Yoakum Daily Herald (Yoakum, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 157, Ed. 1 Monday, October 5, 1931 Page: 3 of 4
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YOAKUM daily herald
MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1M1
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THE CRIML IN THE
DIIT t H CA R»i^&i
SYNOPSIS: That Annabelle
QuardMug was murdered is evi-
dent as the coroner's Jury Meeks
to learn who yuahed over the
stone lmaae that fatally crushed
her. The spinster’s niece, Evelyn
Blake, sayB that she and her fl-
rut, Liouri imuk«ui lii, nriB iu
the muaic rooui when Evelyn’s
Rlster, Marjorie, brought them
the news. Marjorie ahd Dr. Noth-
irton bud talked to Mias Querd-
llng in the garden only a few
miuutea before, and the doctor,
denying lover for Marjorie, evades
t-xplaniRK why her aunt tnld them
that she would disinherit Mai*
Jorle, should she wed. Major Gres-
ham. Miss Querdllng's rejected
suitor, was uear the fatal garden
at the time, while the chauffeur,
Green. and Captain Stirling, own-
er of a car similar to that seen
by Green, are among others sus-
pected. Superintendent Richmond
promises Jimmie Haswell, amateur
detective, a surprise as the In-
quest adjourns for lunch.
A CYNIC'S WILL
The police supelntendent’s prom-
ised surprise did not develop
when Major Gresham was called
us the first witness after the
noon recess. He told how he had
approached the garden to call on
Mias Querdllng and had learned
of the tragedy. Spared the humil-
iation of revealing his unsuccess-
ful pruposui, iie was merely asked
to swear that he had seen no
suspicious characters about and
that he had no liaud in the
crime.
Leonard Duckworth, the next
witness, testified that he had
been with Evelyn In the sitting
room from the time of his ar-
rival until news of the tragedy
cume. He mentioned the figure
seen crossing the garden and told
of the arrival of the doctor and
police. Admitting his engagement
to Evelyn, Duckworth said that,
though Miss Querdllng had threat-
ened to disinherit Evelyn on hfar
marriage, he had told her he
could support his wife without
help.
After Duckworth had formally
sworn his innocence of (he crime,
the servants wen questioned,
lien Acres said he hud seen no
one enter cr leave G.e house or
grouuds. Ted Green, the chauf-
feur, again explained his work
on the e.i. and oxpH'ned Ills ab-
sence from the garage to fetch
the hammer Again he told of the
empty car he saw outside tic
grounds as he hurried frr the doc-
tor.
Tin maids, Janet Haynes vid
Hetty Smith, relate their doings,
the former causing some amuse-
ment by htr ndmiHBlon of listen-
ing to. the singing Each swore
coniple’o innocence of the crime
Mru. Prater provoked laughter
when she told of leaving her bei
direct’/ the doctor departed, but
denied the coroner’s uasei'loa
that she had disobeyed her ir.;s
tress.
’’Yes,’’ Insisted Alurbeck, * You
were tel l t.n renta'n In bed.”
"No, fir. Tlu mistress aald stop
in bed till Hie doc»oi sees you
And I did.”
The next witness was the
butcher’H assistant, Alfred Collett.
He showed on the plan the spot
In the lane where he and Daphne
Prater nut Ills appointment was
for 9 o'clock, and, while she had
kept him waiting a few minutes,
he was gome again at obtu IP.
"Did any one pass yiu In the
'nine while you were there T"
“No, Blr—leastways, not on
foot. There was a motor car.”
The car, he to».t the coroner,
was going toward the golf links.
It wasn't a big one, but he could-
n’t see who wa.i driving, as the
lights "cnom n „udd9n.”
More questions weie asked, but
he could not add lo his replies.
It seor.it 1 probab.y that he had
seen the car noted afterwards hb
empty by the cl iffeur. Collett
nvor* he had not been Inside the
gardens red certainly uad not In-
jured their owner.
Every one at Merrow Craig at
the time of the tragedy had been
nailed. Stirling, who had heard
the testimony, had not been ques-
tioned, but If he had not been on
the premises at the time It was
useless to call him.
But that, was not all. Mr.
Charles Morgan was called, and
a well built man took the stand.
A lawyer, he practiced In Bed-
ford, but had been away and had
Just got In touch with the police.
He Raid that three weeks pre-
viously he had been sent for by
his client, Miss Querdllng, who
told him the lines on which she
wished her will drawn.
"There were many charitable
bequests, some gifts to servants
and one substantial legacyhe
said. "Subject to these, and they
represented about one-third of the
estate, everything was left In
trust to be divided equally be-
iWrru I1U1 v»u Ulrica twl i urn
lives At their death it all went
to charities. There was, however,
n curious and unusual condition.”
“They were to adopt the name
of Querdling. If either of the
nieces married she would im-
mediately forfeit all Interest und-
er the will.
Every eye turned to the two
girls whose fates aud fortunes
were thus ho prominent.
“Marriage would have operated
the same as death. The monev
would have passed to the sel ct-
ed charities. 1 told Miss QiU 1J
link that such a duuse would n< t
be legal <f effective.
“She told me to carry out her
' Instructions, and I agreed under
! protest. Meauwhlle I had obtain-
j ed counsel’s opinion wh’.ch up-
1 held mine. 1 told her again such
! a will would lead to litigation
left It with Wr, but begged her
to reconsider.”
“Can you aay whether sue exe-
cuted the will?” the coroner In-
quired.
"No, 1 heard nothing more.”
The coroner’s n«xt question a a*
listened to intently.
