Evening journal., 1922-12-12


these theories in their order. Did /
murder Dernburg Pasha? 1t is an
Interesting hypothesis, and I should
be glad TO consider II at some length
But II seems to require no extended
Deductions to conclude IL. We have
known that the mysterious visitor
who called on Dernburg last night
was not his assassin, because the
evidences which seem so to indicate
were laid down by design and did
not come about by accident. They
were laid down by the Intention OF
some person. some person who
wished to establish that this visitor
was the assassin. But the visitor
himeelf could not have wished to
establish that he was the assassin;
consequently ne could not have made
these indicatory evidences, and
therefore he was not the assassin Of
Dernburg Pasha."
He paused.
And now. monsieur, as was the
visitor who called on Dernburg
Pasha last night, It must be clear
that was not the assassin that
struck him down. These conclusions
may seem to interlock with slight
obecurity. But II you reflect upon
them. monsieur, you will observe
that they are sound and convincing"
There was a moments silence.
The Oriental did not speak. and the
Project OF Police continued:
NOW, monsieur, we approach the
second hypothesis: did you murder
Dernburg Pasha7
Here, monsieur one finds him
self confronted with certain difficult
ties. You took charge of this house
the man was dead"
The Envoy interrupted:
II did, monsieur. As a represen-
tative OF the Turkish Government, I
was my duty to take charge at once
of the property ofsone OF its muir
dered citizens. came at once and
took charge OF IT,"
That Is true, monsieur" con-
tinued the Project OF Police. You
came as you had the right to do, and
you took over this house as it was
your duty TO do. And from this base
we may go forward with the hypo-
thesis in its first inquiry-namely
did create these false evidence on
the floor of this drawing room, or
did you. or did the agency not now
living undertake It?
Now, monsieur, let US consider |
these suggestions In reverse order. |
IL Dernburg Pasha was struck down |
by hand not moving alive in the
world after he died on the floor of
the library yonder, then such a hand
could not have gone forward with
the manufacture OF these false evil
dences OF his assassination, and we
may dismiss Il. cannot have manu-
featured them, monsieur, because It
is not conceivable that one under
taking the assassination would con-
struct evidence OF his crime to con-
Wet himself. Therefore. monsieur,
by elimination. we seem TO arrive at
the conclusion that II was you who
manufactured them"
The Enjoys face seemed to form
itself into a sort OF plastic mask.
"Sow." Jonquelle went on. 'if you
manufactured them, monsieur. Il
was with a deliberate object. That
object would be 20 fasten the crime
upon another. But one does not un-
dertake 10 fasten a crime upon an
other without an adequate reason in
himself. Now. what reason. mon
sieur, could you have had for wish ,
ing 20 establish that J. who called
upon Dernburg late last night, had
accomplished his murder and fed,
carefully dropping splotches OF blood
on the white squares o. the floor OF
this drawing-roorn, and escaping
over a wall covered wiki a coating OF
dust which I did not remove? What
could have been your object IN un-
dertaking 20 establish these facts. If
you were yourself guiltless OF his
death7"
The mans reply was quite simple
and without emotion.
why. monsieur, should l wish to
assassinate Dernburg Pssha?" Il
Did you not wish to take over
this house?" replied the Project OF
Police. And II you took II over, you
would take It over with what # con-
tains. Let me show you, monsieur,
the treasure that II containsi'
He stopped over, skipped the point
OF a knifeIblade under one of the
large white marble squares in the
drawing room floor and lifted 1t up.
These squares had been laid down
on wooden sills, nailed together. and
fioored over underneath. Each
square had. therefore. a sort Of
wooden pocket beneath It. This
wooden pocket under the white
square that Monsieur Jonquelle re-
moved, was filled with gold-pieces
The Oriental, bending over, made
profound exclamation Of surprise.
He remained immovable in an over
WIDENING wonder. That the man
was amazed at something of which,
up to that moment, he had not had
the slightest conception, was clearly
evident.
Monsieur Jonquelle permitted the
marble square to go back into its
place. and he returned to his chair.
The Oriental sat down beyond him
speechless in his amazement. The {
Prefect of Police continued to speak
as though the mans concern were n
not a thing which he had observed. {
And so you see. monsieur, we !
have here the motive. the opportuni-
~. and the construction Of these 1