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
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the
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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
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Are Hard on the System
It’a the cough that sticks; the cough that is hard
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the throat that causes the nerve and throat wracking
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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
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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
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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. The day ended
with a picnic lunch of sandwiches,
cookies tomato juice and ice cream
in the Casino hall.
the school
enjoyed a
three cars
arrived at
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The farm home of Mr. and Mrs.
Alfred Pfaff, near Zurich, was the
setting for the annual reunion of
the Schwalm Clan. Some fifty
members were present from Wood-
stock, Stratford, London, Clinton,
Hamilton, Zurich and Hensail.
Dinner and supper were served on
the spacious lawn, after which
sports of all kinds were enjoyed
including a ball game.
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