Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-10-14


iiArIEk -SeNefal my >tcIiuG- deaths have
occurred l. the Moore house III Washington. IL
l. vacant. ULc.c DAVID Moor. a Prospective
h.lr w!Guwcr rcclu>c. lives aciOs> Tho street.
II.s n.,co. Veronica Moore. i'll lit of caprice
o,vIi- M house 10 celebrate her wedding with
F.arc.- Jeffrey. -upto-ed guest vac found
lii.,.a! H. IT," f.fgl room before the ceremony
NJ ti.i-h.ti. " len Tie stony uI.cl-. q! hnu-c
- n-s'n ,i.;.v. ai.d ncle David hotties the I"-
,,, THAT NJ j. seen thor" NJ night IA de-
t,,ii.,- .o,> with I Ecc David and after View
from sac DuieId" concludes that there II some one
N H., i3u-.. -umlnon!ag aid, lie enters. while
Cnt,r u "! r.tirc- within hi- o~n nome ana
he.iu- playii" tie organ. Tie detective tnds
The body oi woman on the r"or.lN front "i
settle which ha- played part III prev Gus tfsgc-
die. a pistol l. attached To hcI wri-i hy RIB,
bon. IA detective goes with Uncle David
and after a view from the outside eoeE ud,s
that there is some one in the house. summon
in. and, he enters. while Uncle David Ietlres
within his own home and begins playing the
organ. he detective finds the body of u woman
the floor in front of a settle which has
played part i'll previous tragedies A pistol is
attached TO her wrist by ribbon. Hin an
upstairs room the detective finds burned matches.
candles, II rich wrap lying with the bridal bou.
quot and q handkerchief marked 'Neronica,"
with dust upon it. On mantcl are hnScr
marks in the dust. and picture on the wall has
recently been busted IN-Nerouica's hall sister.
I ora Iuttle is strangely affected on the scene OF
the tragedy. The dead woman's watch had
fallen and stopped at 7:l3. Jeffrey comes in with
IL note from his wife saying that she did not
love him as she thought. Miss Tuttle evidently
loves him. N-Uncc David takes the news
calmly. lie has candles in the house. although
it is lit by gas. NI-JefTrey had courtcd PENN
less Miss Tutile, then turned TO Veronica. VII
and IIl--Ihe detective finds some gilt metal
filings left behind in the house alter all - clews"
had been officially removed. Jefirey's finger
marks seen to correspond with those found
in the dust in the rooms IN and X-Detcctlve
employs young woman named jimmy 10 liter
view Jeffeys maid, Loretta. jeffrey ordered
candles of his grocer before his wife's death
&c admits that he was in the Moore house the
nigh, before his wifes death. that he was jealous
and had words with her. Xl-Loretta rays that
Jeffrey and his wife quarreled the day before
her death. Mrs 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 1uttle was
excited over the news of the tragedy and def
frey was very calm. MI and Xlll-Jehrey
found the note left by his wife in a book Miss
futile handled both book and note before him
and tempered with the drawer where hs pistol
was kept Jeffrey admits that lie left finger
marks in the dust OF the Moore house; also
candles, matches, etc. XIV and AN-Cncle
David Saw lights In the Moore house the night
of the tragedy, cdnesday, and also Tuesday
night, One Tsl Imam swears to all alibi for
jeffrey. Miss futile tied the ribbon on Neron-
icas wrist and was at the door of the room
when the fat al shot was fired. She and jeffrey
talked together in French soon after.