蓝宝石案 13蓝宝石现身(3)

"Hotel Cosmopolitan¹ Jewel Robbery.

"'世界旅馆'宝石偷窃案。

John Horner, 26, plumber², was brought up upon the charge of having upon the 22d inst.,

约翰·霍纳，二十六岁，管子工，因本月二十二日

abstracted from the jewel-case of the Countess of Morcar the valuable gem³ known as the blue carbuncle.

从莫卡伯爵夫人首饰匣中窃取一颗以'蓝宝石'闻名的贵重宝石而被送交法院起诉。

James Ryder, upper-attendant at the hotel, gave his evidence to the effect

旅馆侍者领班詹姆士·赖德，对此案的证词如下：

that he had shown Horner up to the dressing-room of the Countess of Morcar upon the day of the robbery

偷窃发生当天，他曾带领约翰·霍纳到楼上莫卡伯爵夫人的化妆室内

in order that he might solder⁴ the second bar of the grate, which was loose.

焊接壁炉的第二根业已松动的炉栅。

He had remained with Horner some little time, but had finally been called away.

他和霍纳一起稍逗片刻，旋即被召走。

On returning, he found that Horner had disappeared, that the bureau had been forced open,

及至重新回到该处，发现霍纳已经离去，而梳妆台则已被人撬开，

and that the small morocco casket in which, as it afterwards transpired⁵,

有一只摩洛哥小首饰匣置于梳妆台上，里面已经空空如也，

the Countess was accustomed to keep her jewel, was lying empty upon the dressing-table.

事后人们才知伯爵夫人习惯存放宝石于此匣内。

Ryder instantly gave the alarm, and Horner was arrested the same evening;

赖德迅速报案，霍纳于当晚被捕，

but the stone could not be found either upon his person or in his rooms.

但从霍纳身上及其家中均未搜得宝石。

Catherine Cusack, maid to the Countess, deposed⁶ to having heard Ryder's cry of dismay on discovering the robbery,

伯爵夫人的女仆凯瑟琳·丘萨克宣誓证明曾听到赖德发现宝石被窃时的惊呼，

and to having rushed into the room, where she found matters as described by the last witness.

并且证明她跑进房间时目睹情况和上述证人所述相符。

Inspector⁷ Bradstreet, B division, gave evidence as to the arrest of Horner, who struggled frantically⁸,

B区布雷兹特里特巡官证明霍纳被捕时曾经拼命抗拒，

and protested his innocence⁹ in the strongest terms.

并且用最强烈措词申辩自己乃是清白无辜的。

Evidence of a previous conviction for robbery having been given against the prisoner,

鉴于以前有人证明他曾犯过类似盗窃案，

the magistrate¹⁰ refused to deal summarily with the offence, but referred it to the Assizes.

地方法官拒绝草率从事，并已将此案提交巡回审判庭处理。

Horner, who had shown signs of intense emotion during the proceedings¹¹, fainted away at the conclusion and was carried out of court."

霍纳于审讯过程中表现得异常激动，在判决时竟至昏厥而被抬出法庭。"

1 cosmopolitan   

adj.世界性的，全世界的，四海为家的，全球的

参考例句：

• New York is a highly cosmopolitan city.纽约是一个高度世界性的城市。
• She has a very cosmopolitan outlook on life.她有四海一家的人生观。

2 plumber   

n.(装修水管的)管子工

参考例句：

• Have you asked the plumber to come and look at the leaking pipe?你叫管道工来检查漏水的管子了吗？
• The plumber screwed up the tap by means of a spanner.管子工用板手把龙头旋紧。

3 gem   

n.宝石，珠宝；受爱戴的人 [同]jewel

参考例句：

• The gem is beyond my pocket.这颗宝石我可买不起。
• The little gem is worth two thousand dollars.这块小宝石价值两千美元。

4 solder   

v.焊接，焊在一起；n.焊料，焊锡

参考例句：

• Fewer workers are needed to solder circuit boards.焊接电路板需要的工人更少了。
• He cuts the pieces and solders them together.他把那些断片切碎，然后把它们焊在一起。

5 transpired   

（事实，秘密等）被人知道( transpire的过去式和过去分词 )； 泄露； 显露； 发生

参考例句：

• It transpired that the gang had had a contact inside the bank. 据报这伙歹徒在银行里有内应。
• It later transpired that he hadn't been telling the truth. 他当时没说真话，这在后来显露出来了。

6 deposed   

v.罢免( depose的过去式和过去分词 )；（在法庭上）宣誓作证

参考例句：

• The president was deposed in a military coup. 总统在军事政变中被废黜。
• The head of state was deposed by the army. 国家元首被军队罢免了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 inspector   

n.检查员，监察员，视察员

参考例句：

• The inspector was interested in everything pertaining to the school.视察员对有关学校的一切都感兴趣。
• The inspector was shining a flashlight onto the tickets.查票员打着手电筒查看车票。

8 frantically   

ad.发狂地, 发疯地

参考例句：

• He dashed frantically across the road. 他疯狂地跑过马路。
• She bid frantically for the old chair. 她发狂地喊出高价要买那把古老的椅子。

9 innocence   

n.无罪；天真；无害

参考例句：

• There was a touching air of innocence about the boy.这个男孩有一种令人感动的天真神情。
• The accused man proved his innocence of the crime.被告人经证实无罪。

10 magistrate   

n.地方行政官，地方法官，治安官

参考例句：

• The magistrate committed him to prison for a month.法官判处他一个月监禁。
• John was fined 1000 dollars by the magistrate.约翰被地方法官罚款1000美元。

11 proceedings   

n.进程，过程，议程；诉讼(程序)；公报

参考例句：

• He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
• to initiate legal proceedings against sb 对某人提起诉讼