The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-29


ing which | had seen many pa
tients, lady giving the name OF
Mrs. Tankerville asked for an in
terview, She was admitted and one
glance told me thet she was not an
ordinary patient. Her eyes were dark,
restless and filled with nervous force
and determination. Her whole face
was very much lined. her cheeks sunk
en-.
''1 have come. DR. Halifax she
said, "to beg OF you to save the rea-
son of miserable woman
"You allude to mental trouble7'
quericd
''Yes; to heartbreak, shame and dis
tress. | came up to the city last
night. wondering to whom l could
turn for aid A friend had once told
me Of you. and l resolved to seek your
sympathy"
"1 will give you my best attention,
Mrs. Tankerville, | said, 'as soon as
have dispensed with several pa
tients who are waiting for me in the
reception room -
Having finished with my callers re-
turned to Mrs. Tankerville. She was
standing by one of the windows, and ]
noticed with surprise that she was read
ing a manuscript of mine which I had
been preparing. for medical journal.
The paper dealt solely with technical
subjects, and I wondered what she
found of interest in it. She laid it
down when I appeared and without
seating herself began to speak
DR.. Halifax, ! will tell YOU the
cause of my trouble in moment or
two. But. in order that You may clear
ly understand my position. / should
first like to give you some particu-
lars of my past life. / married young;
! had a husband who deeply loved
me; We had plenty of private means
and one child, n girl. Six years ago
my first sorrow came; my husband
died. After his death ali my love
was lavished on my girl, Susanna. and
she was worthy of all the affection |
bestowed upon her. Between three
and four months ago came the begin
ming OF that awful tragedy which
causes me to seek your aid today
susanna % was invited to visit an old
relation OF her father IS, an extremely
wealthy and eccentric woman. Her |
name was Stuart; and was unmarried. |
and lived IN a lonely cottage on the |
outskirts of Westchester, n. Y. Miss |
stuart was a confirmed miser, and it |
was reported that she had much treas.
HIe H hldden away. Ny husband was
MISS Stuart's first cousin, and she
wrote expressing strong wish TO
make the acquaintance of his daugh,
Ter susanna wrote back that She
would come II her mother was also
invited. but Miss Stuart refused stat.
ing that susanna was her own blood
relation, but that + was not. Susanna
tnerenpon declared that she would not
Pay any further attention to her. but
h1ninklng hn that my girl might benefit
ne ner going to Westchester by herself
She had been with Miss Stuart for
Elk weeks, when one dav the door
opened, and Susanna walked in.
started with amazement at the sight
or or ner face. All the color had left
nef cneeks, her eyes were filled with
a WIG look of terror. She came
rn,, ,raisnV E up TO me and caught hold of
.,. Hide me. mother she walled
hlde 10 me me. ] have run away
bnt why, my dcar2' asked.
"naI nave You run away from?,
.h something terrible has happened,
ehe answered. Cousin Jane and ! >
yW Mere alone in the house last niobt ,
We went to bed early. for was tired; :
;ne NAY ~ "diked Iar In the country dur,
to dram, III asleep and began ,
nght one. and the light of the moor moon !
'lfeaiued into my room In nv droam
|. !. :lan came INTO my room, took nm :
aniIe s. OF mine, laid it down again
stared hard at me and went ont a ;
eteat horror seized me, for it seemed !,
saa saao knew the man and that his +
bera "as quite famliiar. ] awoke, and !
mere was no one there called out .
put there was no answer. The roon ou
HEs empty save for myself. After :
.lme ! dropped asleep again. Tn rho 9
morning ! rose early. and went into :
nv cousin s room. Mother. She was :
lead: She had been murdered in tbe
thLGhti .h some one had stabbed her To- {
amd anS "eart. l rushed into the ward 4
nH niah. spoke TO the man who came
domestic work 7 brought him into %
me house, and he looked al the bodv
tnd ; Went Off at once to fetch the no,
ice and doctor The police c.,,,o po y
ena went INTO my bedroom. They
Lounu knife there, my knife. that / t
paa Lao Iponght not week before. and {
,UI W. oiade was stained with blood h
N .bo noh Iii, saw the blood and noticed II
nc iook on the policeman IS face, | T.
'emed to lose my reason. He Turned :
% TAX to the other policeman. and
20 OLD HItcbIn, the gardener and T II
was alone for moment. I snatcbad
lp my M hat and purse and ran away.
ieached the railway station, caught
train and came home to YOU. Hide
nc, mother; | am frightened Do not
ct them find me-
She kept on repeating these words.
Ind ] could not quiet her. Terror had
completely uDnerved her, and she
Icsrcely knew what she was doing.
Two hours later the police came: they
lad little difficulty in tracing her. and
arrested by. child on the charge of
lavIng murdered Miss Jane Stuart of
Heath Cottage. Westchester During
he trial everything went against
susanna. had the very best legal
ldvice that money could procure Nv
awyer asked her about her curious
iream. but she had nothing new to
ell him. W
1t was queer and vivid dream
he would repeat. Il have certainly
cen the man 8 features before.
Ino~ his face quite well. and il was