THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 24, 1940
REAL LIFE DETECTIVE TRIUMPHS
THE YOUNG MAN FROM
TOULOUSE
One morning the police connected with the French Surete in Paris re- ceived word that Madame Rose Sen- nepart, a wealthy widow, who lived in an apartment on the Rue de Or- leans, had been found cruelly murder- ed.
M. Canler, one of the greatest de- tectives in the country, hurried to the apartment at once and made a quick inspection of the premises. He learn ed that Madame Sennepart lived alone, that she possessed rare jewels and was usually well supplied with money. When the body was found there was a deep red mark around the neck. The gendarme who accompanied M. Canler suggested that she had probably been strangled to death. The detective nodded as if in acquiesence, but added a touch of his own by stating that the mark on madame's neck had been caused by the attempt of the thief to pull a diamond necklace from her throat.
Madame Sennepart had given one of her well known receptions on the previous evening and it seems that she was foolish enough to leave some 1,500 francs on top of the bureau in her bedroom.
THE THREE SUSPECTS
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NO MORE SECRET SESSIONS
London; To-day.
The Prime Ministèr,; In the Commons yesterday, said he was not aware that any desire for further secret,alttings existed and was not prepared to make ar- `rangements for one. British
Wireless.
8,000 IN SHANGHAI'S
ECKFORD CASE PLEA FOR MERCY
SHANGHAI, YESTERDAY. FOLLOWING THE RECOMMEN- DATION TO MERCY BY THE JURY. OF PRIVATE DAVID ECKFORD, OF THE SEAFORTH- HIGHLANDERS, WHO WAS RECENTLY : FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER AND SEN- TENCED TO DEATH'IN THE BRI- TISH SUPREME COURT, THE JUDI- CIAL REPORT OF THE CASE, TOGETHER WITH THE JURY'S RE- COMMENDATION, HAVE BEEN FORWARDED TO THE BRITISH AMBASSADOR,
SIR ARCHIBALD
KERR.
The Ambassador will have to make the final decision as to whether the jury's recommendation should
be
"BIG HOUSE" adopted or Private Eckford be hang-
SHANGHAI, TO-DAY. WITH CRIME STEADILY ON THE INCREASE IN THE INTERNATION- AL SETTLEMENT, THE NUMBER
ed.
He will be guided in his decision by the report and observations of
the Judge, Sir Allan Mossop, and counsel, and his decision will be final.
The sentence of death will not be
confirmation is given.
Meanwhile, Private Eckford is in the condemned cell at the Municipal Council's Ward Road Gaol.
to find out the names of all those who had come in the coach from Toulouse the pervious day. Then he endeavour- ed to locate natives of Toulouse who | OF PRISONERS IN THE SHANGHAI | carried out until the Ambassador's lived in the vicinity of the Rue de MUNICIPAL COUNCIL'S WARD Orleans: One of these was an elderly ROAD JAIL, THE LARGEST PENI- lady named Madame Gibon. She was TENTIARY IN THE WORLD, HAS quite talkative and said a young man
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ITS HIS- from Toulouse had called on her that| TORY PASSED THE 8,000 MARK. day. It seemed to be a habit of the natives of that town to call on each other. The description Impressed the detective. He told Madame Gibon] he was most anxious to meet the young man but wished to do it unexpected-
As a result of the preliminary in- vestigation three persons were underly. So he rented a room in a house suspicion Leon Sennepart, her son, who only visited her at intervals, but
-By- GEORGE BARTON
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directly opposite and said that when the chap from Toulouse called she was to open her casement window and carelessly wave her handkerchief three times.
WAVING OF THE HANDKERCHIEF
He had a long walt-two days, to be exact. Near the close of the second day Madame Gibon opened her win- dow and nonchalantly waved her little lace handkerchief three times. Tele- who had attended the reception; Paul phoning, for his assistants, the detec- Hassmann, the janitor, who was in tive hastened to her apartment just in the habit of performing commissions time to meet the young man as he was for the woman ahd Marie Perot, her leaving. The stranger was presented maid of all work. The son, who was as M. Jules Gannes. Without any obviously grief-stricken over the trag-preliminaries the detective exclaim- edy, berated that police for not find-ed:
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ing the identity of a stranger from "Gannes. What were you doing in Madame Sennepart's native town of Madame Sennepart's apartment after
all of the guests had left?"
Toulouse, who had attended the re- ception. Madame kept open house The accused denied that such was and at her -receptions welcomed any the case but at this stage of the ex- one from Toulouse without question.amination Paul Sennepart, the janitor The janitor and maid were indignant at being suspected, but could give the police little satisfaction.
and the maid entered by prearrange- ment. Paul pointed an accusing finger at Gannes.
M. Canler said little and thought a great deal. He made it his businessly.
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"That is the man," he said solomn-
"That is the man", echoed the Janl- tor.
"That is the man", chorused the maid.
Taken by storm, Gannes turned pale and mumbled incoherently. M. Canler followed his advantage.
"Now," he cried flercely, "let me have your wallet, which contains what remains of the stolen francs."
The pale-faced young man gave a groan and buried his face in his hands. "I did it,' he canfessed. "I was tempted beyond my means and could not resist taking the money, Madame was strangled, while I was trying to tear the necklace from her throat."
M. Canley's coup d'etat had work- ed!
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According to semi-oficial figures just released, some 8,300' people, in- cluding 120 foreigners and 200 re- formatory inmates, are at present liv- ing within the confines of the four walls of the Municipal "Big House."
This number is expected to swell to five figures by the end of the year if the "badlands" skirting the Western District of the International Settlement are not soon cleaned out.
The Governor of the Jail is a Lon- doner, Mr. W. C. Grant, and he has under him a staff of nearly 100 for- eigners.--Reuter.
TREECUTTER INJURED
If his death sentence is commuted to life imprisonment, he will probably be sent home to England to serve his sentence.-Reuter.
CANTON TENSIONS
Shlukwan, To-day.
The currency situation in Canton Is confused and prices of commodities are soaring as a repercussion of the Japanese defeat in north Kwangtung. Chinese troops are developing а wide encircling movement around Canton.
The populace is noticeably perturbed by the tension.
To the northeast of Canton, the Chinese are continuing their attack
at Tsengshing. The Japanese and Attempting to escape from a police-Central News.
puppet troops are holding out inside.
man this morning a 30-year-old Chin-
ese lost his footing on the top of a Miss Dora Chung, of Yee Lung hill in Shaukiwan and fell down the Street, while walking In Prince Ed- hillside. He was later admitted the Queen Mary Hospital with serious yesterday, was robbed by a snatcher toward Road near Playing Field Road
injuries to head and face.
was
The man was seen cutting trees on the hillside and tell when he being pursued.
JAPANESE TRAWLER HOLDS UP JUNK
of her wrist watch.
SHOP JO BEST ADVANTAGE AT
A Japanese armed motor-boat held THE
up trading junk No. T4825H off Chek Wan on Sunday, according to a report made to the police last night by the owner, To Man-fong, 35.
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The Japanese transferred two can- nons, five rifles, 500 rounds of rifle ammunition, 100 rounds of cannon ammunition, and two iron plates from the junk before salling away.
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