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DETECTIVE THRILLER!

THE BLACK PIGEON.

By Anne Austin.

CHAPTER XXIX

fsaying, 'Excuse me, sir, I didn't know ye was still here,' and be "Poor dearie!" Minnie Cassidy said, 'Come on in. I'm going to be the cleaning woman murmured here till two. You won't bother commiseratingly, as she and Ruth me started together down the hall 'to-

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"Plensed, was he?" McMamu de-i ward the Borden offices. They demanded. "Didn't look worried or say the fool cops are sayin' your angry?" man did it, but as me and Letty

"He spoke sort of short, but was tellin' each other not five min- utes ago, Mr. Hayward la not the Lordy, I'm used to thit," Minnie

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"Flashlights," Ruth informed her, behind hands which she had flung up to cover her face.

"Me picture in the papers?" Min- ne cried, as, delighted as a child, "And he with this old culico mother-hubbard on!"

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"Now, Tommy McMann, ye're not going to make me help ye sare tit poor kid to death?" Mianie assured The detective "Let's run!" Ruth begged, drup-spiritedly. "I didn't pay no ation ging at Minnie's gnarled 'old hand. tion to whil passed between 'em- Patrolman Biggers, stiti pa guard) none of my 'business, I took out outside the Borden offices, grinned] Mr. Barden's wastebasket, emptied sympathetically as he swung open it into Miss Ruth's wastebasket, the floor for them.

and then dumped the papera, into "Mr. McMann is in Mr. Borden's the big suck I'd drug up to the privato office, Minnie. I'll take door from Mr. Green's office. When you in-oh!" she broke off, with the park's full, the porter takes it starlied exclamation, then, rán to down to the basement--** - her own desk, where Benny Smith

"All right, Minnie," McMann in- was sitting, his head bowed on his outflung arms, terrible sobs shit-terrupted. "Benny says you over-United States Steel

heard Borden telling him to get Vacuum Oil

Is that right?" Willys Overland "I didn't pay no attention, I tell

ing his thin body. "What's the 'ell out of here.

Benny Benny, dear, matter,

what is the matter?" she implored." Minnie repeated stubbornly. stroking his saruly hair.

old "The boy left while I was here- "The big aliff! The big bully!" Benny sobbed. I'll punch that's all I'll swear to. Tommy Mc-

Mann!" his nose through his face, I will, *}

"O.K.. Minnic," McMann chuck- The door to the private office opened, and MeMann's curt voiceled. "I don't blame you for being interrupted any confidence that sorry for the kid-ifter hearing Benny might have been about to Borden bawl him. out and fre make.

him."

"Come in, Miss Lester Is this Minnie Cassidy?"

with on a Saturday," Minnie an- "You pushed up the window swered emphatically. "Emptied after you had wiped it clean. the wastebaskets, wiped off the suppose McMann naked, and desks and window sills and chairs Ruth knew he had in mind the with me olled rag-"

fact that Ferber, the fingerprint "That's fine, Minnie!" McMann expert, had found no prints at all grinned. "You left us a fine aur-upon the window frame. face for Augerprints. But to go "Of course I did!" Minnie back a little. Was Mr. Borden in lorted. this office when

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BOY AND GIRL APPEAR

IN COURT.

NO TRICK THEORIES.

*(Continued from Pago 8.); ed by modern methods and he still held that opinion.

His Lordship asked whether wit- ness's view was that by the exact science he could detect any forgery. 'Witness replied that he did not wish to go as far as that.

for examination for the purposes of deciding this issue?-I believe that was the case.

You know it to be the case don't you?—Yes,

BANKS.

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAĮ BANKING CORPORATION,

Greater facilities nd Govern- ment could have given for the de- fence of a criminal7-That is true.toried Capital

Went Out of Its Way. The Government also gave Mr. Jenkin permission for him to go to the Treasury and inspect every ex-voucher for 19277-Yes,

An Incorrect Answer, Mr. Potter-It cannot be an net science from what you have just told us, su that the first answer was, not quite correct was it? Yes.

The Government went gut of its way to facilitate in the criminal euce the trial of the issuo "aye or nay are the cheques forged?"Yes.

