The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-04-15
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81 3 a detective 10 England. / was
IN connected with the following
very remarkable case.
10 The yeaF 1851, John smith. I use
fictitious namesl was indicted for the
murder o. HenFy Thompson. The case
was extraordinary. aid the interest en-.
Fitted BY il was almost Unparalleled.
The accused VAS q gentleman Of con
siderable pr0faeFty. residing upon Ma
own estate. A person. supposed Is 81
an euiire stranger 20 hiaa. had late IN
summers day requested and obtain,
81 shelter atad hospitality Cor the nisht
lie had. L VAS supposed. after taking
some light FvfFeshmeEs, retired % bed
Ia perfect health. requesting 10 b.
called 81 al early hour. When the srr.
want catered the rom for that pur.
pose. the stranger was found quite
dssd. and obviously bad bern - for
many hours There waa not the slight
sat mara of eioicnee aud the eosin.
ienanrs retained the sxPrrssloa Il had
bad during life
Days spd aseks passed. sna ilstIs
was discovered. but yumor hnd 10,
been dis sasaicions wsre tFst Whis
prTcsl ard Afterwards Aaidls sxpnas
81. rhs pFe.tse object % sbein nas
tot clearly iadicaied. same impiiraflnE
oiie r.ersoa, Sod some another hnt tlsey
al painted 10 st,e MASTER u ths hoaaF
a. coaearani 10 The daath a. the
stranger, and. ia ane. the magistrates
we're Induced 10 eomnit Mr smith fag
tgial A. q vas draHci essential 10
kvWr serFps ere eFssisurn bpfnrs the
magistrates. ali the Information Of
waich The pnbilc wsrs % possession
waa ttai whieh hars uarratrd. sslrh
Sas ihe stats ~ lhinss npaa me mora
tus % the trial
The counsel for the prosecution ofuass
sd The caHs 10 the Jury IL 4 manner
that Indicated little expectation Toe
Sohrlction. lie began By lmplarinr
them to dlrest their minda On al that
they had Srari before they came into
the box: hs eatrvaied them 10 attend
q che sridenre and jndge from that
sioRC.
u would b. proved that the Deceased
sissi ~ poison poison ~ tae mdai sub
tie nature. active Ii operation aud f.as
sessiag the wonderful aud dreadful
quality 81 ieaviaR no external mara
By which It's presence rOu,d Bs detect
81. The ingredients Of Il we're ~ sesla
tive that Instead VI The body on which
q bad Hsen used exhibiting any marks
81 suffering. II LEI, upon the features
nothlnE but the calm aud placid np
pcaraBee 81 rvp0se.
The prisoners family consisted Of
ealy himself. = housekcepeF ana pnr
man servant. The man servant slept
IN an clubhouse adjoining the stable.
and did - on the night % Thomnson's
seath. The prisoner slept at one
end 81 the house the honsskecper AZ
she other. and the deceased had been
out Into a room adjoining the house.
Keepers
Il would be proved by a nsraon pass.
fng the house on the night in question.
about three hours after midnight. that
be had been Induced 20 remain ana
watch. from having his attention ex.
cited by the moving OF a light about
the house at that late hour. The per.
son would state positively chat he
could distinctly see a figure. hohilng
che light 80 from the room in which
the prisoner slept 10 the houaekeepcra
room. that two persons then came out
Of the housckecper's room, and the
light disappeared for a minute. wheth.
or the two persons went Into Thomp.
sons room he could not see, as the win.
dow Of that room looked another way;
but In about a minute they returned,
passing quietly along the house to
Smiths room again. and In about ave
minutes the light was extingulshed,
and he saw Il no more.
Such was the evidenced upon which
The magistrate had committed Smith;
and singularly enough, since his com.
initial the housekecper had disappear.
ed, nor could any trace or her be dis.
covered.
Within the last week the person who
had seen the light had been more par
ticularly examined, and IN order 70 70.
fresh his memory had been placed at
dark IN the very spot where he had
stood that night. and another person
was placed with him. The whole scene.
~ he had described II. ~aa acted ever