LATER. -- It is rumoured as we go to press that Mr. John Hector
McFarlane has actually been arrested on the charge of the murder
of Mr. Jonas Oldacre. It is at least certain that a warrant has
been issued. There have been further and sinister developments
in the investigation at Norwood. Besides the signs of a
struggle in the room of the unfortunate builder it is now known
that the French windows of his bedroom (which is on the ground
floor) were found to be open, that there were marks as if some
bulky object had been dragged across to the wood-pile, and,
finally, it is asserted that charred remains have been found
among the charcoal ashes of the fire. The police theory is that
a most sensational crime has been committed, that the victim was
clubbed to death in his own bedroom, his papers rifled, and his
dead body dragged across to the wood-stack, which was then
ignited so as to hide all traces of the crime. The conduct of
the criminal investigation has been left in the experienced
hands of Inspector Lestrade, of Scotland Yard, who is following
up the clues with his accustomed energy and sagacity.
Sherlock Holmes listened with closed eyes and finger-tips
together to this remarkable account.
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