Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-04

some OF his own extraordinary experiences
He was q biz burly fellow with toleraoie
share of good looks, and although, As mad
learned from the lawyer, he did not bear an
altogether spotless reputation l certainty
found him a very agreeable travelling
companion. The circumstances o. nearly
all his stories turning On the
fallibility of circumstantial evidence
forced up me the conclusion that be was
good-nasureily endeavorins 70 keep me from
utterly despairing.
We had been in town fourteen days, AID
the last day arrived that l could remain Tor
the trial was to take place on the next DAY.
1 had given up all hope OF finding Stokes;
but Macham. who had gone out earlier than
usual that morning, had said that be was
hot on the mans track, and would possibly
| be able to put his hand on him that day.
| He returned about in the afternoon, ami
his unusual appearance at that hour told ma
| Immediately that be had some news
You have found him / cried, springing
up hastily.
Il have, he answered, and / should be
| ashamed for any one in tho profession to
know the time it has taken me But thu.
Stokes seems TO be very shifty fellow, and
regular bird OF passage
And you have brought him with your
Il have; and nice job had OF it He
wouldn't bulge an inch until ! told him
there was heap OF money in it, and gave
him a sovereign CT account He Is outside
now
Then bring him in
Samuel Stokes turned out to be q miSer-
sblelooking creature, with mean. cunning
bill a IA
appeared to be very suspicious, and he
looked from Macham to me with evident
distrust l was nervous Ut beginning the
inquiries
Mr.. Stokes. will you kindly take a seat. =
said; and ny visitor took q chair near the
door, while Macham. who stood leaning
against the wall, lighted cigar, and looked
on
Suddenly it stru K me that in all prob
ability be did not know OF his brothers
death, so | asked:
when did you last hear from your
brother William
Il haven't heard from him since l saw
him last, which is over six months ago But
before | answer any more questions you
must tell me what you're after, and how
much it's worth to ms. | amt going TO say
anything against Bill though, for any one
Mr. Stokes said, lit is evident you
don't know what has befallea your brother
NO; I've heard nothing. Has he got into
trouble againi | don't wonder at it these
hard times when moneys so scarcer
Your brothers troubles are over" said
grave!y; i am sorry to have to tell you
that he is dead"
The man seemed genuinely overcome, aud
1 was obliged to give him some little time
70 master his emotion
Poor Bill" he said at last we weren't
always very friendly, bat now hes gone
can't help feeling II. They're all gone now
but me How did it happen, sir'a
Maoham touched me ON the shoulder.
Tell him about his brother falling from
the window, and the room icing upset, and
the bloot about just Us you told me Only
don't say a word about Fancourt; let him
think that no one was in tho room
| followed Macham's alvice To the letter.
and Samuel Stokes hstsneI attentively.
described graphically tn state Of the room,
the tumbled furniture. and the great poo 5
Of blood, and said nothing about Fancourt
Il can understand the b,ooi, sir, said
STOKES, when | had finished Poor Bin
used - bleel from the nose something
frightful
| started as IL had been shot Here at
last was circumstance which might lead to
ths establishment of Fancourt's innocence
The possibility that ne was innocent dawnei
upon me for the first time, AMI | was too
overpowered with excitement TO spas.
Macham took my place.
Can you swear that your brother suffered
from violent bleeding from the noseT he
asked
Il should think could answered Stokes,
and so could Others. IL used TO be awful,
and he got SO weak that he had TO go u
n doctor. This was about year ago, and
thought h was curei.
When dill the attacks usually come on
At all sorts OF times, but particularly
when he had been excited on on a spree
viii you come with Us by tho next
train I askei.
The man hesitatei
I'm give you $50 down before you get
into the train, pay all your expenses, AMI
give you as much more when you have re-
peatei what you have just told US before tn.
court
Samuel Stokes hesitated no longer, and
few hours later we were en- route by tn,
night mai We arrived at 5 in the morn
E'Fl sfbphSS ~
.olged. Macham and | paid a visit 10 ths
room in which the tragedy took place, and
the key of which ! still retained
Machan examined the room with patient
care, tracing the blood stains from point O.
p int. from tire inner bed to the window
sill, and noticing the position of the mis-
place furniture. Note first" be sal the
extraor Iinary amount If blood about,
and remember mind | am only go
Ing on what | learnt from yoil chat
there were no cuts upon the dead man. no
wounls tina. mi sht not have been occasionet
by the fail Ob,erve that tie blooi begins
here, upon the pillow Of the inner-which |
understand was Stoizes's-bed, AMI tlas it
was so cop.ous that 1t ran off the pillow and
soaked through this under sheet and blanket,
and far into the Inattress | have cut op-.n
Now follow the stains across the .oor, pas.-
ing "a chair winch Is knocked down, aAd tie
washst.nd. which i also overturned, tbs
Gro key being bro<sn and the water upset.
From here yoa see the stains lead straight %
the window. which. by the way j. a very
low, and consequently a very dangerous ons
Observe that the sill slo73 downward: pas
your hand over II AM you will see tina. tbs
stone is smooth an: slippery AMI finally look
c'o~e a. this particular stain upon II, which
is different u Ia. rest IL looks ar IL th8
blood had beaa wiped iownwar'is OF the sill.
with the palm OF hand
l paused in deep thought for fsw
moments, and then said.
Stokes had been subject b. violet nasal
hemorrhage. Excitement and dissipation
bring on another attack during the night
1t awakens him, be gts up AMI crosss-s
Fencourt's bed, leayinZ stains on ths ted
clothes ami slaepcrs arm. In his emer scncy
b forgets tho table, wh,eh be conse1u nifty
ursss.s IL. SO breaking the basin. but STUN aisy
over chair. t. recover himself he eiutchs
at the washstani. and u;.sets u. 80 breaking
TIE basin he wanted % u.s. Then the iies
striks biin o: IettisZ the blood fan int III,
street below. AMI he goes 70 tn window. To
brewer: perhaps ihs blood from running
i0an ami staining the walls, he leans far
out-in his ex-it~ma Mt and weakness, too
far-for the sill is lo.T. slautia 1. and slip
perry; oue hand rests GA a sp.Dt b % blood
i sliys. he L oyeraa an 81. b. falls - the
pavement below. ans J. killsL,
The jury found the p-isoner not guilty
without iosviag ths box Having rewarded
Macham. sni ,iiChsrgeI nly ob,isstioas 10
saIai1el Stoke. - Shun also .aa-oa a.
resissl TIA; the money taken from kis late
partner .isouid - han.o!. ~ drove 20 ths
cs5;tazs
The reunion Vas most affecting one,
and Corstan md 7, iss ing isafhsr AID
son taZs.her. stole avey izto n ga-.sa
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