Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 January 1913 — Page 2

The Daily Republican iwnr P»y fawpt So»d»y HEALEY A CLARK, Publishers. RENSSELAER, INDIANA

REMINISCENCES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES

by ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE

Illustrations toy V. L. BARNES

iDVINTBRE or IH£ RID CIRCLE (Continued.) “One moment, Gregson,” said Holmes. “I rather fancy that this lady may be as anxious to give us information as we can be to get it. You understand, madam, that your husband will be arrested and tried for the death of the man who ließ before us? What you say may be used in evidence. But If you think that he has acted from motives which are not criminal, and which he would wish to have known, then you cannot serve him better than by telling us the whole Btory.” . “Now that Gorgiano is dead we fear toothing," said the lady. “He was a devil and a monster, and there can he no judge in the world who would punish my husband for having killed him.” . ;; , •• ~ V\ rghy —r~ “In that case” said Holmes, “my suggestion is that we lock this door, leave things as we found them, go with this lady to her room, and form our opinion after we have heard what it is that she has to say to us.”

Half an hour later we were seated, all four, in the small sitting-room of Signora Lucca, listening to her remarkable narrative of those sinister events, the ending of which we had chanced to witness. She spoke In rapid and fluent but very unconventional English, which, for the sake of clearness, I will make grammatical. “I was bom in Posilippo, near Naples,” said she, “and was the daughter of Augusto Barelli, who was the chief lawyer and once the deputy of that part. Gennaro was in my father’s employment, and I came to love him, jjis any woman must. He had neither money nor position—nothing but his beauty and strength and energy—so my father forbade the match. We fled together, were married at Bari, and cold my jewels to gain the money which would take us to America. This was four years ago, and we have been In New York ever since.

"Fortune waa very good to ua at first. Gennaro was able to do a service to an Italian gentleman—he saved him from some ruffians in the place called the Bowery, and so made a powerful friend. His name was Tito Castalotte, and he was the senior partner of the gxeat firm of Castalotte and Zamba, who are the chief fruit Importers of New York. Signor Zamba is an Invalid, and our new friend Castalotte has all power within the firm, which employs more than three hundred men. He took my husband Into his employment, made him head of a department, and showed his goodwill towards him in every way. Signor Castalotte was a bachelor, and I believe t,hat he felt as if Gennaro was his son, and both my husband and I loved him as if he were our father. We had taken and furnished a little house in Brooklyn, and our whole future seemed assured, when that black cloud appeared which was soon to overspread our sky. "One night, when Gennaro returned from his work, he brought a fellowcountryman back with him. His name was Gorgiano, and be had come also from Poßilippo. He was a huge man, an you can testify, for you have looked upon his corpse. Not only was his body that of a giant, but everything SMWITHm^W , «rft l PTcßque7 T gTgaiitlc and terrifying. His voice was like thunder In our'little house. There wsb scarce room for the whirl of his great arms as he talked. His thoughts, his •motions, his passions, all were exaggerated and monstrous. He talked, or rather roared, with such energy that others could but sit and listen, cowed with the mighty stream of words. His eyes blazed at you and held you at his mercy. He waß a terrible and wonderful man. I thank God that be is dead! “He came again and again. Yet I was aware that Gennaro was no more happy than I was in his presence. My poor husband would sit pale and listless, listening to the endless ravings upon politics and upon social questions which made up our visitor’s conversation,. Gennaro said nothing, but I who knew him so well could read In his face some emotion which I had never seen there before. At first I thought that it was dislike. And then, gradually, I understood that It was more than dislike. It was fear—a deep, secret, shrinking fear. That night—the nighCTbat I read bis terror —I put my arms round him and I implored him by bis love for me and by all that he held dear to hold nothing from me, and to tell me why this huge man overshadowed him so. "He told me, and my own heart * **•»■ ,'Hr * - - ' ‘ ' ‘ ~ *

