Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-03-19

WRIST Wing OF ASsoNIA HOTEL PIRs1
FLOOR
Nos- !. 2 q 4. s. 6. :. private dining room,
| opening on corridor II IL
No. 6 private dining room where BODY
was found.
?. large dining room occupied AZ time
| OF tragedy by Americans gathered al
Fourth OF July banquet
{: seat at banquet occupied By Rittredgs
and left vacant by him.
A B. two doors opening into corride,
from banquet room
d. point in corridor where the waiter
Joseph stood With back turned 70 No. {
Ehlle he looked through door A durinE
Fourth or July speeches.
y y. arrows show direction taken BY
man and woman who passed Joseph In
corridor going out
No. 8 during that fifteen minutes. and
the party who had engaged No. Z did
not come
All! Then II any stranger went
into No. o during that fifteen minutes
he must have come from the banquet
roomY"
Yes. sir
by this door. BIT"
That's the only way he could have
come without my seeing him"
And II he went out from No. 9
afterward. / mean IL he left the hotel
be must have passed you in the corri
1orT'
Exactly JOseph's face was brigh&
sning.
Now. did any one pass you In IN.
corridor. any one except the IadyY'
Yes, sir" answered the waiter "a
eeriy: "A young man passed me. !
supposed he came from the banque,
room"
"nld any one else pass you either
,oi7- out or coming I'M"
no. sir"
Joseph heavcd sich OF relief and
'Tas just passing out when the com
nissary cried out. with a startled ex.
preston: "a thousand thunders! Vyaitt
That woman-whst did she wearY'
The walter turned eagerly. why, a
beautiful ev".iu- gown. sir. cut low.
with "A lot 81 lace and
"No. no: } mean what did she wear
outside? Her wraps-wcren't they IN
No. 81"
NO, sir: they werc downstairs In the
cloakroom"
'ln the clookrojmg' He bounded g.
his feet. "Bou sang de- bon Dicu
Quick! Fool, Don't you understand
This outhurst stirred Joseph 70 un
exampled efforts. lie fairly hurled hl
massive body down the stairs and 4:
few moments later returned painting
but happy. with news that the lady &.
A.
In the cloakroom. These articles wer,
still there
"Ah, that is somethingrr murmure,
the commissary. and he hurried dow
20 see the things for himself
The cloak was OF yellow silk, en-
brOidered in white. costly garment
from a fashionable maker. but there
was nothing 20 Indicate the wearer
The bag was luxurious trifie IN Bra
lillian lizard skin. with solid gold
mountings, but again there was nc
clew to the owner.
Don't move these things" directed
NJ. Pougeot. IT'S possible some one
will call for them. and II any one
should call-why. that's Gibelin's ar.
fair Now. Wen see these Americans -
II was a quarter past 10. and the
hilarity OF the proceedings at the
Fourth OF July banquet (no ladies
present. had reached its height A
very French looking student from
Bridgeport, Conn. had Just started an
uproarious rendering OF My Bonnie
Lies Over the Ocean" with Latin
quarter variations, when there came a
sudden hush and a turning OF heads
toward the half open door, through
which "A voice was heard in peremp-
tory command.
A moment later there entered q
norid faced man with authoritative
mien, closely followed by two police
men.
Gentlemen" began M Pougeot
while the company listened in startled
silence Il am sorry to interrupt this
pleasant gathering. While you have
been feasung and singing an act OF
violence has taken place within the
sound Of your voices. am here as an
officer OF the law, because / have rea-
son 10 believe that a guest at this ban
quet Is connected with a crime com
mitted In this restaurant within the
last hour or two" Then. after the
first dismay, came indignant protests
This man had "A nerve TO break IN on
a gathering OF American citizens with
a fairy tale like thatl "Suencer' rane
out the commlssary's voice sharply.