The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-25

alogued as the Mystery OF the Broken
Door. the Mystery OF the Broken
Window Pane and the Mystery OF the
Cry.
II would appear that Il had never
been the custom during the journeys
OF the Aimee 10 anchor in midstream.
The houseboat-yacht was always an
chored close 10 the riverside and In
close proximity TO some village or
town. Nine. Lantelme was afraid
OF the water at night, She liked al
ways 10 be near land. NJ. Edwards
said that he had never before done
such a thing in all his twenty years
OF river yachting. But this night.
because OF the oppressive heat, the
Aimee was brought 10 In underline.
The Aimee had been designed for
ornamental on the outside. Inside
she was a palace. She had wide
windows. instead OF portfolios. Ian
telme's private bedroom was on the
starboard. II was from the open
window OF this room that she is
supposed TO have made her way. in
one OF four manners. into the river.
The first story IN the Paris news
papers, apparently authoritative, told
how VI. Edwards and Lantelme and
a small party OF their friends left
Paris on the Aimee. and on the night
OF the death had sat up until l
o'clock. There had been much cham
payne. and Lantelme had sung spirit.
edly for the guests. NJ. Edwards had
excused himself early and had gone
into his cabin 10 Write, as he said.
some letters. More than an hour
afterward the guests had been
aroused by cry from Edwards.
They had rushed out Of their state
rooms and had found NJ. Edwards in
front OF Lantelme's door. He told
them that he had been in bed and
that the beauty had gone into her
room. as was her custom: that later
he had felt something was wrong.
lie had gone 20 the door OF her room
and had knocked Getting no an
swer. he had called TO her. Growing
more alarmed. he had shouteo. and
IL was these shouts that had brought
the other occupants OF the yacht from
their staterOoms
Al agreed that they had then
broken open the door They had
found the window in Lantelme's room
wide open. but no sign OF Lantelme,
There we're no marks. according to
them. OF any struggle. Every article
In the room was in order. They had
looked out into the racing river. but
had seen nothing, and they had heard
no cries. When they looked back
into the room again VI. Edwards was
lying on the floor In a faint. They
had Immediately lowered the small
boats and searched but they had
found nothing.
Then a second story crept out.
This vas that the guests had heard
wOman's cry. They had gone 20
Edwards's room and had aroused
him. Tie said that me had heard no
cry. All had then knocked at Nine.
Lantelme's door Getting no answer.
they had broken in the door. At this
point the story ran on as in the first
one told.
As a result Of this trial Edwards
obtained a verdict with nominal dam.
ages. but SO left the mystery deeper
than ever In view 81 the verdict
and other Circumstances 90 seemed
unreasonable and unjust ~ suspect
Edwards ~ being the direct source
o. his wife's death. but rumors d.
rected against him became stronger
then ever
An actor who had known Lantel-
mo well declared that ehe had told
t.m that her husband had threatened
fo shoot her dozens OF times. and
fHaf Ha made her iifo miserable
Every body then recalled how hope
lessIy sad the beautiful Girl always
appeared to De-
could o. ho" tIe curious pari
slams asked themselves chat the
husband. this man of many wives
was p0saeaHpd of some strange man "a
Chat made hIs wifos lie unendura
HIer"
This discussion was qtr' going on
when. Iu January. 1912. barely six
months after ilrfr'mn.a death. her
grave .n Iero Ia CHaIen Cemetery
w1a broken ortn Tho thieves had
made their way fl her particular
resting place in t.a large family
vault Ther bod rffrI her coffin. Iu
which She ar N.I lrr Jewels. in.
Guiding har famous 500 600 pearl
uc".'1re. beneath Dor bead
They had scattered the contents
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