In answer to farther questions Mr. Potter put to witness the evidenco he had given on the matter witness said he recollected the pro- in the trial of Carvalho Yeo and test made at the Criminal Sessions suggested it was wrong as com- whenIt was learned that Mr. pared with his present attitude, Binck's speelmen signature had either accidentally or mistakenly. been passed on to witness by the "Don't think for a moment I am go-bank for the purposes of photo- ing to say you were telling un un-graphy and examination. He re- truth" but it was wrong? That called that the protest was upheld

and the document returned. statement was made,

You appreciate that a statement of that Kind coming from a man in your position might have had great weight with the jury trying a man on a very serious criminal charge. They might easily have acquitted the man. I want to bring home to your mind the seriousness of a state-1 ment from a person in your post- tion claiming the qualifications of an expert.

Mr. Potter: You know it is a confidential document. You know it is not the kind of thing you would like to have handed to other people for the purposes of defend- ing a criminal. How did you get it? Where was it given to you? I got it from the bank,

Where did you get it?-I wanted to see it. I naked if I might see it. Who gave it to you?-I think it was Mr. Proctor.

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Mr. Potter then asked:-I put it to you, if it is not correct to say Where was it?-In the Bank. that you can detect forgery in the am certain it was at the Bank. sease that it is an exact science, it Did you ask for it? I think I would be utterly impossible to sug- did. I wanted to see what it look- zest one could attribute a parti-ed like and to compare it. cular handwriting to a particular person. It is much more difficult to do that?-Utterly impossible? I do believe it is possible.

Another, Expert's View,

Mr. Potter then referred to, an authority, being a case in which n handwriting expert was called, pointing out that the Privy Council look the facts first and worked downwards, merely taking in the views of the expert as a link in the chain. Continuing that he wished Charged with stealing rattan to get it clear that no man could fibres from a shop at West Point, attribute writing in that way, Mr. Potter quoted part of the expert's 14-year-old girl was this morning evidence in that case which was: treated as a first offender and dis-"It is not possible to say definitely charged, the prosecuting police that anyobdy wrote a particular offer stating that she had already thing. All you can do is to point been lodged in a cell for one night. out similarities and draw conclu

The ld woman was unable to say that the boy in Court was the one whom he saw take away the cigarettes, and the case was To mande fur further investigations.

aiona from them."

son because that is exactly what you are telling us in this case with regard to Tsang On-wing. Mr. Messer and Afr. Black?I have put forward my evidence and I have an opinion on these things.

Yes, but do you claim that you are able definitely to attributo a particular writing to a particular person?- hold that opinion, but I admit the possibility of being wrong.

When was that?—I can't put it two months neurer than perhaps before the trial. I can't say the exact date.

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Do you think you were justified in getting it without the consent BANKING CORPORATION, of the Government?--I had some consultation.

With whom? I am not certain but I think with Counsel.

It was a highly confidential docu-

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of forgery and said that in the examine witness about the methods criminal trial he had mentioned three methods, tracing, copying over a glass in a slask and writing London Bakeri-National Froxinelal Bank freehand.

Mr. Potter: I put it to you that you can havo' a combination of the latter two-a man making himself familiar with the writing by putting ing it freehand?-1 don't believe it over the glass and then develop

that is possible.

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"Did he Are the boy now?" Min- nie asked, with bland innocence, "Missus Minnie Cassidy the so that the trap, if such was cleaning woman corrected the de- which McMann had had for her tective with surprising spirit, falled to spring.

MeMann did not answer, but "And ye're Tommy McMann. Me

Mr. E. W. Hamilton had aleo bo- husband-God rest his soul!-was opened up a new line with bis

case in which a I understand you don't agree with a rookie along with ye, Tommy Me-next question. "You say you wiped fore him a Mann. Mary's the poker game he's off the window sills, Minnie? And small boy was charged with steal that. I put it to you that, in fact, won your good money off ye and closed the windows, suppose, using cigarettes from an old woman no expert of standing, in our Eng hrought it home to Minnie Cas-your duty requires you to do?" who kept a stall at West Point. lah Courts at any rate, will any "Sure I wiped off the window It was stated that the theft was he can definitely attribute a certain sidy."

