The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-12-02


within a few feet OF the dead body
o, tho man I had known 80 vel"
Yes" remarked Rnnsley in his
curious cold tone OF disbelief. Quite
naturally"
Then 4 few minutes later the
woman who had denied all knowl
edge Of the affair was sent back 10
her cell ard thu superintendent
gave orders (or hey 20 lie hrought
before III" magistrate" next morning
and charged with the murder Of
Errico Ross.
This was done. srd the evening
newspapers We're tu!l q: tho sensa-
t.nHal affair. though Uw.nE TO Ger
'ain circumstances Il was not
deemed wise T.: - authorities TO
.ct tho public know The eva.t prob
lem. Hence the case WAS canou-
tagged. There were certain inter-
ests ~ stat" which apparently pGI-
@led even the IiCme ONCE.
Nv, Priest,eE. represented hy i
we!l-known Bow Street solicitor.
who offered no defense. was re-
randed. Her husband vas COM
m"miraied with. bat he knew moth
ing md was. no doubt. astourdea
al N" discovery. and mya;!fied re-
2arG.ur the Young mar Rnssl.
\ Wee, l1'er the prisoner, q tall
ta.r- hatred woman. whose photo
graph. H. DE coarse. appeared in all
"a" Picture pa pcrs. and whom read
- o. tr'S present narrative inust
Oh remember under another name.
w1s committed for trial 1T Old
.2llry UprI Jne capital charge. The
'u"iic Prosecute" a.legin" that she
net "n'lced the y"ung fellow 10 her
'!at. aid Ind murdered him for the
contents Of hiq wallet.
GcuTre" F'alcoMcr agreed with
Superintendent Ransley md with
tho eminent Kings Counsel who
p:o'"cItcd. The admission or Mrs.
pr'estlNy that shn anu Errico were
Old friends was aurei, most damn
.mE Evidence.
Not untsl several Ga.a after Mrs.
Pr!estley had Nscn sent for trial
was a curious fact noticed concern
ing the blue serge jacket which poor
ENr!co wore ~ III" Tine he los; his
Ire. 1nsid" the cola" tln tab bear
Zig f5e name o:-;he tailor in Rome
VII" had made the suit had been
hastily cut aside. snd beneath it n
SIT mad been made apparently with
sharp knife. But whether this
had been done dnring FOSSILS life
tine Or afic" death could not be
established
On" Of tao s;rangcst features Of
tn" aNar. however. was that weird
message by radio tHlephona-a mes
sage SPOKEN. 10 duu;,t. hv one aware
OF me fact that Enr.co had been
done ~ death. The police inquiries
however. failed 10 elicit am PROOF
that the woman suspected Of the
rhine had nnv connection with any
BODY acquainted with wireless. even
n IT'S most amateur form.
Tho day Fixed fo- The trial o. the
alleged murderess was approaching.
whom one afternoon. Gnoirrer re-
visiting unexpectedly the scene Of
the tragedy hs he had Gone several
lines, CHANGED 10 nRss ON the stairs
short. !eln. white haired liu!c
man who VAS ascending - the fiat
HHove. Tha!r :, as u.,'. and the old
man. turning h.s head. qu!c,:eucd
rs pace.
Geo7r"r r"col!cc:ed having met
Hlm before in those days when
N"5.ce ~Is seriously Threatened by
he Aas;rian advance. His name
Nls Eu"r-a. aad lie was a banker
Ii "u;"c-a man 49, considerable
- "tc. Way. Gsorrev wondered.
was h" living i. LoHg."n Mansions"
o. Tie hall porter lie later on
earned that Mr.. Nnc"ra and lis
wife had occupied the Cat above
Mrs priestlc"'a 'or about three
months. They came from Italy and
took i. r""hlsE"d. .Af;"r Il month
hey had "a E..s.t a Mr.. Xuccari.
described ~ the hall-rorr"r nc n
;al., th,n. CtmicIic man. with a b,ac.;
Tonstarhn a?d very hild head.
He was something o. mystery.
Ard was ve~y glad when ha i"rt.
tie man declared. "nnr daV. in
deed. found him try.ng the door
., Ms. priest'ey's Gat with the
lE'rhE.- uf the fat ABOVE. CaISh.
him u-rN3cCirjlv ami 10 Cer;1ir,',.