter
of fact, we are rather fond of that sort
of thing although it is not branch Of
our business
The visitor frowned thoughtfully for
a moment and then looked sharply at
the young lawyer.
"In spite of what you say perhaps l
can prevail upon you to undertake a
delicate matter for me. 1t is in the
line of detective work. but 1t requires
unusual tact, something that the aver
age detective does not possess. This Is
not the mere shadowing of suspected
party. 1t is an endeavor to find thief
among group of people none OF
whom could possibly be guilty of
theft" He leaned back and smiled at
Rogers look of dfsmay.
though proposition, chr"
"Rather. 1t sounds interesting. With
out consulting my partner I'll say that
we will take it up as recreation after
business hours"
"Donew returned the visitor heartily.
Drawing cardcase from his pocket.
he laid bit of pasteboard on Rogers
desk and leaned back in his chair.
"My name is Gibson-James Addison
Gibson" he said, nodding toward the
card, land my house was robbed last
evening of $4,000 worth Of jewels"
Rogers sat up in his chair and lis
tened intently.
at happened at my country home at
Shorecliffe. My wife and were enter
tanning six friends from Manhattan.
all people of refinement and impecca-
be honesty.
During the evening Mrs. Gibson
mentioned that she had just received
necklace Of diamonds as birthday
gift from me, and she brought out the
jewel case and displayed the necklace
to her friends. 1t was greatly admired.
and l was about to close the case and
replace it in my safe In the library
when both my wife and myself were
summoned to the telephone by an
urgent message"
"Was the message really an urgent
oneT
ut proved to be an error. There
was some mistake about the number,
and the Mr.. and Mrs. Gibson called for
were really my brother and his wife.
who lived over on the East road"
$50 your absence from the room was
really unnecessary"
$50 it appears"
during your absence"
81 cannot find that any one remem-
bers have questioned the servants,
and all are unanimous in the protest
that they had not entered the room
that evening"
"Who brought the message from the
telephone|
"Pun Shah. my Hindu butler"
Rogers was silent for long time.
and then he asked one more question.
"Did Pun Shah enter the room when
he called you and Mrs. Gibson outside.
or did he stand in the doorway"
"He merely stood in the doorway and
gave the message"
"May ! have the names of the six
guests who were present that even
mgr
Mr.. Gibson nodded.
Rogers drew forth pencil and note
book. "Please give brief description
of each one as you mention the name,
not forgetting to give me the chief
characteristics that mark each indi-
vidual"
"First, there was Rodney Stone, the
poet dreamy young chap, with his
lovely wife, who is quite content to
shine in the reflection of his glory.
"Then came Dr. Latimer, a brilliant
physician. now driven to death with
an immense practice. If he keeps
on his present pace without cessation
from work he will end in a madhouse.
Besides Dr. Latimer, there was Nine.
Finelli. the prima donna. who. as
you no doubt have heard, possesses
an emotional temperament as well
us wonderful voice. Last of all
were the Huxfords. father and son.
busy Wall street men. almost too
tagged out to recolect what the neck
lace looked Ike five minutes after my
wife had displayed It,"
"Those were the six who were alone
with the jewelsT"
Eyes"
"And they are all unanimous In say
Ing lint not one person entered the
room during your absenceT
Eyes. although II IL singular thnt
Mime. Finelll and Mrs Rodney Stone
both declare TINT Pun Shah stood in
the doorway for n moment and re-
gnrded the company rather strangely
FOR few seconds Mime Flnelli resent