sills, inside and out, and the win carried oot by a gang of this-piece of writing to a certain per- M'Mann chuckled and thrust out dow frames, too. I ain't a slack-chievous boys who awooped down a big hand which Minulo Caser, even if I am gettin' old and on the stall yesterday during the sidy seized and shook warmly. rheumatie. But I didn't shut the time that the business was left in "So you're Tim Cassidy's widow, windows. The two front ones, the charge of a young girl. Upon Minnie! Poor Tim! As grand a looking out on the street,

was the return of the woman, who was big foot as ever walked a boat already closed, or the draft would greatly advanced in years, and Come in, Minnie. Miss Leater will have blowed the poor man away. was, moreover, descrepit, one of stand by and see that I don't use That with the window open on the the culprits was seized and handed any third-degree methods on you."nirshaft, like it was. I did pall over to the police,

"As if ye could!" Minnie wag-it down to wipe it eleun, but Mr. ged her head at him derisively. Borden told me to push it up "I'm on to ye cops, I am! Hot air again. He said he'd shut it when,

Different Views Possible. Now he left at two." and bluff, the let of ye.

The last vestige of hope tuch

in have a fellow expert on the

Supposing we had the good for what did ye want to kuw, Tommy? McMann?. So ye're a defecbad unrensoningly nourished that

cther side of this case and he said Live sergeant now! My Th] the window. had not been closed

that for certain reasons he thought would-n been your captain if the until after Borden had been killed!

died then. Of course

"Now, Tommy McMann, I'm sur-t was someonu clac's writing, you she had gangsters hadn't got him."

"I'm sure of it. Minnie!" Me-known all along that it was foolish prised at yet" Minnie reproved, would not say he was wrong or Mann answered heartily with a to entertain that hope, in view of him severely. "As if it was any something like that?-No.

Any expert could honestly and humorous lift of his bushy, eye the incontrovertible evidence of of my business! I jist said it was

Mr. Bardan's office, and No, fairly take a different view? brows toward 'Ruth, who had slip- the pigeon's footprints in blood ped into a chair beside the one he both inside and outside the air am, he ain't in right now, but Yes.

Mr. Potter went on to remind had drawn up for Minnie Cassidy, it window. But weak though he's jist stopped down the hall

a minute. witness that he gave evidence at "You cleaned these offices an it was, it had been hope, and the and will be back in

Hirl Saturday, Minnie?"

started with unconcealed and she said. "Then I'll hold the the trint of Carvalho Yeo. The and ease lasted for 12 or 13 days, was "That I did! And not a slipshed misery at the garrulous old woman wire, thank you,' as sweet

tried by a special jury and witness ladylike as you please—" Jub like most of the girls get by who had sinin it.

was the only man called for the de- "Wait?" Ruth cried, leaning to-

fence, Professor Shellshear had ward Minnie excitedly. "Whaton told them that his one and

voice did she have, kind of

only client was the Hongkong Bank, Minnie? Oh, please try to re- which was to any that Yeo, in the ible?-1 should like some details. member! Was it?"

At a later stage the file of the Harbin "Just a minute, Miss Lester!" box, was not witness's client?

When witness asked to neo the South China Morning Port was pro- the delective reproved her sternly. "No leading the witness, if you notes in that point, Mr. Potter reduced in court and Mr. Potter H

issue of July 21, marked he did'not care who wit- read from the please. Describe the woman's ness's client was but he wanted it 1928, nu account of the London "Do you wear rubber gloves volce, if you can to you came

Minuic. Any established that in the Yeo case, swindle where the above remark to be obtained on application. McMann sug- thing at all unusual about it?" clean, and at what time did you while cleaning?" come in here?"

gested.

Minnie Cassidy reached out and witness had put before the jury was quoted.

points which he was putting be In reply to other questions wit patted Ruth's hand, as if to con-fore the present jury. Witnessness said he did not think a forger her derision. sole her for McMann's sharpnees.

could deceive an expert. Pressed agreed. like "As sweet a voice mu ever heard, And you told me in that case of me, and yes, of Letty, too, when me care about her hands? Not Tommy McMann! Put me in mind you had all the material you de- Mr. Potter said he would put it to Mr. Coghlan, the superintendent that some of the girls ain't finicky of a singer I heard one time on sired?--YeR.

witness that he could be deceived furniture polish and my daughter's radio-an alto sing- Mr. Potter then went on to re of the building, told us the poor--seared

by a forger and that anyone could. mind witness that there were only He pointed out that banks had gentleman had, been murdered." yellow soap will rough up their er, she was-"

The woman with the contralto three points before the jury in the been deceived and said that the "What time was it when you precious hands, but not Minnie cleaned these offices, if you re-Cassidy!" and she spread her voice!" Ruth cried triumphantly. criminal trial, whether the bodies

was pitiful old hands on her lap, re- "Alto or contralto, it was 14

of the cheques were in the hand-Hongkong Bank had accepted member, Minnie?" McMann plainly trying to be patient with garding them with curious setis-pretty voice, and fair did me good writing of Tsang On-wing: whether eleven forged notes.

