The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-11-11
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BROKEN GLASS

al shortly after the accident which
4 ~ the death Of John McHugh, he
5 practically nothing which could
under the head OF evidence"
Hugh, 1t appeared, had been driv-
along In a light buggy, shortly
aaf dark. An automobile, speeding
behind, had struck the buggy
smashed 1t to bits, killing Me
#h instantly. Apparently the only
8SSs witness to the tragedy was the
but, as Brennan said, there's
say of maxim a horse talk
the sergeant set to work to col.
what bits of evidence he could
1Ier from the surrounding street.
night ON one of the spokes of the
y wheel, where 1t had evidently
B torn OFF by the force Of the col
u was a nickel-plated lamp rim
gng the name OF the Ham Lamp
s pany, Rochester, N. z" That,
d small fragment Of automobile
about three inches In length, APP
led to be the only results of the
lgage which the automobile had suf-
laf Brennan figured that, as the
IIaln rim had been torn from its
Iii. the lens of the lamp would
sIraIly have been shattered. so he
III DO work to pick up the bits Of
lS When he returned to head
aarfers that night he brought with
IlM an envelope containing twenty-one
ICES of glass, together with the nick
|AA rim, the buggy spoke on which
had caught and the Jagged piece
3am from the automobile tire.
THAT are you going to do with
A& junk?" inquired his associates on
a8 force. 'If Sherlock Holmes had
6x those he could have told you the
slaAe of the car, the complexion of
aM man who was driving 1t, the IL
6se number and how many gallons
I Jas there was In the tank--but,
ukHlde of a book, what good are
1911
Maybe none at ALL" admitted
,xsnnan, "but If you'll use some brains
sasen you look at 'em you'll note sew
gaI things that may be of help In To-
afdn' the car that killed McHugh and
lseza drove off into the night. ! never
III take much stock in the Sherlock
falmes stories-it's easy enough to
Ii II so that your hero can solve
sahlem that you know the answer Of
saat here's one case In which / think
sa8K his deducin' theories will come In
s&sty handy.
Zee that smudge" and the SER
aat held up the buggy spoke and
led to what appeared to be worn
Ne on the wood toward the end
kh had been nearest the wheel.
M FIRST ! thought 1t was merely
Hllssse the paint had worn of and the
EaaN showed through. But the rest
\ ne buggy was spick and span.
1zaaR a few days out of the shop. So
NSamined it more carefully and
azAad that 1t was bit of gray paint,
esakched off the body OF the death
ar itselfl
AXE that lamp rim, now. There
~ Fourteen cars on the market that
~ equipped with lamps made by that
sHHpany. So that reduces the number
Il aspects that much more. We've
'E 20 look for gray car of one of
Mke fourteen makes, which elm
naaes more than 10 per cent of the
zg1# In the city,
Nut what about those pieces of
What are they goin' to tell
gentually, the name of the man
7as4 owned the car" replied Brennan.
NMRre are three kinds of glass there
'Ssaaae plain glass, one mirror lens and
ASR eoncaye-convex lens. II you'll fit
M together youu see that the car
eight-inch gas headlights and
axHneh oil sidelights. Therefore 1t
FAS an old model. The bit of rubber
'aa very evidently ripped of four
laksaN tire. Now, YOU members of the
raazlc squad, what kind of car an
Nsxs those specif1cations?"
Is 1909 Packard, model Is" came
Y chorus from several Of the men
1SAza# had been trained to recognize
|'A make and model of an automo-
aRa from the appearance of its head
aghti" snapped Brennan. sold
taNfaock Holmes wasn't so far out of
laa way after all. Now all we have
aqok for is 1909 model Packard,
sazafed gray, with at least one cash
sksass the paint on tale right side and
aaz&T in need of repairs. The head
SkEas are gone. so the car couldf't
axs Travelled very far. Get after the
around Sixty-ninth street and
N ought to have our man before
lSFMlng. I've done enough work for
sa plight and I'm perfectly willin'
0ne of you boys should have the
for the arrest r.
vas less than an hour later that
ID headquarters' phone rang and
aTaanan was notified that the owner
as firiver OF the car had been ar