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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 8, 1959)
NEW!. 0 wm0M Stymied in their efforts to find a good lead, the local police referred the murder to Scot land Yard, whose distinguished superintend ent, John Sands, investigated the case person ally. After he had talked to several of the neighbors and heard the gossip, Sands went to visit Chaplin, whose home was one of the finest in Wimbledon. Chaplin welcomed his illustrious guest, ushered him into the library, and went off to brew a pot of tea. Idly, Sands examined Chap-' lin's collection of books, including early edi tions of Conan Doyle, Edgar Allan Poe, and many others. He riffled through some of the volumes until Chaplin brought the tea. They talked for an hour, but Chaplin threw no light on the murder of Casserly, and Sands finally left. The next day, Chaplin was sum moned, to Scotland Yard and ushered into Sands' office. "Georgiana Casserly is a very beautiful woman," the superintendent began. Chaplin nodded. "It's sad that she was be reaved in the bloom of womanhood," he said. "So young to be left alone." " "The neighbors are wagering she won't be . alone very long," Sands said. "They say you will marry her within the year." Chaplin admitted he was in love with the young widow. "As a matter of fact," said Sands, "that's why you murdered her husband!" "I? That's absurd!" Chaplin cried. "Percy was my best friend." "Perhaps," Sands agreed. "But you wanted his wife, and you couldn't have her until he was out of the way. So you shot him and tried to make it look like robbery." "That's ridiculous! I never owned a gun." Sands looked up as the door opened. An officer came in and handed him a .32 caliber revolver. Chaplin's face paled. "I have no doubt," said Sands, "that this will prove to be the murder weapon." "Where did you get it?" "From your basement wall," the officer ex plained. "As soon as you left home, we looked for fresh masonry in the basement. I found a spot and broke through it. The gun was there." Chaplin signed a confession, admitting he had decided murder was the only way of pos sessing the wife of his friend. "But how did you know where to look for the gun?" he - asked. "When I was riffling through the books in your home yesterday," said Sands, "I picked up a volume of Edgar Allan Poe. One story had been thumbed more than any of the others. "The story was The Black Cat and I remem bered how the killer had concealed evidence . r in the basement wall. You are an accomplished stonemason and it would be easy for you to hide a gun in the wall. I was convinced then that you had killed Percy Casserly. So I got you down here while my man went to your home and found the evidence." Chaplin died on the gallows. Family Weekly, November S, 1959 11 r t " j it i . stu jr . -. . .... , 1 .- ':."l I I Dogs caiit resist-New Friskies with PURE MEAT MEAL plus exclusive new flavor flakes ! Say good-bye to dog foods that just claim to look and smell like meat. Here at last is the real thing -everything a dog food should be. No syn thetics ... no false flavors to try to fool your dog. No artificial coloring to make you think you're really getting meat. Instead, Friskies gives your dog pure meat meal. With all its natural flavor and aroma. All its natural meat-meal nourishment. Friskies alone gives you "flavor flakes," too. Made a secret Friskies way, these flakes capture the flavor heart of selected corn, wheat, oats and barley! It all adds up to new mealtime magic dogs go wild for! Tests proved dogs prefer New friskies Meal as much as 17 to I . Scientific feeding tests con ducted at Friskies' own laboratories and kennels showed that dogs preferred New Friskies Meal as much as 17 to 1 over other leading dog foods. Tests proved, too, that Friskies Meal alone pro vides every food value dogs are known to need. Mixes instantly, just add water. We guarantee your dog will love New Friskies Meal -or your money back! FOR VAR I ETY feed canned Friskies or Friskies Cubes. Both are complete, fully nourishing - quality products from nation Keep your dog frisky wth fli&AilA! itfFWFRISKIE S MEAL Look for the big new packages
