The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-02-05
TIE Love OF THE LADY.
IL Drove q Citrate to Murder and
an Innocent Man Into
Danger.
The Moose Was Almost Dangling
Over His Head When
Help Came.
= II Came From the Very Woman Who
Had Inspired tho Flame
OF Love.

10 Wae . case of phenomenal interest.
Two young fellows Of good birth. compan-
ions since childhood. had set themselves to
earn fame and fortune. or the latter at
lsasA, in their native place; Albert Mus
grave 10 an artist. Herbert Cadson as q
doctor.
Their love for each other was brothsrl,;
~ love proved the gulf which separated
them. Both had been fascinated with the
sharms of a s~unny-haired, bright-eyed,
laughing picture of beauty.
One morning people were Mortified with
the report OF murder. Musgrave had been
shot in his studio.
A revolver was found on the table a few
inches from the dead body. The bullet.
which after passing through his head. had
lodged in the wall opposite. exactly fitted
the chamber and was precisely similar to
the others which the revolver contained.
Both revolver and cartridges were proved
to have bsen bought by Cadson within
twsnty-four hours of the crime. He was
known TO have been at the house at the
time Of tho murder, as nearly as possible.
The general evidence against him was 80
overwhelming there could be no doubt of
the issue. The prisoner had condemned
himself by Lis own admissions, yet he en-
phatisally asserted his in%nocsnoe.
The evsntful day of the trial came. The
bTeathlsss hush of suspense was oppressive.
Presently q door opened. Twelve men SOL
EMMY took their seats.
Guilty or not R~uilty3"
'Guiltyw
A piercing shrek, awful from its burden
~ nonOv varn khrruuh tina Courh EIpaSu
unconscious form was borne out.
For the FIRST time the prisoner Quailed.
Throughout the trial he had behaved with
almost callous GOODNESS.
The sentence Of death was passed. the
judge being scarcely audible amidst
woMsn's sobs.
One person alone seemed unaffected.
With the quiet demesnor of a hero. Herbert
folded his arms to receive his doom without
aquiver.
Mr.. Carter. Hsrbers's solicitor, was dis
turbed in his office by a young lady whom
he At hrst failed to recognize as Edna.
Her haggard face, large eyes, looked
larger from their shrunken sockets. The
fierce determined expression of he's face
made the old lawyer betray his surprise in
creature of a few DAYS ago2 She had aged
years.
He invited her to a seat. then inquired
the object Of her visit.
ITO free Herbert Cadson. He ia inno-
cent. and ! nave discovered the culprit."
The lawyer looked at her, but did not
speak.
perhaps you think. me mad. Well. l
have been not far froI y. While you men
have pitied and wondered. !, a weak woman,
have worked"
u.-....Heya ,you snytevidenoe of your state
ment?"
ample. Tit murderer has a foot two
inches longer than Herbert. He wore a
pair Of old goloshes with a cut across the
left sole. Herbert never possessed such
things. On that night he wore a light suit;
she other fellow wore a dark tweed suit,
with a red thread, rather a peculiar kind
of material, lighter in weight and cheaper"
"How In the name Of all that 10 rational
did you Learn all this?'
Thereby hangs my tale. believed Her
bert to be innocent. Common sense told
me crime always leaves a trace for those
who have eyes to see.
No one ever sought. They were satisfied
with superficial appearances. knowing the
landlord. ! obtained permission to ses the
house. I searched for hours without sue.
cess. / was yielding to despair and wan
dsred into the back garden.
suddenly Fido capsrsd about me will
something in his mouth. 1t was a handke.-
chief. I took it. A glance made my heart
stop-bloodstains. l examined that hand.
kerohief as a forloTn digger would gold
dust.
"It was a woman's. 1t was marked p,
H., Nc. A. I recognized it, and knew the
owner. smelt it. What a peculiar scent
Irenewed my search with viRor.
ut was evident the criminal had escaped
by the back way. Reviving hope fired me,
Inoh BY inch I scrutinized floors. walls.
windows. anything and everything, large
and small. For three days ! hunted I'M
e%easinRly.
my total discoveries were some threads
OF cloth torn OFT while squeezing through {
small window, bloodstalns on the sash
arising from a cut with n rusty nail in this
wood. footprints on the ground beneath
the window.
1.-THE ground was soft enough to receive
an impression. Veiy close examination re-
veRled a peculiar imprint with a cut across
An inspiration dawned upon me-Coloshes
From these links how should | form
chain? First. the handkerchief. ! went Il
Layoock's the chemist. He ransacked hi:
chop, but could not find me a scent like it
shot an arrow at a venture.
"'You sold some to Miss Harvey,
"'Oh. yes. / know now; ! got that espe,
cially for her. / am sorry l have non,
left.'
~ reeled out of the shop. Twas on tn
track. p. H. were Priscilla Harvey
initials: this was her handkerchief.
II went straight to her house. Durin,
my stay l feiRned having lost nv handker-
chief. She lent me the exact counterpart
Of the one l had found save that il wa
marked NJ. T.
II twitted her that | knew she was in th,
habit of lending her handkerchiefs to gen
tlemen. She laughed and blushed. | ban
tered her into confession. She had neys
lent but one.
"She told me TO whom. inyoluntaril
jumped from my chair, but had enougI
self-control to recover myself. pretending
had assumed gstonlshInent.
Now / had fairly run down my game
How should | get into his houss2 Pfo.i
dence aided me. | knew his lsndlsdy well
parfnlous old dame.
"By dint of coaxing and presents 1 in
duced the old dame TO let ms do as
pleased. l talked to her of Herbert till he
head was turned. Then / made her m
confdante.
II wanted to make her lodper a pair q
slip ers without his knowledge. She ofFere
me a pair to measure. No. knew he ha
pair OF goloshes somewhere.
."Buried III @ corner of the wardrobe
found u pair. turned them up. Tn az
was u cut across the sole of the let. foot
] trsmbled SO violently | nearly let th.r
fall.
II took them to Musgraye's house; the
fitted the prints exactly. have had Ii
scrspinps of the sole OF the footprint ana
yzed by the chemist, who says they a,
identical.
AZ have traced the suit of clothes and Ca
prove tbs purchaser and date of purchas
But one thina remains uldone.