Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1916-10-26

leaning over the table unconscious.
This was too much for the poor wo-
man. She ran screaming from the
room, and would not venture in again
until she had secured policeman to
accompany her.
A doctor was called. He found
that the artist was still alive, but the
woman had been dead for some hours.
BY working over the young man, the
doctor was finally able to revive him.
"Do you know this woman?" was
the first question put to Dillon by the
police officer.
The young man looked at her close
| ly, then recoiled in terror.
"why. She is the Baroness de
vibray."
"How did she happen to be here?
Under what circumstances did she
die?"
How can l tell?" asked Dillon in
reply. Il seem to have been dream
| ing. l was asleep when you came.
Last night l was there by that table
reading. think 1 received some kind
of shock, blow on the head. Since
that happened, l can't remember
thing"
The policeman picked up note ne
found lying where the woman's feet
had stood.
ITS signed by you. I'll read it to
you. Dear Madam-If you are not
afraid to climb up Montmartre some
evening soon, 1 shall be glad to show
you the ceramics l plan to exhibit at
the Salon. My sister Elizabeth is ex-
pected home soon. With the sin
cerest respect, am, Jack Dillon Now
this explains everything" continued
the policeman, shaking the note IN
Dillon's face. 1.-THE baroness answer
ed your invitation. You lured her
here. Under the circumstances there
is nothing for me to do but to take
you to headquarters and lodge a COM
plant against you"
ht llol llltN ulliSI utltuutu Hlul-
self as best he could against the ac-
cusation, but without avail The Of
ficer insisted on taking him before the
nearest magistrate
The examination before the magis-
trate brought out nothing which the
policeman had not already developed.
Dillon admitted that he had written
to the baroness, but he insisted that
he had not expected her that night.
pom his own statement and the facts
in the case. the magistrate was forced
to order that his finger prints be taken
and measurements made by the Ber-
tilon experts. He was then to be
committed to prison to await a formal
examination.
Dillon went through the measure
ment ordeal mechanically. He seem
ed to be still under the influence of the
powerful drug to which he had sue
cumbed the evening previous. He I'M
derstood that each step was step
nearer prison for him, but why, he
could not understand He was con-
Quoted by two guards, men who never
left him for IN instant.
AT last the artist was conducted to
his cell. one guard sent the other
away and himself entered the cell
with the prisoner. Suddenly and
without warning. the guard sprang
upon Dillon and strangled him. Aft
er the victor in the unequal struggle
was quite sure the man was dead, ne
quietly left the cell,
The guard was Nibet.
FandOr had been assigned by his
paper to the remarkable crime com
mitted in the house of Norvins street.
He had just finished writing an ac-
count of the strange crime when ne
learned that young Dillon had been
strarigled in prison Fastening to the
prison, he was unable to learn much
more than he had already heard over
Il e telephone. On entering the cell
, the. guards found that Dillon had been
strangled That is all the headkeeper
could say.
While Fandor was trying to piece
| together the few facts he had collect
, ed DillOn's sister was announced. She
had just reached Paris, and had has
tened to the prison to see her brother.
The news of his death was broken to
her as gently rs possible by Fandot.
The poor girl asked that she might
view her brothers body. Fandor and
the headkeeper walked with her
through the gloomy corridors. The
journalist was Il sceptic. not believing
that the artist had committed suicide.
as some insisted,
Two guards stood in front of the
! ell The headkeeper ordered that the
door be thrown open. The room was
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