New Britain herald., 1927-05-16
WHAT HAS GONE BEFORE

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 while bathing at ocean Town, x
 J. It is thought at first he is ;
 stroke victim. but investigation
 shows he has been stabbed 10 deatl
 beneath the water.
 F'olsom's swimming companions had been Roger Neville. q business partner: Mrs. Helen Barnaby anC Carmclita Naldon. It is established that Eoisome, just before his death had been standing next to Ned Bar ron. known as the copper king.
 Anastasia Folsom, eccentric anC masterful sister of the dead man i arrives and takes command. A the inquest it is learned that th, | death weapon was a pichaq. al | Oriental knife. and that it had beer i bought on the boardwalk. 1 IL is also established that one ! Croydon Sears is Il fancer Of curi- 1 ous knives. Anaslasia engages Titus 1 Riggs an architect, to work on the i case. Dan Pclton, the dead mans | nephew arrives, and notices inc ! curious French dolls in Garrett | Folsom's room. He tells Titus Riggs 1 that if the murderer is discovered some unpleasant things may come 1 to light about his uncle. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY CHAPTER NNNI
 Then, l shall have to speak I, place your late uncle on quite so high pedestal as his sister docs?"
 "No--to be equally frank-1 don't. I never liked ny nnclc. but aside from that. I always felt he was-oh. pshaw, I hate to say it. was littlc-'
 "Go on'
 "Well, understand. I mean ] thought. I feared, rather. that there were some transactions in which he was engaged that wouldn't stand in the light"
 "nishonest ?"
 Not in the generally accepted sense Of that word, no. But dis orable--oh. I don't know just how 10 express it."
 Have you any proofs of these accusations
 "Oh, they're not really acCusa- lions. But l always suspected un- cle was mp 10 some deviltry. and after l got aunt's wire ahont his death. l nippcd down 10 his room. where he was staying in New York. and I found a bag full of papers and letters, and l brought if along hero with mo. Now-wcll. Mir. Riggs. those documents go 10 prove that my respected uncle was deserving Of very little re- spec', and that whoever did him in, really rid inc world of pretty black old scoundrel.'
 And so you think it might he better 10 lot sleeping dogs lie"
 "Yes. just that. I'm sure that 10 open up the hidden life of Gar rett Folsom would bring 70 light truths of such q nature that my aunt would sink under the load of guilt and shame that would attach 10 his memory"
 You're not eXaggerating this, Mir. Pelton ?''
 No, I don't think so. I daresay you can guess the sort of nefar- ious business he carried on."
 Prom what you say, or rather from what you don't say. I can't help thinking if must be some form of blackmail.'
 Yes. that's right. But not any common. ordinary blackmail, or any small jobs. It's merely that he knew few secrets concerning his friends - I mean. apparent friends and. over these he had such fearful hold that they were forced to pay him his price or be exposed"
 That is strong talk. Mir. Pel- ton.'
 "But it is true talk. And l have proofs is. some proofs. How ever. I hesitate 10 bring them forth. because any of them would suffice to throw suspicion on a man who may be entirely inno- cent
 And too. for your aunt's sake. you hesitate to bring forth this new side of the tragedy"
 "Oh, partly for aunt's sake. but more because I feel this way about 1t. It sens 10 me that the men my uncle made miserable suffered enough. without being brought 10 the bar to answer for q murder that they didn't commit. For. na- turally, only one man stabbed him. and to lot loose a lot of facts that would bring suspicion hot upon the