You, Professor Shellshear, as his formar colleague's widow. faction, even the hand with the to bear it," Minnie asserted cheer-tite signature of Mr. Messer was

when mutilated forefinger, "Half-past one it was

whose fully..

forged or genuine and whether the an expert might be deceived by finished in 713, Mr. Green's offices stubby print was now a part of

"And did Borden talk with her signature of Mr. Elack was forged a forgery?--I am of the opinion that if the material is sufficient across the hall. They've got a big Ferber's sinister collection.

when he returned?" McMann de- or genuine.

Witness agreed that those were one ought to delect it. There are fancy clock in the front office, und: "That's the spirit, Minnie!" Me- manded.

so many factors in it. I noticed the time by it. Then 1 Mann grinned. "Now, did any

"No, that he didn't! He donc the the only points before the jury.

The Yeo Case.

There are no factors in it ex- come straight over here, and letthing else happen when you were same as you've done asked me

You know that the jury in the cept, according to your evidence, myself in with my pass key-" cleaning in here Saturday after what kind of voice the lady had,

"The door was locked?"

noon? Any visitors or telephone and I told him same as I've told criminal trial found the man guilty the easy flow and pen pressure. "That it was, and I thought Mr. calls?"

Then one thing is clear. The There are only two factors. That Borden was gone. I knew Mies "Well, there was a phone call ye, and he said, sharp and real of uttering forged cheques?—Yes. I must press you on this point. mad-like, 'Hang up the receiver?'

jury could not have accepted your is your position mark you,

Could Ruth had left, for me and Letty while Mr. Borden--peace to his and I was gouno do like he told evidence and have found as they you detect any forgery?—I think seen her and her young man and a soul, poor man!-was out"

I can. nicer man ain't in the land of the "Out? He left the office while me, though it went against the 7--I don't follow that.

grain I can tell you, when he said, You and the cheques were Therefore it has been reduced Hiving than Mr. Hayward, Tommy you were here?" McMann demand-Wait a minute! Tell her to call genuine. They said they were to an exact science?-I am try!

them at the cd;

me again in 15 or 20 minutes. I forged. That was the simple lesue ing to be perfectly straight. · I elevator, we did."

That he did," Minnie an- can't talk to her now, I'm expect was it not? This is just to show don't want to hurry an answer. "When?"

Awered, unperturbed. "Stepped "Just before I went in to Mr. down the hall to the lavatory. He is my wife any minute, he says, you the danger of evidence like It is a difcult question to answer. Green's offices-musta been 10 or asked me to stay if he got back, but don't tell her that, he says yours against that of people who My bellet is tint I can detect a

real quick."

eny "We did not make these writ 20 minutes past one," Minnie an- as he didn't have

"And what"-MeManú leaned ings." I suggest that that jury

You only require sufficient Bombay swered readily. "So I thought no- didn't want the door left unlocked, forward, betraying &lmost AB could not have agreed with you body wasn't in here and I come He'd' acarcely closed the door he- much suspense as Ruth-"exactly und found the verdict they did genuino and sufficient forged writ-

Ing?-Yee: in. There wasn't no light on inhind him before the telephone what did the lady answer?"

Then you

can detect without Kobe

Kowlood Mr. Borden's private office-not rung, and I answered it, so's I Minulo Cassidy folded her hands You, who had been retained by that he needs it, what with two could tell the party he'd be right on her prominent stomach, re- the Bank, were permitted to glve/fear of error a forgery?-Not Landon

without fear of error. windows on the street and one on buck. Which I did, and the Indy garding the man whom she dared evidence for the purpose of trying

Granted sufficient data do you |world." the uirshaft. Anyways, there said she'd hold the line "

call "Tommy" McMann with the issue in the Yoo trial7-Yes. wasn't no light, so I opened the "So, it was a woman calling shrewdly humorous old eyes, en-

The Government gave permission believe that there is a single før-Basin tranzacie. Lorca granted on Joying the sensation she knew was to Mr. Jenkin to go to the Bank gery which would escape your deprored securius. seen Mr. Borden a-settin' at his sharply. "Did you ask her about to make.

and extract from the Bank any tection?--I would not like to an- ́desk, and I started to back out, name?"

