Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-05-20
Synopsis OF PREVIOUS Chatpers.

Pauline Darlington, rich, ugly and
disappointed with life. quarreis with
her niecs paultne stuart and hsr sec
the conservatory with Count clnarlier,
more quarre!s and she orders the girls
70 leave the house. She. then. prepare
on the dressing table.
The next morning Pauline finds he1
fSnt dead; The body IS seated befoI,s
entail p' rose. w saDsn a tie doc, On an aar, Sesi
he says the woman was killed by d
blow on the head. Anita apparently ID
a an to %ips:nuate that Pauline did
death was due to poisoning.
a. the Pauline is called as q
witness, but docs not incriminate her.
self or anyone else. E:stelle, the maid
throw any light on the crime. Anita
to.d or hearing voices in Miss Caring.
tes,s room. She thought it was the
ita said she saw Pauline come from the
ROOM. Pauline denied this and said An.
ita came from the room.
did in not kno ssni tsat eei Mss the c]a 111n; =:
will left him $4,000 in bonds. Mrs
F~rothingham tells Of seeing a burglal
leave the house, and, after Stephen II.
into the Darlington home on the night
Of the murder. A glove found on the
body is found to belong to the count
The jury fails TO fx the blame for the
murder.
Hardy, the detective. thinks the coun,
tions. Haviland does not, think the
was the murderer. Fleming Stone
After an Investigation. he seemed con-
WINGED that the murder was done by an
ordinary thug. In questioning Estelle,
f S,oHc . secures rnsr - an az adTission to the effect
admitted letting Bates in and out and
Darlington did not drink. Bates was
tested his innocence, declaring tie wo-
mar was dead before he reached heI.
Bates told Of going in through the
window Esteele had opened for him. He
when 1 he saw 70 M sfaa' c ess as.sis BODY eg;
in the chair, he thought she was awake
and struck her over the head with his
blackjack. Then. he discovered she
je"elry. Stone. Eaviland and Hardy
discuss the counts connection with
TIE crime. Haviland thinks his. guilty
stone starts to determine who pur-
Stone begins to u~nravei the poison
mystery. After a talk with the family
physician, he comes to the conclusion
nat the poison was PLACED in the sand.
~ sA~ :" S"A SSN Ala NdlI lIl6 LOkl
in her room. Suspicion points$to Count
Charlicr or some member Of the fam
lily. Stone questions the count, who
admits that he walked with Miss Car.
rington in the conservatory the night
of the murder. He admitted limiting at
marriage. 1t was on hat walk that
Miss. Darlington told him Of beaueath-
G%sFrhinis mn ;1c,o sScm that night. E't'1'e
In order to get at the bottom of all
details Of the crime, Stone determined
was the first interviewed She tol Of
purchasing the paper snake for her
aunt. She previously had denied doing
so because she feared they would sus-
pect her Of the crime. Pauline, in fear
and in anger. spoke harshly Of Anita,
her conversation tending to connect
Anita told stone that she believed
all connection with the crime. She in
advertently admitted knowing of the
change in the will before the murder.
Stone asked Haviland which of the two
women he believed was connected with
the crime. Haviland refused to- believe
that either was. but he was forced to
to to protect themselves. t