Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-08
WHO'S GUILTY.?
9Th Story, Beyond Recall
By Mrs. Wilson Woodrow
author OF "Thc Silver BUTTERFLY" 1.-THE
b lCk Penrln MSaIIx Salt

Author OF "Thc Silver Butterfly" "Ths
Back Pearl" "SniIy Salt" Etc.
play. of the snme name released by
Pathe Exchange md shown ut the vis-
tor rhenter.)
Copyright. 1915. Mrs. Wilson woodrow
Marsaret Crane and John Leonard are en-
gagged to he married. ON the eve Of Leon
INTO Brazil. Margaret announces that she is
' sSimg INTO employment as secretary to
mas been elected district attorney. They
Quarrel over H. and she breaks The engage;
TO go with him. Mar.ei is snsarsd to LEI Elsie
Drayton. high flown teinperamental girl.
,"cted trip. when n. docs tell her. there
Is am ugly seem, during which a revolver
by force. to prevent his Leaving her. Finally.
ne breaks away and leaves. But on Leon
has found tho revolver and accidentally
hr"s It. The landlsdy rushes for police
vic, Martei. and he is sentenced To die. y
oopy OF newspaper containing an account
o! the trial reaches Leonard in Brazil
CONTINUED from Frday)
She heard Miss Drayton call out
in terror: Don't. You're killing me"
ana, afterward heard her cry defiant
~, Shoot me. Go ahead and shoot
me" Half an hour later. Mrs. Wigs.
in her own room, heard piercing
scream, followed almost at once by
flushing out in the street to sum-
mon help, she returned presently with
Patrolman O'I3rien, just as Martcl. pis-
tol III hand. was making his escape.
At sight of the policeman. Nartel ran
back into the room. O'Brien followed
him. and after fierce struggle, sue
cecded IN overcoming the murderer.
'Marters defense. oddly enough. was
an alihi II is established that the
ha
stroke Of midnight Martel admitted
visiting Miss Drayton on that evening
but declared he left her apartment at
J 80 and did not return TO it until
1910 He said he spent the interview
ing time at Drley's Restaurant with
John Leonard and that he was taking
his leave of Leonard as the clock
struck -.
Mr. Leonard sailed for Brazil at 2
in the morning. before Martcl recov
cred consciousness after his tussle with
the policeman. All efforts, by the
Leonard have failed. as he is in the
hintcrland beyond the reach Of tele-
graph
1t is needless to say. no credonce
was laced in Martels remarkable
+lLi since all evidence points to the
fact that he did not leave Miss Dray-
ton $ apartment from the moment he
first entered IT, until he attempted to
escape after the murder was COM
miii-n. The revolver with which tho
victim was killed. bore Martcl's name
carved on the butt.
Great credit is due TO District At
tcrncy g. NJ. Hallpran for his brilliant
hanHIing Of the case. and to his pretty
secretary. Miss Margaret Graeme. for
her really noteworthy aid In building
up tn. imrregnable structure of evil
dcncc against the accused"
oh I F1 In nod 1e
article with eyes abulge. He looked
again at the date, then groaned aloud
: An hour later he was on his way to the
nearest town that had a telegraph Of
fec, and thence. post haste, to the
coast
Margaret Graeme sat In the library
/ Of hcr fathers house. A book lay on
her lap. but she was not reading. The
/ last few months had put premature
| new look of holy-almost of ter
/ ror-in her eyes.
/ And thus John Leonard, on his way
! uptown from the ship, found her. She
/ rose TO greet him as he entered the
/ room. but he paid no heed TO hel
/ precating smile OF welcome His irs,
I curt words were:
! 81 am TOO late. My cablegram was
| delayed somehow in Brazil The ope
/ rat"r went on spree. l suppose.
| find IL never reached the district at
iorney until this morning heard. by
! wireless, yesterday, Of Edwin Martel:
! execution"
DON'T" she shuddered. ooh, let m,
/ forget 81"
Forget it?" he said. raspingly. FOR
get that you helped send an innocen
man to his death? You will he luck.
II over you can forget 1t. Or perhaps.
he aneored, independent womanhoot
| and a public career take no accoun
OF such trines as judicial murder"
Don't" she said again, imploringly
"Oh. John. DO you suppose you cal
make mo feel worse than I do? Whei
he was sentenced he turned towart
mo and looked mo full In the eyes
And HIS look went through mo lik
white-hot iron. All at onos I know
whatever tho evidence against him