The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-07-14

AA-Gatcs. B-Paved walk. &C C-Piazzas.
D-Hull. E-Parlor. F-Virginia's room. g
Library. H-Lcwis' room I-Dning room.
K-Kitchen. I-Boat landing. M N-Two
parts of summer house. O-Window through
which shot was supposed to have been fired.
PIP P-Chimneys with fireplace openings. r.
Maple tree IS S-Closets. The plan Of the
house, as hero given, Is out of proportion to
surrounding grounds, but is enlarged that it
may he more readily understood The foot
prints found by the detectives are represented
by the dotted lines, and are numbered as Mr.
BarIcs numbered them. The arrows show tho
direction.
A beautiful grassy lawn is separated
from the road by neat paling fence, in
which there are two gates, one opposite
the main entrance to the dwelling and
the other opening into the grounds,
about couple of rods to the east "a
Az. Passing through tho first Of these
a brick path (B) leads the visitor to a
piazza (C), three steps above the ground
and extending the full width of the
building. Entering, one finds himself
in spacious hall (D), which on the
first floor divides the house in the cen
ter, doors leading into the rooms on
either side and into one at the farther
end
To the west is the library (G), back
Of that Lewis bedroom tH) and beyond,
again, the kitchen (K). On the east
side and facing tho lawn and river is
the parlor (E), wherein the corpse was
discovered, then Virginia's apartment
(F) and the dining room %, which is
as wide as the paror and hall.
1t will be seen by consulting the plan
that Virginia's room communicates with
parlor, hall and dining room, which
latter has door leading Oh to small
piazza, and thus is approached readily
from the lawn. P 2 P represent Chin
ncys. each serving TO, two rooms, and
o is the window locking toward the
summer house Cd NJ alluded to by
Burrows and through which he thought
the fatal shot had been fired
The various dotted lines represent
the different tracks or footprints III tho
new fallen SHOW, but further allusicn
will Lo made to these later, as this Ola
gram is facsimile Of the one made by
Mr. Barnes and used by him in his
study Of the case.
1t will 10 remembered that Just be-
fore leaving the parlor Mr.. Barnes stood
for moment looking from the win
dow. While there he ECticod the piazza
with which the dining rCcm Communi-
Gated, ard he deemed this q suitable
fN lao L,,,
III the hall he locked for way to reach
the room into which he judged that the
door Oh the piazza oEened. Seeing the
door at the end Of the hall, he at once
entered the dining room and went
thence cut to the porch. Before descend
ing the STEPS he stood moment and
locked about him, Burrows at his side.
At length he said:
TON, think We are in luck, for
here we have fresh fall CT SNOW, and
plainly there have been several people
about, since l see footprints in every di.
rection.'
''Iow can they help us? They may
have been made by the servants, Cr'-
Exactly. They may have been, but
wero they? That is the question, the |
solving Of which may throw considcra- i
BILE light Gu this mysterious affair.
intend to follow, as far as can, the
different tracks before lis from begin.
ming to end. That will at least show
ne the ground Travelled over by these
who have been here, even though it tell
but little Of the object or personalities
of the visitors"
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