Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-05-21
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dis.ppointed Win life. rev as.rr rsss VII
her niece. Pauline Stuart, and her sec
retary. Anita Frayne.. After . wAlk. Il
With whom She i. i%nfatSsteG. there AZ
more quarrels and she order h GIRL
to leave h house. She. then. prepare,
for bed. Her valuable Jewels arc LET
The next morning. Pauline ands he
aunt dead. The body Ia seated hefer,
the dressing table dressed In an or,
On robe. When the acet s, arrive,
blow on the head. Anita apparently 4
the killing. Later It develops tina
des a. the was ;no d%s to r %ES1i,SSnic \. ,.u.. =.
witness, but does not incrimtnate her
self or anyone else. Estelle, the maid
is questioned regarding bromide tour<
t n the IN, milk; ,-n Gray H.'i,.Ga fails :,
told of hearing voices in Miss Caring
tons room. She thought II was tn,
count: Pauline doubted. %whereupon An
room. Pauline denied this and said An
ita came from the on,
Charlier denied being the room. H,
did not know that Miss ~carrinstons
Fro,hinsh:m tells Of SEEING = eursia'
leave the house. and, after stephen n
lsley had testified, she admitted going
into the Darlington home on the nigh,
body is found to belong to the count
The jury fails to nx the blame for the
murder.
Hardy, the detective. thinks the count
tions: .Haviland does no think The
count was the murderer. Fleming Stone
The great detective. is given the case
After an in~vestisation, he seemed con.
ordinary thug. In questioning. Esteil<,
Stone secures an admission to the effect
that a man named Bates was in Miss
admitted letting Bates in and out and
csrrie rs oa'" did moe mot d %'!s; G Bates ! WAS was
found at the boarding house. He pro-
tested his Innocence, declaring the wo-
man was dead before he reached hei.
window Esteele had opened for him. He
when he saw Miss carrinston's body
in the chair, he thought she was awake
was dead. He Ned without taking any
jevelry. Stone, Haviland and Hardy
discuss the counts connection with
Stone starts to determine who pur-
chased the poison.
Stone begins to unravel the poison
mystery. After a talk with the family
that the poison was placed in the sand.
witch which was served Miss Darlington
in her room. Suspicion points to Count
Charlier or some member of the fam
admits that he walked with Miss Car:
rington in the conservatory the night
Of the murder. He admitted limiting at
marriage. 1t was on that walk that
C~arrington,s Q % that, night. Estelle
ing him $4,000,
details Of the crime, Stone determined
was the first interviewed. She told OF
aunt. She previously had denied doina
so because she feared they would sus'
and in anger. spoke harshiy Of Anita
her conversation tending to connec,
Anita with the crime.
Anita told Stone that she believed
all connection with the crime. She in.
advertently admitted knowing Of tht
change in the will before the murder
Stone asked Haviland which Of the tive
the: crime. Havtland refused to believe
that either was, but he was forced tc
admit that both would lie If they had
to to protect themselves.
aspects Of the case. Hardy maintained
that everything pointed to the guilt OF
Pauline. especially Stones new discov.
cry that the poison had been admins.
tered in water. Pauline overheard their
conversation: She denied her guilt. but
Hardy was more convinced thar ever
He reported his story at police head.
quarters. Stone promised Pauline thai
he'would do everything to prove her in
nocence. He believed she was innocent
and to his surprise. he suddenly found
that he had fallen in love with her. She
promised to remain away from him, and
after her departure for New York the
district attorney called to see her. All
then. suspected hat her arrest would
follow. The next day they received word
that she had sailed. Haviland ordered
that she be wirelessed to return on the
first incoming ship. g.