Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-01-14

very simple but absolutely conclusive fact
put out OF question the possibility of any
eni rance from below small balcony
opening out from the room beneath hers
rendered IL impossible for "A ladder tn reach
the window without resting upon the bal
eony, and she balcony having been freshly
painted the day before would leave Inef
faceable evidence of the fantest impres
sion. ] tested this myself The fact tha.
not the slightest imprint could be seen
proved to me conclusiyely that the window
had not been reached from below Follow
ing out my Investigations | proved To my
own satisfaction that the murderer had
swung himself from The roof by a rope.
II would be too tedious TO give in detail
my work. for 1t took me week But
found where the rope had rubbed ON the
gutter and secured few iibers OF IL.
found where Il had been tied around the
chimney; found the long knitting needle
where IL had been placed on the edge OF
the chimney and forgotten. found a piece
Of the strange wire in the fork of an elm
tree just back Of the house; and finally |
found In the vault back of the tree hand
kerchicf uf Miss 1Duustan's. with which he
had first gagged her-the saliva ON IL was
still perCeptible-And afterwar,i caugh ht the
hlood from her heart In fact found all
cared for "a answering the questions
"NhatF' and "IInw," The answers TO
the questiuss "Whos" and Why then
set myself to discover.
- far rs any good that was accom-,
plishc,l in this direction, however, | might
a. well have saved myself the worry and
time, for not the faintest clew or suspicion
ever resulted. \ thorough investigation
of Miss Dunstan's life showed spotless
] l..,t l.
/ and New York. She was earning fair re-
enumeration a. copyist, and went home
/ Ia Philadelphia about one Sunday out of
each month She was twenty-three Years
old, with a quiet and ladyiike demeauor
and rather pretty face. she received no
company, and IN fact seemed 20 have no
Rcuuaintances outside Of the little board
ing house. and as she did most Of her work
I'm her own room, she scarcely knew even
the men af the Office where she received
her remuneration There was therefore
not a hint which could direct one toward
discovering who the fiehd was.
To attempt TO discover why the murder
was committed WAS just as useless. There
was absolutely no motive A physician :
examination revealed the fact that except
the outrage IL murder there had been no
criminal outrage committed ur even At-
tempted. Her Jewels were intact. A little
roll 81 money in bills, amounting TO thirty
dollars, lay ON the dresser beside the hand
kerchief which had bound her wrists. Her
little jeweled watch lay under the hand
lerchief. aud not the slightest thing ap-
peared TO have heen taken.
Under the circumstances what could
dor / stmply reported the facts, admitted
my inability to take another step and was
relieved from the etsr.
II 4 the only case with which was ever
connected wherein did mol even have 4
theory Ia my own mind Offering possible
solution. With this CASE could nevei
offer myself even the shadow OF con
lecture Ny immediate superior on n,
force suggested an escaped lunatie, anu
srppoSe that guess will do as well as any
I have none 20 offer.
HAIRY ". CoCaERII4.