The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-21

had come back 20 New York 10 csain and
enjoy She wes the one obstacle in the
way o. Walcosts ambition.
| One evening while he was giving sin-
ne- 10 the young woman he hoped 10 we'd
he received a no; from ne other. who nv-
| ed IN deep secslSloa in a remote superb,
threatening 70 expose che ..aul os hls
| lie unsss he returned 10 her While
| Walcott was des2sirlng over the seeming
nopesesSnsSs OF his ambition Randolph
Mason appeared upon the scene. He
seemed 10 read WalcO;t's thoughts and
1 partly comprehend his position. He at
cnce offered MS help. and walcot: made
him clean confession. He told COW. "a
a young man. he had gone ives, from
New York IN search OF fortune. tina: his
name was no, really waIeo,,. and thss
he had assumed that name. which be-
! longed 70 his partner. whsm ne had kill
ed IN the ives, and whose Identity he mad
assumed TIE real walcoti's wife. a
weiTcly 1acinaSng Mexican creature. had
taken fancy - him. and ne widow had f.
. ins'ruSed him and assisted him 70 e.
cape after the murder 70 A certain place
~hsp 4 shoT; tine later she Joined aim.
mat they might take fight together. He
toid now she had brought hin a bag os
so.d aus; and a bundle % papers. whsch
later proved - be the dying statements
OF he murdered man accusing him a,
'he murder. L was the woman's idea
tnat he assume! Walcot;'s name ara thai
'AeE return boldly 10 New York % claim
ne property which WAlcot;s father nai
.eti nim He told also OF the success OF
the plan; how he had offered 20 announce
me woman as Ms Wife ana how she had
refused. saying that he- oresence might
attract the attention o! Walco.:s refa
ives An arrangement: had therefo-s
been made by waich ne was 70 live IN
the city and enjoy walcot,'s property.
While she vas 20 retire 70 a suburb and
live quietly ami unknown.
The false Wsico;t explained 70 Mason
how he had me; and desired 70 marry
the fashionable and wealthy youns wo-
man. how ,he other woman hat learned
81 his intention ana threatened 70 expose
aim II ne did no; give up the project.
IL was ;hen that Randolph Mason pro-
posed toNalcOtt a solution ~ the difficult
~. The woman mus; be pl; out OF .hs
Nay. and TIA; Walco,t himself should
40 he work. Mason explained ma, n
DO !; successfully three things must hs
considered: First. a practical method
tor accomplishing the crime: second. a
cover Tor the criminal agent. and, :hlrd,
ne element which most pl0t.ers over
looked. the plan t0r battling the panisher.
The mex. day drayman stopped IN
the alley back % the aouse where Nina
San croix lived almost in solitude. By
decelyins the old negro servau; the dray-
may managed - sruuggIe into he cellar
hve cases o; bottles, supposed 20 contain
vine, and two paper packages. About 9
o clock on the evening OF The same day
Walcott. dressed as a Mexican sailor. in
when disguise he always visited NIns
san Croix. lodged in AZ The front gate
ana down 20 The side % the house. tapped
IN ne window and was admitted BY tho
" oman y moment ,aier she was In his
arms declaring that sle could not live
without MIN. when he drew a dagger
from MS sleeve and plunged IL into her
hear.
The next step was % dispose o, IA
body. and in this case that Vas don,
''tt' t4'-+' t@iAi klftflE man me EtIfA
e willing 70 concele n Luetgerts case.
although ne charge Is mat ne disposed
u his wifo's body in practically the samo
way Nalco;; carried the body % mis-
'icilm % he bathroom. cut Il IN plece-.
ma placed 10 In The tub. walco.. then
vent % the cellar. opened the wine cases.
ND. carrying he bottles 70 the bah
'pm, poured their contents on the Dis
nenoered body and returcud ne empty
'ouss 30 the cellar. The lquid xas nos
vine. Il WAS sulphuTic acid
Then he produced The Two -aper pack
z e; these were filed with ~ nl,rateas
oda. Mex; ne lighted Two gas hume,
nfe7 the tub. threw his victims clothing
ne solution The acids a, once at
ickei ;1e body and began 20 destroy ~.
When me wJrk I'd been completely done
he murderer permitted the Iqu.d con-
ms 20 run out az the tue and then con-
called ne various Instruments employed
. the destruction. This done. he started
, 'eave the house bat a. he reached ths,
'om whore he had slain MS vigfin 20
az seized ~ tw1 policemen. Ife var
ken 20 a police station at4ere h@ I'D
10 name vas Victor Aueona. and 40
*; morning he sent s3s Randolph Ma-
ln
H.s rial came speedily Tas newsoa-
re- published long ssnsstEual accounts
.nviciinE MIN %, murder The attorney
n the state we've web Around sis
-is1ner from watch {; s~eu1ef irnosE.a5-
escape. There seemed 20 30 none q
- evidence 1eccEsary % bring Aneona
ne gail7ws The bi5os-s'slnsd dag
= had been found There vas bl3oi
The prisoner clothes His dagger
az SHOWN 60 q perfectly in :ae hole @:
8 victims dress. the che garment shs
1fe Eaio1 he neglected - destroy. TIE
j. Vas u7t f1und- y aa5 disappeared
implicitly aud could not - prodeosi
Z GO ta1rfcreT's conviction seemed cer-
10 when ne ju'ge turned - Macon. h,s
-5fn@y. and announced hat -ae evs-
n-s '7r ,Pe ist~nse nigh Be produced.
30 "a replied tat ae rad % syisence.
D. n1vsi thl' ,ae jar bs d,rs~ssa %
. ne 3rs.uer n9i guilty When AK
cn E1zt Er11n9 ke made "a, startling
uanf 5e replied IA; e ~az er -es
ound f1a' t-s c1ryDs tsilr:l had nos
s;este3. sgt fAs Judge sss finally con-
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