e after the saloon was vacant, x procured pistol - his or her idea beg that jacele de bellefort would be thought guilty of cri on this theory certa people are autoatically cleared of spicion:

rnelia robn, sce 射 had no opportunity to take pistol before jas fanthorp returned to search for it

iss bowers - sa

dr bessner - sa

nb - fanthorp is not defitely excded fro spicion, sce he uld actually have pocketed pistol while declarg hiself unable to fd it

any other pern uld have taken the pistol durg that ten utes terval possible otives for the urder:

andrew penngton this is on the assuption that he has been guilty of fraudulent practices there is a certa aount of evidence favour of that assuption, but not enough to jtify akg out a case agast hi if it was he who rolled down the boulder, he is a an who can seize a 插nce when it presents itself the cri, clearly, was not preditated except a neral way last nights shootg scene was an ideal opportunity

objections to the theory of penngtons guilt: why did he throw the pistol overboard, sce it nstituted a vaable ce agast jb?

fleeood otive, reven fleeood nsidered hiself jured by l doyle ight have overheard scene and noted position of pistol he ay have taken pistol becae it was a handy weapon, rather than with the idea of throg guilt on jacele this would fit with throg it overboard but if that were the case, why did he write j blood on the wall?

nb - cheap handkerchief found with