Julia's last words about a "speckled band" were in fact describing "a swamp adder, the deadliest snake in India" see related link
Julia Stoner was attacked in her bedroom and died in the hall.
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Julia, and they were twins by the way.
Julia and Helen Stoner's mother passed away under mysterious circumstances. Dr. Grimesby Roylott, their stepfather, was suspected of being involved in her death, but there was not enough evidence to prove it.
Julia Stoner. "Julia went there at Christmas two years ago, and met there a half-pay Major of Marines, to whom she became engaged." -- Helen Stoner, 'The Adventure of the Speckled Band'
Dr. Grimesby Roylott trains his snake to climb down a false bell pull to bit Julia Stoner in her sleep. So, while the snake's poison kills Julia Stoner, it is widely held that Dr. Roylott is her murderer. -Major Spoiler- At the end of the story, Holmes remarks that he feels no guilt for HIS responsibility in turning the snake on Dr. Roylott. This epitomizes the notion in detective fiction that poetic justice is justice. (Roylott dies at the wrong end of his own tactics)
It is a snake That Dr. Rylott has bought in India and brought it along to England in order to get the money Julia Stoner and later Helen Stoner are going to get when they get married. In order words The doctor kills Julia and tries to kill Helen. This is only prevented by Sherlock Holmes in this average story by Conan Doyle. Other stories like The Cardboard Box is far more realistic! Mikkel, Denmark
Their names are Helen and Julia Stoner, and they are not only sisters but twins as well.
In "The Adventure of the Speckled Band" by Arthur Conan Doyle, Julia Stoner's death was motivated by her stepfather, Dr. Grimesby Roylott, who wanted to retain control of her inheritance. He used a poisonous snake to kill her in order to prevent her from getting married and potentially moving away with her share of the money.
'Fatal night' is the phrase Helen Stoner used to describe the night her sister, Julia, died.
In the story "The Adventure of the Speckled Band" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Helen Stoner's twin sister Julia said "The band! The speckled band!" before she died. These were her last words before succumbing to the mysterious circumstances surrounding her death.
Helen Stoner is Holmes's client in the story "The Speckled Band". Her sister Julia died two years before the story takes place, after hearing a noise like a softly whistling kettle. Helen now occupies Julia's bedroom, and she hears that noise. She is understandably frightened. A friend of hers was a former client of Sherlock Holmes, so Helen goes to London to seek his help.