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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1943-07-08, Page 7THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE, THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 8th, 1943 NEW SERIAL STORY • ••Tragedy of X • •• by ELLERY QUEEN of his three prospecting They testified they had the murder and were beat and bind Stopes in bring him to justice by their mine in the interior. H ........II... ............. “And how is it that a man with the Anglican name of Stopes was incarcerated in a Uruguayan pris­ on?” “It seems that in 1912 Stopes, a young prospector, was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of his wife, a native Brazilian. He was convicted on the overwhelming evidence partners, witnessed forced to order to boat from They also brought the body and Stopes’ daughter, a two-year-old child. Stopes gave no defense. He was temporarily deranged, The child was placed in a Montevideo convent.” “Did the motive for the crime come out during the trial?” Lane asked. “The three partners testified they heard screams and ran in a. shack just in time to see{ Stopes cleave the woman’s skull -with a machete. He was, it seems, a man of pas­ sionate temper. In the twelfth year of his imprisonment he executed a daring escape. It was of such a na­ ture that it had obviously been planned over a period of many years. was trace, ners rich one, and returned States.” * “Returned?” asked they Americans?” • “I have forgotten to , The whole of South America scoured,* but there was no Meanwhile the three part- ha'd sold out their mine, a to the United Lane. “Were before anyone had called there, al­ though it was empty at the time we had it searched. Wfe swung back to the DeWitt & Longstreet office and found the checks all had been mailed to the same post-office ad­ dress, And as far as the postal box is concerned, it's paid for by the year and always a year in ad­ vance—also by mail.” Ten minutes later they were seat­ ed in Lane's library. Lane, in a gray dressing-gown, was consulting a large map of New Jersey Inspector Thumm looked on, while The lost, and took a last fifty grand the time Longstreet tipped him to plunge on International Met- That was his attempt to cover embezzlements, We have a tell you their names were Harry Longstreet, Jack DeWitt and William Crockett- Lane’s eyes were glittering. you know that two of the men mur­ dered here * recently were the part­ ners of the ’firm of DeWitt & Long­ street?” Ajos’ black eyes popped, is news indeed. Then monitions were . . .” “What do you mean?” The “Last ceived York, have been sent by himself, ed that Stopes was in New York and suggested that Uruguay inves­ tigate. Maquinchao was assigned t'0 the case. Since he suspected that only one of the old partners would have formation, Longstreet endeavored ner, but Crocket had dropped out of the turned, to live country quarters Witt showed him a threatening let­ ter, signed by Stopes, but both part­ ners urged him to keep it from the police, pleading the story of their humble beginnings and the sordid murder-trial would come out. Ma­ quinchao consulted me, and we de­ cided because of their position to acquiesce. Both men had received similar letters sporadically over period of some five years, New York. Maquinchao month in vain searching, turned to Uruguay.” t Lane was thoughtful. trace of Crockett was ever found?” “Maquinchao learned from De­ Witt that they heard from him peri­ odically, chiefly from Canada, al­ though both maintained they had not been in communication with him for six years.” “Of ' course,” murmured Lane, “we have only the word of two dead men for this information. Do the records contain any mention of the fate of Stopes’ daughter?” Ajos shook his head. “Only that she was taken away from the Mon­ tevideo convent at the age of six.” “You can, if you will,” continued Lane, adjusting his cape, “do an even greater service. Would you cable your government for a tele­ photograph of Stopes’ fingerprints, to be followed by a telephotograph of his face, if there is such a ’cam­ era record, and a complete descrip­ tion? I am also interested in Wil­ liam Crockett, if ylou can secure Similar information.” “It* shall be done immediately.” “DO “That their pre- his hands, police re- cocisul spread July Uruguayan an unsigned letter from New later admitted by DeWitt to It stat- cause to send such in- Maquinchao looked up and DeWitt. He had to trace the other part- triumvirate when they re­ DeWitt invited Maquinchao at his home while in the and use it as a sort of head- from which to operate. De- actor turned with a smile of sheer | satisfaction. “The time has Inspector, to make a pilgrimage of some importance.” “We’re off at last?” “But not the last pilgrimage, In­ spector,” murmured Lane. “Per­ haps the penultimate. My instinc­ tive sense of the dramatic prevents me from spoiling a perfect climax for you. Do as