The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-08-24
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ana explained my eTFduu anu us llh-
portance to him, asking for his kind
help in the matter. He was courteous
in the extreme, and within few
moments | had ascertained from him
that checks on Kelly q Co.'S account,
perfectly en- reggie, and made out to
"E. de Kerhoet or Bearer" had been
cashed on certain dates which he
gave me. They were in each instance
presented by a commissionaire in
uniform, who brought card" NJ.
Edouard de Kerhoet," with please
give bearer amount in SIS notes"
scrubbed in pencil in the same hand
writing as the endorsement on the
checks.
1.-THE amounts varied between
$1,000 and $4,000" continued the
cashier, still referring to his book.
Being bearer checks, and signed in
the usual manner, we had no occasion
to doubt them, and of course we
cashed them. The first check was
drawn on July Sd, and the last on
August 29th."
The cashier added one more detail
which fairly staggered me-namely,
that the commissionaiTe wore cap
with Kelly & Co." embroidered upon
it. If necessary, there were plenty
of cashiers and clerks at the bank
who could identify him. He was
tall man of marked foreign appearance,
with heavy black hair, beard and
mustache cut very trim. On one
occasion when he left he dropped a
bit of paper which contained the name,
cyan Wort, Turf Commission Agent,
Flushing, Holland"
| thanked the cashier and took my
leave.
When got back to the office l found
Skin O. My Tooth placidly sleeping
in his big armchair i had had a hard
day and was dead tired, and for the
moment when ! saw him there, looking
SO fat, so pink and so comfortable,
well-I have a great respect for him,
but I really felt quite angry.
However, l told him what l had
done.
Capital capital, Mugginsl" he
that's a clever rascal That touch
about the name on the cap is peculiarly
happy and daring. 1t completely al
layed the suspicious of the cashiers
at Coutts' Now, listen, Muggins,"
nc duueul Win bIaJ sudden, QUICK
changing mood of his which in a
moment transformed him from the
lazy, apathetic Irish lawyer to the
weird human bloodhound who scents
the track. "That foreign commission
aire is disguise, of course; the cap
hides the edge of the wig and shades
the brow, the black beard and mus
tache conceal the mouth and chin,
the foreign accent DISCUSSES the voice.
We may take it, there ore, that the
thief and his ambassador are one and
the same person, man, moreover,
well known at Coutts', since disguise
was necessary. Do you follow me,
Muggins? And remember, the motive
is there. The man who defrauded
Kelly q Co. is the same who muir
dered Whadcoat later on. Whadcoat
was effectually silenced, the tel-tale
checks have evidently been destroyed.
There would have been silence and
mystery over the whole scandal, until
the defalcations could be made good,
but for Whadcoat's letter to the
coroner and his dying words: "The
letter Kelly Edward D.. the
other, =. ;" He paused suddenly and
seemed lost in thought, then he NUT
tered: It's that COMPOUNDED dog
can't quite make outl Did Edward
Kelly after all :"
1t was that great "after ALL" which
had puzzled me all along. "Was
Edward Kelly guilty, after all?" l
had asked myself that question hum