Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1902-09-17
THE CASE
OF TENONI

4 At e'clgck n the Afternoon o.
I Msrch 8 . woman catered ths haH q
I ,l.e Grand hotel. New Ysrk city. Sha
was evi1cagy yousS. hardly raore fhsn
e girl Nish faee rather too pale. bas
made charming b. regular fcaiuIvs
and large darG eyes
SEE walkes3 without arg hesitation
10 ths ossce ard inquired:
as segsog TenaAE lnT"
Toe elerk straek bell and shouted,
I "Frsat-'
The ea5 boy Of the row ssated % q
bench started Up and presented him
self before the clark with YES, SIR"
SHOW this Lady to No. Is"
Noh. no, exelaiaeSi the visitor. 4
kfaw WHERE senor Ten0uEs room Is.
But would you be 30 Kind as to do me
a great favory = she qHsried
with pleasure. | shall be very
pleased to d. anything can for you"
please take this letter Win the
words she heid out an envelope
"why. It's addressed to met-'
~Yes. Il is addressed to you.~
"Fut I did not know | knew you-
that Ia. | didn't know you knew me-
cried the astouisaed mar
No. suppose rot" answered the
girl. with some embarrassment Then
she added: But yoa must promise not
20 open II for ST least bali aH hour.
VIII you give me your wordy'
why. yes. os course" the clerk an.
swered, with as much grace Of manner
as one 80 puzzled could command.
The mysterious visitor turned away
and went slowly down the corridor.
The clerk stared after ber and saw her
pause ard knock st No. Is she walt
ed a moment. apparently for an an
swer. then opened the door and en-
tered When the door had closed be-
hind her. be turned TO q careful con-
temptation Of tbe letter. which Was aa-
dressed In dainty handwriting:
John Briaws. Esd. Grand Hotel
The envelope could properly be
opened AZ tsalf past 3 AT a quarter
past the door 81 Ne. Is opened but Il
was Teuona who appeared. He was
alone and hastily left the hotel without
a word 10 any oEs-
Now. that's funny meditated the
clerk. But bell be back soon. sup
POSE
But the moments dragged on. and Te-
noni did not return.
This In curious business" the
CLERK unused, and then. Il belng one
minute Of half past ;. be opened the
letter. II ran as follows:
Dear slr. Hyixs~-circsns,Anees must
net reveal have surrounded me with per-
fls. must see seEor Tenoni today. bu,
he Is desperate man II you should
hear me shrek. come 70 nay help. and II
I DO not come out Of his room ~ 4
o'clock have q search gAsae for me. !
trust my Tie TO ysa, for ] have heard 81
yoDr noble character fraru a mutual
friend When ws next meet. all viil be
made clear 70 yoa JULIA CHAMEB-
Mr.. Briggs turned pale as he read
this extraordinary document
In a few minutes the whole hotel
was IN an uprcar Repeated knock
ings at No. Is gained no response. Then
the door was tried and found to be
locked. Ultimately the police were
summoned, the door was beaten open.
and a search was made. Nobody was
found, nor was there any trace Of the
woman who. according 20 the eyi-
dgnce ~ eyrwitnesSes. clerks. bell
boys ard porter. had entered there at
3 o'clock. but had never come out
The same night Tenoni was arrested.
charged with having murdered bis yiS-
itor.
When Tenoni was arralgned. court.
jury. bar and public were rpEeA arect-
ed BY the charms Of the victim as set
forth by the clerk. the porter and the
belIboys. The most strenuous efforts
on the part OF the police failed to dis
cover any other person answering TO
the name or description OF Julia era
mer. II was hoped that TenonI would
confess and explain the singular means
by which be had managed to dispose
OF the body. But TenonI seemed pos
sessed OF dsuntless efTrouieFy and i'm
sisted that he bad never known any
person named Julia cramer.
When the accused had been sworn.
the following questions and answers
were given:
Were you In your room at the
Grand hotel ST the time when. A5
STATED by the witnesses who preceded
you. this person entered the hotel and
asked for your
Il was not"
This answer caused much surprise
and rather increased the general feel
ing Of the prisoners guilt since a
number OF witnesses had testified 10
having seen him leave the room few
uinutss later.
did you have any visitor Ia your
room az the hotel On the day In CUES
tom"
II did not"
A Inurmur OF diEapprobation arose.
but ceased when the counsel passed TO
the clerk OF the court q small parcel
which had bsen lying CD the table be-
fore him
Il wish TO offer in evidence the coz