Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-30

emphatically denied having associated the
| firing of this shot with any idea of harm to
her sister, yet was known to have gone
from this house in condition of mind SO
serious that she failed to recollect the
places she visited or the streets she passed
through till she found herself again in her
sisters house face to face with an officer.
8. That her first greeting of this officer
was sbriek, betraying a knowledge of his
errand before he had given utterance to a
word.
10. That the candles found in the Moore
house were similar to those bought by Mr..
jeffrey and afterward delivered at his
kitchen door.
IL. That she was the only member of the
household besides the cook who was in the
Kitchen at the time and that 1t was imme-
diately after her departure from the room
that the package containing the candles
had been missed.
r. That opportunities of coming to an
understanding with Mr.. Jeffrey after his
wffe's death had not been lacking, and it
was not until after such opportunities had
occurred that any serious inquiry into this
matter had been begun by the police To
which must be added, not In way of proof,
but as an important factor in the case. that
her manner, never open, was such through
out her whole public examination as to
make 1t evident to all that only half OF
what had occurred in the Jeffreys' house
since the wedding had been given out by
her or by the man for whose release from
disappointing matrimonial ENHANCEMENT
DIG was SuppOScu " nave WOTkeO, tnlS,
though the suspicion hanging over them
both called for the utmost candor.
Verify, serious list; and opposed to this
had as yet little to offer but my own be-
lief in her innocence and the fact, but little
dwelt on and yet not without its value, that
the money which had come to Mr.. jeffrey,
and the home which had been given her,
had both been forfeited by Mrs. Jeffrey's
death.
AS unused and unused over this impromp-
tn synopsis, in my vain attempt to reach
some fresh clue to a proper understanding
of the Inconsistencies in Miss Tuttle's con-
duct by means of my theory of her strong
but mistaken devotion to Mr.. Jeffrey, q
light suddenly broke upon me from en-
tirely unexpected quarter. 1t was faint
one, but any glimmer was welcome. Re-
Numbering a remark made by Mr.. Jeffrey
in his examination, that Mrs. Jeffrey had
not been the same since crossing the fatal
doorstep of the Moore house, / asked my
self If we had paid enough attention to the
mental condition and conduct of the bride
prior to the alarm which threw a pail OF
horror over her marriage; ana caught by
the idea. / sought for fuller account OF
the events of that day than had hitherto
been supplied by newspaper witness.
Hunting up my friend, the reporter,
begged him to tell me where he had OBJ
tanned the facts from which he made that !
leading article In The Star which had SO
startled all Washington on the evening of |
the Jeffrey wedding. That they had come
from some eyewitness l had no doubt. !,
self? No. Who then? At first he de-
clined to tell me, but after a fuller under
standing of my motives he mentioned the
name of young lady. who. while FREE
quent guest at the most fashionable tunc- !
lions, was not above supplying the papers
with such little items OF current gossip as
came under her own observation.
How 1 managed to approach this lady and
by what means I succeeded In gaining her
confidence are details quite unnecessary to
this narrative. Enough that / did obtain !
access to her and that she talked quite
frankly to me. and in SO doing supplied me !
with a clue which ultimately opened UP to
me an entirely new field OF inquiry
Go be continued 3omerrow)