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“The Case of Oscar Slater”
By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes in Real Life
TODAY ’S INSTALLMENT.
. she wear her diamonds at this
• .inner party?”
\ “I don’t remember.
You told him that she bad a great
many jewels?”
\ ‘Yes.’*
• » ‘ Have your suspicions eyer turned
*, u ard this man?'’
\ Never."
Do you know of any other man
v. . ’ild be as familiar with "those
r»nr-e*. the wealth of the old lady, her
v,!r:. and the way to get into the
remises as that man?”
\ “No, sir.”
■ his is a condensation of a very inter
ong and searching piece of the cross
imiration which reveals several things.
•; . i Lambic’s qualities is a witness,
v is the very curious picture of
•, ..Li lady, the book-maker and the
-• rvant maid all sitting at dinner to-
The lasi and most important is
;;p i ihat a knowledge of the jewels
ad got out.
■,irn i st. rhe man himself there is no
<ible alligation. The matter was
■.. l i into by the police, and their con
were absolute, and were shared
\ .sc responsible for the defense.
r,n i. is to be beVeved that during the
mtiih> which elapsed between this man
uirir.g this curious knowledge, and the
o >!al crime, he never once chanced to
repeat to any friends, who in turn re
it to another, the strange story of
the lonely old woman and her heard .'
Thk he would do in full innocence. It
wu a most natural thing to do. But, for
hi: -t the first time in the case we seem
to oatch some glimpse of the relation be
tween the dead woman on one side, and
< up-i -rs on the other, whu had the means
i.f i ■ >wing son ’ thing of her remarkable
situation.
i re is just one other piece of Lam
cross-examination, this time from
die Edinburgh trial, which 1 would de
to quote. It did not appear in
t ri c. just as the American extract
ir • y given did not appear in Edibrugh.
> iie first time they come out together:
“Did Miss Gilchrist used to have a
•I
' 'Yes. an Irish terrier."
•What happened to it?"
' It got poisoned.”
"When was it poisoned?"
x T think on the 7th or Sth of Sep
tember.”
\». “Was that thought to be done by
some one?”
\ “I did not think it. for I thought it
•iigh’ have eaten something, but Miss
L iv isr thought it was poisoned by some
one.”
•y To kill ihe watchdog was that the
idea?"
' " ' ie did not say.”
<icr should be reminded that
id not arrive in Glasgow until
■ < f October of that year. His
residences hi the town were
fpr back as 1901 and 1905. if the
dog .were indeed poisoned in anticipa-
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, tion of the crime, he. at least, could
have had nothing to do with it.
There is one other piece of evidence
. which may or may not have been of Im
portance. It is that of Miss Brown, the
schoolmistress.
An Uncalled Witness.
This lady was In court, but seems to
have, been called by neither side for the
I reason that her evidence was helpful to
neither the prosecution nor the defense,
bhe deposed that on the night of the mur
, der. about ten minutes past seven, she
, saw two men running away from the
scene. One of these men closely corres
ponded to the original description of the
murderer before it was modified by Bar
rowman. This one was of medium build,
dark hair and clean shaven, with three
quarter length gray overcoat, dark tweed
cap and both hands in his pockets.
Here we have the actual assassin de
scribed to the life, and had Miss Brown
. declared that this man was the prisoner,
she would have been a formidable addi
tion to the witnesses for the prosecution.
Miss Brown, however, identified Oscar
; S.ater (after the usual absurd fashion of
such identifications) as the second man
whom she describes as of "dark glossy
hair, navy blue overcoat with velvet col
lar. dark trousers, black boots, something
in his hand which seemed clumsier than
a walking stick.”
One would imagine that this object in
his hand would naturally be his hai. since
she describes the man as bareheaded \ll
‘ that can be said of meident is that
it the second man was Slater, then he
certalnlj was not the actual murderer
whose dress corresponds closely to the
first, and in no particular to the second.
To the Northern eye. all swafthy for
eigners bear a resemblance, and that
there was a swarthy man. whether for
eign or not, concerned in this affair would
seem to be beyond question. That there
should have been two confederates, one
ot whom had planned the crime while the
other, carried it out, is perfectly feasi
ble supposition.
