Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-07-20


assi out: I followed him
He weca sersight into ths cooofxy,
vxlkinc fAst, AID eovsRinz neaxiy drs
niies before s1uxisa- followed him
NJ the vsv. not near snooeh % e4u1e
suSpacion. bat neAY enoceh 70 watch AZ
aaxf the fellow tanned into . pisos Of
woods. / hasfeoed, and. jnst - / en-
tered the grove, sav him beading over
Az b bard n coming b iooksd Up
hastily, hsszsstsd Do0scf, thsn soznsd
Ana ran
At ara I vaa inpslisd soaollos, thsn
something at The IRE esaahf my sye and
] paused
Papers vsre burning. Qaiekjy ssixinR
the b1ndse-sos soeh e proved - he-l
managed 20 extin1uish e whias San >
considerable portion Of Il remained IN
conszDsd-
Iopsned IL
There we're ell the papers and proofs
In the Haroourf viii cAae-shs identical
papers ssossn from Airport On TIE night
Of his murder.
Nv heart bounded. Il vss the third
day, but the scent wAs very varm nov.
I reeurned 60 The city w.sh all hasse.
bat by another road, and AZ noon vAs AZ
the cigar store. The Rirl Appeared and
the German diAppearsd-
Suppsisd With the torn and bloody
glove / awaited my chance. and when
the store vas empty I catered.
Having hrss purchased cigar. / came
close to the girl and sasd, in . lov
tone:
as this your glove? Issu yoo wear
- a g. ~ ~ The
time presenting 70 hsr the Rloys, stained
a. it vas.
The girl turned livid, easpsd . little,
then whispered:
Where did you get isy'
I'm the same office where these pa
pers were stolen and Lawyer Airport va
murdered, three nights ago" SAID
The poor thing uttered single moan.
and would have sunk 20 the door II
had not caught her. A Riass Of water
stood upon q shelf. ] threw part OF II
into hsr face. Slowly she opened he's
eyes.
"who are your she hoarsely whis-
pered.
opened my coat and showed Q star.
She uttered Low shrek.
"A detective. He il lost-lostr'
my good CIR" ssid |, " it 10 best FOL
you, and him, too, 70 tell me the whole
truth. Shut the door and como along
With me-"
She ebeyed me INCREASINGLY, and
led her 10 my own Office. There, in the
presence Of q brother officer, she told
her story.
She vas the wife (sad fate.) Of gam.
bier Who had sought TO persOnate the
lost heir Of the Haroourt estate. Dwell
had he succeeded that, when Airport be.
gan 70 make trouble for him, he deter.
mined 70 get rid OF Airport and his proofs
at ono blow. Dressed In his vifs's clothes
he visited Aiport's Office and killed him
then stole the desired pagers. The tori
glove be doubtless found In the pocket
Of his wife's dress, used il to wipe some
slight stain from his hand, and ther
carelessly dropped il in the waste basket
Tbs papers he had taken home, and nj.
terward carried away TO destroy. He
passed ~ his Wife's brother where they
lived. She had known of the murder
after il was committed, bat mot Of hel
husbands intention previously.
Why did you not tell whom you saN
what this man had d0neT' said l, sternly
his crimeY'
She looked ct me . moment With wide
open eyes; then great fear spread over
her face.
Gentlemen, did not dare 10. He
threatened 10 kill me IL even spoke Il
him of it.
Three hours later Leonardo GiOtti, the
husband. WAS iu our hands. A full.
FLOODED Italian, With an English wife; q
desporado, IL ever there Was one; . COW.
ard, but q venReful dog.
Az We led him away from the exami.
nation, where be refused 10 answer Z
Single question, and his wife had told
her story again - she told il TO me, be
asked lea . 70 speak word 10 the 90.
man. IL was granted. and he drew neal
20 her. But even - he spoke he sud.
denly raised his manacled hands and
struck her such blow upon the head
that the poor thing sunk to the ground
without q moan, blood streaming from
her face, while the miserable brute turned
away with sheer.
"She'lI not blsb on me again.
Indeed, she did not!
He Was found guilty Of murder and
hung within three months, and his poor
wife died within the wear from the Of
fects Of his cruel blow.