Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-09-30

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| ed 20 have been promiscuous. but su-
| pertcial He had many acquaintances
among them. but few friends. and no
one whom he loved. His habits were
regular. his conduct inoGensive. His
deeh was an absolute mystery and
likely o. remain SO.
As 90 the arrest of John Milton. the
valet. it was q council OF despair as an
aitcna 1--WE q absolute iuaction. But
no case could be- suatined against him.
He had visited friends in Hammer
! smith that night. The alibi was COM
plete- II is trUc that he started home
at an hour which should have brought
him 10 Westminster before the time
| when the crime was discovered. but
his own explanation that he had walk
ed part of the way seemed probable
enough in view Of the fineness Of the
night lie had actually arrived at .
O'Clock and appeared 20 be overwhelm-
Ell by the unexpected tragedy. He had
always been on good terms with his
master. Several of the dead mans
possessions, notably a small case Of ra-
zOrs, had been found in the Wallets
boxes. but he explained that they had
been presents from the deceased. and
the housekeeper was able to corrobo-
rate the story. Milton had been I'm Luz
cas- employment for three years. Ii
was noticeable that Lucas did not take
Milton on the continent with him
Sometimes he visited Paris for three
months on end. but Milton was left in
charge OF the Godolphin street house.
A. -, L.
ing on the night OF the crime. II her
master had visitor he had himself
admitted him.
So for three mornings the mystery re-
manned. so far as I could follow il In
the papers. II Holmes knew more. he
kept his own counsel. but as he told
me that Inspector Lcstrade had taken
him into his confidence I'm the case /
knew that Ee was in close touch with
every development. Upon the fourth
day there appeared a long telegram
from Paris which seemed to solve the
whole question.
"a discovery has just been made by
the Partisan police" said the Daily
Telegraph. which raises the veil which
hung round the tragic fate of Mr..
Eduardo Lucas. who met his death by
violence last Monday night I'm Godol-
phin street. Westminster. our readers
will remember that the deceased gen
tleman was found stabbed I'm his room
and that some suspicion attached 90 his
valet, but that the case broke down
on an abb. Yesterday a lady. who
has been known as Nine Henri Four
n vi tn
Rue Austerlitz, was reported 10 the au-
thorlues by her servants as being in
sane. An examination showed she had
indeed developed mania of a dangerous
and permanent form. on inquiry the
police have discovered that Nine. Henri
Fournaye only returned from a Journey
TO London on Tuesday last. and there
Is evidence 90 connect her with the
crime at Westminster y comparison
OF photographs has proved conclusive
~ that NJ. Henri FOurnaye and Eduar-
do Lucas were really one and the same
person and that the deceased had for
some reason lived a double life In Lon
don and Paris. Nine. Fournaye. who
is OF creole origin. is OF an extremely
eNcitable nature and has suffered In the
past from attacks OF jealousy which
have amounted 90 frenzy Ii is con
Jcctured that il was In one OF these
that she committed the terrible crime
which has caused such sensation In
London. Her movements upon the
Monday night have not yet been traced.
but IL Is undoubtcd that woman an
swering 10 her description attracted
much attention at Churing Cross sta
tion on Tuesday morning by the wild
ness OF her appearance and the VIC
lence OF her gestures IL Is probable.
therefore, that the crime was either COM
mitted when insane or that It's lmmedi-
ate effect was 10 drive the unhappy
woman out OF her mind. At present
she is unable 90 give any coherent ac-
count OF the past, and the doctors hold
out no hopes OF the re-establishmcnt OF
her reason. There Is evidence that n
woman, who might have been Nine.
Fournaye, was seen for some hours up
on Monday night Watching the house IN
GOdolphln street"
what do YOU think OF that, Holmes?'
/ had read the account aloud to him
while he finished his breakfast
NY NtaI " lt~ON. SNlN ne as he
rose from the table and paced up and
down the room. you are most long
suffering. but If I have told You moth.
ing in the last three days il is because
there Is nothing 10 ;el Even now
this report from Paris does not help
us much"
Surely it Is final as regards the
mans death"
''The mans death is mere Incident.
a trivial episode. in comparison with
our real task, which is To trace this
document and save European catas-
trophe. Only one important thing has
happened I'm the last three days. and
that is that nothing has happened. /
get reports almost hourly from the gov
eminent, and ii is certain that nowhere
in Europe is there any sign Of trouble.
Now, II this letter were loose-no, il
can't be loOse-but If it isn't loose
where can il be? Who has il? Why is
il held back? That's the question that
beats In my brain like a hammer.
Was II. indeed. a coincidence that Luz
nre ebnuFa re-naf hi H.. -, -, a. ~.