The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-14

on the outside of the door. made to
stand pounding with sledge hammers.
We can't find the key to it, and that's
why we-but don't hurry! Hold on
minute
IF she's locked up in the cellar the
best thing we can do is to let her out,
amt it? Then she can tell us all about
it."
mot about the cutting. because it
was done after she was tied up and
chucked down cellar"
How do you explain 1t that this WOO
man was wearing wrapper, If she
doesn't belong here?'
well. that's sol" He was puzzled
over this. But not for long. I'VE can
let that CO." he said. Later is time
enough for that"
II am going to get into that cellar"
interrupted Price, and hurried to the
door.
This was not as difficult a task as he
had expected, for i'm fact he found that
Ii was not locked at ALL
Knob turned hard. the works being
rusty, no more than that; and in mo-
ment he was calling down the stairs:
Mrs. Doanel Are you down there,
Mrs. Doane? Is anybody down there p
1t was pitch dark below, and receiv-
ing no answer he lighted a lamp which
he found on the kitchen mantel and
descended into the black depths. There
were several partitions-for laundry,
furnace room, coal bins and ash boxes,
and he searched all the compartments,
but in vain. Nobody was there.
THAT knocks out your theory" he
grumbled TO his partner.
Not by a jugful!-not the theory,
only that part of it. They've put her
somewhere else, that's all. But you
can bet it's as ] say. Now, look at 1t
this way: A man and woman come
here on some truinped-1p business, say
looking for room. They know Mrs.
Doane is alone and that she has money
the rent money anyway. IL no more,
for this is the last day of the month"
People pay from the date they
moved i'm, not always on the first"
Never mind. You listeni Say that
as soon as they get IN the man grabs
Mrs. DOane and gives her chloroform.
Then the two go through the house
| it's cleaned out, there's no valuables
in it, anyway, you can see that
How many valuables would you ex-
| pect to find in a house of this Sort"
I'VE are only on theory. OF course,
we can't get everything right all at
once. You ought to know that. This
is the only way 1 can explain the crime.
| Well, they loot the place, Mrs. Doane
| has dinner under way, and they, know
| ing the customs of the house, are sure
nobody will interrupt them, SO they de-
eide to eat here. The woman hunts
| up one of Mrs. Doane's wrappers to
work around the kitchen in, and some
! how they fall out with each other,
probably over the loot and
| At this instant the bell tinkled fee
bly,. Both detectives started for the
| door. There stood a youth with a
scared look on his face, who said:
| I've just heard what has happened
here, and 1 thought I'd tell what I
know"
Come inr' they exclaimed together,
and he entered, hat in hand, giancing
| fearfully around.
Now, then, what do you know about
! it," asked Mullen, cycling him so sharp
| ly that he was almost too much fright
ened to speak. He glanced back at the
door as if he repented and wished he
had stayed away. However, he finally
| mustered up courage to say:
! Il room across the street. I saw
/ Frank Leavitt, who boards here, come
| home about half past 10. and go out
| again soon after. 1 didn't think any
! thing of it at the time, of course,
| though he never comes here till
o'clock-that is, 1 didn't think much
| of it. But / thought a little, because
/ when he came in he was wearing his
overcoat, and when he went out he had
/ left il behind. though it was raining
| hard and it seemed as if he would need
| 1t more than ever. But he had an UNI
| brella-"
'The coatr' exclaimed Price, glanc-
| ing at Mullen. The latter, who had
| found the coat under the sofa in the
room where the victim lay, frowned
silence to his partner and motioned
| the boy to go on.
81 don't think anybody else can have
come into the house this afternoon,
that's all. 1 sit at the window studying
my lessons, and can see everybody that
goes into any of the houses along on