The Morning herald., 1877-07-30

DOCK IN Quo0ClOn.
He no doubt had written by the light
Of chamber.la still burning when the
investigation here reported was made. But
his sight was failing him. and, therefore,.
he thought the pencil made no marks. It
must have been at this point that, as last
resource. he dipped the pencil 10 the blood
flowing from his wound, and wrote the
words, "Margaret-avenge-it was"
"Here his hand lot 60 the pencil and
notebook. i
, "The end had come: the 'half.raised
body fell upon the side Of the bed, PARTLY
upon the ground, and 60 remained wben
We found the body"
Here follow the officers dgnsturea
The evidence given st the inquest by the
medical mon who was called In. ran, In
effect. as follows:- /
"Thc deceased was killed by an edged
instrument-probably such an Instrument
o. goes by the title poniardi and such
one % was found under chair tn thel
writing-roo In which the Quarrel must
have begun, and found where the murdereT,
must have cast it after committing the
crime. This poniard exactly fits the wound !
found on the body.
.The blow was mortal, passing below
the left coilar-bone and deeply decorating
the lungs. However. the wound being
very narrow, allowed Of the deceased Nv.
Ing sQmo moments, even q minute or
two before the internal escape OF blood
was sufficient to fill tie lungs, and 90 stide
the victim.
"No other wound than this was to bel
found on tho body. The one blow was
enough to cause death. but it was given by
O strong and vigorous arm, OF by an In
dividual in whom the natural strength
had been increased by rage; for the blade
being excessively rusty and blunt, could
not have penetrated deeply had not re"
mekable force been used In giving the
blow.
Death had taken place almost twelve
hours before l saw the body. first
examined it abouteight a. m. Ihe muroer
would, therefore, have been comm1tteo
about eight in the evening.
II am quite sure that the death was not
a suicide. and therefore am of opinion
that the idea that the deceased wrote tho
words found, In order to disguise such
suicide ia an absurd supposition. The blow
was downward" blow, given either by
a person taller than the deceased, or, 1t NOT
taller, at q moment when the deceased
was either seated, OF in STOPPING posi-
tion.
The following Is portion Of the evidence
of the gate-porter at Taggarrs Inn" on
the day before the murder, about hVe ID
the evening, gentleman that l had never
before seen, called, and asked lot Mr'
Forbes; and as knew that Mr. FORBES
had not come in, said so. The gentleman
was a tallish. fair man, very we'll dressed,
and very good.looking. He appeared as
tl,onpb tired. When he heard that Mr.
Forbes was not at home, he seemed yexed
and said he would call again."
Ibid he call againT"
mo, he did not" =,
Are you quite surel
"Ouite sure. told Mr.. Forbes gentle
man had called, who had left no name, and
described him. Mr. Forbes said he did
not REQUIRE to SEQ any one who DID not
leave his name.".
"Are YOU quito certain that this same
person did not return later IN tne even
inRW A.,
Il did not 500 him either pass into the
inn, OF pass out; and can hardly see how
l should miss him twice, especially II ne
came late. We shut the gate OF nine, ana
then everybody who comes In OF Is let out'
Ia 20 BY me, and me alone"
"Would you remember this individual
| If you saw him" .,.o
certain" ..,
| which the deed was committed 7"
ayes sir; it was who first saw 1t under
| tho chair in the room where MI. Fo'oeS
usually writes his letters"
"Of course, this poniard had never been
seen before by YOU. .
"Oh. yes sir; had seen 1t many time,
| for Mr.. Forbes ALWAYS had it ON his
! writing-table. He used 1t as paper
| knife"
"Prav be cautious in what you arc say
inc Tint last piece Of evidence Is very
important" .u
"lvs the simple truth, sir, and that's Az
Miss Maytcr herself, Miss Ellen, ana Mi; ~;
Forbes' friends who came to soc him, VIII
DO sure to recognise the knife. str, tor iCs
an dd-looking instrument, and once seen
X could not easily be forgotten. -, j.
Tho % following evidence was given oy A .
clerk in the office pt the deceased geo''e'
' "At the time Of his death. he, FORBES,
,o,,d have had no scrip at his cnamDeISI
or indeed. as far az know, any va.u"Sio n Sio
uansrs whatever. On the very day o. nis
murder. he had bought CousoIs 70 Vae
amount of E1,2O0 money. 4. II,