Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-04-19

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first place with all that occurred to mo
TO have a3y special bearing upon tho
North case, when engaged you.Y
TIE detectives raised eyebrows evil
IDENTIFY conveyed his surprise at this
statement, for stacl1house went on i'm
medistely: yes: It Is not about that
but about things Immediately growing
out Of Il that have come to sneak
to you now, Mr. Lamm; in othef words
Of my serious domestic troubles. And.
believe me, 1 could not say to you
what now do If did not know
that I am speaking to trustworthy
man in absolute confidence"
Mr.. Lamm made an appreciatlVe ges
ture.
THE truth is, sir, that l am utterly
unable to account for the extraordi-
nary conduct of my wife. Up to the
day Of this murder, sir, since the
time that married her, mr.
Lamm, we have been on the best Of
terms-the best Of terms" he repeated,
rehectlvely, as II half losing himself
In dreamy "Reminiscences.
"And SINGER" the detective insinu-
ated.
Mr.. Stackhouse's reply involved
substantially accurate description of
the scene which had followed his ar
rival at home on the afternoon of the
18th Of June, statement which 1t
may naturally be conceived caused the
detective far less establishment than
It might have in some circumstances.
But John Lamm was delighted to have
an opportunity to discuss this matter
with his client
"And how do you account for thls?"
he Queried.
Il don't account for It," answered
Stackhouse. IL cannot account for T..
1t is a great and frightful nightmare;
the puzzle of my whole life. Believe
me, sir, you know absolutely as much
about it as l do"
STILL" suggested Mr.. Lamm, "you
might have means Of surmising which
do not possess"
"Ah, indeed" returned Stackhouse.
land II 1t were not for that facs
should not have come here. Yes, In
Decd do have means of surmising,
Mr.. Lamm. My wife, as an explana-
ton of her impossible conduct, simply
uttered name which, am sorry to
say, know altogether too we'll"
"The name was-?"
Marie Molssot."
"Ahl" said the detective. "a curl
Gus name; French?"
''No, curse her." returned Stack
house, vindictively. "She was
Creole, tell you, Lamm, and jeal-
Gus, dangerous woman. knew her
years ago, but certainly had almost
forgotten her existence until this day,
when find her name upon my wife's
lips"
Plainly" said the detective, as
Stackhouse hesitated, what did you
know Of this womanT'
Stackhouse averted his eyes and
drummed moodily upon the desk with
his fingers for q considerable space
without replying.
"Mr. Lamm," he said at last, "the
Moissot episode in my experience is
one am not fond of calling to mind.
1 met the girl when she was about
16 years old-where 1t matters not
thought was fond Of her-and was
caught in the snares of her pretty
face. My acquaintance with her lid
not last long. The vindictive temper
and insane jealousy of the girl, who
was more of woman than most OF
our northern females of twice her age,
warned me that l had made a mis-
take"
"The parting was not voluntary on
her part?"
stackhouse ground his teeth; his
lips were dry and feverish; under the
table his fists, the detective noticed.
were clenched
Certainly not" said Stackhouse.
"That would have been impossible"
"Ah!' said the detective. "Unfor-
tunate."
unfortunate" echoed Stackhouse.
Good heavens man, it was madness
Insanity"
"And-poor policy" added the de-
tectiVe, significantly. but bygones
are irretrievable. And so it is this
woman whom you suspect to have pol
soned your wifes mind against you?
Well, sir, have you told me all that IL
necessary for me to known"
There Is nothing else OF the past
that. concerns You and me, Mr.. Lamm,"
said stackhouse, nervously, wlping the
Precipitation from his brow, except
this. Eight years ago accidentally
heard that Marie Moissot was living
In New York under another name. A
few years later an adventures blazed
into notoriety In the great metropolis
under the name of Nine. Perle, who
tailed we'll with the description OF this
Marie. That she was the same per-
son / am unable definitely to deter
mine. have only seen her photo
graph. did not investigate nearer"
Detective Lamm was becoming huge
ly interested.
$50 40 % he exclaimed ''Wall md /