Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-04-16

"Wha. did they refer to p
81 refuse to answer this question,
she said firmly.
"You must answer it." rejoined the
officer.
81 shall keep silence, even though
my silence should lead me to the scat
fold"
The officer waived the question, and
then told her to proceed i'll her form er
narrative.
"What my father told me-" she con-
tinued, 81 am free to confess, filled me
with intense Indignation against my
lover. | wrote to him those two notes,
insisting upon the return of all the let
ers had written him. In reply he SOL
icited an interview with me In the gar
den-house. [ consented to meet him
there. He arrived between seven and
eight o'clock in the evening. Our in
terview was long, and at first quite
stormy. However, his protestations of
love, and what he said besides, over
came my Indignation. [ finally prom
ised to remain true to him, ana we
parted in the most affectionate m amer.
but how do you account for this
knife of yours being found in the gard
en-house under such suspicious circum-
stances ?" asked the examining officer.
az am utterly at a loss to understand
how it got there. Igenerally kept it on
the writing-desk in my boudoir. 1t is
horrible beyond expression to think
that this knife Of mine should have
been used for SO fearful a purpose. l
am utterly bewildered about it."
Her language and mien were appar-
emily those of a person telling the
truth. But what about all the SUSPECT
GUS circumstances which certainly
pointed to her as the counts murder
ess
Her father was next examined. He
confirmed all his daughter had said
about her alteration with him in re-
gard to Count Nostikoff; but he, too,
refused to reveal the charges he had
preferred against the lovers character.
Then Ivan Dulizurock, the coachman,
was called up.
L knew the count very WELL" he
said; Gin effect, l carried Mile AIda's
notes to him and brought back his an
swers. | gave him those two notes and
he gave me another in which, as he
told me, he begged her to meet him at.
the garden-house."
Chow came he to make such a con-
fdant Of your
because [ had watched frequently
when they were in the guarden-house,
so that no one disturbed Them"
odd you see him last night?"
81 did,"
"Together with Mile. Aida ?"
Eyes; she had told me to watch and
Lrevent any one to come neal them"
Did any one come %
eyes, Marie Verin, Mademoisele
Alida's maid"
did you speak to Marie Verin?"
eyes: | caught her stealing up to the
garden-house. [ asked her what she
was doing there. She answered that
master had sent her out to watch his
daughter. She became very angry and
that M. Staniroy would have
me fogged if I interfered with her.
This frightened me and ran back into
the house"
The French maid in her testimony
made some startling discoveries. She
answered the questions of the examin.
ing officer at first with seeming reluc-
lance, and did not become a more will
ing witness until she had been threat
ened with severe punishment. Then
she said, with very glib tongue:
"Well, as [ cannot help it, I will tell
all know, although I am very sorry
for Mile Aida. NJ. Staniroy asked me
last night to watch the garden-house, as
[ had often done before at his request.
About s o'clock l saw the Count enter
the garden-house where he was shortly
after joined by Mile. Aida. [ could
hear distinctly what they said. Mile.
Aida called him a perfidious william,
and said she had thought of numbering
him. He begged her to calm herself,
but she seemed to work herself in
perfect frenzy; and then [ heard him
utter a low cry, and say, Aida, how
could you do this? At that moment
was interrupted by Ivan Dulizurok,
with whom [ had words. Not desiring
to quarrel with the fellow any more. [
returned to my room and went to bed"
"You did not see or hear Mile. Aida
return to the house,"
''No; I was awake a good while, yet.
but did not see her."
"Did you communicate what you
heard and saw to Mr.. Staniroy9"
"No; he was not at home"
Things began to look very black for
Aida Staniroy. Her father broke out
into loud lamentations. She herself re-
manned calm.
~ did not know" she said, with dis
dainful glance at her French maid,
that Marie Verin was acting the spy
toward me. But [ must say that all
she said about my interview with Count
Adolph is true, except that the count
did not use the words how could you
do this?' All / can do is to reiterate the
protestation of my perfect innocence of
this foul murder, no matter how sus-
picious everything may look for me-"
ALI this was very sad; but what were
the officers to do but to take the young
lady to Jail on charge of murder? Ali
da accompanied them willingly, Her
fortitude excited the surprise and ad-
miration even of her jailers.
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