Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-05-26
synopsis of Previous 0aaspers.

her niece. Pauline Stuart. and her Sec
rotary, Anita Frayne: After a walk in
with whom she is infatuated, there are
more auarreis n she orders the girls
TO leave the house. She; then. prepares
20. dor the BED aref hfn v ,sp,a jewels are left
This NEXT morning Pauline finds her
the dressing table dressed in an ort-
blow on the head. Anita apparently ia
anxious to tnsinuate that Pauline did
the the killing Later Il develops that
At the inquest. Pauline is called as q
witness, but does not incriminate her.
self or anyone else. Estelle. the maid,
throw any light on the crime. @t An,ta
told Of hearing voices in Miss CARING
room: She thought, it wal the
TIA said she saw Pauline. come from the
room. Pauline denied this and said An
1ta came from the room.
aid r not know esn' That 0e' Miss inc c%a a9e%; Il
will left him $4,000 in bonds. Mrs.
Frothinghams tells Of seeing a burglar
leave the and, after STEPHEN II
Of the murder. A glove found on the
pody is found to belong to the count.
u jury .ld1lS 10 TX the Olamc LOT LnS
murder.
Is implicated despite Anita's protesta-
count was the murderer. Fleming Stone
Hfter f' an in nssssiisysi is e seem ans e ssn:
WINGED that the murder was done by IN
ordinary thug. In questioning Estelle.
stone secures an admission to the effect
admitted letting Bates in and out and
Darlington did. not drink. Bates was
tested his inn%oesnee. de sissS; 9 1ie p ~o:
man was dead before he reached her.
Bates told of going in through the
window Esteefe had opened for him. He
when he saw Miss carrinston's body
In the chair, he thought she was awake
and struck her over the head with his
M S.aek 1esdS tn The f'sd he M,tn d%isco t.a,sl she shs
jewelry. Stone, Haviland and Hardy
the crime: Havtland thinks his guilty
chased the poison.
mystery. After a talk with the family
physician. he comes to the conclusion
witch which was served Miss Darlington
IN her room. Suspicion points to Count
Gnarl1er or some member of the fam
ny. Stone questions the count. who
ADMITS that he walked with Miss Car
In the conservatory the night
of he murder. He admitted limiting at
marriage. It was IN that walk that
Miss Darlington told him Of bequeath-
ing him $4,000.
In order to get at the bottom Of all
details Of the crime, Stone determined
to question Pauline and Anita Pauline
wa the first interviewed. She told OF
puICn0SlnR the nAnAY cnakAH SnH hAf
aunt. She previously had denied doins
SO because she feared they>>would sus-
peet her Of the crime; Pauline, in fsa1
ner conversation tending to connect
Anita with the crime.
Anita told Stone that she believed
advertently admitted knowing Of the
change in the will before the murder.
Stone asked Haviland which of the two
he crime. fIaviland refused to believe
that either 9 but he was forced to
admit that both would lie il they had
to to protect themselves:
r. Stone and Hardy discuss the difreren,
aspects; of the case Hardy maintained
that everything pointed to the guilt OF
Pauline. especially stones new discov-
tered in water. Pauline overheard their
conversation. She denied her guilt, but
Hardy was more convinced than ever
quarters. Stone promised Pauline that
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 that her arrest would
follow. The mex day they received word
that she had sailed. Haviland ordered
that she be wirelessed to return on the
first incoming ship.