Telegram-herald., 1891-06-07

OF the carriage house.. The coachman's
room opsas from han which occupies a
portion Of the second floor Of the laundry
building At the other end Of the hall
way are the stairs leading TO the Kitchen.
The ooschrnan's door Is the only one open
ing from tits hall. There Is no door ut
the top of tie kitchen stairs.
From the kitchen the coachmar's
room can be reached only by means OF
the stairway and the hallway l have
mentioned. From the carriage door be-
low, tho room is reached by a narrow
stairway. terminating at stout door
opening into the room. This door is IL
variably kept locked. The only person
allowed To have key TO either of the
doors opening into the eoachman's room
was the coachman himself. This pre-
caution was taken 10 prevent the kitchen
being entered by means Of the carriage
house door and the hallway over the
laundry.
THE murder took place in the coach
mans room. The body was found IN a
pool Of blood in the center or the apart
ment There had been no struggle
Nothing in the room had been displaced.
The poor man must have been stricken
down as he sat tidying some portion Of
the harness. Straps and buckles lay scat
tered about the floor, just as they had
fallen when the Gnsuspecting man fell
from his chair, stunned and bleeding by
a blow dealt from behind with some
blunt instrument.
1.-The servants came TO me the instant
the body was discovered. and | fastened
TO the spot. The sight of the dead man
and the blood overcalne me. sank, half
fainting, into chair standing against
the door opening from the stairway lead
ing from the carriage floor. For several
minutes | was too weak 10 follow my in
clinations and leave the room, and in the
general excitement no one noticed my
condition | remained there, with the
back Of my chair resting against the
door. until the arrival of the police.
Guided by n servant who had been
dispatched 10 the nearest station house.
the police officers entered the building
by the carriage door. | knew Of their
presence only when they demanded ad-
mission from the opposite side of the
door where l sat. Before could gather
sufficient strength to rise to my feet the
door was thrust rudely upon me. The
officers had discovered the key in the
lock ON the outside, and had opened the
door without the assistance of those in
the room. Ny inability to move OBJ
structed their entrance, and a servant
came to my assistance. | was at once
taken to my room, and only know from
the servants what followed.
"a rigid examination of the premises
was made by the police officers. All the
servants in the house were summoned
and questioned The officer in charge
| kept his conclusions to himself until the
last moment. when the chambermaid
| begged him 70 cause the main portion Of
| the house to be searched. The assassin.
she urged, might be secreted in some of
| the upper rooms, with the intention OF
doing further mischief In the dead Of
| night.
The officer calmly referred her to the
| cooks statement that no one had passed
| through the kitchen either to or from the
| passage after seven O'Clock.
| " 1t is all clear enough, he said in con-
| clusion. The person who murdered the
| coslchnan entered the building by the
| carriage door. You saw that we found
the key in tho door when we arrived.
The murderer passed through the car
rage house when it was unoccupied. III
| the door ofening into the coachman's
room was locked when the murderer
reached the head of the stairway, he
found the key on the outside-just rs
! we did. The chances are. however, he
/ went on, that the door was open. The
assassin came upon his victim unawares.
| The opening Of door would have at
| tracted attention. After committing the
deed the murderer departed by the same
route. taking the precaution to delay
possible pursuit by locking the door after
I him. The only wonder is that he did moi
remove the kew.
8 There, ne concluded. 'you have the
| whole thing in n nutshell. Show me 8
person with whom the coachman lived
| in bitter enunity and VIII show you the
| person who took his life
The chambermaid WAS silenced. bu
| the conversation, short ss il was. serves
To attract the attention of the servants
/ 10 another one OF the excited group o
servants. all Of whom seemed then to re
I mem b.sr that Of late the Householder has
violent auarTels with the murdered man
J She hal even been heard to threater
him.
The officer was quick TO notice tn
! new interest with which the housekeepe
was being eyed by her companions
Without waiting an instant he asked
question he might web have delayed
Tell me. he demanded, were nj
The servants on friendly terms with ID
soaehmAn
sThe stapid creatures stared hsrsle
than ever a. the poor houeekeeper an
sald Dot a word
TEL me-. repeated the officer. i
Their. A person IN the house who nved q
unfriandly terms with the murders
man.
"a moment more and 10 All came ont
The hous<keepar hsi been known q
: threaten The cosa1trmani The fat-erahl
creataresi ara tempted O. disofarg
every servant IN the hoa~e when -
/ member how rpaiy they we've - east an
uie.an uus,a tfss. trembling craatnfe.
| think an v xht In saying that bpt =
enc fhing she off.ss snaid haye tsks
her IA charge there s9d tier lie hs
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