The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-01-11
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By WILLARD 81 .AkEMAN

nouncement that Leonard Marston had
been found murdered in his bed. Sill
yer Waters was a summer settlement
Of wealthy persons who were not there
In winter, but Marston had remained
beyond the usual time, and the tragedy
occurred late in November.
The house had evidently been enter
ed for the purpose of plumber. 1t was
generally known that Mrs. Marston,
who was in the city at the time Of the
murder had great deal of valuable
jewelry. Some Of this was at the
country house, and it was all taken by
the robbers. as were her husbands
studs, sleeve buttons, scarfpins, etc.
When the police, who were called in
at once, came they took possession Of
the premises, allowing nothing to be
touched till the arrival Of Dempsey,
detective, who was to make thorough
examination.
Dempsey had a reputation of being one
Of the most skillful probers of crimes
in America. When he arrived he be-
gan his search for something the Grim
inal or criminals had left as possible
clew. There were no footprints, which
are usually considered the most impor
tant pointers. Indeed. after an hours
methodical investigation Dempsey had
discovered nothing Then his eye
caught small object under dresser
from which Mr. Marston's belongings
had been taken
Drawing an electric lamp from his
pocket, he flashed it upon the object
and revealed a stud Taking it up, he
saw that it was mosaic and recOg-
nized it as one that must have been
made in Italy. Evidently in taking it
from the box in which it and other
articles of like character had been kept
the thief had dropped, it and it had
rolled under the dresser.
This was the only clew that was
found. Dempsey inquired of Mrs
Marston how many studs of the set
her husband had possessed, where they
had been procured and any other in
formation the lady might give. He
was told that there were three studs
in the set, with a pair Of sleeve but
tons to match. She had brought them
from Rome with her after her last WIS.,
it there during the previous summer.
The design was the same on all the
studs and the sleeve links, copy Of
the head of a statue in the Vatican
called the Apollo Belvidere.
THAT will do" said Dempsey. 1T
may be a long chase. but if persisted
in the thief and murderer will at last
be found"
Dempsey did not begin to probe the
matter till month after the robbery,
then he got up Il circular, a copy of
which he sent to every pawnbroker
and manufacturing .ieWeer in Amer
lea He gave a description of the mo-
sale stud and picture of it. He got
nothing from any pawnbroker. but
from a jeweler he received a letter
stating that two studs answering the
description in his letter had been made
into pair of earrings in his shop.
Dempsey responded to the letter in
person and learned that the work had
been done for a woman. She was we'll
remembered by the clerk who took the
order and was described as about
twenty eight or thirty years old, large,
rather fiashy in her dress. and her face
and neck had been "calcimined''
From this point Dempsey worked
with large corps of assistants, whom
he employed to go to public places of
amusement, dining places, cabarets-
indeed, such places as are frequented
by the floating population of cities.
Nevertheless a year PASSED with no
results.
At last one of Dempsey's assistants,
a girl about sixteen years old, report
ed that friend of hers had told her
that she had sat next to woman at
a movie show who wore mosaic ear
rings representing "the head of a man
with curly hair" The assistants were
instructed to follow the person if met
with and note the residence But the
woman with the earrings could not be
found So the game was lost
But Dempsey went at once to the city
where the discovery had been made,
hired special corps of assistants and
went about himself where pleasure
loving people go,
One evening after dining at caba-
ret he was lighting cigar and about
to move on when a woman entered,
brushed past him and took seat at a
table with her escort. Dempsey's eyes
were out for earrings, and he thought
those the woman wore were mosaics.
He took seat at table near the one
at which the couple sat, but not near
enough to get close view of her ear
rings. The man ordered drinks, after
which the couple danced. While they
were dancing Dempsey took a seat
within few feet Of the one the wom-
an had left. though his back would be
toward her. When she returned she
took the seat she had occupied before.
Dempsey, turned around and. Selling
one of the earrings in his hand, brought
1t to within proper focus for his eyes.
When Mrs. Marston was going to
bed that night she received a telephone
message from Dempsey stating that he
had found the stolen studs the wearer
had revealed the thief and murderer
and he had been arrested.
"How did you do it," asked the
widow. Y