Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-07

say Ol tlleiil. Dut tIclT NlONCHiSHtS
from January till January u, the
day OF the robbery, were enough to
make any quick-witted person think
there was something the matter.
II read all about the robbery in
the paper" she told the detective,
and it seems to me that if they had
nothing to do with it it is very re-
markable coincidence"
A very great deal OF help is given
10 the police by people who keep
hotels, boarding houses and rooms,
for when any criminal flies from
Justice all the places are quickly in
formed and given a description OF
tho wanted persons, so the detec-
tive knew that the landlady proba-
bly, had really good grounds for sus-
picion.
Tell me your story in your own
way" he said, "and we'll soon see
ii you are right" .... .=...
Miss Pitts Suspicious.
Il didn't think anything about
them until after the robbery" said
Miss Pitt, ''for they seemed re-
spectacle and quiet couple enough,
and the little baby they had with
them would have disarmed suspicion
in any case. t
But they left me to look after the
baby on the day of the robbery"
said Miss Pitt, land went up to
London. They told NE they didn't
know when they would be back. but
got telegram saying they would
arrive by the mail train, and they
came at 2 in the morning"
There's nothing very suspicious
in that" smiled the detective.
Probably good many people went
up to London from bennington that
day for a days enjoyment"
1T wasn't that, but what hap
pened the following day which made
ME suspicious" replied the landlady.
When they came down to break
fast the next morning l found they
had changed their appearance, es-
pecially Mr.. Tarpey."
"In what way:" asked the detec-
tive.
"Well, he had dark beard and
moustachc, and when | saw him he
had shaved off his beard, leaving an
imperial like Frenchman. The
description of the man who robbed
the jeweler said he had dark beard.
Mrs. Tarpey asked me especially if
didn't think his appearance had
altered lot, and didn't l think he
looked much younger for the
change? Another thing that struck
me as funny was that Mrs. Tarpey
had bruise under her eye, as
though she had had blow on it.
Then the day before yesterday Mr..
Tarpey asked me for a foreign
Bradshaw, and said he might have
to go abroad for few days. Then
| thought I'd come and tell the
police"
The quick wit Of Miss Pitt GER
tainly put the detective on the right
track, but when he arrived at the
lodgings of the Tarpeys he found
that the man had flown, leaving his
wife and baby behind.
Let ME see that Bradshaw" he
said.
He hoped that he might get
clue. from the timetable as to the di-
rection in which his bird had flown,
and he was right. The first thing
noticeable about the railway guide
was a page turned down at the
trains and vessels to Holland! And
Holland, as the detective knew only
too well, is the happy selling ground
for jewel thieves. There are more
stolen gems disposed of in Amster-
dam. in fact, than in any other coun-
try in the world.
Significant Discoveries.
But though the detective immedi-
ateIy wired full description of the
wanted man to Holland this clue,
unfortunately, led no farther, and
he was for many weeks lost to sight
en- the continent. The detective,
however, had got his wife, and he
felt sure that in the long run he
would get the chief criminal himself.
On searching the rooms of the
Tarpeys- in bennington number
OF significant things were discov-
cred. The most important were
two small bottles with the word
Drug" written on them and small
white handkerchief. This latter still
smelt family OF chloroform, while
the two bottles contained guam
tity of the anaesthetic! There were
also several bottles of dye and a
new razor, the latter bought, the de-
tective reflected, in order that Tar
pey might remove his incriminating
beard.
This was sufficient for the detec-
tive and he promptly arrested Mrs.
Tarpey and sent for Messrs. Lon
con & Ryder's assistant to see if he
could recognize her. This he had
not the slightest difficulty in doing,
and to make more certain that he
was on the right track, the detective
showed him portrdlt VI Adipey
which he had found.
That's Tyrrell" he said at once.
"Mr. Mark Tyrrell, he called HIM
self.
Same initials, and not far from
bis real name, Michael Tarpey," re-
marked the detective. And the
next thing will be to find him."
But the detective was not able tc
find any of the jewels at the lodg-
ings of the couple in bennington, or
any trace of them having been sold.
He was, however, able to prove that
Mrs. Tarpey had had some Of the
Jewels, at any rate, for in the course
Of his inquiries he learned that her
sister had received sealed pack
age. with the instruction to keep it
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