grew cold as ice as I listened. My poor Gennaro, in his wild and fiery days, when all the world seemed against him and his mind was driven half mad by the injustices df life, had joined a Neapolitan society, the Red Circle, which wae allied to the old Carbonari. The oaths and secrets 6f this brotherhood were frightful; but once within its rule no escape was possible. When, we bad fled to America Gennaro thought that he had cast it all off for ever. What was his horror one evening to meet In the streets the very man who had initiated him in Naples, the giant Gorgiano, a man who had earned the name of “Death’ in the South of Italy, for be was red to the elbow In murder! He ba<j come to New York to avoid the Italian police, and he had already planters branch of his dreadful society in his new home. All this Gennaro told me, and showed me a summons which hehad reoeived that very day, a Red Circle drawn upon the head of it, telling him that a lodge would be held upon a certain date, and that; his presence at it was required and ordered. “That was bad enough, but worse was to come. I had noticed for some time that when Gorgiano came to us, as he constantly did, in the evenfngs, he spoke much to me; and even when his words were to my husband those terrible, glaring, wild-beast eyes of his were always turned upon me. One night his secret came out I had awakened what he called ‘love’ within him —the love of a brute —a savage. Gennaro had not yet returned when he came. He pushed his way in, seized me in his mighty arms, hugged me in his bear’s embrace, covered me with kisses and Implored me to come away with him. I was struggling and screaming when Gennaro entered and attacked him. He struck Gennaro senseless and fled from the house which he was never more to enter. It was a deadly enemy that we made that night. "A few days later came the meeting. Gennaro returned from it with a face which told me that something dreadful had occurred. It was worse than we could have imagined possible. The funds of the society were raised by blackmailing rich Italians and

“One Moment, Gregson,” said Holmes.

threatening them with violence should they refuse the money. It seems that Castalotte, our dear friend and benefactor, had been approached. He had refused to yield to threats, and he had handed the notices to the police. It was resolved now that such an example should be made of him as would prevent any other victim from rebelling. At the meeting it was arranged that he and his house should be blown up with dynamite. There

Deadbeats of One Pattern

Veteran Credit Man Says They All Talk Alike and Try Same Tricks.

* “Deadbeats,” remarked an old credit man, “all talk alike. They are plausible to start with,” he went on, “and are so free and easy they deceive every one but the most astute credit* man. When they are dunned the first time they make a frank and positive promise to pay on a certain date. They do this so unreservedly that suspicion Is dlmrrmca. or course they don’t pay —but they have some of the best excuses In the world. They have had a run of hard luck, for instance. If the merchant takes this well, they will ask for more credit If the merchant Is obdurate they will come back with the statement that the merchant is

"making it unnecessarily hard for them to get along by crowding them; they will hint, also, that others have been soliciting tbelr trade. “Right there is the time to come down cn them hard. Shut off their credit. Usually it is useless to sue, for such persons are Judgment proof. The next move is to let them think you have forgotten them. They always are on the watch for the man who keeps nagging them all the time, but they grow careless of the man who leaves them alone. Some day they will leave an opening so that something cat/ be attached or levied on, and then is the time to Jump in and get your money. “A favorite trick of the deadbeat is to offer his note for the account. These fellows thinji nothing of giving their notes. They would buy the continent of Asia If they could give their notes for It, knd would clean up a fortune and get out of paying tha note. Just listen to one of these deadbeats talk, remember what be aays, and when the next one strikes yon hia lanauaae will b« Identical. It la almost

--' • - sms A drawing of lota as to vrfio should carry out the deed. Gennaro saw our enemy’s cruel face smiling at him as he dipped his hand in the bag. No doubt it .had been prearranged in some fashion, for it was the fatal disc with the Red Circle upon It, the mandate for murder, which lay upon his palm. He was to kill his best friend, or he was t 6 expose himself and* me to the vengeance of bis comrades; It wrb part of their fiendish system to punish those whom they feared or hated by injuring not only their own persons, but those- whom they loved, and It was the ( knowledge of this which hung as a' terror over my poor Gennaro’s head and droye him nearly crazy with apprehension.

