The Washington herald., 1915-07-04

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There. that will do. Mrs. Willouehby;
! see that you are not Well" he soothed
Doctor. a little something to quiet her
nerves. l think We can comnleta our
work merely by comparing notes Call
Mr. Willoughby. Walter. There. sir. il
you VIII take charge of your wife and
perhaps take her for tu,n or two in the
fresh air / think We can tell voI, in few
moments whether her condition is in any
way serious or not"
Mrs Willoughby was on the verge of
Mysteries as her husband Summarized bsr
out OF the room. The dor had scarcely
shut before Kennedy threy omen win
DOW and seemed to beckon into the da rk-
ness. As II from nowhere Donnellv and
bentley sprang up and wee admitted
DR.. Guthrie had now returned from Tho
music room. bearing a sheu Of paper on
~hich was traced long Irregular curve
AT various points on wnch marginal
notes had been written hastily
Kennedy leaped directly isto the middle
OF things with his characteristic ardor
lou recall. he began. that no one
seemed 10 know just who took the Jewels
IN both the cases you first rported9 see
ing is believing is an old saving bur
IN the face of such report: as YOU de-
tectives gathered it is in fair way to
lose its force.
But l have here a little witness thar
never hes. and mindful of he fallibilitr
or ordinary witnesses. call,d il in. II
Is new compact little motion camera
which has just been perfected to do au-
tomatiCally what the big mo.inC-picture-
making comeras do
He touched one of the little black boxes
such as We had seen him inaalI in the
JeWeiry department at Trimhes
Each of these hold 100 fee: of film.
ne resumed. enough to last hree min
utes. taking. say, sixteen pictures to the
loot and running about one foot A second
me motion camera as a detective has
now proved its value. | have fere three
MINIS taken at Trimble's from different
angles. and they clearly show exactly
what actually occurred while Mr. Will
40 a9uS ;ba and annie Annie Grayson We're looking
He was lingering the apparatus on the
library table connected with that In tn.
music room. This is the psychomeer for
testing mental alterations" he explained
Already the psychometer is an sctual
working fact No living man can conceal
his emotions from the uncanny inaru-
ment. He may bring the most gigantic
Of VIII powers into play to conceal his
inner feelings and the psychometer will
record the very work which he mates
this will power do
The machine is based upon the fart
mat experiments have proved that w.
human body's resistance TO an electric
current Is increased with the increas
of the emotions.
\ galvanometer is so arranged that II
rejecting light. This light falls on al
ground-glass scale marked off into CEN
timeters. and the arrow is made to fol-
low the beam of light. pen pressinzI
roll OF paper revolved by machinery rec
ordS the variations. DR. Guthrie VII,
had charge of the recording, simply sat in
front OF the ground glass and with thu
arpoW point followed the reflection Of
the light as II moved along the scaley
IN this way making a record on the "a ne,
on the drum. which see he is now hold
ing in his hand.
self. the examiner, sat here. facing eac
other over this table Through thos
metal domes on which she was to kee
her hands she received an electric curren
so weak that IL could not be felt even b
the most sensitive nerves Now with ever
increase in her emotion either while I wa
putting questions to her or showing he
the pictures. whether she showed ii ou
resistance to the current that was bein
passed in through her hands The in
crease was felt by the galvanomaeer con
nected nv wires in the music ROOM the
mirror swung, the light travelled on the
scale. the arrow was moved by DrV
Guthrie. and her varying emotions were
recorded indelibly upon the revolving
sheet OF paper. recorded In such a way as
to SHOW their intensity and reveal to
the trained scientist much of the mental
condition of the subject"
Kennedy and DR.. Guthrie now con-
versed in low tones. Once in a while
tion-'not an epileptic,' no abnormal
conformation of the head" Certain men
tai defects" often the result of sick
ness or accident"
Every time that woman appeared there
was most peculiar disturbance" re-
marked DR. Guthrie as Kennedy took the
roll of paper from him and studied il
carefully
At length the light seemed to break
through his face
Among the various kinds of insanity"
he said. slowly measuring his words,
there is one that manifests itself as
an Irresistible impulse to steal NSuch
terms as neuropath and kleptomaniac
are often regarded as rather elegant
names for contemplate excuses invented
by medical men to cover up stealing
mans sins; rich mans diseases Yet
kleptomania does exist and it is easv to
make ii seem like crime when IL is really
persistent. incorrigible. and irrational
stealing. Often 1t is so great as to be
incurable. Usually the kleptomaniac is
woman. with an insane desire to steal
for the mere sake of stealing. 1t is a
form of emotional insanity. not loss Of
control of the will. but perversion of the
will. Naturally enough. woman. with
her delcately balanced nervous organ-
cation. is the first and chief offender
Kennedy had seated himself at the table
finished. he held the papers in his hand
to dry.
He handed one sheet to Bentley and
Donnelly. We crowded about. Kennedy
had simply written out two bills for the
necklace and the collar Of pearls
Send them in to Mr.. Willoughby" he
added. II think he will be glad TO pay
them to hush up the scandal
We looked at each other in amazement
at the revelation.
But what about Annie Grayson," per
sisted Donnelly.
II have taken care Of her" responded
Kennedy laconically She il ALREADY
under arrest Would you like to see
why?'
A moment later We had all piled into
Dr. Guthrie's car. standing at the door
At the cozy little Grayson villa we found
two large-eyed detectives and very
angry woman waiting impatiently Heap
ed up on table In the Iiving-room was
for the ocular popularity Of the detec-
tives
The tumble on the table contained a
most ma gnificent collection of diamonds.
sapphires. ropes of pearls. emeralds.
statuettes and bronze and ivory antiques.
books in rare bindings. and other baubles
which wealth alone can command II
dazzled our eyes We made a mental
inventory of the heap.
We could only look at each other IN
amazement and wonder at the defiance
written on the face of Annie Grayson.
In all this strange tangle OF events"
remarked Kennedy. surveying the pile
with obvious satisfaction. Il find that the
precise instruments of science have told
me one more thing. Some ore else dis
covered Mrs. Wiloughby's weakness, led
her on. suggested opportunities to her
used her again and again. profted by
her malady. probably to the extent Of
thousands of dollars. MY teiegraphon
Annie Grayson secured the confidence Of
Mrs. wiIloughby The one took for the