CHAPTER XV.

Theories Regarding the Disappearance of the Murdered Man's Clothing--The Hand of Providence Manifests Itself--Fortunate Discovery of the Last Bloody Evidences of the Crime--Dr. Cronin's Apparel is Found--It had been Secreted, with His Case of Surgical Instruments, in a Catch-basin, Adjacent to the One in Which the Body was Discovered--Shoes, Jewelry and Purse Missing--Complete Identification by His Friends--The Search Continued--A Piece of Carpet Found--The Conspirators' Plans Thwarted 333