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Elgin Echo in Elgin, Iowa

27 Mar 1924

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Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 27, 1924

Page

1

Brast Synopsis and Oliver Hilditch Case Unfolds

Francis Lednam de- Tenda Oliver Hilditch, a businessman, is cleared of murder but a young woman claiming to be Hilditchs wife reveals he is a notorious criminal. Lednam, with friend Andrew Wilmore, dines with the Hildliches where Oliver brags about Willing Jordan and the danger returns.

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Francis Lednam Oliver Hilditch Hilditch Lednam Andrew Wilmore Hildlich Hildliches Oliver Jordan Wilthore Brincaster Prancis Andrew Francis Wilmore Feason- Heman Timothy Brast Eng Boto Oliver Huaiteh Boclery Apmels Wihmore
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The dagger game and a looming death

Francis Ledsam confronts Oliver Hilditch over a murder plot and a deadly dagger. After a tense confrontation in which the weapon’s use is demonstrated as a surgical tool, Ledsam departs, only to be haunted by a chilling late-night call revealing Hilditch’s crime and a warning that a suspect is en route from Scotland Yard.

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Ledsam Francis Ledsam Margaret Hilditch Franele Scotland Yard Francis Olver Hiditch Heppy
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Francis in Crisis Over Hilditch Case and A New Path

In a club dining room Francis reveals his guilt for perjury over the Hilditch affair and plans a new career away from law. He confesses to Andrew Wilmore that Oliver Hilditch’s wife remains a mystery, and he contemplates pursuing the truth, possibly involving her, as he vows to judge crime anew.

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Pranela Tam Oliver Hnditch Oliver Andrew Brancaster Francis Wilmore Oliver Hilditch Les Tig
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