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Updated: June 26, 2025
I am so fortunate as to count Shamrock Jolnes, the great New York detective, among my muster of friends. Jolnes is what is called the "inside man" of the city detective force.
To-morrow I will take you to Shamrock Jolnes I will unmask him before you and prove to you that it is not an impossibility for an officer of the law and a manslayer to stand face to face in your city." "Do it," said I, "and you'll have the sincere thanks of the Police Department." On the next day Knight called for me in a cab. "I've been on one or two false scents, doctor," he admitted.
Half-way up the block we met Rheingelder, an acquaintance of ours, who held a City Hall position. "Good morning, Rheingelder," said Jolnes, halting. "Nice breakfast that was you had this morning."
I shall be in Norfolk in about ten days, and if you will give me yo' name, suh, I will take pleasure in looking up Colonel Hunter and telling him that you inquired after him, suh." "Thank you," said Jolnes; "tell him that Reynolds sent his regards, if you will be so kind." I glanced at the great New York detective and saw that a look of intense chagrin had come upon his clear-cut features.
"I am no detective," he remarked to Jolnes as he raised the piece of theatre programme to his nose, "but it seems to me that instead of a ring having been wrapped in this paper it was one of those round peppermint drops. And this piece with the address on it looks to me like the end of a seat coupon No. 12, row C, left aisle." Shamrock Jolnes had a far-away look in his eyes.
When Meeks had settled his bill and departed, Shamrock Jolnes stood with his hat in his hand before Juggins. "If it would not be asking too much," he stammered "if you would favour me so far would you object to " "Certainly not," said Juggins pleasantly. "I will tell you how I did it. You remember the description of Mrs. Snyder?
It seems that a card case of mine containing cards with my name and address was found near the body. They have three witnesses who saw the shooting and gave a description of me. The case has been placed in the hands of Shamrock Jolnes, the famous detective. He left Headquarters at 11:30 on the assignment. I waited at my address until two, thinking he might call there." I laughed, tauntingly.
"I know something of detectives' methods, and I followed out a few of them, expecting to find Jolnes at the other end. The pistol being a .45-caliber, I thought surely I would find him at work on the clue in Forty-fifth Street. Then, again, I looked for the detective at the Columbia University, as the man's being shot in the back naturally suggested hazing. But I could not find a trace of him."
Therefore, when he got on the car his anger at the treatment he had received was sufficient to make him keep his seat in spite of his traditions of Southern chivalry." "That is all very well," I said, "but why did you insist upon daughters and especially two daughters? Why couldn't a wife alone have taken him shopping?" "There had to be daughters," said Jolnes, calmly.
I am sure that I never mentioned the fact to any one, and the wiring was a rush order not completed until this morning." "Nothing easier," said Jolnes, genially. "As you came in I caught the odour of the cigar you are smoking. I know an expensive cigar; and I know that not more than three men in New York can afford to smoke cigars and pay gas bills too at the present time. That was an easy one.
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