I'm inclined to think Dill is not quite with it...I'm going to guess that Dill picked up the chairs, straightened the pot and maybe tried to clean up the spot from the plant.
I remember from the house pictures...an empty...what I thought was a plant pot on top of the cabinet near the stove...far left in the picture...
I think Dill's story has a contradiction...as to when his kids were at Jacks house...and did "some" come back and trash the place??
I think Dill may be senile.
I don’t think the kids (which likely were in their 40’s or 50’s) came back.
There’s only two nights that person(s) unknown could have been at the Wheeler home - the 28th and 29th.
We need a bone to chew on - we need someone to release the exact time and date Wheeler got into Wilmington.