The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-20


! did; l think it's doubtful II did may have
Ind two OF throe.
y2q boR bTopRfpbSGs dstncy or, on that sSo
| think So
.Q.-How long is Il since you used any Of the
other sort-ths old fashioned su phur matches
Al can't say; not for long time.
Q.-How long did you keep your candle light
cd aiter you got into your roomP A.-Oh. lit
Q.~From the candle2 A.-From the candle.
Q.-Do you remember whether you then saw
another candle In the candlestickP Al do
Q.-or any other in the room1 Al do not
.Q.-You bought your own candles' Ayes.
cir.
Q.-In what quantlties1 A.TIalf dozen at
Q,--very recently' Al car say perhaps
Q.--And you used no otherp A.-[Hesitatng-
ly.l Not generally. may. have.
Q.-Were there any other candles In tho
house2 A.-The servants used candles.
Al don't know exactly, but l don't think so
good quality as those used.
Q.-Do you know what they were made of
Q.-where. below stairs. did you keep tho
candles that YOU usedp Ain my laboratory; (;
i had no certain place.
Q.-Did the servants know VIII re they were
AL always kept my laboratory door locked.
down stairsp A.-Yee. sir.
,0-When you went doyn IN the basement
QTIiSShIe slept n i9 the basement did she notf
in her room2, Al DO not recolect. l fire.
qgently saw light in her room. She uses an
oil lamp in her room. and frequently leaves the
did that night or not cannot say. .
,Q.-Do you know II sho uses candle7 Al
o.13Do you, remember her ever using q
Q.-Do you remember whether you did or did
moi take an entirely new candle from the lnhora-
tory that night Al don't remember. think
Itook IN old one. but / am not sure.
As you recollect H. what was III Al should
think 4 was perhaps six inches long.
.Q..,How long is whole candle OF that kind
A.-About eight inches guess.
Q.-Then You think about two inches had
been burned OF this2 A.-Nearly that. would
Q.-And all you burned II that night was dur
ing twenty minutes or so2 A.-Probably not
Q.-when you went up to your room did you
Immediately undress7 Al commenced un-
dressing Immediately when l went up. al
Q.-You did not read9 A.-No. Ihardly ever
read in my room nj oil.
Q.-And about o'clock you were restive un-
easy, you say Al think ! was from ~ TO 1.
Previous 10 TINT was hot and uncomfortable.
Q.-And between l2 and l You were still moro
uneasy than between ii and IL Ayes.
o. understood you to say you were up
more than once2 A i don't know that was.
Q.-what did you do when you got up2 Al
| haps and open 1t or alter 1t somehow little.
,Q.IIDid you stay up any considerable time
| Q.-lou did not light either your candle or
gas between II and o'clock. did you A.-No
did not.
BEDcLoTuEs TIED WITH STRING.
| .Q.-po you generally sleep well A.-some;
times do and sometimes not. II il is warm |
am apt to throw the clothes OF and get cold SO
much so that have to have string tied to the
bedclothes to keep me from throwing them OF
N liA han lhaI iarht A II
| don't know, but think | did.
Q-How do you tie them I? A.-Oh. lust take
| n string and wind II around one corner and tie
II fast to the head post, think did 1t the last
| time was up that night.
| Q.-was II tied in the morningf A.-No
| united Il before L got up,
the other, ,cor9egS ,A.-when was very rest
,,Q-At one O'Clock you got up. you say1 A.
3-I6d EtSFNrGaGf1niifaaA hi Until iIlTi twc' X.-Yds
Q-Dd you look at your watchf A.-Yes sir
Q.-Both at one and Mt two2 Ayes.
| looked to see what time II was both when go
up and when went to bed. hardly ever fai
TO look at my watch when light my gas a
Q.-You say you were nervous and irritabl,
that night7 Ayes. from the heat.
Q.-And you would have been easily annoyed
at any person2 A.-No / don't know that
Q'-isnt that tho right sense Of the wore
| "irritableT A.-oh. ! was simply annoyed
Odd You You 20 over take any COMPOSING
drsughts to sleep? A.-,Not often.
Q.-Was that n very hot nght2 Al thinl
s6ie. s2li I'm not certain know was On0Omi0r'
Q.-Dld you stay up and read2 ,A.-No, sir
mostly, but sat up whom had to cough and spit
Q.-Why did you light the gas Alt wa
more pleasant and comfortable.
Q.-Not because you wanted TO do something
'VG 9FoT wor eo%p"ny sSS %SSS'q 1hen NO Simply bo
cause II was moro convenient.
,Q.77pid you turn it on full head' A.-No
o.-W6at clothing did you take of or put Qr
.,Q,E;Yesu slept n the shirt you had on durin
Q.-Had you that same shirt on In the morn
ing A.-lAfter long hestation.) think mo-
! frequently wear the shirt at nieht-that I;
l sometimes wear shirt two days. and Rfte
wearing II one night l take 1t on and put o.
another one.
bed. were you not2 Ayes, / was asleep.
Q.-When you were called, did you chang
your shirt after you we're called A.-No.
Q.-Then II must have been still the sam
shirt you had on the day before2 Ayes.
Q.-And you nro sure you did not have
clean shirt that morning? A.-No l did ne
change that morning.
O'-when had you chanGed1 A.-The morr
Q."whe, did you do with your soiled cothin
that which YOU discardedf Al left it in tn
Q.-And what was done with 1t by the Sci
vant2 A,-She took 1t and put II In the clos'
Q.-At onceP A.-woll the Same day.
Q.-Did you light that candle again that nigl
after YOU went to bed2 A.-No, sir.
Q.-And so far as YOU know II has never bee
lighted since2 Al do not know that 1t has
Q-What had you been doing the momeI
before you put out the gas at 2 o'clock? A
had been lying down.
O-Had you felt some disposition to sleeu
Ayes; | had got pretty much through cougl
ing after l had raised q certain amount
phegm and thought could sleep then.
Q.-iIow long have you had cough2 A..
Pretty much all spring,
! Q-How frequently did you coughf 40
every five minutes at night.
! GA succession OF coughs Ayes. wit
intervals OF five TO seven minutes until got ri
Odd You cough much before l O'Clock
} Q.-Or after IN Al was asleep then.
Q.-You took nothing for the cough while yo
: were up? A-No. sir,
Q.-How many people were on the same ioC
will. you? ,A,-Mr Coleman, Carroll Coleman
and Mr.. Hyde.
Q.-And the chambermaid; doesn't she slice
| on that noor2 Ayes. The large front roo
! is occupied by Mr.. Carroll Coleman, a sma
| front room by Mr. Hyde. room back OF NJ
Carroll Colemans ls occupied by the chambe
maid.
,Q.-That l take it, is a dark room2 Ave
there IL a skylight
| Odd she use 10 have n candle or lamp a