The Piccadilly Puzzle

s, strongly epigrammatic in their phraseology, and attention was drawn to these by startling sensational headings. The staff of this journal comprised two men besid

left over from the six dinners of the week are made into a savoury stew to serve for the seventh, and, being highly spiced and deftly concocted, is apt to deceive an i

inary one, for, by stealing items of news from other sources and making them into spicy litt

description of it, and consequently sold capitally. It was in this paper that the following ite

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must not covet their neighbour's wife? Another elopement has taken place

Lord C---- an intimate friend of the lady's husband. I

t our office, we will lend him articles of warfare, and do our best to put him on the track. There is nothing new or original about this comedy--they all

up with the flying lovers, we w

f Hash a longer arti

CADILLY

e of Jermyn Street, however, is an admirable example how civilization can improve the difficult art of taking life in a sk

yn Street; foggy mo

woman. Utters a cry of horror--cue for policeman, who enters; views body by lantern light--sealskin jacket, silk dress, fair hair, bea

al. Present, inspector

hus caused. Doctor says death is caused by blood-poisoning--evidence being, swollen condition of body, protruding tongue, discolouration of skin--thinks it must be poison--makes minute examination--finds on neck slight scratch just on jugular v

tell it in our own fashion. Our special reporter was at the

by the jury, and the following artic

der linen (not marked). 4. Hat (brown and blue v

of Spence

o'clock--walked along Piccadilly; met a friend in St. James's Street--spoke to him for a few moments. When he left him, met policeman, who guided him through fog to Jermyn Street

of Consta

of evidence of

e of Dr

on was caused by action of virus. The veins were congested--lungs full of blood, congealed and of a dark colour. The face was swollen, and of a dark purple appearance--tongue also protruded. Small wound on neck over jugular vein, in itself not sufficient to cause death. Thought from all appearances

sed the

eceased, but no clue had as yet been obtained. The case had

r summ

proved by evidence of Polic

by poison--proved by e

by means of dagger, knife, or lancet. No

turn verdict in acco

erdict. That deceased had come to her death by viol

ich we have entitled The Piccadilly Puzzle

hat in any case it would have been difficult to recognize the features, still her dress and figure might lead to identification, but no result had been arrived at. The deceased, therefore, to all appearances was a lady. Jermyn Street is not a particularly busy thoroughfare at any time, and after eleven o'clock it is comparatively deserted, therefore the assassin must have decoyed his victim there to accomplish his crime in safety. He might have had an appointment to meet her, and while talking to her in the doorway, had he embraced her, might doubtless have wo

It is a Judas-like crime, the kiss of friendship and the heart of treachery, therefore we say the criminal who possesses these refined and fiendish instincts must be an educated man, and also one who must have no little knowledge of poisons to employ the subtle drug he did. The nature of the poison cannot be discovered, as the simple scratch corrupted the blood and there are no local signs to tell what kind was employed. As to the motive of the crime, it may have been love, it

iven in a certain portion of the body and the victim is doomed. Who is to point out the assassin, unless he or she is actually seen committing the crime. We have not yet heard the end of the Piccadil

uences of this crime, sooner or later he will thirst again for bloo

d slowly, They grind excee