New Britain herald., 1927-06-16
SHERLOCK HOLMES
IS Laid At REST
Nothing Further Will Be Heard
From Story Book Detective

London. June 1e (UP)-Sherlock
Holmes, famous story book detec-
tive who COMPOUNDED criminals with
test tube and magnifying glass,
scorning the while the stupid blum
ders Of Scotland Yard. died today.
Holmes death was announced by Sir
Arthur Conan Doyle, whose stories
of Sherlock have been read by mil
lions of persons OF all ages.
Sir Arthur. who latterly has been
won from the school Of scientific
criminology to occult practices Of
splritualism. explained Holmes
death in the preface to his own
case book Of Sherlock Holmes
II fear" wrote Sir Arthur, that
Mr.. Sherlock Holmes may become
like one Of those popular tenors VINO
having outlived their time. still are
tempted to make repeated farewell
bows before their indulgent audi
ences. This must cease. He must
90 the way Of all flesh. material or
imaginary"
The mewing OF Sherlock's violin
and his resolute foot fall no longer
will be heard along Baker street.
where. since Sherlock took up his
famous lodgings, there has been an
invasion OF giant motor buses ana
famming of traffic. So crowded
has the street become that 1t no
longer was suitable anyway 10 the
contemplation and modest deilshts
Of a man who delyed in the mys-
teries Of crime.
Sherlock, fittingly, had two lives
and it was his second Sir Arthur
took from him today. The first tlme
sherlock died with his boots on. he
long had pitted his skill against the
criminal cunning OF DR.. Morlarity,
orc of the basest of Williams, ana
finally the pair met in COMBAT Oh
the edge of a cliff.
l. Before the eyes OF watson oi
course you remember Watson the
nair fought and fell to their deaths.
But Sherlock's friends had not
had enough Of him. Sir Arthur was
besought to resurrect his master
character. And. finally Sherlock
came back to life, having escaped
death on the cliff in miraculous
manner common to super-human
sleuths, to continue his career as the
terror OF wrong doors and the envy
n, the slow witted gentlemen from
the yard.
Now. Sherlock has died again. or
rather, he has been murdered ana
nv the hand OF his creator. FER
VANS his violent second demise was
a final gesture Of defiance to the
Ward. let them solve it if they can.
As recently as May, Sir Arthur
last publicly announced his oeiiei
that there were means Of crime de-
lection superior to those employed
by Holmes. Sir Arthur's comment
was in connection with the Charging
Gross trunk murder, which by It's
yery name seemed more fitted to the
pages of Sherlock's career than 10
the blotter and court records OF the
London police and magistrates De
fore whom it came for action. Inc
case itself concerned the dismem-
bered body OF woman which hao
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checked at the station by "a wen
dressed man" Sir Arthur then
urged the necessity for every po-
lice station in the world to include
a spiritualistic medium on its stan
whose services would be utilized
solving mysteries.
Scotland Yard, ever impervious 10
suggestion, chose its own plodding
way to trap the murderer who con-
fessed and who now is on trial here.
But, Sir Arthur's suggestion was
hint that all was not we'll for Sher-
lock. His own creator lost faith in
the detective, and now he Is dead.
But-even in death. Sherlock Will not
be idle. Resting comfortably in his
pages of thousands OF library
shelves Sherlock will be with US
forever, peering through his glass,
rolling a bit Of cigar ash in his palm
or smiling a long suffering smile as
he arrives on the scene Of a crime
to find that the stupid OATS from
the yard have obliterated the real
clues in their clumsy search Of the
premises.