"All that night we sat together; our arms round each other, each strengthening each for the troubles that lay before us. The very next evening had been fixed for the attempt. By midday my husband and I were on our way to London, but not before he had given our benefactor full warning of his danger, and had also left such information for the polioe as would safeguard his life for the future. “The rest, gentlemen, you know for yourselves. We were sure that our enemies would be behind us like our own shadows. Gorgiaho had his private ' reasons for vengeance, but In any case we knew how ruthless, cunning, and untiring he could be. Both Italy and America are full of stories of his dreadful powers. If ever they were exerted it would he now. My darling made use of the few clear days which our start had given us in for a refuge for me in such a fashion that no. possible danger could reach me. For his own part, he wished to be free that he might, communicate both with the American and with the Italian police. I do not myself know where he lived, or Low. All that I learned was through the columns of a newspaper. But once, as I looked through my window, I saw two Italians watching the house, and I understood that in some way Gorgiano had found out our retreat. Finally Gennaro told me, through -the paper that he would signal to me from a certain window, but when the signals came they were nothing but warnings, which were suddenly interrupted. It Is very clear to me now that he knew, Gorgiano to be close upon him, and that, thank God! he was ready for him when he came. And now, gentlemen, I would ask you whether we have anything to fear from the law, or whether any judge upon earth would condemn my Gennaro for what he has done?" "Well, Mr. Gregson,” said the American, looking across at the official, "I don’t know what your British point of view may be, but I guess that in New York this lady’s husband will receive a pretty general vote of thanks." “She will have to come with me and see the chief,” Gregson answered. “If what she. says Is corroborated, I do not think she or her husband has much to fear. But what I can’t make head or tail of, Mr. Holmes, is how on earth you got yourself mixed up in the matter.” “Education, Gregson, education Still seeking knowledge aL4he old unk versity. Well, Watson, you have one mote Specimen of the tragic and grotesque to add to your collection. By the way, it is weight o’clock, and ft Wagner night at Covent Garden! If we hurry, we might be In time for the second act.”

Proof of Riches.

Patience —They say he was taken sick on the train. ■ Patrice —Indeed? What was the matter? “Oh, he ate too much In a dining car." “Oh! Is he as rich as that?”

as If it were the fixed ritual of their order."

Sway of the Police Magistrate.

In New York upward of 200,000 persons were arraigned before the police magistrates during the year 1910,and another hundred thousand were probably brought into their courts by summons. Over this huge army of people, many of whom are entirely Innocent of any offense* the magistrates an almost undisputed sway, for their decisions are in nine cases out of ten absolutely final. In other words, they pass Judgment upon the personal liberty and rights of more than ,25,000 citizens every, month of the year, and, save in a few instances, their decisions are accepted without appeal or review of any kind. No other tribunal In the land administers Justice on so vast a scale or exerts anything even approaching so unbridled a power. It Is at once a court of first and last resort, presided over by a cadi, supreme arbiter of the facts and largely a law unto himself. —From the Century.

Captain Cook Statue.

None too soon, that renowned English navigator, Captain Cook, Is to bavd a memorial in London. It will take the form of a statue of the explorer pf the Northwest Passage, and is being executed by Sir Thomas Brock, R. A., the commissioners being the British Empire leagpo. - The statue la expected to be finished in November next, when it will be set up, appropriately enough, near the new Admiralty Arch, close to Trafalgar square Many distinguished folk are expected to be present at the unveiling, which probably will be performed by the ” king, who, as a keen sailor, has taken a lot of Interest la the memorial project.

BIG LEAGUE COACHERS

Seven Regular Fixtures on Teams for Next Year.

