The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-11

When did Morris klaw FIRST appear III
London
sunetncs u1d to which | reply: 7" INC
best Of my knowledge. shortly h"tor"
The comm"uc emert of strange happen
iLgs at the Mcrzics Museum
My friendship wr,r Martin H"ram led
! 20 my first meeting with Morris i\'Hw
{; meeting which! NO" hns induced me I"
become his hlnGra phcr. inadequate
! thcdsh my information unfortunately
remains.
II was some three months after the
! appointment Of tnran /" III" ruraiHrShip
! OF the Menzlcs Museum, thnt IN" hr>t
Of Il serbs If singular occurrences TOOK
place there.
1t hefell onr night in August. and ~"
/ matter was brough; /" my ears by CO.
ram himself IN tn, following morning.
| had. IN fact. JUST taken my s"at al
| the hreakthS; able when II" walked III
unrxpec:".Il! and .'~nk INT" an arm
chair. ..
"'rherc'S tr"LlI" at tn" museum: h"
said abruptly. / want YOU /" run
around"
He threw tho cigarette. untaSt"d. mt"
Tia" hearth.
You know Conway" he SAID. CON
way. the nigh, attendant. Wcli-he'
dead"
DO you mean that he died in tn"
night" | inquired.
Yes. Done for :'""r devil. He's had
his neck broken.
| waited fnr "A" further "ArlanAl IONS
bat hastily dressing. accompanied to
, ram tn III" museum. ~
The room Lcs"rIh.d III IN" catA!oCu"
as the "t;rack Room proved :" h" ih'
scene nf the tragedy.
This is ono II tn" iva overlooking the
square and contains som" OF ;hc hncS'
iIcrmS al the COLLECTION.
Tn. museum, IS not open !" The pun
liz until ten orln"k. and found. upon
arriving there. that III" only occupants
OF tho Greek room were III" CUSTODIAN
on duty. tw" runStahlcS. platn-cl"thrS
officer. and an insp"rtor--thai II, II l
, cAc"pt tho bod: Of poor conway.
He had not been touched. hut lay as
hc Was found hy Rcul" I'll" custodian
who took charge " III" upper rooms
during tn" day. II WAS patent That ne
. was It. yrnd medical aid.
In fact the position Of his body was
50 nxtraordinary as almost I" defy do
scription. His head. turned rar'laliE 10
\ ono side. was dou hl"d underneath ms
breast in 4 most dreadful manner. m
disputahly pointing To broken mock.
and his custodian's cap lay some dis
lance away. under i table supporting a
heavy case ot vases.
So much Was revealed ~ glance, ana
| turned hlankly /" t"ram.
"What do inri max ct Ii -. hr said.
l. shook my head in sil"n"". | SrraCe-
~ could grasp the reality 1T In" thing;
indeed. | WAS still staring al IN" hud-
died figure when ii!r doctor arrived.
At his request W. land the III, All man
fin, upon the :lnrr. ~ faC!lliat" IN en-
animation. and W then saw jhAt u"
Was greatly rMi and bruised about IN"
head and fac" and that his features
| were distorted IN II in">; extraordinary
| manner. almoS; as though ~ had been
Thc doctor did no: fail 70 notice this
| tXur"s~iOn.
! EXCUSE mo. $,r." said she inspector,
hut Their" certainty Was something
I going on here. Have You seen the glass
Ease in tn" H"Nt room"
| Glass raSr"" mult"r"h t"ram. run
ming his hand divtracicdiy through mis-
thick black hair. "N": what OF glass
/ case"
I'm here. sir" explained. iii" insp""-
tor. leading til" WAY int" IN" adjoining
| apartment.
| found tina, NJ referred - tho glass
! front Of a wall rasr containing stat IL
: cites and images of Egyptian d'ilies;
/ into Fragments The broken glass strew-
! ing the flncr and the sn"i:"S inside the
case.
That looks like u struggle. sir, docsn'
! it" said tho inspector. ..
! Heaven h"iu us What does II mean
! groaned ponr Coranl.
'Tha; we must Try and ind out re-
| piled the inspector. "M"anwhil" here
1 his KEYS. TnSN LAY on lDelIhOE III
! a corner Of the Greek room.
| Coram took them. m""hancaiiE.
"Reals." he sad |" rhr custodian. see
! If any of III" cases arc unlocked
! The man proceeded 10 <" around INC
! rooms. He mad pror"cd"d no further
. than thu Greek room Nh"n ne Hldue q
| discovery.
Here's tho tor az this unfastened
! sir" he cried.
| We hurricdly Joined HIM. To find tha'
Il,
mounted hy a thick glass rasc contain
! ing vha: toram had frequently assured
! ma was III" :"m "f the c"llccuon-thc
| Nhenean harp.
! II WAS alleged I" IL ~ frfE .enrlen'
,rcnk w0rkmans:;p. and was construct
/ cd uf fine gold. inlaid with jewels.
| II though, So. said ih" plaincloihcs
! man "AcI, yrr museum thi"f,
C"ram sighed YEARLY. My Ennh &C.,
any earthly hypothesis h"" man r"ulc
= got into these apar; mo&;S and leave
them again during the night:
: Regarding that. sir. remarked IN,
I detectivn "th"rr arc = f"u questions
shon,d liz. 20 ask you. In thu flrs'
place. NJ what kim does IN" museum
! close"
III six o'clock in III" summer"
what do Won d" when tn" last WIS
| itor has gone" -
Having lcrk"d II" "uisid" door
! ReaIe, here. lhornuchiy examines every
room 10 mako certain that no on" re-
! mains rcncralcd II" next locks thf
communicating doors and comes dowr
! into tho hall It is then his custom t'
+; hand Inc thr keys.
! II ca%r rh"m int" poor Conway
| kccping last ""cnine When he cam" or
i AT half past Sin. AMI every hour fhcre
! after it was his duty In E" through ms
rtis"rln. r"'orhins Eli The doors hshin'
. him"
Il understand that rhcre is tell
I iale watrl, in each room
i YES THAI in tho Creek room regis
! TORS a NJ sn that it was about ther
! hat he mot hi death. He had evident
, Is opened tho door COMMUNICATING VIII
! tho n,Xl ronm--that containing me
! broken glass case: hut h" did not toucl
; the detoctor. and The door was fount
! OMEN this morning"
SON" one must have lain concealed
there and sprung upon nm as nc en-
! tered"
"Impos sihl": Th"r" is no "the,
J means nf cntranv" ar "Nli. Tho. lhrc'
! windows arc iron barred and they have
not hc"n tamnrrnd with Moreover. th'
watch shows that h" was th"rc AZ three