The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-10-09
Tho Case OF Tsnonl.


7 At s o'clock in the silerpoon OF March
/. 2Sa woman entered the ball OF the Grand
/. hotel. New York city, She Y. evident
I ly young. hardly more than . Girl. With
. face rather too pale. bat made charm
ips BY regular features aud large dark
eyes.
Bhs vslked witbou. hesitation to the
, office sod inquired;
} i, ssnor Tenoni inf
The e,erk struck bell and shouted,
Frouti
! The end boy Of The row seated on .
J bench started up and presented himself
before the clerk With Yes, sir.
9Show this lady to No. lS
Oh, no, exclaimed the visitor. know
where Senor Tenoni's room 10. But
would you be 90 kind 90 to do me =
great hvorf she queried.
With pleasure Isbsll be very pleased
to do anything ! can for you
Plesse take this letter. With the
words she held out an envelope.
Why. It's addressed TO mel
| Yes. II 10 addressed TO you.
Bat l did not know knew ou-tbst
10. l didn't know you knew me, cried
the sstonished man.
No, l suppose not said the girl 10
some enbsrrsssmens. Then sbe added,
But you must promise not to open II
Tor st least tslf sn hour Will you give
me your wordf
Why, yes, oil course. the clerk answer
cd. with ss much grsss ss be could sum
mon.
The mysterious visitor iuaued away
and went slowly down the oorrider, The
CLERK stared siter her and ssw her pause
sDd knock ct No. IS. She waited .
moment. apparently for an suswsr. then
opened the door and entered. When the
door had closed behind her. be turned to
q careful contemplation Of the letter,
which vas addressed 10 dainty hand wri.
ing:
John Briggs. Esq. Grsnd Hotel.
The envelope could properly be open
ed at half past 5. At . qasrter past 8
the door OF No. IS opened. bat 1t was
Teuoni Who sppesred. Hs vas alone
end hastily lei. the hotel without q word
TO sDyjre.
Nov, that's funny. medit.ted the CLERK,
Bat he'll be back soon, l suppose.
Bot the moments draf sed on. and
Tenoni did not return,
This is . curious thing, the clerk mus
ed, and then, 1. being one minnie Of
bali psst 8. be opened the letter. 1t
rsn % fOllowe:
Desr Mr.. Briggs -Oiroumstsnces must
not reveal have surrounded me with periIs
I must see Bsnor Teponi sodsy. but be
is . desperate man, II you should hear
me shriak, come to my help. and il ! do
not come out Of bis room BY 1 o'clock
have Q search msde for me, / trust my
life to you. for l have heard Of your
uobls character from . mutual friend,
When We next meet oil will be made clear :
TO you, Julia Cramer.
Mr.. Briggs turned psls as be read
his extraordinary document.
10 few minutes the whole hotel was
10 % ppfosr. Repssted kDookings st IL
NJ, IS gsited no response. Then the Il
ioor vas t,isd and found 10 be locked. b
Uiim ,tely the police were Summoned, v
lie door beaten open, and sesrch VAS u
L sde. Nobody was found. nor vas there Il
10Y trace Of the woman. who, according TO Il
be evidcnca Of eyewitnesses. cIsrks, o
spd porter. had entered there st II
O'Clock, bat bad never coms ont. 81
That ssme night Tenoni vas arrested, q
hsrged With having murdered bis visitor.
When Tenoni wss srrAigned, court. o
DRY, bar aud public we're much effected
" the charms OF the victim ss set forth 81
y the clerk porter and bell boys, The eI
lost strenuous efforts on the part OF the
'olice failed 10 discover any other person VI
10 The name or description OF
ula Crsmer. It vas hoped ths. Tenonl Sc
vould confess and explain the singular b!
o nesns by which be had msusesd 10 dis
'ose OF the body. But Tenoni seemed 10
Of dsuntless sfobtery snd 10 80
listed that be had never known any per II
IN named Jolis Cfmer.
Wien The sccussd had been sworn. the o'
oiiosing qutstions and answers were
iYei: ~
Were you 10 your rom at the Grand b'
otei VI t.s time sbep; as stated by the lsi
illnesses Who preosded you. this per th
% enssred the hotel and Gked Tor 1t
ouf oil
| vas DOT. pu
This sss~r caused mach surprise and
.tter decreased the general feeling Of So
,e pfi.oser's guilt. siuce . pGnber Of W
illnesses bad testified 10 seeing bin vi
.rs the room . iss inmates later.
DiI Jou have soy vid.or 10 yoof ioon er
ths bo.ei on The day 10 qaes,i5lf 10
dit cot. TOT
A marmsr Of disspprobslion sross, bat Do
i.d shso the eoaassl passed to the gr
srk o. tue csaft . small parcel which di'
q b .en Iyins on the tsbis before him
l sish 10 efII in evidence the corteIts oh
this parcel, sp'
The articles we're passed to the Judge. Bu
ho examined them cufiously. Ths su
'asssl then asked that they shoaid bs /,
.sninsd By The prisoner. Who. However II