Clubs Secure Old Stars to Develop Young Material-Instructors to Dovote Attention to Players in AH Departments. * <

Coachers for big. league teams are fast becoming a necessity. Already seven of tbe sixteen managers in the National and American leagues have men who will be regular fixtures on their teams next season. The other nine team leaders are eagerly watching for the right man to fit In with their teams before they join the fast-increasing list, writes George E. Rice in the Chicago Journal. Wit. bur Robinson has been a sutcess with the Giants and Kid Gleason has made good with the White Sox. ■ Willie Keeler Is to have a regular berth with the Dodgers as a coacher, and Joe Sugden Is a permanent fixture with the Tigers. Jack Ryan helped the Senators keep up their fast pace last summer, and Heine Peitz was a, great help to the*Reds, while Lou Criger is to be given charge of thd Rrovto youngsters this spring for de- • vefcping purposes. The good and sufficient reason for such men as Robinson, Keeler, Gleason, Sugden, Ryan, Peitz and Criger holding their jobs, however, is their

Willie Keeler.

value in developing young players. Every one of these men would more than earn bis season’s salary If he saved only one youngster a season. If he taught a new man enough things to make a real star of him he would make up for his salary for at least five years. More than ninety-five per cent, of the young players** given chances each year fail to make good, and it is seldom a youngster holds a big league berth on his first opportunity, but it takes two and sometimes three chances to get the young players onto the regular teams. Most of the instructors are needed for young pitchers, but it is just as essential for the young players of other departments to have instruction as it is for the pitchers. A shining example of the worth of Kid Gleason to the White Sox team last fall was given in the city series when he showed "Ray Schalk*how to stop the spitbail Ed. Walsh was throwing. Before Gleason got down on his knees and demonstrated to the youngster that he would have to do the same, Walsh’s spitter was getting away from him and the Sox were not winning, but after the lesson the Sox made a one-sided affair of the series. Kling would have been a valuable man for the Cubs to keep on the team, even if he had not been able to do anything but develop young pitchers.

Johnny Kling.

With Kling behind the hat, King Cole was a grand success, but as soon as the veteran catcher was traded to Boston the tall slabman began to slip until he was of no more use **> the team. Willie Keeler can show the young players more angles to the batting game than anyone else, and he will be Invaluable to Brooklyn.

Will Train In Bermuda.

The New York American league baseball team and the Jersey Qity International league nine will train in Bermuda next spring. They will practice on the Hamilton cricket ground.

Yale May Drop Soldiers.

West Point and Yale may not contest on the gridiron In 1913. Cornell may play Yale at New Haven instead. ' 7

Schang Hits Hard.

Schang of Buffalo, the catcher much sought after in the draft, finished the 1913 season With a batting average of .334 in forty-eight games.

“ILLINOIS THUNDERBOLT” REGAINS FORM

When Billy Papke of Kewanee, HI., returns to America it will be to battle for the middleweight boxing championship of the world. When he is to return is not known at present, but it is thought it will be within a few months. At present he is fighting in France and England with much success. He has been across the pond less than six months and in that period has won the championship of his division in England and France. He has had three battles and won all three on knockouts- ~

Papke is in the form displayed when champion of the. world and stood as a rival of Stanley Ketchel for the honors. Then he was referred to as the “Illinois Thunderbolt,” and he was deserving of the appellation. Defeats by Ketchel took most of the aggressive fighting spirit out of him and he has been some time in recuperating. It is said he has fully recovered and is a “Tipton Slasher.” He has his former knockout punch back and Is as fast as ever. His condition, reports have it, could not be improved upon and he is making the middleweight limit without any trouble. There will be considerable aclion in the middleweight ranks when Papke comes back. Aside from Ketchel, no 158-pounder was more popular

