The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-04-04

formed, clad In his priestly robe, such
devotions as his disordsred mind die.
tated. II In my Idea that he looked
~. those times for heavenly signal,
poArAnce OF the heavens. 1t was
known that he was u poor sleeper.
and spent much time At night wan
dcring around.
ON tho night OF the crimes Il 10
probable that he performed his devo-
lions early. AMI then got tbs signal.
This 10 evidenced by ainxleton's ind.
Ina the axe against tho captains door
before midnight. lie had evidently
been disturbed. We believe that ne
Intended to kill tho captain and Mr..
Turner, but made a mistake In the
rouns. lie clearly Intended TO kln
tho DAnish girl. Several passages In
his Bible. marked. with . red cross.
showed his infiamcd hatred Of loose
women; and he believed Karen Han.
son to b Of that type.
He locked me In. slipping down
from the wheel to do 40. and pocket
ing tho key. The night was fairly
quiet. lilo could lash the wheel safe
iy. and he had In his favor the tact
that Oleson. tho lookout. was a slow
thinking Swcde who notoriously slept
on his watch. lie found the axe. not
where he had left It. but back In the
case. But the case wAs only closed,
not lockcd-Singleton error.
Armed with the axe. Jones elipped
back TO the wheel and waited. He
had plenty OF time. He had taken
HIS robe from its hiding place In the
boat, ana had IL concealed near him
with the axe. He wac ready. but he
WA waiting for another signal. He
got II At half past 2.
lie admitted the siGnal and the
time but concealed its nature-t
think II wa = shooting star. Hc
killed Vail first, believing II to DO
Turner. and making with HE axe
the four signs OF the croae. Then he
went to the Hansen girl's door. He
did not know about tho bell. and
probably rang II by accident ~ he
leaned over to listen II Veil eth
breathed.
The captain. in the mean time. had
been watching Singleton He had
forbidden his entering the after
house: IL no caught him disobeyin9
he meant to put him In irons. He
was without shoes or coat. and he sat
waiting on the after companion steps
for Developments.
It was tho captain. probably, when
Karen Hanson mistook for Turner.
Later hs wont back to the forward
comparionway. either on his way
back TO his cabin. or still With an eye
70 Singleton's movemants.
To the captain there must have ap-
pared this grisly hgure In flowing
white, smeared with blood and armed
with an AKA. The sheet was worn
over Jonos's head-A long, narrow ALT
Serving him TO So through. and two
other slits freeing his arms. TAs
captain was . brave man. but the
Apparition. cleaning In the almost
complete darkness. had hesu on HIN
bsfore he could DO more than throw
up his hands.
Jonas had not finished. He went
back TO the chart room and poasibly
evan went on deck and took . ioek
at the wheel. Then he went down
again and killed the Hansen woman.
He was exceodinsiy cunning. He
6ung the axe into the room. and va
up and At the wheol again. al within
. few seconds. To tear OF and fold
up the aheet, To hide II under nearby
oordaSe. to strike the ships bell Ane
light his pipe-all this was . matter
Of two or three minutes. I had emily
time TO look At Vail. Whsn I got W
10 tho wheel. Jones WAS smokina
quietly.
I believe he tried 70 gst Singleton
later. and failed. but he continued
his devotions on the forward dock
visible whom clad In his robe. invisible
when he took II on.
1t was Jones. OF oourSs. who at.
tackled Burns and secured the key u
|. tho captains cabin: Jones who threw
tho aka overheard after hearing taj
crew tell that on It's handle were
finger prints to Identify tho murderer
Jones who. whilo on guard In tht
after house below. bad pushed thu
: key 10 the storeroom under Turner'S
! door; Jones who hung tho marine
spike over tho side. waiting perhaps
for another chance at Singleton
!, Jones, In his devotional attire. viii
|, had frightened the crew into hystsria
1 and who. discovered by Mrs. john
4 In tho captains cabin, had rushed b.
, her, and out, with the are.
a II II noticeable that he made NJ
!, attempt 60 attack her. lie killed oni!
o IN obedience TO his signal. and n
= had had no signai.
Perhaps tho most curious thing. At
u ter tho murderer was known. WAS thu
story of tho people In the after house
1t was months before I got that II
[ Full. Tho belief among tho women wa
70 that Turner. maddened by drink anC
q unreasoning jealousy. had killed Vail
4 and then. running amuck or dlscOv
!. erod by tho other victims. had kilieS
!, them. This was borne out ny Tur
!. ner's condition. His hands and part
1 OF his clothing were bl0od-stained.
: Their condition was pitiable, I'm
ahle to speak for himself. he lay raw
= Ing In his room, talking to Vail an
. complaining OF a white figure tina
( bothered him. Tho key that Elsa L.
I picked up was another clue. and II
= their attempt To get rid OF II I ha,
!, foiled them. Mira Johns, an oil
friend and. us have said, an arden
partisan. undertook to get rid Of tn
~ axe. with tho result that We know
@ Even Turner's recovery brought It'll
= courage. lie could only recall that h,
u had Como into Vail's room and trio,
: 10 wake him. without result; that b,
Y did not know ~ tho blood until tn,
q neIt day. or that Vail wss dead, an'
. that he had u vague recollection %
4 something white and Ehostly tia
u night-he was not sure where he hat
n seen IT,
q The failure ~ their attempt to re
r ria OF tho storeroom key Vas matohe,
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