“If Ilia’ niii i* «*« uwi pai-.u« t,
would u previous will be effne Ivo
or would there be su intestacy ”
“There was no previous w.tl;
so ttaer^ would be an intestacy
and the estate would be divided
equally uinoug the next of kin -
In t hits case, 1 believe, a nep.tew
and two nieces, and would pass
absolutely, not merely with lPe
interests.’
Aguln the eyes of the curious
glanced at the two sisters. They
might well hope that that string?
will hai never been ooinple’. >d!
"Have any steps been taken to
see what Miss Querdling did with
the will?” asked the coroner.
"1 went to Merrow Craig this
moruing,” answered Morgan. “The
police were with me. We search-
ed through Miss Querdling’s pa-
pers, but we could not find It. I
saw her place It in a certain
drawer in her desk. It was not
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there.”
"You think she may have de-
stroyed It?”
"It would seem so, but It con-
tained a list of bequests, careful-
ly planned, and I should uot have
expected her to destroy that."
"You are suggesting thut the
will Is lost—or has been re-
moved?"
"1 aiu ouly suggesting,” said
the solicitor, "a more complete
•search."
There were a few more ques-
tions and then, as Morgan was
about to leave the box, the core
ner spoke.
"Wlmt was that substantial
legacy you mentioned?"
“O gift of fi.GOO pounds to n
friend, Major Wilbert Gresham.”
Every one now looked at the
major, who tried to appear un-
conscious of the new Interest he
had caused. The v>roner recalled
Evelyn and Marjorie, who said
they had not known their auui
was making a wiP Evelyn re-
membered that Miss Querdling
was away on Hie day Morgan
said he ksd isft tbs will imuid.
Coroner Hurbecb m his sum
m’ng up, explained that tht Jar-
ers, if convinced the trageJy waa
due to an accident, had to report
accordingly. On tlw other hand,
it was their duty to point to f^ul
»lay if the evidence justified.
As the Jury filed out. Jimmie
went across to Richmond who in-
troduced him to Morguu. Jimmie
asked the lawyer for an explan-
ation of Miss Querdlinv’a desire
that her nieces remain single.
"As a youna woman she wma
engaged to be married," Morgan
said. “The man, a fellow called
Blake, bolted with her sister in-
stead. Blake was a bad lot. Ill-
used his wife and finally deserted
her and the three young children,
and died In America. His wife
died, and Miss Annabelle. to
whom the father had left every-
thing. adopted the daughters. I
believe she helped the boy, but
she sent him away. She had no
use for men, and she wanted her
nieces to help her make them
pay for w hat she had suffered."
As Morgan concluded. Rosco*
attracted the attention of his su-
perior. He seemed burs Mag with
eagei ness.
“What is it?" asked Richmond
turn'ng to him.
“I have just. seen aim. — the
man that night outside *h» house.
"Who do you mean?”
i Copy right, J H. Llppiucot: Co.)
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You purchase shoes, fruit and
candy. You call for cigarettes.
\t’s like this:
WHEN YOU
GO TO BUY A PAIR OF shoes, you examine the leather, the way
the shoes are made, their shape. You try them to see if they fit—
fif they satisfy you.
Why not follow the same method in purchasing your ciga-
rettes? You want cigarettes that are made from the very best to-
bacco-mild, ripe, sweet. You want them made right. You
want them free from harshness and bite and “pinches.” In other
words, you want cigarettes that satisfy you.
When you go to buy fruit—oranges, grapefruit, apples—
you want ripe fruit, fruit that has matured before being taken
from the tree; fruit that has been handled right and packed
right; fruit that’s the same throughout—not green on one side
and ripe on the other.
Why not apply the same test in purchasing your cigarettes?
You want cigarettes made from tobaccos handled right by the
farmer—ripened, sweetened in the sun and cured right. You
want Cigarettes that taste the same, day in and day out. You
wanf them pleasing in taste—mild and satisfying.
When you buy candy, you want to know, above all things,
that it is pure. Is it real candy or are there a lot of other things
mixed in with it? And you want it fresh. You want it freshly
made and you want it so packed as to reach you just as it was
when it was made.
Why not apply the same test when you buy your cigarettes?
You want a cigarette that’s pure; for purity counts in ciga-
rettes just as it docs in candy. Then again, you want a cigarette
that’s just as fresh as when it was made.
Now, if you apply to cigarettes all the rests that you apply in
buying shoes and fruit and candy you will purchase Ches-
terfield like millions of other smokers.
First, because tobacco men w ill tell you that in Turkey, Ken-
tucky, Georgia, the Carolinas, Virginia, and Maryland, only
the mildest, ripest tobacco is bought for Chesterfield—
tobacco cured by the sun’s pure rays, by the farmers’ slow-burn-
ing ovens, and finally by great high-pressure steam drying ma-
chines. In the tobacco regions where they grow tobacco and
know tobacco, Chesterfield is usually the leading seller.
Second, because the carefully selected Chesterfield tobacco
leaves arc blended and cross-blended, This exclusive Chester-
field blending method is not just mixing togedier different
tobaccos—it is mixing them in such a way as to bring out the
finer qualities of each. It’s like producing a new and better type
of tobacco—tobacco with greater mildness, more smoothness,
much better taste.
Third, because the cigarette paper is selected with the same
care. Chesterfield paper is the purest, the best that money
can buy. Then the cigarettes are made and packed by machin-
ery in clean, sanitary factories. And the moisture-proof, attrac-
tive package—free from heavy inks or inky odor-—corner tt>
you just as if you passed the factory in the morning and took
your Chesterfields from the machine.
. they’ve got to be good.
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Morgan, Cena S. Yoakum Daily Herald (Yoakum, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 157, Ed. 1 Monday, October 5, 1931, newspaper, October 5, 1931; Yoakum, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth758029/m1/3/: accessed May 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Carl and Mary Welhausen Library.