I suggest and, pro­ vided the fates are with us, I can furnish excellent evidence that will cause your case against Collins to collapse. This will naturally dis­ turb our good friend the District Attorney, *but we must protect the living. Telephone from here at once to the proper authorities, In­ spector. Have a squad of men .meet us as soon as possible this after­ noon at Weehawken. Among them must be men equipped with drag­ ging apparatus.” “Dragging apparatus?” Thumm was dubious. “Dragging . .” “I should say that your men be prepared for any contingency. Ah, i Quacey!” go; revolver could wot have j thrown from the train Into stream before 13:35, the time train passed over it. Even if revolver were thrown into stream by a person on foot, could not have reached the stream before the train, naturally.” Quacey spoke into a telephone in his wiggery at The Hamlet as Dru­ ry Lane sprawled in a chair, “Yes, sir, Mr* Bruno. Tonight at eleven you are to meet Mr. Lane here and bring Inspector Thumm and a small squad of police in plain clothes?' At the appointed time the door of the library opened suddenly and Quacey slipped to. an, expectant grin on hig old gnarled face. Then into the room strode a burly, ruddy- l’aced man who regarded them truc­ ulently. He had a powerful chin, but his cheeks sagged slightly and there were unmistakable signs of dissipation around his eyes. He> was dressed in rough tweeds, and jammed his hands into flapless been the 1 the : the the hej INDUSTRY EXPECTS TO BE PRODUCING SOON SEAFORTH’S SALT Page 7' come,District Attorney Bruno blinked his eyes rapidly, but Inspector Thumm was affected in a subtler, profounder way. He whispered hoarsely: “Harley Longstreet!” “ ‘O, that deceit should dwell in such a gorgeous palace!’ ” said Harley Longstreet—in the splendid voice of Drury Lane. Eighteen minutes past midnight found the police party seated in one of the rear cars of the Newburgh local train. Lane was swathed in wide-brimmed felt hat his face. Thumm by the turned to the either asleep or mental problem. Thumm glanced at Lane’s avert­ ed head, sighed, and got to his feet. He tramped heavily out of the car. Almost at once he returned with an excitement-flushed face. He sat down and leaned forward, whisper- “Something queer. Im- Weehawken- a topcoat, a pulled over He sat beside Inspector window, his head pane, apparently absorbed in some a all from spent a then re- "And no Inspector Thumm was conducted nobody could remember how long by Quacey out on the roof of The Hamlet’s tower, Drury Lane lay, almost nude, on a bearskin, arms shading his eyes from the sun, “Well,” said Thumm, “things are looking up. I’ve come down tp re­ port new developments—-one parties ularly.” “Collins, I take it?” “Yes. I suppose Bruno told you what happened* We’ve dug back into his history and discovered just why he’s been so anxious to recoup his market losses. He’s been ‘bor­ rowing’ the State’s money, on his income-tax job, to play the market. He at off als. his pretty strong case against him.” “In court, under the magic of the District Attorney’s oratory,” com­ mented Dane with a smile, “I have no doubt but that Collins will ap­ pear the guilty man. But have you considered, Inspector, that when Collins heard the police at his door, at five o’clock in the morning, his frenzied* mind leaped to the con­ clusion he was to be arrested for grand larceny? This would account for his attempted s’uicide and his statement that you would never ‘get’ him alive.” Thumm scratched I his head, “That’s just what Collins said this morning. As a matter of fact, Bru­ no sent me confidentially to ask your opinion. You see, we want to indict him on the murder charge. But Bruno’s had his fingers burnt once, and lie doesn’t care to through the experience again.” “Inspector Thumm,” “Bruno wil'l never of the DeWitt murder.” Thumm When he fidently. you, time made these Collins can’t be convicted?’ “That,” said Lane, story. On the other hand, we reached the point where it is for me to prove as well as pose, think I shall be able to prick your case against Collins this very after­ noon.” Thumm grinned. “Now you’re talking! I feel bettei’ already . . . Developments? On examining De­ Witt’s files at his office we found cancelled vouchees—two checks a year for the past made out to chap William Crockett.” Lane did not Crockett. Hmm you are the harbinger of-generous news. For what amounts were the checks, and through what bank or banks had they been cancelled?” z “Not one of them was for less than fifteen thousand dollars, al­ though the amounts varied. They were all cashed at the Colonial Trust of Montreal.” “More and spector. And signed—were tures of DeWitt or firm checks?” “They seemed to be firm checks; they were signed by both DeWitt ahd Longstreet, There’s no record in the office of the reason for the semi-annual checks; they plied fifty-fifty against the accounts of the two men. records checked “Did