The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-05-13
Part One-(Continued)

the other murders, said Lillian,
with a shudder. "Twecdledee and
Goldsmith"
1t doesn't matter 50 much about
them-cxcept 50 far as they in
volv" the BOrradaleS." He shook
his head. NO. Lillian, We must
avoid bringing Adderley into court,
II we can"
So for a full couple or hours LII
liam and Tweedledum weighed many
considerations in the balance, and
by the time they parted they had
decided upon their course OF &C
ton.
And TweedIedum was as good as
his word. for IN a few days time
Lillian was reinstslled in her old
home.
The close investigation into her
affairs which Lillian had feared
was obviated by the arrest OF the
real murderer OF her sister The
man was promptly given up by his
companion when, acting upon Lii
lian's Information, police descent
was made upon Mulberry street,
where she had spent so many I'M
pleasant weeks. II transpired that
Lillian had been quite correct in her
superstition as to the manner and
motive OF the murder; and as GER
tain small silver articles. as well
as some jewelry. removed from the
bed room in which the murder was
committed were found in the posses
sion Of the arrested man, he threw
up the sponge and made a full con-
fession.
The whole thing, he said, had been
a conspiracy. and the girl Marietta
who was also under arrest-had
preached a vendetta against Mrs.
Willoughby. who was held respon-
sible for the disappearance OF their
chief. Pietro Renni He had but
struck the blow-so he declared
with tears in his eyes-in obedience
to orders which he dared not dis
obey His terror had been great
when he returned that night to find
the woman he thought he had killed
alive and a prisoner in Marietta
hands. II had given him a shock, he
explained pIaintiveIy. from which it
had taken him days to recover.
Lillian Knows Nothing.
Lillian. on being questioned, de-
MED any knowledge OF Pietro's fate.
The man had for a little while, she
explained. been in her employment.
but she had dismissed him on dis
covering that he was an unprincipl-
ed scamp. In revenge he had carried
her OF and kept her a prisoner un-
til she had succeeded in raising
sum Of money which he demanded
for a ransom. With that he had an
nounced his intention Of returning
to his native land-tO SslernO-and
Lillian had no knowledge OF his
subsequent movements. In all prob
ability he had returned to Italy with
the money. leaving his friends in
the lurch. This was a very probable
theory. and II was received as such
by the court.
Thus 1t was that no further in
CURRY was made into the matter Of
Pietro Renni's disappearance. and
the vault OF the BOrradale's at Ad-
derley held its secret undIsturbed-
Who was Mrs. Willoughby's sis
ter and what had brought her 10
Mrs Willcughby's house on that
fatal night: or necessity these
questions were asked, and satisfac-
tory replies to them were readily
forthcoming. The unhappy woman
had been for many years the sub
jeCt Of decisions and an inmate OF
a small asylum private house
kept By a certain Or. David French.
She had lost her reason in ConSe-
quence OF an unfortunate marriage;
she was known at the asylum I'M
der, the name Of Gertrude Glare.
il was not deemed advisable that
her real name should be made pub
lie. Dr French himself gave eyi-
dcncO.
The deceased. he said. had never
been certified lunatiC. Her at
lacks Of mania were infrequent. and
he had. indeed. iattorIy looked upon
her a. practically cured She had
been placed in his charge BY Mrs.
WiIloughby. but she had always en-
Juyed A certain amount ~ indie
pendencC. She understood we'll
enough when her afiiction was
likely to become troublesome and
she would then place herself under
Dr. Fr"nch's charge: otherwise she
would come and go very much as
she pleased. always. however, main
tanning her headquarters at the
asylum.
Did DIT French consider such
cnurs" advisable The physician
shrugged his shoulders lie was
not To blame. Mrs. Clare had never
been certified as insane by he
friends. and. personally. he did not
think her dangerous subject 70 be
at large. As far as he was aware
she had always returned To- tho
asylum when she felt threatened by
her disease As a matter OF fact
she abScn,ed herself hut rarely.
On the morning or In" tragedy
she had left the ASYLUM Of her own
accord. In the afternoon he had
received a letter from her in which
sh" stated that Sh" might he absent
some months. and that h was not
C." alarm herself about her 81 he
had merely waited. and all her be-
l"nginEs were StIIl in his keeping.
The Italians Are Convicted.
or course there was considerable
speculation as to the identity OF
the mysterious Mrs. Clare. and all
sorts 81 theories were h@zardcd by
the newspapers. but as none were
either confirmed or denied nobody
was able To state definitely where
the truth Law. The information had
been impaired by Mrs. WiuouGhby
to the examining magistrate. and
he had decided that Mrs clare had
beer sufficiently identified. and that
o. would serve No useful Purpus" to
bring her relations Gy marriage into
the case
:" tho police court proceedings
terminated InstEn cruIWita! TO- trIa.
Of rhr 40 Italians. the man 'u-
rho ,fIsi n1Uid,. rU.. Marietta fer