The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-11
TRAGEDY REVEALS
MODERN BlUEBEARD
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twenty. Edith was a little under Ia
years. Both were good looking, fas-
cinattng girls, the elder a blonde. the
younger a slender brunette. The
handsome captain made himself
agreeable to both at the same time.
He wooed Florence, unknown to her
younger sister. and married her Sc
cretly. according to the Scottish rite.
When h was about to give birth to
ner first child he spirited her away
to cottage In Chaplain. where the
child. christened Stanley Murray. was
born three years ago.
Six months after the birth OF This
child he married Edith secretly at
g church on the far side OF London
Chapman. He took a house for this
sister Of his other living wife at Fave
Park Road. Putney. Three DAYS Of
the week he lived with Edith and
three days with Florence; on the sew
enth he played the bachelor, His ab.
sences from both homes were explain-
ed to each wife with the reminder.
"By.by. darling. I've got to show up
at thu barracks, you know"
Extraordinary State of Affairs.
Faith bore him a daughter a year
ago; Florence, a second child. Vera.
Just eighteen months ago. Edith.
about the time of her sisters last con-
hnement. discovered her (Florence's)
condition.. but not the real name Of
fiorence's husband. With her own
hands n cut and stitched little
clothes for Florence's second child by
the man who had made her his own
wife.
Murray. or Mackie, then became
enamored of a young girl, the dough
ter OF a wealthy tea. merchant. He
had made a whirlwind wooine and
was on he point Of marrying her
when evidently he decided to clear
the way for this new matrimonial
venture by destroying both living
wives and their children. He sug-
gested to both a month at the sea-
side. The two mothers and little
Stanley were delighted. He took
The Blue Room.
He also rented a large and hand.
some villa In a thinly populated out.
skirt OF the resort. To this house he
first brought Edith and her year old
babe, Staying them in a room papered
and painted In blue. Leaving their
bodies lying side by side on the moor
ne went to the cottage where Flor
ence was staying with her two chm
house set far back in its garden. sur
rounded by several shade trees. Flor.
ence and Stanley were charmed with
the mousse. That was Saturday even
Ing. Mind you don't try to enter the
blue room." said Murray.
All Sunday the elder sister and her
children lived in the house where
Edith and her babe were lying dead.
That night Murray slew the two chill
dren Of Florence. as they lay sleeping
IN the nursery. The mother entered
n room to find Murray holding a
knife dripping with blood. She
screamed and the murderer turned.
seized her by the hair and stabbed
her several times in the breast ana
stomach. She fell to the noor uncon-
scious and seemingly dead. Tho mon
ster strobe to the blue room to un-
lock It. meaning to carry tho other
dead bodies there and get rid Of ali
together.
Florence revived. arose to her
knees. crawled to a window ana BY
a strength which seems almost in.
credible climbed down the drain Pipe
and gave h alarm. Murray. seeing
that h had escaped him, bore the
bodies Of Stanley and little Vera into
the blue room, scattered oil over the
floor and furniture. lighted a fire and
shot himself through the brain.
Police and firemen arrived at the
same time The charred bodies of
the Bluebeard and his victims were
recovered after the nre was extin-
guished. Florence was removed to
the hospital. where she lies dying aft
or telling the detectives tho little she
knew Of her husbands strange career.