The evening world., 1890-01-31
SYNOPSIS OF "A LONDON MYs'
Terry"

William Benson, a poor workman living in
one III the Sums OF london. IL awakened
from q drunken stupor by blood dripping
upon his face from the ceiling overhead. lilo
notifies the police. who mud Margaret orme
dead In the room above. with her throat cut
and n stab wound in her heart.
Hyde, VINO cannot be found. At the In
quest Benson tells how he discovered the
murder. Mrs. Benson, who was ont Of town
Seu seS ai dErnn 4a rn Sn %HsaG and 'e tSnt sh 20 had TSi
band, Joseph Hyde. ,Mrp. Twitohin, who
occupies the room back Of whore Margaret
0rme was murdered, t~estifies to having been
awakened on the night of the murder by
tho sound OF qunrrelling in the adjoining
room, and thought she heard a groan and y
fall.
Mabel Smithers. n friend Of the deceased,
testified to having seen her on the fatal
night with a. well-dressed man.. Witness
wife Of Lord Chalmers, and that she Miss
Smithers) had written to him at her request
a few days prior to the murder.
Lord Chalmers takes the stand and admits
before, when she was All actress, when he
was only Mr.. Byham. It estranged him from
his family. and he went to America. where
he sent money to his wife, In care OF afriend.
He was. subsequently informed by Craw-
ford that his wife was dead. and after four
and soon after returned to England to find
succeeded to his title.
Ten days before the murder no received q
letter signed, apparently, by his first wife.
in which she demanded recognition. He
showed the letter 70 Crawford, who pro-
n~ounced it . hoax. Two days later he met
her to keep silence, until, he oould think
what was best to do. The present Lady
Chalmers was nnaware OF her existence, and
t hls Sfp' %Rfshi H the s Mast DEYSoaadP ' cS Sas en-;
seeks Crawford for an explanation, but can
4S SETeah WITH With the dead Woman an1 a 'n MONTH Ia
before, and had seen her but once or twice
since. He admitted having purchased two
passages on Q steamer for America under q
and the dead m The day before the
murder he had another quarrel with her. as
she refused to accompany him. He would
not statf where he got the money to pay for
Crawford. at this iuncture. is arrested for
embezzlement AS, far as could be learned
he was not In London on he night OF the
lie admits at the inquest that when Lord
Ch9lmers went to America he CRAWFORD
Hearing that Chalmers was about to
return TO- England he forged a c~ertii-
cate of, Margaret Orme's death. Snbse-
quently he parted from, the woman. After
Lord Chalmers returned, Crawford, fearing
that his. deception would be discovered,
upon seeing the letter written by deceased to
Lord Chalmers. fled to Scotland. He re-
turned on learning Of the woman's death,
fearing that he would be suspected Of the
affair.
Charles II. Andersen, father OF the present
Lady Chalmers. ~testifes. to giving Joseph
Hyde money to take Margaret Orme to
America. and O further reward when they
arrived He had learned who Margaret
orme was through an anonymous letter and
an interview with the lead woman. He
feared that any disclosure made by Mar
garet Orme would imperil the life OF his
daughter who was in delicate health.
A detective who has been put on the case
learns the following facts :
First. Mabel Smithers will swear that An
dersen IL the man she saw with the deceased
ON the night of the murder. Second, the
writing in the anonymous letter received by
Andersen is somewhat like that in Craw-
fords forged certificate of death, and again
like the writing Of Andersen himself. Third.
q piece of steel found in one OF the wounds
belongs to a knife of American manufacture.
Fourth, q man wearing Q gray ulster was
seen entering the house with q latch-key on
the morning OF the murder.