The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-15
HOW DETECTIVE CLEARED UP
THE CHIDSEY MURDER CASE.

day, my old client. Thomas Blout, i.
deeply distressed about his wife"
Ills young wife, sire"
''Yes, his young wife. repeated tho
Judge impatiently. but that is beside Ia,
question. She Is a good. true woman
sincerely attached 10 her husband, who
raised her from the daily struggle for
bread OF a copyist to influence, while her
happiness is now the one ambition of his
life
Hence. seeing her consumed by a Sc
cret grief, which, SO far from explaining
she denies, he Is distressed and comes 10
me for advice and assistance
she must say something
''oh. YES; she belittles his anxiety by
saying that she is run down and nervous
but when he goes to her physician, the
best in the land. they ask Who can
minister 10 a mind diseased7
" You lawyers say Mr. Biount said to
me, that every wrong has it's remedy.
Find out, then, this wrong for me and
remedy IL. For such purpose money is
absolutely no object. The world. | know,
is fun of wicket people who prey on the
good. sometimes converting their holest
feelings into weapons against them.
'if such he the case. pay the TAise and
end it | want no publicity. no punish
ment, no information, even; ID could not
reassure me; II could not disilusion me
| want the happiness OF my home re-
stored. and that happiness is dependent
on my dear wife's peace of mind
Such are his instructions. Abe. | don't
say whether ] consider them foolish or
not. But his connection with our firm is
so important that they must be carried
out; so the sooner you get 10 work, the
better"
And than aftor laa ar,fn,, tt,n ra,.. ao,a.t.
Of Mrs Blount's past which her husband
had been able to give 10 the Judge. the
detective set out on his mission. "A week
later he returned to report progress.
FIRST HUSBAND A MURDERER.
After quiet investiga ton here" he
began, ~ went over to Mayfeld, where
Mrs. Blount worked as . copyist when her
husband first met her. That was about
three years ago Her name then was
Estelle Sanger. 1 soon learned that the
only mail she received I'm the very se-
ciuded life she led was postmsrked Alva-
dene; so thither | proceeded
1t is unnecessary TO make a long story
out of what was after all mere common
place inquiry There is no doubt that at
the time of her meeting with Mr. Blount
she was a married woman and that her
husbands name was Albert Chidsey"
But he-her former husband--he was
he is dead asked the Judge eScitedly
Yes IN way" replied Cronkite slow
ly. You must. III you reflect "A moment
recall the Chidsey case. He WAS tried
and convicted for the murder OF his
uncle, Reuben Chidsey. and IL now under
going imprisonment for life.
"Ah. / see. exclaimed the Judge '"rhat
relieves her from btgamy, at all events:
since conviction OF murder I'm the second
degree freed her from him as absolutely
lot IA all uk~
pabie; poor young woman with such
disgrace attached through no fault of her
own. You learned nothing To her dis
credit
mo, indeed Every one IN either place
with whom ! spoke described her I'm your
words, as a good. true woman. 4 have
found no reason To dispute IT,"
She met MIR. Bloupt naturally" the
judge went ON. Gle came across her IN
a business way; was struck with her ap-
pearance. He sought her out, wooea her
married her,@ from first 20 hast rather
against her inclination. Up TO a month
aso she has been unfeignedly happy With
him
Evidently. then. II is not her veuial
fault Of conceaiment THAI has wrought
this change. hut what else can Il beg
Her former husband is as safe I'm prison
as In his grave Let me see: let me see
You didn't hear. did YOU Abe. of any ef-
forts being made to pardon him?"
on the contrary IL Is generally
thought that he got of luckily There is
no public interest I'm his behalf"
THEORY OF BLACKMAIL FALLS.
Admitting her blameiess lifo, her
domestic happiness, reflected the Judge,
the natural inference must be that fear :
,f he7o secrets being divulged ~ the /
source of her sorrow. Can Il b. that |
'om% blackmailer has discovered her and /
5 bleeding herr
NO" replied the detective. decidedly. /
y looked into that phase. the first thing. /
We agree that she Is silent on Mr.
Blounts account. Now, would her CON 4
essiou OF the circumstances which 4
'aused her To marry under an assumed /
lame ana condition he such an awful Il
asting shock To him. J doubt a. The I
ase is forgotten; the FIRST husband safely /
"But the appearance 81 Chidsey on the
Gene IL far different matter Women \
Isvt hut shadowv idea OF The law She 4
night believe that his pardon or vindi-
alton would restore him AZ her husband \
'reak up her happy home. and drive out
nto the darkness Of despair the one who
las 80 teudcrlv- loved her. ~ the same
ime exposing him To- the ceaseless exac-
ions of an unworthy Enoch Arden.
here Is an adequate cause sir. ana IN
he circumstances ! believe the only ad.
Quatc cause.
HNirdicatiou. viudlcauon'e" rcpestAd
be fudge ciingiue "a the ono word which !
al impressed him. 'Nindicaiion impiies
rrof of Chidsnt-iS innorrucp Wtu. rfIeH.
iould have any such knowledge You
av that no efforts have been made for
ardon, that there u general acauls.
conce iu The Justice Of his sentences
'Exsctly. sir. but stppose that she
lone Knows something that wili rataNFsn
is innOceucs and rslesse hini something
itciy discovered. N you VIII ueElreted.
idden Ia thai rast which sns shims
'hsf then9
NJ God I, rust be 40" ctisd ne