Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-02-11

or their costumes wanting. The wo-
man wore wooden shoes, but the man
nad on laced boots. Now they assert
that they went TO bed as half past 8.
On arriving this morning the examin-
ing magistrate brought with him from
FariS revolver of the same calibcr as
that found in the room. for he couldn't
use the one held for evidence, and
made his registrar fire two shots in
the yellow room while the doors and
windows were closed We were with
him In the lodge of the Concicrgcs, and
yet we heard nothing-not sound.
The concicrgcs have led of that there
can he no doubt. They must have been
already waiting not far from the pa
wilton waiting for something. Ger
taiHlY they arc not TO be accused of
being the authors of the crime, but
their comnicity is not improbable.
That was why W. dc Marquct had
them arrested at once
IF they had been accoinpliccs," said
Roulctabille, they would not have
been there at all. Whom people throw
themselves into the arms of justice
with the proofs Of completely on them.
YOU can he sure they are not accom-
rliccs. | don't believe there are any
dccolnplIccs In this affair"
Then why were they abroad at mid
night; Why don't they say?"
They have certainly some reason
for their silence. What that reason is
has to be found ont, for, even if they
are not acc0mplicos, II may 10 Of i'm
rortance. Everything that took place
on such 4 night IS Important"
We had crossed IN old bridge thrown
over tho Douvc anl wc"c c,tcring the
part of the park called tho Cal; grove.
The oaks here were centuries old. NJ
tumn had already shrivclcd their
tawny leaves This place. which made
moisellc found cheerful and In which
she lived in the summer season. APP
peared to US rs sad and funcrcal now.
The soil was black and muddy from
the recent rains and the rotting Of the
fallen leaves. The trunks of the trees
We're black, and the sky above us was
now. us if in mourning. charged with
/ great, ncdNy clOnUS.
And it was in this somber and desc
late retreat that we saw the white
walls of the pavilion as we approach
ed. 1t was queer looking building,
without window visible on the side
by which we neared it. A little door
alone marked the entrance to 1t. 1t
might have passed for n tomb. a vast
maUSoleum in the midst of a thick for
est. As we came nearer we were able
to make ont its disposition The build
ing obtained all the light it needed
from the south--that is to say. from
the open country. The little door
closed on the park. NJ and Mile. stan
gerson must have found it an ideal SO.
clusion for their work ard their
dreams.
The pavilion had ground floor
which was reached by few steps,
and above it was an auto, with which
We need not concern ourselves. The
rooms of the pavilion were as follows:
| The yellow room, with its one win
dow and its one door opening into the
laboratory.
Tho laboratory, with its two large
barred windows and it's doors, one
serving for the vastlbNlc. the other
4 for the yellow room.
The vestlbnle with lis uubarred win
dow and door opening into the park
! The layatory, between the vcstibulc
ana the yellow room.
Besides these chambers there was a
| fight of stairs leading 10 the attic.
! The only chimney was the large one in
/ the laboratory.
/ Before mounting the three steps lead
/ inc up To ne door Of the pavilion
/ Roulctahille stopped ana asked NJ.
Darzac point blank
what vls the motive for the
crime"
"Spcakine for myself, monsieur, there
can be no doubt on tho matter" said
Mile. Stan@ersonS iance, greatly dis
tressed. The marks of the fingers,
the deep scratches on the chest and
throat of MNo Stangerson show that
the wretch who attacked her attempt
ed to commit frichtful crime. The
medical OK rs who examined these
traces Yesterday affirm thar they were
made by the amc hand rs that which
LETT its rcd imprint on the Wall-an
enormous hand, monsieur, much too
large to 20 iufo my gloves he added,
with an indcfnablc smile
could not that blood stained hand"
l interrupted "havc been the hand of
/ Mile. Stangcr.ln who. in the moment