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Show rT1' e Ale (Glass I FMgjeip Ladly Haipff Master of Scotland Ward Solves Intricate Jctvet Mystery By GEO'RGB 'BA'RTOJV Marvelous Insight of Sher-locHolmes Prototype He deals a "Professional Bandit K " NeeJfea, Parts and Supplies lof botL Wilson and Singes Machines Servant of Sir ArchImibald Hunter Tell-Tain Man Vhetler& le SOLD ONLY of Thirsty on' Thief's Receptacle and Digits on Cab Boor Furnishes press BY SIN.GER 8EWINC MACHINE Connecting LinKs in Queer CO. No. 97 North Academy Avenue,. Robbery Solution, PROVO, UTAH John Jackson, for many years an hibited all sorts of queer mental traits at Scotland Yard, long from gross stupidity to imbecile inago won a reputation on both sides of the The only testimony that Atlantic. He became connected with the dignation. had value was given by the and when young slightest quite police English soon earned a transfer to the Bureau of a pert maid who said John Martin had Criminal Investigation which Is better been seen in the corridor leading to Scotlknown to the American public as of and Yard. The case of the Hart gems Lady Hart's room about the time the robbery. to which lie was assigned Is given herewith more as an example of the methods Who is John Martin? quickly pursued by English detectives than as a the detective. queried specimen of Inspector Sweeneys indiHe is the valet and attendant of vidual skill. The name of the nobleman has been disguised and some permissible Sir Archibald Hunter, replied the of Mgr. Insp- (John Sweeney, ector-detective Buy Buggies Built in Provo at 1 lf W. 5 So., the license taken with the construction story, but the main facts, though presented In composite form, are true, and host. He must be the man! Sir William smiled sarcastically. demonstrate that Sherlock Holmes has his prototvpes In real life among the proTheres only one flaw in that fessional police of Great Britain.) theory. What is It? Sir William and Lady Hart had the Sir Archibald and his attendant most of the hospitbeing reputation I forgot to mention able pair in all of Great Britain and letf yesterday. that Is saying a good deal. They had that when we were going over the a beautiful country seat just outside list of the guests. How can we prove that? of London where they entertained on It dont have to bq proven. a palatial scale. Its On the occasion to which the pres- a fact. I accompanied Sir Archibald ent story refers Sir William and Lady to his carriage and saw him drive off, Hart gave a particularly elaborate af- and his man was with him. fair. house party It was a seven-da- y Thats too bad. The host smiled concluding with a brilliant ball. There were some 40 guests In all, and four I think its good for Sir Archof them at least were related to the ibalds man. After some further talk Sir Wilroyal family. On the evening of the final day it liam and the detective took a walk must have been a Friday there was about the premises and made an exa great ado over the preparations for amination of locks and bolts. They the ball. No one was more excited strolled into the grounds and interthan Lady Hart herself. And well viewed the two The r at the south entrance might she be, for on that occasion she was to wear for the first time a mag- Bald one of the servants had brought Benificent creation from Paris. him a message that no one was to be sides, she was to deck herself out In permitted to leave the house that the Hart gems. Anyone who has ever night. The servant, whom he did not had the pleasure of seeing these rare recognize, then volunteered to stay on old family heirlooms need not be told guard until he the south r that they are both unique and costly. should go and give similar inMy lady had been busily engaged in structions to the gate-keepat the her boudoir with her maid for over north entrance. He was gone but a an hour. She was all ready for the few minutes, but on his return the ball. Everything was in place ex- servant was nowhere to be seen. cept the gems they lay on the dressDetective Sweeney let out an. exing table ready to be fastened In clamation of impatience. The clock on Lady Harts corsage. Whats the matter? asked the the mantel pealed out seven silvery host. strokes. Lady Hart looked at her This man had no right to leave his maid. She was a compassionate womDont you see that a regiment post. an. She said: of thieves could escape while he was My child, you look thoroughly exhausted. Ifti through with you for away? "But my dear sir, replied Sir WilI can attach the Jewels the present. "dont you understand that the liam, to my dress without your aid. Go to servant remained here while the man your room and rest and report to me went to warn the other again at midnight. And was gone when he returned. The girl thanked her mistress and I Oh, said the baronet, easily, left the room. Lady Hart gave a to that. final survey of herself in the long dont attach any significance the dereliction of a careless pier mirror.. It was satisfactory. But Simply I doubt whether anyone has the feminine desire to get the judg- servant. left the premises ment of some one else took posses Then one of your guests must be slon of her mind. She picked up the retorted the detective quickly. guilty, jewels and was about to put them on Stop stop at that," was the angry The large one was magnificently beau find It necessary to sjis-petiful. It was a great ruby sur retort; if you your work shall stop guests my mounted with a glittering framework of the purest diamonds. Two others, at once. I propose that the credentials of In the forms of crescents, were pure one of your servants be careevery pearls. Altogether they represented a modest fortune. Lady Hart hesi- fully investigated and that the antetated for a moment. She wanted to cedents of every servant belonging to know what another woman would your guests be probed. The suggestion met with so much think of her Parisian gown by Itself minus the prestige which would be opposition that It was abandoned. The given it by the famous gems. Lady detective remained in the library until He seemed to have Sutherland, her special friend, was nearly midnight. near by In a room on the other side run up against a dead wall. But he of the corridor. She laid the jewels had been doing a lot of thinking. As he on the dressing-tabland tripped out started to leave one of the servants of the room. She was gone less than tapped on the door. What i3 it?cried Sir William imfive minutes. The Hart gems were gone! patiently. A telegram for Lord Mortimer, As the Tesult of that, John Sweeney, detective-inspecto- r of Scotland Yard, was the response. Lord Mortimer was the impecunious appeared on the scene. The host was instantly all atearl. him in the Sir William joined library and the two