Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-05-17
THE CRIME Of THE CENTURY.
BY RoDBdGUEs OTT0LEFGUI. 81
Authoy ot ".hn Art,stsn Crime" ~ Cona,e. O,
Evidence" "A Modern Wizard"
Final Proof" Btc.
SYNOPSIS


Chapter MIR Mitchell and MIR Barnes,
two celebrated detectives, became inter-
ested In murder case. Matthew Mora,
multimilioneire. has been murdered
With an Indian war club from his own
colicUtion of Curios His son. Matthew
Mora, Jr., was seen by night watChmsn
to go In snd come out of the house. Young
Mora reported the murder. Mora senior
left Sls0C0,0oo oue-hnlf to his son. one
half TO charity. The will Is missing. Blood
stains are found on young Mora's cloth
ing, which he explains and is not indicted
Tor the murder lie declares that he had
been Summing on the night of the muir
der and had attended ball at Apollo hall.
Chapter n Mr.. Mitchell hears OF a child
aoandoned IL a graveyard and goes 10 the
Metropolitan Founding socety's home in
search OF the child There he meets col
onel Payton. one of tho directors of the
home. Mitchell hnds the child and notices
shss she colonel and the child both have
- deformity In the same finger.
Chapter Hl.-Mitohel visits the grave
yard where the child was abandoned and
interviews Gertrude Griffin, who lives near
by and saw the child. He notes that she
saw it the day after the murder. she re-
fer-Mtchel to RebcCca Pola@ki for further
information. He visits RebecCa She saw
q man bury something in the graveyard.
Mitchell secures il. and it proves TO be a
Oh IDS slip marked with lily of the val
ley
Chapters ", v and NT.-Mitchel goes TO
Arplo hall to make Inquiries concerning
young Matthew Moras presence there the
u.Ght Of the murder. He secs picture
o. q dauscuse called The Lilly Of the Val
ley and meets Slippery Sam, who ar
ranges for him TO go on steamboat used
by crooks for gambling purposes. ON tho
steamer waiter passes Mitchell and says.
''li YOU need help. call on me man
valled Preacher Jim delivers an address
Hf'er which he approaches Mitchell and
rails him by name. Mitchell talks over
M Mora murder with him and endeavors
h. draw him out on the abandoned child
tase. but is unsuccessful
hapter VII Mr. Barnes has personIted
he waiter who offered Mlcncl assistance
pn the steamer. Barnes lays that he mas
followed Young Mora TO d house on Essex
}treet whore Mora got a bundle and threw
u into the river. Barnes recovered 1t.
Barnes returned to the house and found
very young woman, who called herself
M. Morton. Barnes, Mitchell and young
Aora have an interview. Mora admit 5
that he threw the clothes into the river to
avoid an erroneous suspicion. He denies
that Mrs. Morton is more than d friend to
him.
Chapter VILLA cross system of spying
takes place between Barnes and Mora,
Mitchell following both to the basement
OF the Essex street house, where Mora
Sc urcs a letter. Mitchell and Barnes talk
together on the street and see Preacher
Jim AT an upper window.
Chapter lN-An examination of the
plaid suit shows blood on one side of peck
et tina has not soaked through. 1t is sus-
pected that the will has been in the
pocKet and prevented the blood from soak
ins Trough. If So blood would be on one
side OF the will.
chapter N-Mitchel AYERS that he be-
leNes The Lily of the Valley" to be the
mother of the abandoned child and young
MIRA to he the father. Mitchell and
Preacher Jim visit the lattcrs mother.
Margaret Crane, whom they find at the
Eoint Of death
Chapter Margaret Crane, when a
young girl. was seduced by man with
pe sion for taking life.
Chapter \1l.-Slippery Sam is murder
ed and in his pocket is found the will of
Matthew Mora, stained with blood, as eX-
bccted
chapter NH. XIV and XV.-MithceI
finds The Lily or the Valley" alias Lii
lau Vale. Mitchell takes her to the
founding home, where her baby is. ana
She recognizes it as her child. Lillian de-
clares that Matthew Morton. alias Mora.
is her husband that he was with her at
the Apollo ball; that his father came
there. and he and his son quarrelcd; that
after the fathers withdrawal the son Went
away, and when he returned said he mad
given The child to the care Of IA nurse.
Mitchell is surprised in looking at Pho
to@raph of Lillian to ind il resembles his
daughters friend Perdits Van Courtan1.
H. visits the Van CuUrUauds and over
hears young Mora making love TO Per
dita Mora asks her to meet him m Bos-
TON, hc married and go to Europe, She IS
TO think 1t over and If she decides ad-
Nctsely is to telegraph him Bon voyage.
Chapter XNI.-Mitchel visits Mrs. Coop
er, whose adopted daughter Lillian is, and
Mrs Cooper tells him that Lillian was
let, when baby at her door. A paper
vas pinned TO her Clothes on which WAS
written "Nale.' She afterward found
1ilian's mother who told her that the
"hild's father had taken her away. The
mother gave Mrs Cooper a package #
letters, which Mitchell appropriates.