Hitting the Books

After the meeting at Prospero Press we as a group decide to go to the local Police station first to see if we can speak to the African Gentleman who has been held in custody. Once we arrive Charlie Roberts speaks to the desk officer to try and gain access to the prisoner, we cant speak to him as he has committed suicide in the cells. The Head Police of this Prescient is known to Charlie, we are invited into his office: More chairs are brought in to accommodate us all. Officer Paul ? is very derogatory about the prisoner when questioned about him using terms like "fresh of the boat", one of those guys with african scars etc. I am shocked at the information of the suicide, He bit his own tongue off and choked on it. The mutilation of Jackson's body was the next topic discussed, there has been multiple bodies over the last 2 years with the same symbol carved into them. The community in Halem has closed ranks and will not talk to the police or share any information about the african. Office Paul ? was waiting on Mortici Lemming a doctor of folklore - to talk to the prisoner and gain some information but the blizzard prevented this before the suicide. As we are concluding this discussion Officer Paul eludes to the fact that in his dealings With Bartholomew and Elizabeth they seem to leave bodies in their wake.
 
We decide to go to the New York City Library (NYCL) to follow the lead of the books and authors we have gathered so far.
Mortici Lemming : published author - NYCL has some of his books. They are in the non fiction section but read like fiction and seem to not be fact based so unlike Jackson's books.
Jackson Elalis : published author - An Eassay on Black Power which relates to the occult symbol
Anthony Cowle : published author - NYCL has some of his books. The books are based on Australian Aboriginal Folklore - He was in town doing a lecture a few days ago, he has a residency at the University at Arkham (PEMU). He has just returned from South Australia . ** Hans calls the PEMU to speak Anthony Cowle, Anthony is not back yet. Hans speaks to a research assistant Louise Land - she doesnt have any information about carving symbols into bodies but knows about human sacrifice to the Father of All Bats. This cut dies out several hundred years ago and was based in Australia with links to New Zealand . The sacrifices were put through a gauntlet, while running the victims were hit with wooden bats covered in poisioned bat teeth. Lousie also tells Hans that Jackson and Anthony have been speaking and discussing Cults.
Miriam Atwright : Harvard University Librarian - Hans also calls Miriam at home to discuss the book Jackson was wanting from the Harvard Library (Africa's Dark Sect - Nigel Blackwell) this is no longer in the collection. Further information on this Cult can be found in the G'harne fragments which are held in London at the Penhew Foundation - on finding this out I feel this has a link to Sir Aubrey Penhew he was part of the Carlyle expedition . She also shares that Sir Amery Wendy-Smith has been translating the Winthrope expedition notes, These may be from an ancient civilization quite possibly not human! The G'hare fragments are on stone tablets very similar to the ??? fragments found in Suffolk England, the language is Arabic like.
 
As it is now late and visiting the Carlyle estate is out of the question we head to a Speak Easy for a drink, a hard thing to find during this ridiculous prohibition thing the yanks are doing. We enter through an all night pizzeria, head through the back to the speak-easy. As I order a drink and light my cigarette, Charlie looks for his contact Artino who is part of the Halian Familia (local Mafia). After finding a table we are all seated, Artino joins us, looks across at Bartholomew and states that he didnt expect to see him again so soon.