men went over tention. He took the telegram and all of the facts in the case. The excused himself to the detective. Pardon me a moment until I give first order of the detective was that no one should leave the house that this to Mortimer. He left the room and was gone 10 night it wras then about ten o'clock He returned with a without the permission of the host. or 15 minutes. Detective Sweeney then inquired perplexed look. What is it? asked the detective. about Lady Harts maid. She seemed a natural object of suspicion. Mortimers not in his room, and I But it soon appeared that the young woman cant locate him anywhere. had a complete alibi. Of course, he said almost rudely, It was proven that she had gone to her room immetheres no significance in his abHes about diately a,fter being dismissed by her sence from his room. mistress and being very tired had somewhere. assented Sweeney, thrown herself on her couch and had "Of course, slept soundly amid all the excitement tactfully. ver the stolen Jewels. The detective remained at the house Finally the servants were brought all night. When he departed for ScotIn and They ex land Yard in the morning he carried rCurb 24-i- n. "r'Vf fry BY THE your well with Cement Tiling ceLiddiard has put into theae ment tiling Provo 21-in- ch wells: Bp. Wentz, Mr. Weeter, Dennis Davis, Henry Davis, Sarah Tidball, Mr. Hicks, Mr. Bruner, and D. Iloolbrook. ft gate-keeper- ANY DEPTH OF WATER gate-keepe- Seventh West wnd Center Street I gate-keepe- i CO Provo Meat and m THT HAST GETTS Packing mm GCm'f ? gate-keeper- ? t. ? e cross-questione- HO VO, UTAH with him an ordinary drinking glass a dirty glass that looked as if it might have contained stale ale the night before. He had picked it up in one of the rooms of the house and the care he bestowed upon it almost bordered on the ludicrous. He seemed particularly anxious not to permit the glass to rub against anything. An hour later a chance visitor at Scotland Yard might have witnessed a curious experiment being made with an ordinary drinking glass. The experiment was a success. The operative discovered on the glass the imprints of four fingers and a thumb. The marks were perfectly distinct and the finger and thumb prints had been reproduced perfectly on sensitized paper. visit to the office of the railroad company resulted in finding the conductor who had charge of that particular train. He remembered that one passenger had boarded the train at the station. Did he go on to London? he was asked. No, was the response, he alighted at the first station this side of A London. The trail was becoming interesting. It was followed until it led to the station this side of London. The only cabman at that station was awakened from his slumbers to answer the quesHe was a tions of the detective. Yes, he had typical "night hawk. answered, he had one customer that night. Could he let the representative from Scotland Yard look at his cab? Most assuredly he felt complimented at such attention. The ramshackle old vehicle was found in the stable. A careful examination was made. The result was remarkable. There were five distinct spots on the dirty cab door and they were the imprints of four fingers and a thick thumb. Most startling of all, the prints on the cab door and those on the unwashed glass were identical. Cabby," said the detective, "you know where you took your customer last night? The cabman harnessed up his vehicle and drove off with the detective as his passenger. In about ten minutes he halted before a frame house in the suburbs. Sweeney alighted and rapped at the door vigorously. After a long wait, a smooth-shaveman in his shirt sleeves reThe detective was keyed sponded. He did not up to his responsibility. give the man time to speak, but said sharply: Good morning, Mr. Martin." The man drew back. he began, How did you know then changing his manner to one of My names not defiance, he cried: Martin. Oh, yes, it is, was the cheerful response, youre John Mai tin. Well," was the dogged response, what do you want?" "I want Lady Harts gems, snapped the detective. That night John Martin was behind prison bars and Lady Harts precious gems had been restored to her. John Martin proved to be a professional thief. On numerous occasions he had acted as an extra servant at house parties. Forged references and a month of faithful service enabled him to get a position with Sir Archibald Hunter, who was the respected but younger son of an aristocratic In not particularly wealthy family. due course of time he formed one of the inhabitants of Sir William Harts house in the name and capacity of John Martin, valet and attendant to his master, Sir Archibald. Martin made a great show of instructing the servants, but hiB sole objec was to become Intimately acmean-lookin- g quainted with the geography of the house. Under the guise of carefully examining possible exits in case of of arranging where hydrants fire, should be stationed, inspecting the win dows, doors and staircases, and the general structure of the house, Martin was not only able to get an accurate idea of where the various rooms were situated but he became acquainted also with many points of detail important to his contemplated enterprise. He left Sir Williams house with his master on the night before the con elusion of the house party so that his alibi in that connection was secure enough, but he made it a point to re turn on the following night. Being well known to all of the servants he met with no obstacle and actually found his way to the corridor of the second story leading to Lady Harts room. He had not thought of robbery at that particular moment, but the sight of Lady Hart leaving her room and the jewels lying exposed on the too strong a dressing-tablproved temptation for his avaricious nature. He quickly slipped in, put the jewels in his pockets, and then calmly minLater gled with the other servants. on he was the man who went out to r and instructed him the riot to permit anyone to leave the house that night, and after sending the man on a fools errand, he coolly marched out of the grounds. He took the first train to the London suburb and hoped by the next day to be able to dispose of his loot. His one mistake was in p arising in the servants hall long enough to drink the ale out of a dirty glass. The impress of his fingers on the glass and on the cab door at the suburban station proved to be his undoing and furnished food for contemplation in the long term of penal servitude to which he way e gate-keepe- sentenced. (L All kinds of Fresh anti Cured Meats; Green and Fancy and Staple Groceries. We handle tho Farmers Products, and pay CASH for all Fat Butcher Stock. Nos. 47 to 55 North Academy Avenue. Phone 39-2- .. 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