(To Be Continued.) cheques he thought fit to extract swer that question positively,

"That he was, and looking like he'd live to be a hundred!" Minniel Minnie cackled answered. "It was near the death "What does an old

McMann!--seen

door without knockin' and then I was

it?"

wonun

re-

a key and

McMann interrupted

I take it that was the case,

on the point he said he was sure.

forgery,

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ESTABLISHED 1913. Head Office;-Hongkong, Authored Canical

**24.........+1249 $22,000,058 8,834,200 #60,000 raid-Up Food...

Canton, Shanghal, Hankow, Swalow Banchoi. New Nón NHỜ Ban Trận LONDON BANKERS;—

Resurrs Food... BRANCHES.-——

',

600.

The Lord's Bank, Limited. Correspondenta in all Principal cities of tha world. Every dearlytion, transected.

Safe Deposit Boxes (vazkova slave) at a

LOOK POONG. SHAN,

Chief Manager. Hongkong. 19th February, 1977,

yearly swotal of from 1 to $46.

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED,

HEAD OFFICE, HONGKONG,

No, 10, Die Vonx Road Central, Hongkong, Authorised Dapital

... $10,000,000 6000,000 1,500,000 Paid-Up Capital

Baarva

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES —

Melbourne San Francisco Hagaki

Bestila New York. Bemarang Hingapore Bourabaya

Cantem

Italphong Hoseals

Bantla

Paria

Prking

Hangood

balcon

Bydney Taipeh

Tantala

shanghai. . "Tokoro Correspondente fo aŭl principal sides of the Every description of Back and adidaes

BAYE DEPOSIT BOXES to jeh

- Chief Menuparz - Hongkong, Fist March 1927.

Capital - Fr. 50,000,000 ............. Fr. 22,319,000 Branches:

Paris, Lyons, Marseilles, Salgon, Haiphong, Hanol, Tourane, Quinhes, Huế Thanh-hoa, Vinh, Phou Yunh Poking, Shanghai, Tientsin, Hongkong.

Bankera.

Francer Societe Generale, Banque National.de Credit, Banque de Paris jet das Payu Daa.

London Midland Bank Léd.

New York American Exchange. Irving Trust Go, Banca Commercials Fitalians,

Ban Francisco:-Bank of Italy, Every description of banking and Exchange business transacted. Corres pondents throughout the world.

L. Berals, Manager.

Hongkong, 3rd August, 1028.

THE BANK OF CHINA.

SPECIALLY, AUTHORISED BT. FRENDIN« TIAL MANDATE OF TUN' REPUBLIC OF

+ CHINA ON THE TIME OF

NOVEMBER, 1915.

Authorised Capitá........................ $80,000,000.2€

| Pald-Up Cabl

Rwerve Funde

ILSTEDOLAR ·

.......... 1,321,420.44 ·. HEAD OFFICE: TEEING. -

HONGKONG BRANGIL 20'de Quotes, Rond Cystiskí Branches and Sub-branches all over Chint and Gerrorpondenta in Burope, Amirian and other parts of the world

LONDON BANKERE÷The Mational Proi vincial and Union Bank of "Maxland. 'Kaa

The Onazanty Trua! Company of New York. NEW YORK BRANCHES)–799 Irving Na-

Barik لحديقة

The Egaliable Trust Company at How York. Interest allowed on Current" Lacownie und Fixed Depoatia, Terms on Appilosiles,

Every mcription 'of, 'Basiding ́bacinogs' transacted.

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Loans Émated) on approved" scurities, Special facilities for Home BuĞLANL

BHOT & CLAM.

THE HO HONG BANK, LTD.

(Established 1917.) SAYTTAL

Authorised, Capital. Instad Fald-Up Kameryè...... Lisk (Len

holders Burples

of

1.800.849

slare.

L04,340

READ OPPICH 1---WING APORIL Branche Agenzia and Corrwpondante all the principal cities of the world..

Exery description of Bankers and Machia balzam trasanctså.

TAN ING BOOL

Hongkong, April 171⁄2, 1839.