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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1927
Page
7
Philo Vance argues that crime can be solved by analyzing personality and psychology rather than motive alone. District Attorney John F X Markham questions the method as Vance compares crime to art, asserting each crime reveals the criminal's unique nature.
In Chapter XVI Markham debates Miss St Clair's innocence after gloves and a handbag tie her to the Benson murder. Vance mocks effort while Markham probes Lea Cock's alibi and the motive behind letting the suspect go. They discuss observed alibi details and extended Saturday hours at the Stuyvesant club as further clues unfold.
Markham and Vance debate deduction and character as proof of truth. Vance argues every act reflects personality, citing a musician and painter to show how intent and temperament reveal authorship and art.
North Carolina Old Belt markets prepare for the 1927 tobacco season with millions of pounds on hand. Prices rise in Eastern markets surpassing 2 cent levels as growers hope for strong opening and bumper sales statewide. Winston Salem Danville Mt Airy Reidsville and Fairmont among towns to begin selling. Government projections indicate a total statewide rise of about 30.9 million pounds.
Many Lexington residents and others from Davidson County attended the North Carolina community fair held at Midway Consolidated School on Saturday. Farm exhibits drew hundreds of visitors and showcased a variety of entries.
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