The Crogmere Ruby (1915)
The Crogmere ruby was stolen from the country house of its owner in England. Certain clues convinced the Scotland Yard authorities that the criminal would try to escape on a certain liner. The New York police received word that the Crogmere ruby had been stolen and was supposed to be on a certain liner, with the further information that "Inspector Bolton of Scotland Yard was on the boat." The liner had only been out one day when the first-class passengers knew that they had a Scotland Yard detective in their midst. The wireless operator gave further information by showing a maidservant, in whom he was interested, a wireless addressed to the supposed Sherlock Holmes and signed only with the letters "S.Y." It was noticed that "Sherlock Holmes'" paid much attention to a young lady and young man. When the vessel arrived in New York a police captain and several men boarded the boat to aid Inspector Bolton. ."Sherlock Holmes" told the captain that the young Lothario was the criminal and the man was promptly taken into custody. His stateroom was searched and the ruby found hidden away in a large cake of soap. The officers were escorting their prisoner away in triumph when the young woman in the case interfered. She induced the police captain to let her look at the ruby and promptly declared that it was simply glass. Closer scrutiny convinced the official that she was right. He was doubtful what further course to pursue when the young woman pointed to the pipe of Sherlock Holmes and whispered to the Captain, "It's the first day since we left the other side that his pipe has not been lit." She then reached over, grabbed the pipe before Sherlock could interfere, emptied its contents in her hand and revealed the ruby, which had been hidden under a thin layer of tobacco. The bogus detective tried to flee, but was promptly captured. Finding that the game was up, he made a full confession, admitting that he had stolen the gem. He said he knew the police would be on the alert so he had tried to escape a personal search, pretending to be an inspector from Scotland Yard, and had planted the bogus ruby in the young man's possession expecting that he would be locked up, giving the real criminal a chance to escape. It was later revealed that the young girl was Inspector Bolton of Scotland Yard and had been watching the pseudo detective all the way across the Atlantic.
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GenresDrama
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Ernest C. Warde | Director |
| Cast | Role |
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| Hector Dion | |
| Ethyle Cooke | |
| George Marlo | |
| Daniel Keleher |
