The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-13
CHAPTER III
Tabaret Makes n Case

k(k IoN." went on Taharct eve
IN have the young man seated at
Y the table II" began by drinking
glass Of vino while the Wild
o" was putting the ham and eggs On
me IRE. Wine was not strong enough
10 nerve him for the deed he had cour to
I do He asked FOR brandy She brought
/ nm the bottle and he drank five su m
fIts-iuls After a struggle of ten min
uleS 20 nerve himself up TO the deed
/ tho time It took to cook the ham and
eggs ns much as they are cooked he
arose and stabbed the widow twice ON
/ tho hack as she bent over her cookinE
She hulf arose and seized the assassin
| by his hands. He drew back Then.
| grabbing her suddenly, -hc hurled her
down In the position IN which the poor
soul now lcs
How do you know all this" asked
Gevrol
"Thc short struggle replied Taharrt.
10 Indicated by the posture Of the body.
Tho murderer used short sharp. mar.
20" weapon, which was. II | mistake not.
the end ~ foil with the button taken
or II had been sharpened Nv wipmg
] u on IN" sklrts Of the victims dress
+ the assassin has left us this clue Thc
victim must have chung with "A death
grip 10 his hands, from which hands he
hnd not, apparently. removed his Law.
/ ondcr KID gloves. From under the I'm,
GeruLlR Of tho victim | have scraped
/ dld this Young man want? Money.
! Jewels No what he sought and found
were papers documents. which he knew
TO he In the possession OF his victim
! See everything Is ransncked even IN,
/ bed Is turned inside out He found
these papeTs-and then what does he do
/ Iln huruH them In the little stove n
! tho bedroom. | saw the ashes OF re-.
Gently burned papers there. Then what
does h" do He takes everything ol
NH.l a. h. ~.
10 suggest robbery.
Tie wrapped everything he took In d
| napkin which had heen placed on ths
table by the widow Tor hls dinner See
/ ihcr" Is no napkin there and the widow
would certainly have placed one for her
guest He blew out the candle and went
out. locking the door behind him and
throwing the kew into n" ditch whcr,
i was found. Unless he WIS more know.
4ug than I TAX, him To have been his
first act upon reaching the Seine was tc
. throw his bundle into the river. ! have
sent three men 10 drag tho Seine nt the
nearest point nom here and do no'
/ mind making llttlr bet that they bring
up the bundle
Al that very moment \ Ecndnrmc on
b tered, SAYING Here. ls a table napkin
/ filled with plate, money and Jewels
which our men have found iu tho Seine '
The napkin did. indeed contain the val
uuhes missing from the cottage OF N,
/ Widow lerouge Night was now com
| ing on aud, after tho coroner had mp
pearod md performed his duties VI IA,
huron started for Paris. asking old Tab.
nrct to accompany him. The magls,
irntc had hcep naturally very much i'm
pressed hv the shrewd deductions Of the
amateur detective
lie asked the old man why he euterel
upon such peculiar phase ot anus"
mcut and Taharct answered frankly
Hts father, throughout his lifc had KEEP
him upon n short allowance. thereby bar
ring him from every rational sort q
amusement Upon tho death " his fnih
cr Tnharct found himself wealthy. hu
without friends And without congenia
occupation. and he had taken up detcc
tive work as u lad. That was all Tab
Hr"ts house was NOT moro than ION
minutes wnlk from the 81 IRZarc stn
tion at which the magistrate hn
alightcd. Declining n seat I'm the en-
which VI Dahuron called. tho old mar
promising to see the magistrate the mex
daN. turned homrward. hut he took
good quarter OF an hour tn rench his dom
icilr EMPLOYING this time IN just wan