The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-08-10
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, but the force of the blow drove 1t COM
pleteiy through the throat, sending the
point out at the back of thegneck. Such
a blow could only be dealt by a second
person, and must have come from q
very strong hand, aided, probably by
an impetuous rush on the part of the
murderer. The victim, as you may
Judge from the position of the body,
was probably knocked down by the
force of the blow; evidently he fell
backward and died without q struggle.
AS you see, the arms are stretched out,
and the limbs are not even drawn up In
/, the agony Of DEATH"
Then the first thing will be to ascer-
tain the probable motive for the murs
der. II 1t was robbery, the murderer
would surely, have rifled the body, and
that is not the CASE apparently, for
here is a valuable diamond ring on the
left hand:'' 49, $50
Mr.. Hantlin, the detective, now spoke
for the first time: @ /.
1.-THE murderer might not have had
! time to remove the ring. as, you. may
see, it fits closely; or he may no have
noticed 1t. Look further"
The voice of the young man was pecu-
liar and striking. Once heard, it would
not easily be forgotten. 1t was calm,
low and very clear, perhaps even cold;
but to an ear sensitive to fine vibra-
| tions in sound there was an undertone
of warmth that indicated possibilities
of deep feeling and enthusiasm. :,
William Hantlin was an enthusiast in
his profession, and when a lease was
given to him, he entered on it with all
his heart as we'll as his head.
The brief remark that now fell from
his lips attracted the attention of all
who heard it, and many eyes were d.
rected toward him-those Of Leonce
with a swift gaze that seemed to pierce
him. but might as well have been spent
On a marble statue.
The girl swiftly looked away with a
sudden gasp for breath and a quick
shudder that shook her like a chill.
The police captain nodded acquies-
cence to the detectives words, and said:
Eyes, we will look further; but first.
young man." turning to Carl, "you were
the gentleman's valet, I suppose? Per-
haps you "a help us by stating what
articles of value Mr.. Grayson a on
his person when y0u waited on him this
morning"
"My master always carried a valuable
gold watch. 1t was a present from a
friend, and he would as soon have
thought of going out without his hat as
without his watch. I placed 1t in his
fob this morning myself. To the chain
was attached a magnificent locket stud
ded with diamonds containing the pic
ture Of Miss Mowbray-the lady whom
my master married" u
The police captain Immediately looked
for the articles mentioned insthe pocket
indicated by Carl. 49,
Watch and locket are gone" he said.
"Now, what else, young man?"
my master always wore n large
diamond solitaire stud In his shirt
'front.'" 81
"Ha! that's gone, too; and the shirt
front is torn badly!"
This all could see for themselves.
though the CHASTITY "blood-stains had.
prevented it from being observed until
attention was drawn to 1t.
A group Of those surrounding the
body now crowded around, exclaimfng
and whispering, among themselves at
these new developments in the case.
But h captain of police Immediately
requested all to fall back, and directed
his assistants to clear h room Of every
one save the relatives of the deceased
and the two friends-Dr. Sprague and
Mr.. Baldwin. } +
While this was being done, he adj
dressed a last question to Carl:
"Now, young man, one word more,
had your master any other article or
value on his person?"
when Mr.. Grayson had completed
his toilet, and just as he was about to
1....o 49, this ~ rrynfrr.t On him
put a wallet containing money and..pa-
pers. into the inside breast pocket OF his
coat. I took particular notice Of the
circumstance, sir, because 1t was the
wedding coat, and II feared 1t would
spoil the set Of it. I said 80 tt my q
ter, but he only laughed and said he
guessed he could stand. It"
Police Captain Monroe slipped his
hand; into the breast pocket OF the dead
mans coat and withdrew 1t empty.
1.-THE wallet IL no longer there" he
said. "Of course the gentleman may
have removed It, and also h watch.
If so, we may find them in his apart
ments somewhere. The diamond stud
has evidently been torn sforcibly from
it's place. Therefore, he concluded,
rising to his feet and looking around
upon his hearers, "of one thing there.
seems to be little OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
the motive Of the crfme.ssOther Yalua-
bles are probably missing The murder
may have been an accident, compare.
lively speaking. The thief q have
been interrupted in bis work, and he.
may have killed Mr.. Grayson so az to
escape. We will nov look about { 9
some clue tOsthe murderer; he may not
vet have escaped from the house.
During these proceedings Mrs. Martin
had come forward again. and 5shegnoW
interrupted the officer a moment 70 tell
him OF the MISREPRESENTATION 6f the
halls and entrances whensshGsaTriTed.
Capt Monroe listenedsswlth respect
andsfattention. s.aNss Sass
.Thuank you, madam. ne saidsSswhen
]she had concludeed.s4 Z throwsssoins
light on the subject. JudgingssfrroonHI
what you y ON tramp n haye
HsenteredSs the house;Strobbed II. committed
the murder and escapsdsurseen .assgg Y
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LIE possible: dosthat he must
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