
Grace Quackenbos Humiston, aka Mrs. Sherlock Holmes
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The Missing Girl Case
In early 19 18, a young man of about seven ten came to humiston's office and threatened to kill her. That year, she opened the manhattanville bekind club, which was supposed to be a gathering place for women and a day care. Police shut it down, charging her with operating a dance hall without a license - even though she had checked ahead of time and was told she did not need a license. On march fourteenth of 19 23, humiston was on her way to court when she was hit by a truck at the corner of 50 ninth and third. Humiston blamed the attack on all this fall out and on the loss of her police badge in 19 19
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