Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-12-23

~lAUI-!~ al TIE "lIIIDI;EE FALL
CHATTER. Several rny-,cfiou- drati- have
o,,.is,.. III tG., Meo-o house i'll Wa-Al.tnn. Ii
- Vacant Il.,,r i'aNii Moor. Il prospective
h,i-n :, itrw,r rctlu-r lives across The street.
Ii niece. ,y.ull,a Moore. III Il 1T OF caprice
up,u- the louise 10 C,ich;ate her Wedding with
f'Ai.c!- I'iir'y- \ supposed eue-i wa. found
hIng dead IL the fatal room before the ceremony
wa- finished. Wien the story opens til house
J. u-aIn ctupiv. and Uncle David hotties tie l'"
Ice That ii..tl IL seen there at might. IA de-
tvCtINc -,tc- Ith | ncIc Dawn ana nit'r Vie"
from he outside concludes that there Is som" one
in the hnlI-e >un,moniaL aid, he enters. While
Tn, h - vid rcirc- within hi own home and
br-iu- playing the organ. The detective hI1s
the body of woman on the floor IN front OF
-,ltle which has played part III previous tTsse
dlc-. pastel j. attached TO her WRIT by NIB
bon ll-A detective goes with Uncle David
and after a view from the outside GO : udes
that there Is some one in the honse Summon
ing aid, he enters, while Uncle David retres
within his own home and begins playing the
organ. The detective finds the body OF Il woman
on the floor III front of settle which has
played a part IN previous TRAGEDIES pistol Is
attached TO her wrlsi by a ribbon. Hin an
upstairs room he detective finds burned matches,
candles, rich wrap lying with the bridal bou.
quct and handkerchief marked Veronica"
with dust upon it. On mantcl are finger
marks in the dust, and picture on the wall has
recently bees busted. IN-Eeronica's hall sister
uitle, is strangely affected ON the scene Of
the Tragedy. The dead woman's watch had
fallen and stopped at 7:3. jeffrey comes n " it'll
note from his wife saying that she did not
love him as she thought. Miss futile evidently
calmly. He has candles in the house, although
il is lit by gas. Nl-Jeiirey had cOurted PENN.
less Miss futile, then turned 10 Veronica. VII
and NllI-1he detective finds some gilt metal
filings left behind in the house alter all clews
had been officially removed. Jehrey's finger
marks are seen to correspond with those found
employs young woman named jimmy to liter
view Jeffiey's maid, Loretta. jeffrey ordered
candles of his grocer before his wlfe's death
Heiadmits that he was in the Moore house the
night before his wife's death. that he was jealous
and had words with her. AI-Loretta Gays that
jeffrey and his wife quarreled the day before
her death. Miss futile and jeffrey were not at
home at the hour of the tragedy. The dead wO-
mans wedding ring lay on her jewel case at
home. 1t showed blood marks. Miss futile was
excited over the news of the tragedy and JEFF
frey was very calm. XII and XIlI-Jeffrey
found the note left by his wife in book. Miss
futile handled both book and note before him
was kept. Jeffrey admits that he left finger
marks in the dust of the Moore house; also
candles, matches. etc. XIV and AN-Uncle
David saw lights In the Moore house the night
of the tragedy, Wednesday, and also Tuesday
night, one Tallmsn swears to an alibi for
jeffrey. Miss futile tied the ribbon on Feron-
ica's wrist and was at the door Of the room
when the fat tai shot was fired. She and jeffrey
talked together in French soon after XVI and
ANIl-Detective finds from guests that the we'd
ding was delayed; the bride dressed alone lett
her bouquet upstairs and acted queer. A hoy
who brought hurried verbal message and car
ried away an answer was $500 richer soon after
the incident and joined the rough riders as \
protege of jeffrey. XVIII and X1X-A ring
lad been filed from the BRIDES finger, leaving
wound. The message given by the bride to the
boy was, Take the gentleman INTO the library"
AK and XXl-TwO deaths had occurred In the
library previous to the wedding, both victims
having previously qusrreled with the lawful
owner. Among the heirlOOms was filigree
ball containing u magnifier which, applied to a
certain picture in the chamber, reveals q secret
method for killing person seated ON the library
sttle. XXII-During test of the death ma
chinery q piece Of Veronca's lace is found
ciinging to IL. XXlII aud XXIV-Veronica had
married Pfeiffer, the supposed victim of the
wedding night, when a schoolgirl. She killed
him and told Of it in her sleep.