Notes of Sportdom

It’s a shame for major football teams to kept apart by minor differences. The first basemenin the National league made 146 errors during the entire season. Every time Ty Cobb made a bingle last season it netted him $39.65, according to figures of Herman Wecke. The only thing that looks bad for the Ball Players’ Union is the fact that the club owners are not opposing it. Manager Stahl has sold Hugh Bradley, the Red Sox first baseman, to the Jersey City team of the International league. President Garry Hermann of the Cincinnati Reds has re-engaged Trainer Dr. George Hoskins for the 1913 season. In an effort to develop a pitching staff "for the Cincinnati team Hank O’Day tried out seventeen twirlerß last season. Manager Callahan saysbe will stand .pefcwtth his iiip.-Jtßacfc^Ww ver and Rollie Zeider are sure of their regular berths. Frank Change has been hit oh the head thirty-nine timeß in actual games. Nobody can say how often he has been hit below the belt. Almeida and Marsans, the Cubans who played with the Reds last summer, are managers of rival clubs in Havana this winter. Walter Johnson, star t,wirier of the Washington Senators, says his team will win the pennant the coming season if it will hustle a little. \ Mike Kahoe, the Senators’ prize Bcout, says the Athletics look fine. He alßo declares that Connie Mack’s outfield will have bells on it Harry Wolverton, the deposed manager of the Highlanders, made an offer of $65,000 for the champion Oakland team of the Pacific Coast league. The Louisville club of the American association sold a box for the opening game of the 1913 season, and claims the record for an early advance sale. They say that Joe Blifalngham, the new manager of the Naps, is the daddy of them all as a kicker. Joe was a great goal kicker while at Cornell. Pitcher Marty O’Toole bad a bad year, but he has not lost heart. ‘T guhss I’ve lived down that high-priced reputation,” said Marty the other day. Owner Navin of Detroit says that if the players demand halt pay for the spring training trips, he, for on#, will not give bis team any training at aIL *

Billy Papke of Kewanee.

than the Kewanee‘lad since the days of Tommy Ryan. His style of milling was liked, as > was his willingness to “scrap” while’ in the ring. Papke, when struggling for the title a few years ago, never was known to stall. Getting Into the ring and slashing toe to toe with his opponent was his chief hobby, and he made himself famous with his “loop-de-loop” punch* which he first used successfully against Hugo Kelly in Milwaukee, when he conquered the then crack middleweight fighter. He has not changed his style of' boxing any, It is said. This means there is trouble- ahead for Eddie Mo Goorty and Mike Gibbons, who are striving to settle the middleweight championship Of America among themselves. Neither has met a fighter of Papke’s type and will find the going a bit rough when they ~ meet one. Neither can hit hard enough tOi stop Papke. Ketchel was known as the assassin in the ring when he knocked out thirty-three men in fortysix fights, and this included the best; sluggers of his day. Papke, in his bouts with the late champion, staged! a bitter and desperate fight and gave* as good as he received until he was knocked out. He lost because Ketchel carried the stiffer punch.

WRESTLERS ARE VERY QUIET

Mat Men, Usually Quite Busy at This Season of Year, Are Missing— Yussif Mahmout Coming.

Where are the wrestling champions? The baseball and football seasons are. past and we arp now in the period of the year devoted to bowling, wrestling and basketball. But the wrestling; champions of foreign lands are not with us, as usual. This time two seasons ago we would : have had two or three French titleholders, four or five from Italy and' several from Turkey, Bulgaria, Ger-

Yusslf Mahmout.

many, Switzerland, Scotland and other localities. But now the only one who< is roaring in our midst is Stanlslausi Zbyszko, the ever-present Polish claimant. If the wrestlers were wise they would hustle up and make hay while the sun shines. For the bogy man of the ring, Yussif Mahmout, will be back as soon.jss the war is over and then things will go hard for the dub mat man. Yussif spares none, and if, by! any miracle, he should be beaten., there is the awful specter of Frank! Gotch in the distance. ' Pitcher Walter Beach of the Galeaburg club has been purchased by the) Providence Grays.