Miss Brown’s story does not necessarily
contradict that of Barrowntm. as one
would imagine that the second man would
join the murderer at some little dis
tance from the scene of the crime. How
ever, RS there was no cross-examination
upon the story, It Is difficult to know
what weight to attach to It.
Let me say In conclusion that I have
had no deshe In ,-ifiythlng said in this
argument to hurt the feelings or usurp
the functions of any one. whether the ,
' police or the criminal court, who had to
do with the case. It is difficult to dis !
cuss matters from a detached point of
view without giving offense. I am well
aware that It is easier to theorize at a
distance than to work a ease out in
practice, whether as a detective or as
counsel.
I leave the matter now with the hope
that, even after many days, some sud
den flash may be sent which will throw
a light upon as brutal and callous a
crime as has ever been recorded in those
black annals in which the criminologist
finds the materials for his study.
Meanwhile ft is on the conscience of the
authorities and in the last resort on that
of the community that this verdict, ob- ■
talned under circumstances which I have .
indicated, shall now be reconsidered.
THE END.
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ONE OF THE MANY MANNISH SHAPES THAT AF.E Ei-COMING
VERY POPULAR.
By OLIVETTE.
1 X English scientist contends that
women's clothes are getting more
masculine looking, because the
Twentieth Century man is tremendous
ly taken with th ■ boyish girl.
Modem man admires not only the
slimmest, most masculine shape, but
demands that tlx ideal girl shall be
i equally skilled in games and sports,
land have a capacity similar to his own
fur enjoying out-of-door pastimes.
Unlike his father, the Twentieth
Century man. at least according to the
scientists, is not content with however
sublime a doll. The wife must be an
understanding person, with a wide and
tolerant outlook; in short, she should
resemble as much as possible some
cherished younger brother, and the
Up-to-Date Jokes
Brown—A man whom I've known
for five years cut me today.
Jones —Who was he?
Brown—My barbt r.
"Why is it that the dog is always re
ferred to as the most intelligent ani
mal?"
"Because he knows how to get a good
living without doing any work,” replied
the
"See that man over then ; He is a
bombastic Idiot, a wind jammer nonen
ity, a false alarm and an encumberer
of the earth!"
"Would you mind writing all that >
down for me?”
"Why in the world
"He’s my husband, and I should like
to use it on him some time."
An attendant at a certain instituti
for the deaf and dumb was undergoing
a pointless rapid-fire inquisition at the
hands of a female visitor.
“But how do you summon these poor
mutes to church?” she asked finally,
with what was meant to be a pitying
glance at the inmates near by.
“By ringing the dumb bells, madam,”
retorted the exasperated attendant
“Even the cleverest and most per
fect circumstantial evidence is likely
to be at fault, after all, and, therefore,
ought to be received with great cau
tion," said the late Mark Twain
"Take the case of any pencil sharp
ened by any woman. If you have wit
nesses, you «111 find sh< dl<l It with i
knife; but if you simply take the aspe t
of tin pencil, you will ay sh< did it
with her teeth.”
modern girl perceiving more personal
freedom and consideration in this new
role, starts first of all, to adopt some
of the outward appearance of boyish
ness, hence the popularity of coats,
like th- one illustrated here, sport
clothes, shirts, caps, spats, putties am!
many items of the wardrobe, which
were formerly not considered to belong
to woman at all.
This good looking coat of waterproof
tweed is one of the man.! mannish
shapes which are now poptllai-. This
particular one is in dark green, with
sort of pepper and salt effect of gray
and white. These great big coats were
popular last year, but in mure feminine
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Send Ambulance and Doctor
AU I I Lh boy has just been knocked
down by a team in front of our
house. Please send the ambulance
and a dodor. I’m afraid he's very .badly
hurt."
Such a telephone message, received at
the police station, sends the ambulance
and the doctor flying to the relief of the
sufferer.
Prompt telephoning isoften the means
of saving life.
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form, but they are conveniently suit
able for women who are much out-of
doors in bad weathe who motor or
ride, and need a great coat to cover
them up. on the driv or after the ride
•hat tnan.s women who have neither
aulontohili not horse at their disposal
will went them as well.
