The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-18

she was evidently SO weak and unhinged
at the coroner told her to take chair.
"Now, Miss Powlett, tell us what you
saw when you entered your mistress
room"
Upon opening the door" Ruth said. in a
calmer and more steady voice than was ex-
pected, from her appearance, II saw thai
the window was open and the blind up. |
was surprised at this, for Miss Carne dill
not sleep with her window open in winter.
and the blind was always down. | walked
straight to the washstand and placed the
can of hot water there; then l turned round
to wake Miss Carne, and | saw her living
there with a great patch of blood on her
nightdress, and [ knew by her face that she
was dead. Then tainted. I
do not know how long 1 lay there When
| came to myself, got up aud went to the
door and went downstairs to the kitch IN
and gave the alarm"
You did not notice that any of Miss
Carne's things had been taken from the
table:' the coroner asked.
mo, sir"
'Were there any signs of struggle hav-
ing taken placer
mo sir, did not see any Miss Carne
lay as if she was sleeping quietly. She was
lying on her side"
The bedclothes were not disarranged?n
mo, sir, except that the clothes were
turned down a short distance
You were greatly attached to your mis-
tress Miss Powlett!n
Eyes, sir"
''She was generally liked. was she notm
Yes, sir. Everyone who knew Miss
Carne was fond of her"
Have any of you any further questions
to ask" the coroner asked the jury
There was no reply.
"Thank you, Miss Powlett. l will not
trouble you further at present"
Inc cook then gave her testimony, and
DIR. Arrowsmith was next called. He testi-
fed to the effect that upon his arrival he
found that the room had not been disturbed
IN any way; no one mad entered it with the
exception, las he understood, of Miss Carne's
maid, the cook, and Mr. Carne. The door
was locked. When he went in he found the
deceased was dead, and it was his ooinion.
from the coldnesS and rigidity of the body,
That she must have been dead seve or eight
hours. 1t was just O'clock when he ar
rived. he SHOULD think, therefore, that
death had taken place between l and $50
O'Clock in the morning. r.. Death had been
caused by stab given. either with knife
or dagger. The blow was exactly over the
heart, and extended down into
the substance II a of the heat
itself. Death must have been absolutely
instantaneous. Deceased lay in a natural
position, as if asleep. The clothes had been
turned down about a foot, Just low enough
to uncover the region of tle heart.
After making an examination of the BODY
he examined the room with the constable
and found that jewel box on the the table
was open and its contents gone. The watch
and chain of the deceased had also dlsap-
pesred. He looked out of the window and
saw that it could be entered by an active
man by climbing up thick stem of ivy tina
grew close by. He observed several leaves
lying OH tle ground, and was of the pinioa
that the assassin entered there
From what you say. DR.. Arrowsmith.
1t IS your opinion that no struggle took
took placer 'r''
81 am sIre that there was no struggle
the doctor replied 'I have no question
that Miss Cacne was murdered in her sleep.
should say that the bedcotheS were drawn
)wn 50 lightly that she was not dis
turbed.n ne
docs it not appear an extraordinary
thing to you, DR.. Ago t9 Nth, that if, as it
seems, Miss Carne did not awake, the muc-
derer should have taSe11ker lfe.'
Very extraordinary the doctor said
emp atically. 81 am wholly unable to ac-
count for it. | can understand that had
she woke and sat up a burglar might have
killed her to secure is own safety, out that
he should have quietly and deliberately set
most extraordinary"
lyon will nots this circumstance, gentle
men," the coroner said to the jury; lit is
quite contrary to ones usual experience in
THESE cases. AS q rule, thieves are not MUIR
derers. 70 secure their own safety they
may take life. but as a rule they avoid run
nlng the risk of CAPT al punishment, and their
obJec is TO effect robbery without rousiug
the inmates of the house. At present the evil
it,l TO
der rather than to murder arising out of
robbery. 1t is true that robbery has taken
place. but this might be merely a Blind
" on know OF no one, DR.. AFRO wSmith,
who would have been likely to entertain
any feeling of hostility against Miss
Garner
Certainly not. sir. She was, 1 should,
say universally popular, and certainly
among the people of Carnesford she was re-
garded with great affection. for she was
continually )ing good among them.n
Il am pre- pared to give evidence on that
point" voice said from the corner of the
room, and there was general m ovement of
surprise as everyone turned round to look
at the speaker.
linen perhaps. sir, we may as well hear
your evidence next" the coronsr said "be.
cause 1t may throw some light upon the
matter and enable us to ask questions to the
point Of further witnesses"
The lieutenant moved forward to the
table: My name is Charles Gulston [
am First Lieutenant of the Tenebreuse. the
flagship at Plymouth. | had the honor of
the acquaintance of Mr.. and Miss Carne,
and have spent day or two here on several
OCCASIONS. L may say that / was deeply at
tacAed to Miss Carne, and had hoped some
day to make her my wife. The day before
yesterday l came over here upon Mr.
Carue's 1nvitltion to dine and spend the
night. His dogcart met me at the station.
AS we drove up to the last gate-that lead
Ing into the garden-I alighted from the
trap and told the man to drive it straight
to the stable while / walked across the lawn
to the house. The drawing room window
was open, and as passed | heard the voice
OF man raised in tones of extreme passion
SO much so that l stopped involuntarily.
His words were:
You have fooled me and spoilt my life,
but you shall regret 1T. You think that af-
ter all these years l am to be thrown off
like an old glove. No, by heaven. You
may throw me over, but | vow that you
shall never marry this sailor, or anyone
else, whatever | may have to do to prevent
It, You say | have the curse of the Carne's
In my blood. You are right, and you shall
have cause to regret it,
The words were so loud and the tone so
threatening that Iran round into the house
ana to the door, and should have entered it
mad not Mr.. Carne, who was standing there,
having apparently lust come up, begged me