Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-12-24

volvlng the right to the valuable estats of
H sne " GI@mes OF Gr@me's Dixie. About three
creme, as he was styled. died, leaving a
VIE and one son, youth of fourteen years
John Gr@me's brother claimed the propert v.
aIeglDg that Johns son was not born in
Wedlock. The marriage certificate Shove 1
mat the marriage between John Grseme an 4
Mar Mary Miiroy was solemnized on March I.
lIss, and the child who claimed to be John g
heir was born on March IL, 1883. The mar
rage certificate appeared to have been
altered AT by the erasure Of the figure before
supposed to contain the entry of marriage
had been torn out. The change in the date,
1t was alleged, had been made to have 1t ap-
the birth Of the child, and that he was born
In wedlock, and therefore legitimate.
II the marriage was on March nth, after
and could not inherit the Creme estates
There was but one witness to the marriage
surviving on June 1, 1905, and that witness
moved the only witness who had it in his
power TO prove that the marriage was per-
formed after the birth Of the child.
belief THAI nm Ross hsS hsS 5ne
based it on the diary SO mysteriously found.
He made cautious inquiries, and easily had
Ross. An accurate desSriptIon of the he old
gentleman who had conversed with Agnes in
the sitting-roOm, and subsequently pointed
OUT 70 ner Tn mere me me diary was concealed,
no alternative but for the Reamers to believe
that the dead man had come from the world
OF spirits, spoken with their innocent child,
and made her the instrument of bringing to
light facts which might clear him from the
stigma OF suicide, and secure the punishment
OF his murderer.
Inquiry showed that for about two months
before DR.. Ross death, he had been regularly
visited by lady attired in mourning. whose
name was not known to any of the domes
tics, but who was usually styled "the doc
tors patient" as she was the only one in the
habit of visiting him at his house. Further
search led to the discovery of her residence
was known by the persons with whom she
lodged as Mrs. McAdam, and a description
of her person tailed exactly with that of the
widow of John Creme. The widow Greene
was the mu rderer of DR.. Ross, and her object
was to remove the only witness who could
prove her sons illegitimacy-that was the
theory of MI Rathman.
The week after this discovery the cause in
vOlving the title to the Crane estate came
for trial. The scene that characterized the
b bv fbo Ea Woo 81 's was never forgotten
placed on the stand, and Mr.. Rathman cross
examined her.
''Did you know Dr. Ross?"
81 did; he attended when my son was born
and at my marriage"
When did you last see him."
when my son was born"
"Did you never see him after that?"
"What. did you not see him the day he en-
tered the surgery from the parlOr, and caught
you putting powder into bottle of wine
The witness gave q shrek, prolonged and
full of agony. Then she fell on her knees
and raised her clasped hands above her head.
what means this?" the Judge asked in
surprise, while all the courtroom was in
CONSERVATION.
sit means, my lord" Mr.. Rathman said,
in slow, solemn tones, "that this woman is
the murderer of Dr. ROss.'
At these words fresh parOxysm seized
The witness. and she was carried from the
room. For week she was a raving maniac.
Then nature gave way, and for brief space
reason resumed its seat.
Mrs. Grame confessed that she was the
mysterious patient, and that she had, on
several occasions, tried to poison DIR. Ross,
who, having seen Mrs. Creme only when she
was reduced and In sickness, never reeog-
ntzed her in his patient. When she found,
on the afternoon of the 1st of June, 1903, that
the doctor had discovered her at the bottles,
and dreaded discovery and exposure, she
determined to go to the doctor, declare that
the wine had done her great good, and beg
him to give her the bottle. Then she would
destroy the evidence of her guilt, and devise
safer method. When she entered the doc
tors surgery his hand was on the side OF the
mirror, as though he was putting something
behind It, He turned round quickly and sat
down. looking straight at his visitor. On
the table beside him lay small holster
pistol.
The patient closed the door gently behind
her, and fixed her eyes on the doctor. For a
II,
quickly braced herself up and said:
doctor, that wine took this afternoon
has done me SO much good, wish you would
let me have the entire bottle. 1t will do in
stead Of prescription"
The doctor arose, with his gaze still Sternly
riveted on his visitor.
"Wfll you take a glass of 1t now?' he
asked, with his hand on the lid of the bouffet
The patient hesitated a moment. The next
instant she said:
eyes, doctor, pour me some out"
W m no ant afd ra Uni Govt y,
the bottle, his visitor grasped the pistol on
the table. AT the click of the lock, the doctor
dropped the bottle aud turned. The same
moment the weapon was discharged and the
doctor fell without groan.
The murderess knew perfectly well that
there was only the remOtest chance of the
explosion being heard by the dOmestics, as
The house was an old fashioned one, with
thick walls and massive doors, and with the
servants apartments at the opposite ex-
tremity of the building. She placed the pis-
closed his stiffening fingers around it. Then
she took the bottle containing the poisoned
wine, rang the bell for a servant, and await
ed her appearance at the door. AS the sen
want drew near, the patient put her head in
at the surgery door, said Good night, doc
tor" and retired, closing the door. The ser
want let her out, and not until near midnight
when the butler went his rounds to see that
the house was safely closed, was the body of
DIR. Ross found.
Before the woman expired she admitted
and that she tore the leaves from the parish
registry with her own hands.
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