The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-09-30

puZZieu over tue udtc
That afternoon another nerve sya-
cialist was asking him questions as to
symptoms. but with small resulta Tha
man declared he felt all right. only &C
couldn't remember how be cuIne to tha
hotel. or how lie happened to De In New
York. or clearly what his name was,
He had an Idea that It might be
George Brandeis. but the initials j
F." were marked on his hat and
clothes. and there was nothing further
to identify him; 50 the expert was
forced back to the mans actual
memories of San Francisco. prior to
1905.
He had remembered living In Il de
stroyed section of the city. and that On
the night preceding his loss of memory
be had gone to the theater which be
named. and that on his return from
supper rather late he had been set upoI
In the streets by two men. After thai
he was conscious of nothing.
The specialist listened intently. en-
thuslaStic 1T the discovery ot an nn
usual case. and was later willing tC
talk at length to IA reporter, whose til
had come through the hotel Ne1l
morning front page story With pic
turesque headlines appeared In all the
papers. giving exact details of the
strange affair and d precise description
of the forgetfui man
In that august sanctuary known u,
headquarters. sitting ut his roll tor
desk In his specific division OF 1t. ar
eminent detective official sat mex
morning perusing official reports, dali,
correspondence and. his morning news
papers
He observed the aphasia case ant
SKINNED 1t lightly. for on only specia
occasions had such cases been OF spe
ciai professional interest. He read
however. the description Of the mar
before his attention left the matter
and his eye sought out from the de
tails Of hundred other stories the
one or two suggestive happenings
which opened up for him line oi
specula ton
And then abruptly his attention he
came riyeted His eyes were fixeG
upon story emphasized by large dis
play That 1t was OF a robbery was OF
Itself unimportant to one who review
ed robberies daily.
That the victim was an eminent
woman In society was a fact familiar
enough to be uneyciting. But that the
| case possessed marked fascination
| for him was apparent from the ex
treme absorption OF his manner as ht
| read the details of the theft.
The affair itself was simple Mrs
| Malcolm Courtenay Of the highest or
| der OF society had obviously and nm
| Intentionally provided the enc hprSel
| by giving an interview to a reporter n
| the suit Of her hotel, In full view of {
| disorder of her incalcrlabIy valued
| jewels. which lay carelessly scattered
| on the table Of the anteroom In whirt
| they talked and by making some hn
morous comment on her tendency t.
leave them about-aIl OF which the &c
porter faithfully reproduced,
| was OUN u1u
vided the robber with an idea. He hat
clearly watched her rooms and discov
cred a favorable time of absence. botl
on her own part and on that of he
servant: had entered her suit, the doc
/ of which was unimaginably left open
had taken her incalculahiy vauet
| necklace of pearls. which she had care
/ lessly left loosely In an open drawer o
her dressing table. and had made goot
his retreat
Not without, however. being seen
for on inquiry 1t developed that at th'
time the suit was deserted anothe
guest on the same corridor had seen
well dressed man. whom at the tim
the guest bad taken for an ordinar
caller. departing.
1t was. however. the description o
| this robber that the eminent detective
whole attention was given and whicl
caused the mask of his impassire fac
to be turned for once to undeniab
| surprise
i ''The man is declared by the CUES
who saw his departure from Mrs. Nal
colin Courtenayis suit" tue report de
clared, Ito be slight He had whit
puff necktie, dark clothes and som
peculiar variety OF walking stick whic
appeared similar to but was not .
itself bamboo.
The detective whisted thoughtfull
to himself and turned back to the los
of memory story upon the first page
which ON this occasion. however. h
read carefully.
Particularly did he give attention t
the description OF the man who ha
lost himself He. too. had white pm
necktie; he. too. had dark clothes. an
he possessed walking stick mad
from the polished backbone of a shar
n walking stick which has a distine
similarity TO one OF bamboo.
Then he thought again. lit ciga
and delivered some orders to s,lbo
dinate which took that official with
! warrant for arrest in his pocket TO tn
observation ward. where John Fare
i received the scientist
Il The arrest of John Farrell preetr
tated one OF the most exciting new
i paper discussions which has appeare
| In the annals of inventive journalism
Columns OF speculations We're wri
ten as to the moral responsibility
such n criminal. columns of theori
4 deduced as TO the relationship hetwee
aphasia and criminal instinct.
! And through 1t ali. in the fare of tt
3 third degree and Ali the ihgenuities
prosecution George israndeis or