The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-08

- left MouI.on tune before the
ny ~. y G building BY IN. hsnr
MAftod aa-a.cnel and package IN his hand and
4nonk. Int .oTn- He went toward the water
Bt1eet and aooutnaif m hour cana up Second
IS ,nsM near University met a. Wupas
ncnt.sns Ia the A 3 G h,,i,diry .,a -.
Id 81 .1ncy walked up the allay on the east
o excavation at the northeas. corner of
kntdI,,a = second streets, and entered the
hut aps,..s sae back way. Houlton was polite
Icouid not conceal his as.nss..,s "o, ,y, aIaa
nff., aim again, but he heard him. Nigh,
! With rs. the man walked his room
/ 8oftuyaa restless step that betrays q
xoom nina. He would come into his
md th.n SIT down In his rocker
eonna efeak.' .creeS.H ..creak.' was the
fsNons. heard by the man in tn. room, balow
I One ae1ions became the talk of the house.
{ IL me-. thought OF telling a policeman that
hfa "a 70 oat oil his mind. Everyone watched
{ ri n.sn..A" wondered about him. He had an
n..uans OF a beautiful woman. b,,t II di,an-
EE.1ea. Suddenly he apnasre5 xisbou. hfs
i.raes "hisSers This caused comment. One
ra,..aso Yesterday Moulton went to Mrs Leila
r.r.aHs residence near the Chamber OF Com
49, u sskeiff Mrs. Story had returned, and
seaa Sue met MT Dawson. The Introduction
IINn,,..Alsi ana the dislike appeared mutual
Aroke up = Us ~ party
~ sunday night Mou.ton did not 60 to bed,
h..ou monday morning the City of Kingston,
frnr ou BOARD Mrs Story. who was returning
$50 ne 1 VISIT to Mrs A. j. Mcpherson, at Van
~.-aunssf. got IN at 80 O'Clock. Mrs. story was
.,s..any afraid of Mouiton. because he had
lwsssuu ne. II Vancouye. aud she did not reply.
--nssns was visiting there she mad all her
m.s.aa 1Maioed to her by Col. Hilder, who re-
1a-theo at her house. Purser Fred Thornavke
en-.. seemed TO act as though she feared
ZMetnin2 Was going to happen to her. She
- ciose TO her statefoom ali the time and
- .he boat arrived here she would not get
- as"sns through to Tacoma and returned
~ Wnen 1t came back at 10 O'Clock.
IL enis manner she avoided Moulton and
lsaened her home. One of the frat taings she
- ~ 70 thank Col HiIder for forwarding her
+1a,1, 9nd continued by way of explanation
- very much afraid Moulton would take
- .s..efs and open them. He has followed me
Saoseiyo OF late, and then again in one there
man" s N"i 'h@'
tine colonel replied tina. il she feared him it
~ ner best course to apply to the law or send
= nsf brothers. She replied that she eisliked
scandal, and such a course would be surs to
+ produce one.
IN tuesday Moulton discovered that she was
Mek In town and watched her house
1As cat. He missed her in the
1Isfnoon while she was at the thea
81. ana not being able to catch her,
1usnea around like a mailman. Four times he
Montto the house and rang the door bell. Then
:. went away In a violent state of agitation.
AIeer the theatcr Mrs. Story went into galse's
IT store and picked out a picture, an English
Love Ufeetng.' remarking as she went out that
= sne married a millionaire she would buy
Muen inner pictures. During the day she also
visited q music store ana selected a SIS maudo-
an, 70 be presented to a gentleman whom she
expected to come from Vancouver in q day
or two.
Moulton me. Mrs. Story on Third stree. as she
X H03 Y01A Hanan N z H. a. ~
tHnouse. She was afraid of him, and Kept away
nom MIN as he went Into the parlor with her.
tine exact language of the interview is
40. known, but her sons, who were
waiting In the dining room, were hitting
htfeir plates with their knives to let the intruder
know that he was delaying dinner, when loud
WORDS caused them 10 stop and listen. They
heard their mother say:
mr.. ''1'
The reply was lost, and Moulson left the
I honso. Mrs. Story had tickets to the opara for
the evening. and after dining went across the
street and invited Mrs. II. T. Harmon to accom-
pAny her. Tho invitation was accepted, and
Mrs. Story said she would call after she
had had her hair dressed. She went to Mrs.