ett?” “Mr. proachfully. must think we’re crazy, hounded them so. Funny thing there. We found this Crockett had been depositing the checks through the mail from various places in Canada, and drawing against these deposits by check. He spent his dough, evidently, almost as fast as he got it. The bank could give no description of him and no clue to his present whereabouts, except that statements and vouchers were requested to be mailed to a general post-office box in Montreal, We in­ vestigated the post-office box, bitt The diminutive wigmaker, his old leather apron bound about his tiny said Lane, I waist, had trudged into the library convict Collins' bearing a large manila envelope with a consular imprint. “A message through Uruguay,” Lane said gayly to Thumtn, who looked blank. Thumm could not disguise his curiosity. “Is that a photo of a set of fingerprints, or am I seeing things, Mr. Lane?” “These, Inspector,” replied Lane, waving the photographs in the air, “are telephotographs of the finger­ prints of a most interesting gentle­ man named Martin Stopes.” “Oh, I beg your pardon,” said Thumm. “I thought it had some­ thing to do with the case.” “My dear Inspector, these are the case!” Thumm regarded Lane with the hypnotized stare of a light-blinded rabbit. “What case? Who in the name of glory is Martin Stopes?” “Martin Stopes is the been seeking—the man for removing Harley Charles Wood and John Thumm gulped, heard of him! come up!” “What’s in You have had ing Martin I times!” All that afternoon his men had been disturbing the turgid depths of various New Jersey streams crossing the path of the West Shore Railroad and, as successive at­ tempts with the dragging apparatus proved sterile. ■.It had grown quite dark by the the wet and weary party of reached a stream near the of Bogota. Strong searchlights set up near the tracks and and Thumm stood watching did not reply at once, spoke, it was almost dif- “I don’t mean to push Lane, but for the thirdMr. since I’ve known you you’ve a positive statement about crimes. How are you so “is a sure long have time I fourteen years— by the name of stir. “William . . Inspector, X we have responsible Longstreet, O. DeWitt.” “I've never His name’s never a name, Inspector? . the pleasure of see- Stopes many, many more interesting, In- how were the checks they personal signa- were ap- drawing- The tax too—weare all right, there.” you investigate this Crock- Lane!” said Thumm re- “The Canadian people we’re crazy, we’ve ’I time men town were Lane the mechanical movements of the workmen. There was a shout from one of the men operating a row­ boat twenty feet from the road­ bed. Another searchlight was trained On the boat. “What is it?” roared the Inspec­ tor, scvambling down the slope. no doubt?” asked Lane tke be- at and tickets. ing to Bruno. . . . Just spotted Ahearn and periale in the forward car.” The conductor appeared forward end of the ’coach gan to collect and punch When he reached the police party he grinned in recognition; Thumm nodded sourly and paid the fare of the party in cash. The conductor took from his outside breast pocket a number of standard cash-fare tickets, placed them together, punched them at two places and, ripping the tickets in half, handed Thumm one set, depositing the oth­ er in a pocket . . . (T.o be continued) Pasture Value for and vitamins, can in swine produe- various suitable swine, including oats and fall rye. and various Troublesome Night Coughs Are Hard on the System It’a the cough that sticks; the cough that is hard to get rid of: the cough accompanied by a tickling in the throat that causes the nerve and throat wracking trouble that keeps you' awake at night. Dr. Wood’s Norway Pine Syrup helps to relieve this coughing condition by soothing the irritated parts, loosening the phlegm and stimulating the bronchial „ is done the troublesome irritating cough may be relieved. Dr. Wood’s Norway Pine Syrup has been oh the market for the past 48 years. The Trade Mark “3 Pine Trees”. Price 35c a bottle; large family size, about 3 times as much, 60c at all drug counters. ... ...... ’ . .... The T» Milburn Co., Limited, Toronto, Ont. “A .38, mildly. “That’s Thumm. her, and I’ll bet dollars to nuts that when we fjre a through this barrel the markings1 jibe with that one we took out of DeWitt!” He fondled the wet weapon ten­ derly, wrapped it in a handkerchief and put the thing into his coat pocket. They had reached the police car now and rested gratefully against the black door, Lane remarked: “In any event, the discovery of the revolver where we found *it definite­ ly eliminates any opportunity of Collins.” “You mean that Collins now has a perfect out?” “Judiciously phfased, The local pulled into the Park station at 13:30. cured ia taxicab before was out of sight-—this is From that point Oh his alibi is fixed' by the taSLdYivei* Who was taking him to the opposite direction ftoml the train—toward New York, The what