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Page 58
"I will read you a list of the books taken by Weltz and Rizzi, just
to see what you will make out of it:
WELTZ RIZZI
I."Lecons de Toxicologic," 1."Traite de Toxicologic,"
par M. Orifia. par C. P. Galtier.
2."The Poisons of Asps and 2."The Poisons of Asps and
Other Stories," by Florence Other Stories," by Florence
Marryat. Marryat.
3."A Practical Essay on 3."A Practical Essay on
Cancer," by C. T. Johnson. Cancer," by C. T. Johnson.
4."The Sharper Detected 4."The Sharper Detected
and Exposed," by R. Houdin. and Exposed," by R. Houdin.
5."The Sign of the Four," 5."The Sign of the Four,"
by A. Conan Doyle. by A. Conan Doyle.
6."Cancer, a New Method of 6."Legal Chemistry: A
Treatment," by W. H. Guide to the Detection of
Broadbent. Poisons, Examinations of
Stains, etc., as Applied to
Chemical Jurisprudence."
From the French of A. Naquet
by J. P. Battershall, Nat.Sc.D.
7."Reports of Trials for 7."Traite Pratique des
Murder by Poisoning," Maladies Cancerences,"
by G. L. Browne and C. par H. Lebert.
G. Stewart.
8."A Practical Treatise on 8."A Practical Treatise on
Poisons," by O. H. Costill. Poisons," by O. H. Costill.
9."Poisons, Their Effects 9."A Treatise on Poisons in
and Detection," by Alexander Relation to Medical
Wynter Blyth. Jurisprudence, Physiology,
and the Practice of Physic,"
by R. Christison,M.D., F.R.S.E.
10."Poisons, Their Effects 10."Poisons, Their Effects
and Detection," by Alexander and Detection," by Alexander
Wynter Blyth. Wynter Blyth.
"There, do you wonder that the perusal of that list excited me?
Come, now, before I go any further, tell me what you make of it,
Doc," and he passed it to me.
"There seems to me to be a singular unanimity of purpose existing
between these two men," I said; "not only as regards the
subject-matter of their reading, but in no less than six cases they
have both perused the same volume. This never happened by chance.
Clearly, they are acquaintances, and are working together toward
some common end. I should think it very likely, judging from their
interest in cancers and toxicology, that they were medical students.
Numbers four and five don't exactly seem to strengthen my medical
hypothesis, but they are only two out of the ten. That's about all
I can make out of it;" and I returned the list to him.
"Your views in the matter," replied Maitland, "are precisely those
which first occurred to me, and I am not sure but I should still
hold them, had I been obliged to decide solely from the evidence I
have submitted to you. It was clear to my mind from the first that
some common purpose actuated both Weltz and Rizzi. With a view to
ascertaining where they lived as a preparatory step toward learning
more of them, I consulted a Boston directory, only to learn that it
contained no such names. I was about to examine some of the
directories of neighbouring towns when it occurred to me that the
easiest way to find their places of residence would be to consult
the green slips upon which they had procured their books, and I
accordingly asked the attendant to kindly let me look at them.
While she was collecting the slips I re-examined the list of books
taken by Weltz and Rizzi, especially those which had been taken by
both men. One thing at once struck my attention, and that was that
most of these latter were large books which would take a long time
to peruse and would require to be borrowed several times for hall
use, were they to be examined with any care. I put this fact down
for future reference and gave my attention to the green slips, the
whole twenty of which the attendant now placed before me. The
residence of Weltz was given as No. 15 Staniford Place, Boston,
while that of Rizzi was No. 5 Oak Street, Boston. I was about to
walk over to Oak Street to see if Rizzi were still there when, in
returning the slips to the attendant, I noticed a peculiarity
in Weltz's 'z' which I had thought I had seen in Rizzi's signature.
I immediately compared the slips. There was the same oddly shaped
'z' in both. It was made like this"--and he handed us a slip of
paper with this z* upon it.
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