The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-06-23

| Ut WHICH uOno III dHu SO bIcn
should have said that only left Verey's
at nine, and thereby should try to prove
my innocence,
"1ut possibly, on the other side. it might
have been shown that you did leave before
nine"
at would be very difficult to do so, sir,
for the people who dine at Verey usually
uinc very late. 1t viii frequently happen
that people will be dining there quite as
late as nine o'clock; and out of the half
dozen walters, have little doubt three
out of four would swearI was one Of the
last customers to leave the housc-as, in
fact, very frequently am. When | said
that | left Verey's ABOUT eight, ] was en-
deavoring TO be as exact as possible"
"Well, you left Verey's at eight. Where
did you then gof'
"Habitually walk for an hour after
dinner-generally, in autumn and winter,
when the parks are closed early, along
Piccadilly, and then back again."
Then some of your friends probably
met you, and You ohatted with them. Do
YOU remember their wOrdsT"
Sivery very naturally reflected a few
moments, and then he replied. mo. don't
think met man i knew. / believe l
walked up to the Park gates alone, and re-
turned alone, without meeting any ac-
quaintance."
"Suaugep replied the magistrate. "for
il was very fine evening, and the streets
were crowded with people and you were
walking where most of your friends
would be found did they happen to be
OUT
"Quite true; but 1t is nevertheless equal
" certain that did not see upon that par
ticular evening, as far as my memory
serves me, any friend walking along Pic
cadilly. However, pray remember, SIR
tuat between eight and nine, most men
like myself are either resting after dinner,
or are visiting. Again, if on that particu-
lar night there happened to be new piece
produced at one of the best theatres, that
would take off most of my friends"
"Well after an hours walking in Picca-
diliv, where did you then goi"
81 went home for few moments"
According to you, it was then nineT
"Nine-about."
| "You live in the AlbanyW
| "Yes."
"Did tho porter see you go inf"
Il don't know"
HE has told the police that you did not
60 home before ten"
"Nine-half-past nine-or ten-they are
much the same for sleepy porter in hot
glass lodge"
"How came you to go home at this timef
Generally you would be dressed for the
evening before dinuer, and you would go
from the dinner-table to your club OF
elsewherep
IL can answer that question very readl-
ly. When dressed put on light over.
coat; but the evening turning chilly, had
| gone in to change it for thicker one"
would it not have been simpler at once
to have gone to the house where you RS
manned all night W
q" No doubt, had had the least knowl-
edge at the time that should have re-
manned there. The police appear TO have
followed up my movements very re.
ma1kably. But it was precisely because
was about to visit at the house in question,
that did change my over-coat; for gen
erally when | visit there, do not leave
the place until very late-perhaps two OF
three o'clock in the morning"
But this exchange of coats may sug-
gest to my mind possibility which is by
no means favorable to the supposition Of
your innocence"
what possibility ~
"That you may have changed your over
coat in consequence Of certain spots of
blood upon the one you must have been
wearing at the time Mr.. Forbes died-spots
OF blood which would tell terribly against
you"
"What spots of blood 7" asked Austin
Sivory, looking in amazement at the mag
istTate.
1.-Two or three. Low do you explain
them awayp
Explain them away. Are there spots
of blood on my summer overcoatf You
must be speaking at random. | am sure
there cannot be biOodmaIks upon my coat;
how can there be !"
The magistrate was bafled, for the po.
lice and magistrates know that in ninety
zine cases out Of one hundred, wheuevera
man is guilty. directly spots of blood are
referred to, he accepts il that they have
been found. aud accounts for the stains by
"
Any such statement upon Austin's part
would have damaged him fatally in tho
magistrates Judgment for The overcOat
in question had been infinitely examined,
even with a microscope, and no signs Of
blood had been found,
As it was, Mr.. Caellcm came to the CON-
clusion that either Austin Sivory was not
guilty, OF that he was one of the cleverest
defendants that had ever appeared before
him. However, ho did not for a moment
abandon the endeavor to confound ths
gentleman whom he was questioning
He said, 81 hear the police have submit
ted the coat in question to a very clever
chemist"
"It appears to me that the taking of my
coat was liberty but, on the other hand
/ am not acquainted with police and mag
istrates' customs"
after remaining at homo few mo-
ments, you went out and visited one Lady
Pauline Darmer-once lady of position,
but who ia now no longer received in the
society to which she was born. You are
} very intimate with that lady, are you
not 7"
} "No; not intimate. / am an acquaint-
ance merely She Gees great deal OF
company, aud find her house agreeable
: Admitted; but is it such house as one
would not care to visit very often atf'
"Perhaps so but l consider Lady Pau
: line to have been shametully slanderec
woman.
. ~ AT all events. her husband; Mr.. Oar
J, iier, left bis wife, whether rightly ol
wrongly, and tho Earl Of Harrowleip.i the
t Lady Pauline's father, was very glad u
: keep the whole business perfectly quiet