The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1901-10-24

there is little on which to base an opin-
ion in the matter.
''The prisoner is woman of some edu-
cation, and conducts herself in a dignI-
fed manner. and with a compOsure that
would hardly seem compatible with COM
mon adventures whose hands were
stained with human blood. She was ar
rested at noon today at the White Stag
Inn by Deming and Ferris, of Scotland
Yard, and Immediately locked in jail.
Strong proofs of the prisoners guilt are
said to be in the possession of the officers.
At first she talked quite freely,
but doubtless rejecting that she might be
injuring her case, she begged to be ex-
cuSed, saying that she would make no
further statement till she had consulted
an attorney. She stated, however, that
she was married to Sir Arthur in Denver
on the 18th of September, 10 years ago,
and that almost Immediately after her
marriage he had accused her of unfaith-
fulness. 4 quarrel ensued, which result
ed in a separation. Sir Arthur left Den
yer Immediately, and she never saw him
again.
las far as could be learned from her
statement, it appears that she had come
to England for the purpose of bringing
about ii reconciliation between herself and
Sir Arthur. What she will be able to
make out of the case remains to be seen.
lCtlTNllNG tlIiS was ottIl, anu
he would talk but little concerning the
affair, he did not hesitate to avow a DIS
belief in the prisoners story. He ex-
pressed the opinion that she was merely
an adventures with whom, it was posi-
bic, that Sir Arthur had had some entan-
clement while in America. There were
others involved in the plot, he had no
doubt, and it was all a gigantic black
mailing scheme, which had, in some way,
miscarried and resulted in murder"
Following this was review of the
case, brief outline of which | will give.
On the 18th Of September, Sir Arthur
returned to the Expresses from London,
where he had been for a brief visit Early
in the evening he went to his library. and
that was the last that was ever seen of
him while alive. The next morning he
was found by Barton, his butler, lying
i'll the library in a pool of blood, stabbed
TO the heart. Nothing could be found of
the weapon with which the deed had been
committed.
A costly gold watch ard Il pair of Gu
riously-fashiOned cuff buttons worn by the
murdered man, as well as other valuables,
had been taken from the victim, indi-
eating that robbery had been the motive
for the crime.
The inquest failed to bring to light any
thing to indicate who had been guilty of
the murder. No one about the Expresses
was suspected, and so far as could be as
certained no strangers had visited the
place. Vincent Enrol, who was at that
time staying at the Expresses, Immediately
upon learning the dreadful news, wired for
! detectives, and offered Il 600 reward for
/ the apprehension Of the guilty party or
parties. This brought a swarm of detec-
| tives to the place, and each set about it
in his own way to unraycl the mystery.
On the day following that on which
] fhn lpfV of Sir Arthur fnun1 in, ba
| library, which was the 10th of Scptem-
| Der, another shocking tragedy occurred.
| Shortly after noon the servants were
startled by hearing n stifled shrek come
! from one Of the upper rooms, and hurry
/ ing to the door OF the room, they found
! il locked. 1t was quickly forced open,
and as they entered they were Mortified to
see Vincent Enrol lying prone upon the
| floor, weltering in his own blood which
was flowing from n CHASTITY knife wound
in his back, just between the shoulders.
No trace Of the murderer could be dis
covered, though u hasty search of the
premises was made.
This crime, being committed as it had
under the very eyes of the detectives, and
in broad daylight, threw the whole COM
munity into fever of excitement and
vague apprehension. The Oldest and
shrcwdest detectives from Scotland Yard
were stupefed, appalled, by this bold and
daring stroke of the unknown assassin.
In this case no robbery had been COM
mitted, but II was thought that this
might have been due to a lack of oppor-
tunity of the murderer to rife the body,
having doubtless been frightened away by
the shrek of the victim. But who was
the murderer? II any Of the servants had
been suspected of having committed the
first crime, which they had not, however,
such could not have been the case in this
instance. for they were all in the hall be-
How al the time the deed was committed.