it is!” ‘‘Only one empty cried chain- dough­ bullet i’ll Inspector, Ridgefield Collins se« the train important. Seaforth’s salt industry goes Into operation this month according to W, R. Belden, of Philadelphia, who came here a year and a half ago endeavoring to open one of the old salt wells. The town will now be re-established as one of the salt pro­ ducers of Western Ontario. The drillers reached a bed of pure salt at 1,100 feet on the property near the C.N.R. line, The main building is 33x90 feet. In it are two electrically welded steel salt pans, one on each of the building, and each 6x80 .Steam pipesi extending three Wide run down the length of pan, and the heat from these evaporate the water in the brine, leaving the salt to be gathered from the bottom. Adjoining this is the building containing the pre-heating pans. It is expected that the salt well will be week, ation, once. Side feet* feet each will Market Pigs With the need to use all feeds to the best advantage, and particularly to conserve the scarce protein feeds, pastures as a valuable source of proteins, minerals, be a valuable aid tion. There are pasture crops for alfalfa, red clover, rape, sweet clover, combinations of the cereal grains. Pastures are normally considered most useful for young growing stock to be kept for breeding and for mature sows and boars. With a good pasture, about half the grain normal­ ly fed will be saved, but possibly the greatest interest at the moment centres around the pasturing of feed­ er pigs destined for market. Ad­ mittedly states Edward B. Fraser, Division of Animal Husbandry, Cen­ tral Experimental Farm, Ottawa, where properly balanced feed mix­ tures are available and cut green feed is fed, the pigs fed indoors will likely make the fastest and most economical gains. There is also more assurance of the pigs grading well. Where sufficient protein supple­ ments cannot be procured, good pas­ ture does offer a partial substitute, It is important to start the pigs well, providing a balanced feed mixture for the weanling pigs. From 60 to 110 pounds, the growing ration fed on pasture may be somewhat lower than normal in protein content. Again, after 110 pounds, the finish­ ing ration may consist only of grain without protein supplement if the latter is scarce. Following this plan, there will be a considerable saving of protein supplements through the use of pasture. It is not recommended that the pigs be pastured fl’om 150 pounds up to market weight. In fact, finishing under more confined conditions, either indoors or in a very small paddock, cannot be too strongly emphasized. In order to save feed but partte- tilariy protein supplements, it is necessary to have the swine pasture fresh and green. A rotation of fields and a succession of crops will help. When the pastures become bare or dry up, the food should be increased accordingly. and as soon, as production will the pump for installed this it is in oper- comnience at speaker from the de­ nutrition, presented talk on that subject, lantern slides, in of Hensall. Mrs. William Kyle, of Kippen, was hostess at her farm home for the meeting of the Kippen East Women’s Institute. Mrs. Glenn MacLean, president, was in charge. Miss Rorke, of Toronto, a partment of an illustrated enhanced by charge of Bob Hess, The subject was “The Family Co­ operates' for Good Nutrition.” Miss Rorke is giving these co-operative lectures in various towns and dis­ tricts, under the auspices of the Women’s Institutes. Mrs. Glenn MacLean, the presL dent, emphasized the need for more volunteer blood donors, and read a letter from Mrs. Kerslake, of Sea­ forth, advising them of the date of the blood donor clinic to be held in Seaforth on Tuesday, July 15, Mrs. Glenn Slavin spoke regarding the jam project. Music was Hedden and Hensall, and as accompanist. « supplied by Mrs. M, Mrs. George Hess, of Miss Florence Welsh hese days, when tea must yield the utmost in flavour, quality is of supreme importance, Ask for»« SALAKA' MlillrlMii PRESENTATION TO RESIGNING TEACHER GEORGE FITZGERALD The pupils of S.S. No. 12 presen­ ted their teacher Mrs. Melvin Des­ Jardine with an eight piece master casserole ovenware set and two or­ namental wall pictures. Due to the gas and tire situation Mrs. Des Jarden has resigned the school and has accepted Shipka school which is muck closer to home. She expres­ sed sad just one she herself by saying that she was to leave, as she had been there one year; and that they were of the finest group of children had ever taught. There were twenty-five on the register during the year and not once did the slighest occasion arise to use cor­ poral punishment. This she thought was a record school. On Monday children and picnic. About including the Grand Bend 1 for such a large June 28, teacher 1.30 p.m. teacher’s loaded with kiddies. They spent the afternoon with rac­ es and other sports. 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