The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-29
THE MYSTERY OF
SUSANNA TANKERVUIE
By L. T. and DIR. CLIFFORD HALIFAX

10 eohnrm my child's wo-d.
OF photograph. There I. shs ~
MISS stuarte little drawlnc an Abs
pHo'ograph she refers TO mus, ,'ISn. kSn.
r,e,t ""ouaed encouragIngIy' w ~ lhn
prosper your errand." may k.,S
soon aftcrward the ronj,.
uen Telegram came. and ir,p the =.
TO me. II was ns follows. hudson re,~
Execution OF Susanna r.,
hereby postponed. innkersm.
Nnd now, / said. "a h.,
sorssaE;, .oessaEe pack to Hudson "aanda
iope i,ne t,,ne 10 york for. You kuS%e
antidotes TO NIL those bacimtped 70
stroy lifc. For some NO which 2
round them; but not We, ros 1--we aIrs.,
bacilli. And yet beyond Lhe 'ypi1
an antidote exists; mean o, uouh, :"
destroy typhoid bacllll wi,bn,s, b~ms ha.
the life OF the victim. Non, lniar,
tifne | nave been experiments, .os -
particular matter in view. Slh
~, un,'iLa.eo n,. naclllls 70 which he ~:
Net given name. which ! he,,s nave Il
the typhoid poison withont t,. Nh
I"tent | brought n bottle -. nn.s',,,na r
pared serum with mo. shs,r,S' o' The d
| victim" '"eht On i-
Hudson agreed eagerly 1h,s
successfully 10 the sclentldc sI ~, sprf4
man He realized that II mInhs
lot or susanna TankervIile. ev"n "
70 peStoW n boon on the cnii,ma ~ ~
| With his aid ] introduced the IRE 40
into the girls system. nrrInn neg 20
or that night Hudson and NE IL
her bedside. Bv almost s,aa'aet ma"aet
means and stImuants we kcn, 81
bay, IT would be several bn,,-r' oea's q
| Injection would tako effec, o,'a MOT,
was to keep the patient IN m. thu' ~
the living during those hours. Ths
gave place 70 dawn. and dawn =, "
daNnght. Eight O'Clock hooned r,op T.Oa,-
prison neil, Inc poor. girl was MN j
tered. ''e nurss q
"Wi!l vou go downstairs e,
HalifaX? she whispered IN IL "
Go, Halifax: I will watch bsrs
As ] was turning 10 leave n,
saw streak OF red on The ri,r.
cheek. She or'ened her ewes and -.
around her ""u sir
"Wbcrn am r? Wboi bs.
she asked feehly. ''pS's1
! nodded triumphantIv Ia Hudso.
has taken turn for the bet.er"
and went downstairs \ v,orJa. -
and led the way 10 ITudson's an,,.
There ] found Mrs. Tankervilis uus
man, who was standing bv the 49,
Mrs. TankerVille came 10 meet mo
But for the fever my innocen ~,
would be out OF the world nov
said. Look. DIR Halifax"
In her hand she held an ola.f.s.,...
Photographic album, 1t was OF m,,
small stature and fair face. T-nds-s.
II was written. in the neat hapdvy;,1
Of Miss Stuart:
My nephew, Robert Stuar, ~ cd
fornia."
Ar the Same moment tho man he NJ
window came forward imio Tho ush, ~
started in surprise. Feature fcr H.
ture. MS was the same face as th,
tho photograph. &
Susar0a alluded last night" said I4
mothc". And here is Inc man-pss4
StGa"' of California. He has loN 4.
his StD.N. Let him tell IL 10 ynu uocN
Tn" .'''r vas trembling vlolenlly. ri
lips twi,chsd convulsiyely. and anaIly II
Stoke In ierky accents:
The execution has been deisrt|
otherwise | should have been loo hp|
II was your telegram that did tor -
My conscience didn't trouble me 80,
until that came. Then the devils o. r.
morse began 10 whisper In nv an
They nearly drove me mad. Tho7 a.
Id have to face IT, and take her Frd
and | fought 3sains; them. | drark II
tried TO find forgetfulness but In ,sk.'
/ murdered my aunt. ! wanted rss4|
and she refused me- came 10 Wtt.
1uainted with the way she lived r,|
those with her. | knew that my nau|
was mentioned in her ,Yil. and .hat n
she were dead / would want for nolhI-t
So ! determined to KIN her She sl5sn|
left her, window open. ! chose rlsii|
when | knew the servant was AWAY, i,i|
entered. | woke the old lady and sgh|
TO her. She still refused my reQues-|
then ] stabbed her. I determined 10 n
omething TO get the onus OF The cfi.a|
on some one elses shoulders. The gdi
room was at the end OF the 0assage. u
entered It. The room was full OF mc1-
light. To my horror she opened "a
eyes and looked at me. Al tl7' u
thought / was discovered, hut thss n
saw that she was looking at ME In hr)
sleep. Her garden knife lay on csilf
| smeared the blade with blood lett
there and went away. / tramped 10 q
next station to Westchester and boar9A
q train for tine west. | reached cav
fornia In safety. Nobody suspected 9.
and as l avoided reading the papeH
knew nothing about the consequences
my own action, On the DAY !nat
telegram came. l received letter 10
Mrs. Stuarts lawyar saying that ! ~
entitled through my cousins death .
large fortune. But that telegram n,'
ished me. I have known no resi- ~
the mocklng devils since, and TAT
come TO give myself NJ"
caught Mrs. TsnkeTiie's os
stretched hands In mine and gfsss55
them warmly. Come upstairs.
The worst Is over. Your child slu
before the whole word. y
believe that her life will also
spared"
During the whole NJ that day Susa,y.
fingered between life and death. ~
ward evening she rallied. and tue 1n
was out Of danger. anc ,l, u y
course OF time recovered composer
Stuart's tardy confession did not y,
lIm from the vengeance OF the leN' ~.
vas tried, convicted, and six weeks 1
ne date appointed for Susannas 49,
ion, he paid the penalty OF MS c'nN
lie electric chair.
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