Evening star., 1927-11-06
Drew of Scotland Yard Defeats Gang Despite Defect
BY GEORGE DILNOT,
Foremost Authority on Scotland Yard


DWARD DREW was the hand
- soonest man in the criminal in.
vestigatfon department of Scot
A/ land Yard. He had a taste for
clothes, too, and while he was
the divisional detective inspector at
Vine street. in the heart of fashion
able London, even as later when he
became chief detective inspector, he
would not infrequently be the most
distinguished figure at many aristo.
cratic functions. ! do not remember
any man who ever came closer to
my conception of what a belted earl
should look like.
But for all Drew's increased morn.
Ing coat, his creased trousers and
manicured hands, he was a man of
force and personality. He had the
reputation of never letting up" on a
case. His versatility Of resource
earned for him among his colleagues.
as in the underworld. the nickname of
Tricky Drew" He justified the
adjective. And he was one of the
most dreaded of the Yard men.
1t fell upon a day that the then
Marquess Of Anglesea. a young man
of eccentric and expensive habits, de-
cided to come to London. Now Re
was a man who had passion for
the collection of gems, mainly fer his
personal adornment. These Jewels,
which We're worth perhaps $3.50 0O2,
accompa MED him everywhere, non
chalantly slowed away in a jewel
case. The marques could not be
bothered with safes.
So he and his encourage settled
down at the Walsingham House Hotel
in Piccadilly, and the young peer
began to enjoy himself. Drew heard
of his arrival-indeed, he could. scar
Cely have avoided hearing, for the
marques was a colorful gentleman
and the newspapers took some in
terest in his doings. The dandy ~
spector knew that the man WAS a fool
and he was pretty sure that sooner
or later some high-claSs crook would
have a shot at the collection OF gems.
He kept an eye lifted. but he was not
really bothered. 1t was the affair of
the marques and the insurance COM
pany. A detective inspector in the
West End of London has other things
to do than to worry about vague
possible crimes.
The giittering young nobleman went
his way. That his jewels might be
the object of covetous speculation
among the hierarchy of the under.
world never entered his head. Were
thts Iiol tlIS NOItPtteHl CItdfSe
of his valet, lean, smooth, handsome
young Frenchman. named Julian
Gault, whom he had picked up some
six weeks before at an English hotel?
One evening the marques decided
to take party to see the play "Sher-
lock Holmes" then drawing London.
1t was his custom on these occa sions
to make metioulous selection of the
jewelry he would wear, and to that
end he would have the whole of his
scintillating possessions laid out on
his bed to simplify comparison and
choice. He followed his habit that
night.
IT was while he was at the theater
that chambermaid entered his
bedroom. &She noticed Gault steal out
by another door. but for the moment
she thought nothing Of the incident
In. order TO remake the bed she pulled
1t farther from the wall. She gave
startled cry. BY the side of the bed
was a dazzling heap of jewels which
had apparently been thrown down i'm
haste. Even the eccentric marques
did not throw about a princes ransom
in this fashion. Suspicion leaped to
her mind and she rushed to tell the
story to her superiors.
A telephone call brought the immac-
uiate Drew self f-poSSesSed as ever to