The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-06-01

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g Nou, n. Bs0xf1l. have you any
thing 70 ny - sid tie capeain-
II hare Ibis 10 ssy, replied BroxlH.
and it may mean much or little When
was examining de corpse perceived
Z distinct o<1eR Of musk II was 80
pefcepkzhle that ~ first thought il
must b from d. Felfwike, who IS the
only person on hoard who uses IL But
he vas not in the room at the time
afterwsrd discovered that the ossor vas
attached 70 the beard Of the corpse.
As the deceased was averse 70 the per
fume. Il seemed odd that il shoe.a be
on him. That is all | have to say
except that. - You al NOV, Mrs Sta
plefon aftefward found two marks on
earn side Of the proiection OF the thy
rvid cartiIaee-xhaf Is, the Adams
apple. IL IS not generally known.
except 70 medical men, that pressure
applied in q certain manner to this
cartilaee viii cause almost immedi-
ate insensibility, and. If continued,
death"
You have heard the testimony.
gentlemen said the captain. Ac-
corling TO my minutes Of Il. il amounts
70 this. Dr. felfwike was seen to enter
his stateroom and heard to lock his
door soon after dinner. At that time
it was known that his scuttle was
closed. At ten O'Clock, ~ nearly a.
We can fix IL, Savory Knocked at his
door and got no answer. At $50 the
purser here had seen Sszpleton and
spoken with him; at 1910 he foand
him lying dead In the same spot; at
30 be raped at Feltwike's door and
il was immediately opened. At that
time the scuftle must also have been
open, for Feltwike did not afterward
return to his room. and the steward
found il open, - he told you. You
will observe that the portfolios in that
part of the ship are eighteen inches in
diameter-sufiicien to admit the body
of slender man; and that Feltwike' 5
room, No. .. is Immediately under the
spot where Stapleton' 5 body was found.
The davits supporting boat are also
close TO this porth0ie, and by means Of
them an active man could reach the
deck after crawling through the port
hole. When the body of Mr.. Staple
ton was examined, at first no mark
was found upon il, hut an odor OF
musk was noticed coming from the
region of the beard. This perfume is
used by only one person on this steam
er; but its nature is such that he COM
municates traces of it to another per-
SON simply by laying his hands upon
him. A further examination showed
marks on the deceased's throat suffi-
Gent, in the opinion of medical men.
to cause death. but by means generally
known to medical men only. l pre-
tend TO no legal training, as you know, "
added the captain; "but these facts
are suggestive to my mind, and should
like to know how they strike you. II
! motive be required, as, OF course,
there should be, l need not tell YOU
that the person at whom THE evidence
points probably had what he might
consider sufficient motive for wishing
Mr.. Stapieton out OF the way. II
any OF you have any remarks or sug-
gestions to make, l shall be glad to
hear them"
/ have one thing to suggest" said
!. after pause. II suggest that the
boat that has been spoken of be exam
ined. / noticed that it was swinging
on its supports when l found Staple
tons body. and, though it didn't seem
to me important at that time, il does
seem so now. 1t might give some fur
ther clew.'
The captain gave orders to overhaul
the boat with q lantern, and a man
went off to do it. In few minutes he
came back and laid something down
on the table.
Il found that in the bottom Of the
boat" said he.
We pressed forward to look at it. II
was tiny bowie-knife of gold, with a
diamond hilt- Everybody recognized
il immediately.
"Why, that belonged to Mrs. Staple
ton, did it not?' demanded the cap
tain, in establishment.
1t belonged to her for time before
she became Mrs. Stapieton." said l..
Originally it was Feltwike's; he gave
1t to her. and. when she became en-
gagged to Stapleton, she again gave it
to him. ! happened to notice it on his
watchchain this evening"
As | said this, something impelled
me to look up, and saw, through the
half-open door, a white face peering
in at us. 1t was Feltwike's. His
eyes met mine for a moment with q
look that l shall never forget; then he
vanished.
What. in your Judgment, gentle
men, should be our action upon this
evidence?" demanded the captain.
My opinion is that you should Or
der DIR. Feltwike to be put in irons -
said Broxill, land when we get to port
he should be charged before the Amer
lean Consul with the murder of Brian
Stapleton."
There was general murmur of as
sent to this speech.
. entirely agree with you, gentle
men," Capt. Bulmer said; "and,- he
added, rising, 1.-THE arrest should be
made at once.s
At that moment there was a cry out
side: = Man overheard"
The captain sprang out and on to
the bridge. The engines were put full
speed astern and boat was lowered
the same boat that had hung over Felt
wilkes portfolio. Ii was then blowing
half q gale, and there seemed little
hope of recovering the lost man.
Meanwhile ! FASTENED To my room.
Feltwike was not there. There was
no doubt i'm my mind who had gone
overheard, and why he did. We lay
to for nearly half an hour, pitching
and rolling on the heavy seas. Then
the boat returned and was hauled
on board. They had not brought him
back.
g Did You see nothing of that man ?"
called out the captain from the bridge.
Yes. sir: We did see him. replied
the mate, who had commanded the
boat
'' You saw him and didn't get him,
sir? How il that? Who was he? 2"
1T was DR. Feltwike, sir"
"Ahl We'll, did he drown before
you could reach him 7'
No, sir; we came on him in the
water. He had risen for the second
time, | guess. and seemed to he max
ing away from Us. We pulled up to
him and one of the men caught him.
Then he laid hold Of the gunwale, sir,
and lifted up and fetched the man a
blow in the jaw with all his might.
We was all took aback for moment,
and then he threw himself backward
and the boat came down from a wave