The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-06-24

only be valuable if you could prove that
you were speaking the truth"
"Pardonme; the police have, no doubt,
learnt that l did leave London early in
October, and that | went abroad. ! have
all my hutcl-billsat home from the different
places where / stopped; and, if inquiries
ore made, my name aud address will be
found in the notebooks at every house
where stopped. At Baden, | was at tho
Victoria Hotel; at the Bellevue, at
GtrasbouTg; aud the very ticket on my
luggage will show upon what day Ireturn-
cd to town.
"But how vii, Won Prove that you gained
the large sum of two thousand poufdsi"
Il confess that will be difficult. If,
now, 1 had won the money upon horses
here in England, the thing would be sim
PIE enough. As ii is, cannot prove very
closely that was fortunate enough to win
all this money. However, many persons
saw me playing at the tables, aud must
have seen me win"
Eyes; reigners-Frenchmen, Germans;
not one Englishman that you knew, I
Doubt"
n
tin Sivory, in tone of half-angry DESPAIR,
and overwhelmed that his word was snll
doubted. when ] was seated at the
roulettc-table, in Germany. could not
guess that upon my return to London
was to be suspected of murder, and that,
in order to save my lite, should have to
keep near me q witness TO prove and
swear to what gained. If had foreseen
it, would have got the croupiers to give
me vouchers for my gains"
Without making any reply to this sar-
castle outburst-and it formed the iirst
Example of ill-temper and passion which
Austin Sivory had displa, ed-the magis-
trate fell into profound train of thought.
He felt that he had been quite na,ole
Ito find the least proof of guilt in austin
IGivory; that this gentleman hid yolun-
teered an explanation which. apparently
cleared him from suspicion, and yet Austin
ISivory-and Austin Siv sry alone-appeared
to him to have any interest in the death Of
the murdered mn The magistrate felt it
would be mo,atrous to issue waranturon
which to .rrest this gentleman for murder.
Certainly, he might have lived purer
sn.. better life than the one he admitted
ne led; but it did not follow, because a
man is fond of cards and the roulette table.
and because he visits at houses where the
best people will no longer go, that he Is.
therefore an assassin.
| He was disturbed in his profound ao-
straction by the slight noise Mr. SivCry
made in rising.
| He looked up.
"And what if l issue q warrant-and
what if you are arrested?'
Il shall do my best to bear with the
ANNOYANCE"
well, if find it necessary to issue the
warrant in question, | am pretty cert ain
that YOU will be allowed to see your
friends. You would not be kept in solitary
confinement"
"Solltary confinement, if you like. When
man reaches my age, and when he has
lived as l have lived, it is rathera pleasant
change to be alone, to be retired, and to
think out ones life. Ii I am thrown into
prison my captivity will give me some
rest; and when turn out into the world
again, hope to be less feverish, and more
ROBUST, Therefore, sir, if you must order
my arrest, pray do not give me the opDor-
tunty of seeing my friends"
"Sir, You are Free" said the magistrate.
~ shall report to my superiols, and the
police, that | do not consider that should
be justified in issuing warrant. At the
same time may warn You that you are
| liable to be indicted at the assizes and
that you may be, as far as am concerned.
However, | believe you to be perfectly
ir0acent of anv cnmnlicitv in the m"rder
Of Graham Forbes. And now. good day"
Austin Sivory bowad, and left the magis-
trates room. Apparently he was toonoved
for speech.
When lie was gone-Margaret. who had
so loyally kept her WORT, who by no sound
or movement had betrayed her listening
presence, opened the door of the side office,
and came with slow, measured step
toward the magistrate.
Coming at last near him, she stopped,
raised h6l-right hand, pointed after Austin
sivory, and said, in low, eager voice,
That nan is Graham Forbes murdVrerw