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Las aventuras de Sherlock Holmes
The Boscombe Valley Mystery
Capítulo 4, Página 3
"Boscombe
Valley
is
in
the
countryside,
not
far
from
Ross,
in
Herefordshire.
The
biggest
landowner
there
is
Mr.
John
Turner,
who
made
money
in
Australia
and
returned
to
England
years
ago.
One
farm
he
had,
Hatherley,
was
rented
to
Mr.
Charles
McCarthy,
also
from
Australia.
They
knew
each
other
there,
so
it
wasn't
strange
they
lived
close.
Turner
was
richer,
so
McCarthy
rented
from
him,
but
they
were
still
equals
and
often
together.
McCarthy
had
a
son,
eighteen,
and
Turner
had
a
daughter
the
same
age,
but
neither
had
a
living
wife.
They
avoided
the
local
families
and
lived
quietly,
though
the
McCarthys
liked
sports
and
went
to
local
races.
McCarthy
had
two
servants,
a
man
and
a
girl.
Turner
had
a
larger
household,
with
at
least
six
people.
That's
all
I
know
about
the
families.
Now
for
the
facts."
"On
June
3rd,
last
Monday,
McCarthy
left
his
house
at
Hatherley
around
three
in
the
afternoon
and
walked
to
Boscombe
Pool,
a
small
lake
in
Boscombe
Valley.
He
had
been
out
with
his
servant
in
the
morning
at
Ross
and
told
him
he
had
an
important
meeting
at
three.
He
never
returned
alive
from
that
meeting."
"From
Hatherley
Farmhouse
to
Boscombe
Pool
is
a
quarter
of
a
mile.
Two
people
saw
him
on
the
way.
One
was
an
old
woman,
unnamed,
and
the
other
was
William
Crowder,
a
game-keeper
for
Mr.
Turner.
Both
said
Mr.
McCarthy
was
alone.
The
game-keeper
added
that
minutes
after
seeing
Mr.
McCarthy,
he
saw
his
son,
James
McCarthy,
going
the
same
way
with
a
gun.
He
thought
the
father
was
in
sight
and
the
son
was
following.
He
thought
no
more
about
it
until
he
heard
about
the
tragedy
that
evening."
"The
two
McCarthys
were
seen
after
William
Crowder
lost
sight
of
them.
Boscombe
Pool
is
surrounded
by
woods,
with
grass
and
reeds
at
the
edge.
A
girl,
Patience
Moran,
the
lodge-keeper's
daughter,
was
in
the
woods
picking
flowers.
She
said
she
saw
Mr.
McCarthy
and
his
son
near
the
lake,
having
a
violent
argument.
She
heard
Mr.
McCarthy
using
strong
language
and
saw
the
son
raise
his
hand
as
if
to
hit
his
father.
She
was
scared
and
ran
home
to
tell
her
mother
she
saw
them
fighting
near
Boscombe
Pool
and
feared
they
would
fight.
She
had
just
said
this
when
young
Mr.
McCarthy
came
running
to
the
lodge,
saying
he
found
his
father
dead
in
the
wood
and
needed
help.
He
was
very
upset,
without
his
gun
or
hat,
and
his
right
hand
and
sleeve
had
fresh
blood.
Following
him,
they
found
the
body
on
the
grass
by
the
pool.
The
head
was
beaten
with
a
heavy
weapon.
The
injuries
could
be
from
the
butt-end
of
his
son's
gun,
found
nearby.
Under
these
circumstances,
the
young
man
was
arrested,
and
a
verdict
of
'wilful
murder'
was
given
at
the
inquest
on
Tuesday.
On
Wednesday,
he
was
brought
before
the
magistrates
at
Ross,
who
sent
the
case
to
the
next
Assizes.
Those
are
the
main
facts
from
the
coroner
and
police-court."
"I
can't
imagine
a
more
damning
case,"
I
said.
"If
ever
evidence
pointed
to
a
criminal,
it
does
here."
"Circumstantial
evidence
is
tricky,"
said
Holmes.
"It
might
seem
clear,
but
if
you
change
your
view,
it
might
show
something
different.
The
case
looks
bad
for
the
young
man,
and
he
might
be
guilty.
But
some
people,
like
Miss
Turner,
believe
he
is
innocent.
They
have
hired
Lestrade,
who
you
remember
from
the
Study
in
Scarlet,
to
help
him.
Lestrade
is
confused
and
asked
me
to
look
into
it.
So,
we
are
going
west
instead
of
enjoying
breakfast
at
home."
"I
think,"
I
said,
"the
facts
are
clear,
and
you
won't
learn
much
from
this
case."
"Nothing
is
more
misleading
than
an
obvious
fact,"
Holmes
laughed.
"We
might
find
other
facts
that
Lestrade
missed.
You
know
I
am
not
boasting
when
I
say
I
will
confirm
or
destroy
his
theory
with
methods
he
can't
use
or
understand.
For
example,
I
see
your
bedroom
window
is
on
the
right
side,
but
I
doubt
Lestrade
noticed
that."
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