The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-06
HAPPIER v.
GERTRUDE's ENGAGEMENT.

At 10 O'Clock the Casanova hacl
brought up three men. They intro
duced themselves as the coroner at
the coroner and TWO detectives from
the citg. The coroner led the WAY ut
once to the locked wing, and With the
aid Of one of the detectives examined
the rooms and the body. fhc other
detective, after short scrutiny 81
the dead man, busted himself with
the outside OF the house. 1t Was only
after they had got ii fair idea of thing,
AZ they We're that they sent for M
] received them III The living room,
and ] had made up nay mind exactly
~ hat 10 tell. / had taken the house
FOR the summer ! said. while the Arm
strongs Were in California. In spite
NJ n rtlmof among the servants apout
strange noises cited Thomas moth
ing had occurred the first two nights.
tu the third night believed that
some enc had been ia The house:
had heard "A trashiHg sound hut hc-
ing alone with one maid had noi IN
Nostigat.d. The ho5lge had been lock
ed in the morning and apparently un-
disturbed,
Then, as clearly AZ | could ] re-
lated how, the night before, II ahut
had reused Us; that my niece ana
had inNest igatt.d aud found Il body;
that | didn OF know who the murder
ed man was until Mr. Jarvis from
the club, Informed me. and that /
knew of no reason why Mr.. Arnold
Armstrong should steal into his ia
theirs house at night. / should have
been glad to allow him entrce there
at any time.
Have YOU reason to believe. Miss
limos" the coroner asked. that any
member OF your household imagining
Mr.. Armstrong was burglar. shot
him in self defense -
Il have no reason for thinking SO"
] said quietly.
Your theory is that Mr. Armstrong
was followed here by some enemy,
and shot as he entered tn. house o.
Il don't think ] have a theory" |
said. The thing that has puzzled me
is why Mr. Armstrong should enter
his fathers house two nights in sue
cession. stealing like q thief, when he
needed only 10 ask entrance to he adj
mitter'
The coroner vas n very silent man.
he took some notes after this but he
seemed anxious Ia make the next
train back to town He set the IN
quest for the following SATURDAY. gave
MIR Jameson. the younger OF the two
detectives. and the more intelligent
looking. "A few Instructions. and, after
grnvely shaking hands with me ana
rogretting the unfortunate affair, took
his departure. accompanied by the
other detective.
/ was just beginning to breathe free
iy when Mr.. Jameson. who had been
standing by the window, came over
to me.
Tho family consists of yourself
alnpe Miss Iptfag 80
My niece is here" | said.
There is no one but yourself and
your nieee?"
My nephew = had to moisten my
lips.
.'Oh. a nephew. ! should like to
see him. IL he is here
He ~ not here just now" I said as
quietly as / could. = expec. him--at
any time.
He was here yesterday evening.
believe"
Moves
Didn't he have guest with him
man."
He brought friend with him TO
stay over Sunday. Mr.. Bailey"
Mr.. John Bailey. the cashier of the
Traders Bank. ! believe" And l knew
that some one at the Greenwood Club
had told. When did they leave?"
Very early-~-I don't know at just
what time
Mr.. Jameson turned suddenly and
looked ut me.
ITO be contiuued1