Murdered: Mr Clayton
- stabbed to the heart with a long knife, with no fingerprint
- left the party early
- found in the Bagdad Chest
Suspects:
1. Mrs Clayton- unloved marriage with Mr Clayton
- singular lovely women
- simple childlike candor
- claimed Major Rich, Jack's innocence
2. Major Rich, Jack
3. Major Curtis-> soldierly build
4. Mr & Mrs Spences
- arrived first
- love dancing
5. Valet-> found stain on carpet, lifted the lid of the Chest and found Mr Clayton's body.
Leads-> Newly made holes in the chest (by Valet)
-> anyone coming in or going out will bang the door & the Valet would have noticed.
-> The screen that cuts off the draft from the bedroom door- was moved abit more to the left. It obscured the view of the chest.
-> (doctor's account)-> the murder must have committed in the evening when everyone is there. Anytime between 7pm and 9pm.
Content of died man's pocket
- handkerchief, loose change, pocket break, couple of bills, worn snapshot of Mrs Clayton, pocket Knife, gold pencil
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