The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-03-22
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THE GRIMES Doris Matlhews.
1ady's maid. murdered Friday
might In summerhouse ~ Blow
with heavy peFfu0e 0asks body
dumped into lake % estate Of
millionaire BerkeDeys.
DETECTIVES Bonnie Dun6ee.
guest at time Of crime and doscov.
erer OF body, Captsin Straws 81
the Homicide SQUAD.
MEMBERS OF HOUSEHOLDs
Mrs. GEORGE BERkELBYs social
climbers George Berkeley. oppOsea
to bis daughter CLORINLA.S
kaEement 10 SEYMOUR Crosby.
New York society widower and .
close friend Of Mrs. Beske1ey'e so-
LAMBERT, Ci.ORINDA berkeley.
engaged To Crosbys CIGl Berkeley.
who onacc0untably sp1tnkSe1 MI
guests Friday night With perfume
her mothers DICK Berkeley. 90 In
fatuatea with Doris that be had
forced her 10 akfee 20 meet h1@
inter-. although she wac engages
to EUGENE ARNOLD, the chawf.
fcurs WICK EFT. hutlerA formerly
and Crosby.
Wiekeft. quesMoseA b. straws
and Dundee. says he weht up -
bed At Hiss knows nothing OF he
crlme, that Doris had ~ appOinl.
ment 10 meet Arnold, Bot ArneIo
had left sote for her that he eouId
not keep appointment. - be was
required 10 drive guests home. Ee
tate In being scoure6 for Dick
Berkeley. misslag from bis room
all night. Coroner Price, 1atshea
With the body, II asked for expert
ouiniOn BY Captain Strawo.
NOW co ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XII
DR. PRICE shook his white head.
SORRY. Captain Strawn. but !
can't answer either Of those Ques.
lions now-de1nitely. Only IN
autopsy can tell whether the blow
killed her or whether she was only
stunned. and died BY drowning. As
to the time death took place. that
will be hard to Ak accurately. even
after the autopsy. Unoficially.
however. Ill say now that she has
been dead between eight and nine
hours-that opinion subject to re.
vision. Of course"
"Hmm. i. That places the muir.
der between IL o'clock and mid.
night. II you're Highland you
usually are. Good enough for .
starter. at any rate. By the
way. Doc. in examining the body.
did you find q letter or note?"
"No-nothing Of the sort.
There's only one pocket-on the
blouse Of her uniform. and you can
see for yourself its empty. I rolled
the stockings down to look fer
bruises. and can assure you that
no note was concealed In them.
The stockings. by the way. have
snags and runs in the back Of
them
"Runs? Funny that = pretty
girl like that" the chief Of the
homicide squad began.
There were no runs In heI
stockings when Dick Berkeley wal
forcing her to dance with him last
night" Dundee interrupted. Il
distinctly remember noticing how
pretty her legs were In their sheer
black silk stockings. But I thinl
I know what Is responsible fol
those runs" and he pointed to th,
rough edge Of the flooring which
extended slightly over the Digit o.
three narrow steps leading dowl
into the lake. "See! Here's 4 tin,
thread Of the stocking silk. caught
In . splinter. The body VA
dragged to the steps:
IS A Nd whoever dumped the Cir
"A In knew the lake pretty vel
knew the water was deep enough
here to hide the body. provided
was weighted down % e couldn'
rise and 1oat." Strawn pointed out
Temporarily. ct least that count
Crosby ont, unless 10 was .
pantcky hs had 70 take . chance
-. How far out was the body?
Very near the steis-not NOR
than ave or six feet" Dundee a
swered. Here's how ! visualize III
crime-and By the way. think
was N impromptu murder. On