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

light colored overcoat stained and
daubed with blood all up the front and
over the arms
"Ahal what's this?" he muttered.
He searched the pockets and drew out
a blood stained knife, such as butchers
in provision stores use for light work,
and a small leather change purse con-
tanning a few cents and a key. On
trial the key was found to fit the lock
on the front door of the house The
coat was in fairly good condition. of
ordinary ready-nade structure and ma
teriel, but there was no mark on It,
either of maker or owner by which IL
might be identified.
IT'S plain now how she got up the
stairs without leaving any blood on
them" he said to his partner detective,
Price. He carried her in his arms and
got the whole of Ii on his coat
Then how is it that there's blood up
here in the bathroom and farther down
the hall?" answered Price. What do
you calculate happened, anyway
why" returned Mullen, 81 can't
say yet Guess we better see that wo-
man in the next house before going on.
She saw the thing first, the printer
says, and knows the people here
So Mullen, leaving his partner at the
scene of the tragedy, went i'm and ques-
toned Mrs. Foster.
mo, 1 don't know the woman" that
lady responded. She was lying on a
sofa In her parlor, having been nearly
Frustrated by what she had seen of the
crime. Mrs. Doane runs the house,
and her husband works on water
wheels-goes ali around the country
She has no women dodgers, nor | don't
either. Men is the least trouble. I'd
ruther-"
when did you first see this woman?"
II was looking out the winder into
their back yard, standing at the sink.
The sash was down little at the top
top, and | heard somebody scream,
thought, but couldn't be sure, ii was
raining so, and making such a noise.
the water rushing down the spout and
over the bricks OF the sewer. The voice
sounded kind of faint, too. But I
looked again, and just then 1 saw her
come out the dOor-it was wide open
and stagger against the railing, and
she screamed again. 1t wasn't a
scream that said anything. She didn't
say any words that [ could hear, but
just gave a terrible frightened screech.
Her face was all bloody. I was scared
into compton fits. 1 didn't have any
body in the house but Mr.. Miles, that
sleeps here days, and his winder is on
the back, over their yard, so I run up
and knocked on his door and told him
to look out into the next yard, for there
was murder going on. He was just
going to bed, and he jumped up and
saw her down there, and he says a man
was pulling her back into the entry
he didn't see him himself, only his
hand and his arm. But / didn't see any
more than I've told you. Mr.. Miles run
out and 1 thought he was going into
the place to save the woman, but he
didn't He skipped for the police sta
ton and got a policeman. 1 didn't
know that till afterward. l just come
and laid down here sick. 1t was a ter
rible sight, and 1 couldn't stand it to
look out again"
Have you any notion where Mrs,
DOane can be?"
mo, I amt. I amt seen her since
yesterday forenoon. She was around
then, all right, same as ever"
And you never saw this Other-this
victim-befOre?
"Neveri Who she is beats me. Mrs.
DOane won't have woman in the house
not to live, 1 mean. OF course she
has folks women folks, and they come
to visit her sometimes, but this amt
none of 'em. I've seen 'em all, and
know 'em all, and they are all different
looking from this stranger"
do you know the address of any of
her relatives?"
Yes, two or three Of EN-" She gave
them to him and he set them down in
his book. Then he returned to his part
ner,
rive figured It out about this way"
he said to him. whoever the man and
woman are, they don't belong here, and
they made way with Mrs. Doane, and
then disagreed over the loot There s
no money in the house, that's sure.
We've looked everywhere but in the
cellar. Nobody has been down there
yet, and 1 guess well find the landlady
there. when we've knocked off that al
mighty big lock on the door. Did you
notice it? It's the old fashioned kind,