The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-12-21


the question. Errors excepted, 1 dlned
at Verey'c, In Regent Street."
"At what time did you leave that
establishment ~
about eight o'clock
BE very careful Mr.. 5ivory, for your
own sake, and be equally exact. You
say about eight; for you see, according
to the medical examination, the assas-
sination must have been committed at
about that hour"
Austin Sivory was perfectly ready
with his reply In answer to the magis-
trate's question as to what hour he left
Verey's on the night of the murder,
Notwithstanding the caution he had
received to be careful.
Sir" replied Sivory, "if l had COM
mitted this crime, should have known
the hour at which had done 1t, and so
then / should have said that 1 only left
Verey's at nine, and thereby 1 should
try to prove my innocence"
e But possibly, on the other side, 1t
might have been shown that you did
leave before nine"
" 1t would be very difficult to do so,
sir, for the people who dine at Verey's
usually dine very late. 1t will frequent
ly happen that people viii be dining
there quite as late as nine o'clock and
out of the halfdozen walters, / have
little doubt three out Of four would
swear l was one of the last customers to
leave the house-as, in fact, very
frequently am. When L said that left
Versy's about eight, was endeavoring
to be as exact as possible f
Well, you left Verey's at eight
Where did you then goS''
Habitually walk for an hour after
generally, in autumn and win
ter, when the parks are closed early,
along Piccadilly, and then back again.
"Then some of your friends probably
met you, and you chatted with them.
Do you remember their words ?"
Sivory very naturally reflected few
moments, and then he replied, "No,
don't think L met o man l knew. /
walked up to the Park gates alone, and
acquaintance.
" Strangel" replied the magistrate,
"for it 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, it is nevertheless
| equally certain that did not see upon
that particular evening, as far as my
memory serves me, any friend walking
along Piccadilly. However, pray re-
member, sir, that between eight and
nine, most men like myself are either
Nesting after dinner, or are visiting.
Again, If on thet particular 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
! Piccadilly, where did you then go ?'
went home for few moments
According to you, 1t was then
nine z"
Nine-ahout.n
" You live in AlbanyY'
"Yes.',
Did the porter see you go inf"
Is L don't know"
" He has told the police that you did
not go home before ten.n
"Nine-half past nine--or ten-they
are much the same for a sleepy porter
in a hot glass lodge.'
81 How came you to go home at this
timer Generally you would he dressed
for the evening before dinner, and you
would 60 from the dinner-table to your
club, or elsewhereY''
/ can answer that question very
readily. When l dressed / put on a
light overcoat; but the evening turned
chilly, had gone In to change it for a
thicker one.o
"Would ID not have been simpler at
once to have gone to the house where
you remained all night 2"
"No doubt, had had the least knowl-
edge at the time that 1 should have
remained there. The police appear to
have followed up my movements very
remarkably. But it was precisely be-
cause was about to visit at the house
in question, that 1 did change my over
coat; for, generally when visit there,
do not leave the place until very late
perhaps two or three o'clock in the
morning. 99i
" But this exchange of coats may
suggest to my mind possibility which