European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 30, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The Case of the 1 Vikke Showen Stuttgart Bureau tiring in Switzerland crawled into the world s Mouth a a pastry but stayed on its Tongue As a mystery. Tucked in the hash Vanbey 20 macs South of Lucerne Mem Ngen once was Jutt an of might Stop for travellers cussing it rfcs. Lord history dawns an italian Bate the death of Sherlock Holmes. Niciu it of when be moved to Nance. Bui Meringen now a recreational resort b Man famous Lor � visitor who never existed Sherlock Holme the town ahead boasts a hotel and pub named after the fictitious detective and a manorial plaque commemorating his deadly struggle there with the criminal Genius or. Moriarty. Next week. Holmes devotee plan to re enact the fight in 19tn-Century costume and celebrate the Hart of work on a new Holmes museum in Meiri neen. Sir Arthur Oman Doyle author of the Holmes stories usually dreamed up enough intrigue in England to keep his detective Busy there. A few dozen episodes after he rust Holmes Story appeared in 1b37, however Doyle began to tire of t he legend he had created. Having wished Meiringer he dispatched the detective o the town and his doom in try final problem. I n the Story. Holmes Friend or. Watson reports that Holmes and Moriarty fell off a Cliff into the Reichenbach Waterfall while fighting. The Reading Public reacted with outrage prompting Doyle to revive the detective three year Stater with fun explanation ill least As believable As those that justify reappearance of dead characters in modern television soap operas. Today Holmes addicts regard the tiny Swiss Village As a major attraction in tracing the Sleuth s Trail. A Sherlock Holmes society trip there in 1968 convinced local resident mans p. Thoeni to give the detective s name to a pub opened in the 200-year-old building where Thoeni was born. The brass rail British Beer Wall decorations and Gas lamp on the sidewalk All suggest that Thoeni transplanted the pub from some London neighbourhood. An authentic London Baker Street sign hangs on a Wall outside recalling Holmes address. Thoeni used the theme again in 1 979 when he opened the adjoining sport hotel Sherlock Holmes. Now he is working on a Public project to commemorate Doyle s creation a town Council member Thoeni is one of four officials raising Money to establish a Sherlock Holmes museum in a vacant downtown Church. The town owned building is one of a handful of English churches remaining in Switzerland and if in very bad repair. It simply has to be restorer now or else everything will gel ruined Thoeni said. The basement in t converted yet the renovated building will feature � first door mock up of Holmes Baker Street sitting room. A basement museum will display victorian Era artefacts like those in Doyle s stories and will show Holmes movies. The Holmes society also is contributing to the museum. Holmes fans Are planning a 90-Day Swiss pilgrimage the third such society trip. Tour participants dressed As characters in the Holmes tories plan to follow the route Holmes