The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-07
SHOT Al CRAZY LOVER
Continued from rGls I.

ASoA<' IA titf pun tI@| "a III Jas to-
nent case aud there it remained until about a
month or six weeks ago. Then Moulton told
him he had it partly sold a1d took it away. 1t
is evident from this that he had been contem-
plating the decd some time.
Since coming back MouTton has been in the
habit of loungIng around Or. Purdy's office, so
much so that he became considerable OF a bore.
NO matter what patient the doctor had in his
operatIng-room Moulton would go in and
call up No. 500 On his telephone.
This was Mrs. Story's telep5one number, but the
doctor never knew it. He simply knew that it
was some woman Moultosl always spoke to.
He would talk very pleasautlg and ask when she
would be at home and co5c!ude by saying he
would be up at such an hour If it was agreeable
to her. He never seemed to BE displeased with her
res ponses. DIR. Purdy sad he was greatly
amazed by Moulton's fam. liarities around the
office. but never criticised him. He had not
been hanging around there very much of late,
and the last time the doctor saw him was last
Friday or Saturday.
Further evidence of generalization lies in the
fact that, though Mou!ton usually dressed very
neatly, at the time of the crime he wore al
oire-colored flannel shirt, a cheap-looking suit
OF dark clothes and ruhhef< over his shoes.
Col F. +. Hilder, of Washington City, who is q
roomer in Mrs. story's kouse. gave the fol-
lowing version of the aff.ir last evening to Il
Observation-Disclosures reporter:
had spent the evening in reading and had
JUST looked at my watch, and saw
that it was IL O'clock when Mrs. Story
raped at MY door. She called out:
I'm just home from the opera Good night
l replied: al hope you have had a pleasant
evening. Good night" and she passed
on. Shortly afterward I heard q noise
that sounded through the closed doors
followed Immediately ~ two others. I
at ouce left my room asd went downstairs
TO investigate the noises, Finding nothing
there l went to the second floor again
o~@ han1- $~ NI-r
closed, and pushing it oEen l saw the dead
bodies lying on the Eoor. l heard no
noise at all until the reports came.
Moulton must have been waiting for her. and
shot her shortly alter she lighted the gas. He
had made his way in at n rear entrance down.
stairs and found his way up tie back stairs.
/ believe that he must have ATTEMPTED to
enter once before, for sometime ago the ervant
girl heard a noise and whea 1 = went to examine I
found the back door undated. AS soon as l
discovered the bodies l at once went down
stairs and telephoned to police headquarters.
The servant girl Christine, who il about 20
years old, was nearly frightened out OF
her wits when seen hy a reporter after
the occurrence. Immediately after Col. Hilder
gave the alarm she jumped on. of bed and par
TALLY dressed and rushed down to Mrs. Leila
Tolhursts', who lives near she Chamber of Com
merce.
"a long while before Mrs. Story came back"
said she, II heard some one enter the front
UOOr aIu go CautItTlSiy upstairs.
thought il was II burglar aud was so
frightened I did not Anow what to do.
covered my head up with the bedclothes and
lay in mortal dread lest this burglar would enter
my room. Only a few mic u,es after Mrs. Story
came home I heard two or three heavy Jars
which shook the house, ana then all was still. /
was then more frightened tlan ever, and il was
not till ! heard Col. Hides voice that I could
move hand or foot"
Mrs. Story was of Canadian birth and was
about ~ , a &c -o ~ ~ T. ~ ~.
c. c. Johnson, a retired clergyman of the Church
of England. formerly cano7l of the cathedral at
Toronto. Her family is among the best living
near that place. She has three children.
one a girl aged about IL, living
with Mrs. Story's parents near Toronto;
and the others, two boys, aged IS and .. who
lived with her ut her honle here. One of her
brothers is II. P. Johnson, manager OF the Little
Rock, Ark, Oh and ComEcess Company. He
has been teiegrarhed for.
Mrs. Story was a woman OF strong and de.
cided character and fine aStainments. She was
above the medium height. almost tall iii fact,
and her figure good Her tostes were all artistic
ana musical. Among her possessions vera
autographs and pictures o. eminent theatrical
and musical people. SONS of the autographs
being couched in tho frEendliest way. One
IRON the famous actress Meijeska; contained in
her album, read: Dear Minnie: from your
aftectionate Helene" She was also a friend
OF Emma Eames story. the eminent American
tiAiaN tlitiA oiita "A.C Va kA~ -hA1iSi u
W. W. story. 1t is a pathetic circumstance in
this connection that the 9cad woman bears a
strong personal resemblance to this Lady, though |
they are not related nor coElected even by mar
riage. In her homo Mrs. story had tie
dsinties: appointments, Fer parlors being |
furnished in light blue. with paper anu
haugings TO match; here she lived with her two |
children and one servant, dispensing n charm
ing and pleasant hospitality to her friends. In
olympia. Victoria and Vancouver size visited |
ana was q welcome guess among the uicest |
people. She was q pewholGcr OF 81. Marks par |
ish here. |
OF Mrs. story's life not mEch is known, except
that size contracted an unhsp?y marriage in her
homo at Toronto when she: was but Il years Of
age. She came TO seattle in 1881 with her
youngest child and entered suit for a divorce,
which was granted without objection by the
court.
Mrs. Story spent over 4 scar in Europe after
the fire and added to her accomplishment as q
musician. After her retura Il great public ben
eft was rendered her at the opera house,
Mrs. Story had been sick for about ten weeks :
Dr.. William 4. shannon. At his al
started by rail for Vancouver on Sunday,
November -, taking wita her her boy Colin,
her youngest child. Nouiton saw her off Oh the
train from the Great NoEtheru depot, going
with her as far as Bo}:.evard or Ballard.
At Vancouver she stop ped At the Hotel !
' vancouver and had q .ouIcl OF gayety during
her stay. She returned on enc o. the boats on
Monday morning, having thoroughly enjoyed