Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1925-10-30

"But it's incredible, Johnstone" he
remarked for the tiftieth time. "Sim-
ply Incredible"
Nevertheless Sir john" returned
the other, ''it is true. | have absolute
indiSputable proof of the whole thing.
And if you may remember, | have long
drawn the governments attention to
the spread of these activities in Eng
land"
Yes yes, l know" said Sir John
Haverton little testify, "but you have
never given us chapter and verse like
this before. Incredible" he muttered.
incredible"
"And yet-the truth" said the other
THAT there Is an organized and we'll
financed conspiracy to preach Bolshev-
ism In England we have known for
some time: how we'll organized 1t is
we did not realize. But as you will see
from that paper there is not a single
manufacturing town or city In Great
Britain that has not got a branch of
the organization installed which can
If need be draw plentifully on funds
from headquarters.
Sir John Haverton nodded thought
fully
II must go into all this in detail"
he remarked But in the meantime
you have raised my curiosity most In
formally about this Black Gang of
yours"
Sir Bryan leaned back in his chair
and lit a cigarette.
There are one or two gaps l haven't
filled In myself at the moment" he
answered But l can tell you very
briefly what led us to our discoveries
at that house in Essex Of which
spoke TO you-Maybri hall. About
six days ago / received a typewriter
communication Of q similar type to one
or two which l had seen before A
certain defect in the typewriter made
it clear that the source was the same,
and that source was the leader of the
Black Gang. Here is the oommunica-
, ton -
He opened drawer In his desk,
H1u IdSSSu u SACCI VI PoRCA UNAOoS ~
the cabinet minister.
If" it ran, Jolly old McIver will
take his morning constitutional to
Maybrick hall In Essex, he will find
much to interest him in that delight
full and rural spot. Many specimens,
both dead and alive, will be found
there, all in splendid state of
preservation. He will also find d great
many interesting devices in the house.
Above all, let him be careful of an
whose beauty is only marred by a
stiff and somewhat swollen neck, ac-
companied by charming lady who an
SwerS to the name of Janet. They
form the peerless gems Of the cOllec-
non, ana were on the point of leaving
the country with the enclosed packet
which | removed from them for safe
keeping. My modesty forbids me to
tell an unmarried man like you in what
portion of dear JanetS garments this
little bag was found, but there's no
harm in your guessing"
"What the devilY' sputtered Sir
John. rs it a practical joke?
Far from it," answered the other.
Read to the end"
after McLver has done this little
job" Sir John read out, "he might ike
a trip to the north. There w4s an un-
inhabited island off the west coast or
Null, which is uninhabited no longer.
He may have everything he finds there,
with my love.-The leader of the
Black Gang"
Sir John laid down the paper and
stared at the director Of criminal In
vestigation.
rs this the rambling of partially
diseased intellect?" he inquired with
mild sarcasm.
Nothing Of the Sort" returned the
other shortly. "McIver and ten plain
clothes men went Immediately to May
brick hall And they found it very
peculiar place. There were some tf-
teen men there-truSsed up like so
many fowls, and alive. They were laid
out in row in the hall.
"Enthroned in state, In two chairs
at the end, and also trussed hand and
foot, were the benefcent clergyman
and Miss Janet So much for the liv-
ing ones. with the exception OF an
Italian, who was found peacefully
sleeping upstairs, with his right wrist
padlocked to the wall by long chain.
I've mentioned him last, because he
was destined to play very important
part IN the matter" He frowned sud
denly. "a very important part, con-
found him." he repeated. However,
we will now pass to the other speci-
mems. In the grounds were discovered
"a dead fowl, dead fox-and three
dead men"
Sir John calculated explosively, sit
ting Up In his chair.
They had all died from the same
cause" continued the other imperturb-
ably-"electrocution. But that was
nothing compared to what they found
inside. In an upstair room was a
liz,