Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-12-16

SYNOPSIS Or The FlLlGttEE BALL
CHATTER I-ScNrral my-'cri'U- deaths have
occurred IL The Moore house i'll wn-.il.-ion. IL
L. vacant U'ncic Du>il Moore, Irrespective
I..ir Whoever rcclu.e. lives acr"-- the sirest.
His niece. NtroI.ioa Muure. IN II III OF caprice
uven- IN" house 10 ccichaic her Wedding WIN
finhci> jeffrey \ -urio-rd rI'st was t"uhd
II H.. .. ~. H. the fatal Iou before the ceremony
w. t.:I-ilt,. When the story opens. III house
l. ;ss.il cn.ty. and thCc DAVID h"tii'r t'e 20
li,c rit4r a l,.A; = seen there nj Light. IA de-
tc'tiNr .,,,> with | nee David ana after n We"
from ;h, inside concludes that 'hcIcls some one
III the h"u~c. -unIn"n'n- ard. he enters wiiie
Unt !, II yii rctir,- withIn Ills own home ana
bc-iu- rlaliL- the organ. The detective hiids
the body vi Il woman Oh the floor III front of II
settle " Inch has played part III previous trsse-
dlc- a pistol il attached 10 hct wrist by rib,
ban. IA detective goes with Uncle David
nnd after a view from the outside 60 ( udes
that there il some one i'll the house. summon
ing and he enters. while Uncle David Ietires
within his own home and begins playing the
organ. The detective finds the body al "A woman
on the floor III font of settle which has
played a part in previous TRAGEDIES. a piston Is
attached To her wrist by a ribbon Hin an
upstairs room the detective finds burned matches.
candles. rich wrap lying with the bridal bou.
quot aud Il handkerchief marked .Neronica,"
with dust upon it. On mantcl are finger
marks in The dust ard picture ON the wall has
recently been busted. IN-Neronica's half sister,
cora Tuttie, is strangely affected on the scene Of
The tragedy. The dead woman's watch had
ldlitn ana stOlIn'u NJ JcuIty Vouith AZ WIN
II note from his wife saying that she did NOT
love him AS she thought. Miss futile evidently
loves him. N-Unclc David takes the news
calmly. lie has candles in the house, although
il is lit by gas. Nl-Jeifrey had eourted PENN
less Miss futile, then turned to Veronica. WI
and With he detective finds some gilt metal
filings left behind in the house alter all "clews'
had been officially removed. Jeffrey's niger
marks are seen to correspond with those found
in the dust in the rooms. IN and X-Detective
employs young woman named jimmy to il ter
view Jeffiey's maid, Loretta. jeffrey ordered
He.admi;s that he was in the Moore house the
night before his wife's death. that he was jealous
ami had words with her. XI-Loretta says that
jeffrey and his wife quarreled the day before
her death. Miss Tuttle 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. MI and Nlll-Jefrey
found the note left by his wife in book. Miss
futile handled both book and note before him
and tempered with the drawer where his pistol
was kept. Jeffrey admits that he left finger
marks in the dust OF the Moore house; also
candles, matches, etc. XIV and Al-Uncle
of the tragedy, Wednesday, and also Tuesday
night, One TAI Imam swears to an abb for
jeffrey. Miss futile tied the ribbon on Neron-
ica's wrist and was at the door of the room
when the fat al shot was fired. She and Jeffrey
talked together in French soon alter. WI and
AEIl-Detectiye finds from guests that the we'd
ding WAS delayed; tine bride dressed alone, lett
her bouquet upstairs and acted queer. A boy
who brought u hurried verbal message and car
rird away an answer was $50 richer soon alter
the incidt Mt and Joined the rough riders as n
protege of Jeffrey. XVIII and XlX-A ring
had been filed from the brides finger, leaving y
wound. The message given by the bride to the
hoy WAS. " Take the gentleman into the library"
M anu 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 q tiligrce
Lall containing u magnfer which, applied to a
certain picture in the chamber, reveals secret
method for killing person seated on the library
sSnery piece oi sss i lace i is ion"d
clinging to IL. XIII aud XXIV-Veronica had
married Pfeifer, the supposed victim Of the
wedding night when q schoolgirl. She killed
him aud told Of it in her sleep.