Many of tie smartest women who
stttdt the fine shadings of appropriate
dress disdain to wear a really feminine,
fluff.! looking coat, where racing or
sports o' tn> kind are the order of the
day, and several of those fa-hlonable
women seen at the race tracks this
season have started the rage of those
big coats, or coats made on these lines |
of thinner material.
The latest raincoat is of the thinnest
' kind of oil-- ill.. 1: etm be folded up
; and put into th" poekpt of an ordinary
coat, and conies in various colors be
sides ilte original yellowish shade.
Speaking of eoats, the Idealized
cloak is made of three mH.-rials, satin,
[brocade and fringe. A satin'eape fall
! ing over the shoulders, a deep band of
brocade attached to thin, and reaching
I to Hu knees, and from there on. silk
I fringe to tin hem of the frock: the
whole shaped like an opera cape caught
iat the sleeves. This will be the popu
!ar model forth- c\ ening icloak this
winter.
Another eoat cut on the same lines
j scintillates like a starrj night. It is
of white frosted satin, with bands of
black fringe, coated by a new process
with a diamond-like .substance.
Do You Know-
I’lolloll postoflTces will in future be
! P ovlded officially with stamp moisten
j ing appliances, an innovation which is
hailed by the press as a hygienic re*
; form.
Then is probably nothing to prevent
wireles- waves traveling half round the
earth, and it may therefore be quit?
possible in time to communicate by
' rudio-tei! graph.! fiom England to Now
iZe cam:. Professor I 'leming
Curious speeimen of English dlseov-
L red in a Dutch bulb catalogue recently
| sent out: "Encouraged through the
many accounts of contentments which
, eeelvod again last year, w. recoim/mnd
!us in your appreciated favor and shall
try to send exclusive best quality bulbs
land plant.'. Those amateurs to whom
we have not had the pleasure to send
bulbs or plants we kindly invite you to
semi us a trial order and next year you
shall send her again to us.”
In the matter of fares the Trans-
Siberian puts al! other railways to
j.'-'haaio. Em first-class the charges are
ob ml one-third of n eent per mile; see-
I ond (only a little Inferior), less than a
:hird for the same (list'anee, while if
you care to risk a third-class journey
,v<m get your four miles for a cent.
Even this is the height of extortion
when compared with the emigrant rate.
This works out at something like a
quarter for a liundii <1 miles, and If the
emigrant dorr- not possess the quarter]
the govcinment will lend it to him!
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A NOTRE DAME LADY’S APPEAL.
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atipa himbagos, backache, pains in the |
kidneys or neuralgia pains, to write to her .
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thousands will testify no change of cli
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loosens the stiffened joints, purifies the
blood and brightens the eyes, giving elas
ticity and tone to the whole system. If
the above interests you, for proof ad-
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GO OUT WITH HER OrTENFR.
i>».u Miss L’airfa.x:
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when you are in love with :• girl
l':\i .'ill have bc<n out with only a
few times? i am a stenographer
and um .uiklng -m>ugh to suppo, :
two. HAPPY LEE.
(Jet belt, - acquainted with her, Illi
learn to yoqr eotnple < ••aiislpetion If
you really love let. ,u. you ask h<
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I ADMIRE HER FOR IT.
Dear Miss Fairfax: «J >1
1 .no 23 and m lov- with a girl
Hum 1. I love her vety much
"lid I know that she Im e.s nie. But
-it- is not swe.-t to me. When I tell
that I <ih give hei something
■live <>n her birthday, sh< is inilif
'-’•'iH ALEBEft.
S i- imiking the winning •>: net’
heart no e:i-v task, mnl this good for
yon. You love her the n«,.>re, ami you
ar- the more a ■ dent i- yom put suit of
- because of her '"oolness.
Ask her to marry you, and don’t ex
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cost‘v cifts from you before. she tic- fi
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FORGET HIM.
Dear Mi.-s Fairfax;
I am in love with a young gentle
man a teat older than tn! self. He
is nunl at me for a certain reason.
He was askeil soversl times to
make up ami he refused. My
triends asked him and he refused
again. ANXIOUS.
You w-te foolish lo ask him it
■'make up.” and move foolish in seek
ing tie Intervention of your friends.
Pity no further attention to him.