/ fothurst. who is u hairdresser and her special
friend. and while her hair was being dressed
talked about Aoaltoa and how he was annoy
ing ana pursuing her. She appeared nervous
and excited. Mr.. Dawson, who had In tho
meantime called at the house, came to Mira
/ Tothurst's aud walked up Marion street with
Mrs. Story. She brought up the Mouiton
trouble and he advised her to make an afndavit
and have him put under bonds. While talking
they reached the house and she told him
that she was going to the theater. He waited
/ until she got her cioa. and left her at Mrs. Han
nous door. As Mrs. Story and Mrs. Harmon
passed Bonney s Stewards undertaking rooms
the former spoke of the terrible Boyd tragedy
and said she could not see how any one could
have such n crime. SIZE enjoyed tho
opera and was in good spirits.
When she parted with her companion she
remarked that she could not play the gay cava-
ner and haug on the garden gate, because she
was very tired. Each lady went into her re-
~srectiye house about the same moment Mrs,
Story went singing up stairs, and as she passed
Col. Hilder's door told him how she had enjoyed
herself during the evening. she passed on to
her rooms and in a few momeuts the terrible
deed was done.
As Mrs. Story entered her bedroom she evil
IDENTIFY threw off her cloak and Ii: tho gas.
Probably at that moment the assassin stole
from the closet ii: her right. and, bringing the
revolver to a level with her head, fired. The
bullet entered behind tho left ear, passed
through the brain and came ont on
the other side of tho head aud
crashed into the upper part Of the mirror
on the dressing case. Death must have been
instantaneous. for when her body was found
there were no evidences OF n struggle aud there
ga. n broad smile on her face. She fell to the
door with the back OF her head against
the bottom drawer of the dresser aud
her right cheek resting on the foor. Mouiton
wanted to MAKE his deed doubly sure. aud
u,seed his revolver close 10 her TEN pie and fired
sgasn. This bullet entered the cheek,
and passing through the head. struck the
drawer of the dressing case. The revolver
was SO close that the powder burned tho dead
wonnsn's cheek. Then stepping back a foo. or
.-s 4. 80 a. IA ~ aaasf tho Ypstzrta ng ~. -
yolyer 10 his left eye and pulled the trigger.
The bullet crashed through his hesd aud en-
tered the ceiling. lie fell On his back. stone
,fsaa. his body resting Only three fee, from that
of tie woman he had murdered.
Col. Hflier heard the shots hu. did no. know
via. they were. He started out TO look for
burglars and was directed to Mrs. story's room
hv the cries of her children. His knock beiug
unanswered he breaks open the door and tho
awful sight meets his eyes. The police and
caroncs are 81 mnone the bodies are moved TO
ssa uo-cue. This is the story OF the crime.
The murder chamber was locked immediately
.fta, the removal of the bodies. All day yester-
,a.x \ crowd of morbid curiosity seekers hung
srnapd the morsue. All day people came to
view the bodies. some being actuated by friend
.hin. bu. NOR. by curiosity.
Aheus | O'Clock the crowd was kept cut hy
ria coronsr's inquest. which was convened
.san. Int after it had adjourned q tisgrseefal
.es,e took mace. = great crowd struggling n
.,.rt of the underiaker's to satisfy nothing bu.
nrarient curiosity
Tn. ,ury visited the murder chamber. and
80 sieSeaed by the awful sight Of the great
40. of blood on the floor. Then a
-. ,aauest into the circumstances was
~ Col. Frank Htider, Mrs Leila
T,aeurss. A. II. Dawson. Mrs II. T. Harmon.
a.. Pauline Martius and Capt. willard testi-
fed TO their knowledge OF the murder and sui
csis The jury Wa or s shors time and
.--.,hR In sba IpSlpn ing verdict.