The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-05-03
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opens the house to celebrate her wedding will
Francis Jeffrey. A supposed guest is found ly
ing dead in the fatal room before the ceremonl
was finished. When the story opens, the houst
lsagain empty, and Uncle David notifies thu
police that light is seen there at night
III detective goes with Uncle David and af
tiers view from the outside concludes tina
there Is somt ona in the house. Summonins
and, he enters, Will. Uncle David retires with
IN his own HI m and begins playing the organ
The detective nnds the OoGy of u woman on thu
fo in front Of settle which ha!
played part In prev o1s tragedies. PTS
tel is atttCled to her wrist by a ribbon
lll-ln an upstairs rotm the dett ctlve findi
urned mattel d., caDdlt $, a itch wrap lylni
with the bridal bouquet and handkcrchie
marked Veronica with dust upon it. Or
n mane l are finger marks in the dust, and Z
picture ON the wall mas recently been busted
lN-Neronea's haf sister, Cora futile, /:
strangely affected on the scene of tie tragedy
The dead woman'S watch had fallen and stop
psdat 7'lS jeffrey con e in with a note from
his wife saving she did not love him as she
Thought. Miss futile evidently loves him
V-tlncle David takes the news calmly. He has
candles in the house, although 1t is lit by gas
NI-jcffrey had courted pennilesS Miss futile
then turded to Veronica, VII and VIII The
detective finds some gilt metal filings left be-
hnd IN the house after all "clews" had been
officially removed. Jeffrey's finger marks are
seen to correspond with those found in the
dust in the r oms. TX and Ineffective en-
view Jetfrey's maid, Loretta. Jeffrey ordered
candles Of his grocer before his wife's death.
He admits that he was in the Moore house the
night before his wile's death, that he was
jealous aud had words with her XI--Iorrtta
SAWS that Jeffrey aud his wife quarreled the
day before h death Miss Tuttle and Jeffrey
were ct at home at the hour OF the tragedy.
1he dead woman's wedding ring lay ON her
lswel case at home II showed blood marks
Miss Tattle was excite over the news Of the
tragedy and Jeffrey was very calm. XII and
&ifi--Jeffrcy found the note left by his wife in
a book. Miss futile handled both book and
note before him aad tempered with the drawer
where his pistol was kept. Jeffery admits that
h left finger marks in the dust of the Moore
house; also matches caudes, etc XIV and
NN-Uncle David saw lights in the Moore
hous The night OF the tragedy, Wednesday,
and also Tuesday night. One Tallman swears
to an alibi for Jeffrey Miss futile tied the
ribbon on Ntr0nicas wrist and was at the door
If the room when the fatal shot was fired. She
and Jeffrey talked together n French soon
after.
During all this kept my eyes on MIR.
Jeffrey. When finally several persons
Of both sexes We're brought forward to
prove that his attentions to Miss Tut
tie had once been sufficiently marked
for an announcement of their engage
ment to be daily looked for. he let his
head fall forward on his breast as If
the creeping horror which had seized
him was too much for his brain If not
for his heart. The final blow was
struck when the man whom | had my
self seen in Alexandria testified TO the
controtemps which had occurred in At
lantic City, an additional point being
given TO II by the repetition q some
OLD conversation, raked w for the pur-
pose, by which an effort was made TO
prove that Miss Futile found it hard |
TO forgive injuries even from those |
nearest and dcnrest to her. This sub /
ject might have been prolonged, but |
some Of the jury objected. and the time
being now ripe fer the great event of
the day the name of the lady herself
was called
After 50 significant a preamble the
mere uttcrance of Miss Tuttle's name
he'd almost the force of an accusation,
but the dignity with which she rose
claimed all minds and subdued every
expression of feeling. She faltercd
only when by chance she glanced at
the shrinking figure Of Francis jeffrey.
Her name. which she uttered with
out emphasis and yet in way to
arouse attention, sank into all hearts
with more or less disturbance.
"Alice Cora Tuttle" How in days
gone by, and not SO long gone by ci-
Their. those three words had aroused
he enthusiasm of many gallant man
nd inspired the toast ut many u gal
ant feast! They had their charm yet
the heightened color observable on
many n cheek there was true index
o the quickening heart below.
How are you connected with the
cceased Mrs JeffreyT
II am the child Of her mother by {
ormcr husband we were half sis {
ers."
No bitterness in this statement. only {
n infinite sadness. The coroner con
inued to question her. lie asked for
II account of her childhood and forced ,
or to lay bare the nature of her rela-
ions with her sister. But little was ,
aimed by this, for their relations seem.
d to have been Of a sympathetic char
cter mp to the time Of NeronicaS re-
urn from school, when they changed
but how OF why Miss Tut
c was naturally ayerse to saying. ,
indeed she almost refused TO do SO,
nd the coroner, feeling his point gain
i more by this refusal than by any
she might have made, did :
OF press this subject, but passed on
, what interested us more the vari- r
us unexplained actions on her part ,
'hich pointed toward crime.
His first inquiry was in reference to
10 conversation held between her and
If. Jeffrey at the time he visited her
pom. We had listened TO his account
it, and now we wished to hear hers I,
ut the cue which had been given her +
Y this very account had been inyalua- I,
Ie to her, and her testimony naturally (
)incided with his. We found our
lives not an inch advanced. They a
ad talked of her sisters follies, and /,
ie had advised patience. and that was q
] she could say on the subject-all Ia
le would say, as we presently saw. u
The coroner introduced a fresh topic. =,
What can you tell ia about the in :,
rview you had with your sister prior !,
her going ont on the night of her :,
,athF
Very little except that it differed en- =
-PlA from Mndl ~ &enpIaIIA SuplOseu. =.