Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-26
TELL YOU IRIS ALL OVER YOU WITCH; HAVE BEATEN You

dead" The three gentlemen went outside
the cottage; some of the people were stand
ing near waiting for the news of Reginald
Carne's state. "Mr Carne has Just died, Z"
the doctor said, as he went up to them.
will one of you find Mrs. Wilson and tell
her to bring another woman with her and
see to him. In the morning will make ar
rangements to have him taken down to the
village"
"What do you think we had better do
about this, DR.. Arrowsmith?" Mr.. Volkes
asked as he rejoined them. ''Do you be-
lieve this story?''
"Unquestionably I do" the doctor re-
piled. 1T believe every word of it"
"But the man was mad, DOCTOR"
"Yes, he was mad and has been 90 for &
long time In my opinion, but that makes no
difference whatever in my confidence that
he was speaking truly. Confessions Of this
kind from q madman are generally true;
their cunning is prodigious, and as long as
they wish to conceal fact it is next to i'm
possible to get it from them, but when, As in
the present case, they are proud Of their
cleverness and of the success with which
they have fooled other people, they will tell
everything. You see their IDEAS of right
and wrong are entirely upset; the real
lunatic is unconscious OF having committed
crime, and is inclined even to glory
in it,
81 wish we could have got him to sign"
the magistrate said
ST am sure he could not have
held the pen," DR.. Arrowsmith re-
piled. "I will certify to that effect,
and as we three all heard the confession,
think that II you draw it out and we sign It
as II he had written it himselfn
There was one part, doctor, that surprised
me even more than the rest-that was the part
a soul suspected HIM Of being In any way con-
nected with the crime At least We heard
nothing Of knife being found nor, Of course,
the quarrel between Forester and the girl
Ruth Powlett was 1t notFr
mo, that is all new to us,p the doctor said.
II think the best way would be to see her IN
the morning. She may not like to confess that
she concealed the knife, II she did so OF
course il she does, It win be an invaluable con-
frmation Of this story. and Will show conclu-
sively that his confession was not mere delu-
sion Of madman's BRAIN"
"Yes. indeed" the doctor agreed. "that
would clench the matter altogether. and
should not'De surprised II you ind that what
he has said is true. The Girl was in nv hands A
short time before Miss Carne's death. They
said that sne had had fall bur to my mind ft
seemed more like severe mental shock. Then
after Miss Carne's death she was very III again,
and there was something about her that puzzled
me good deal For instance, she insisted up
on remaining in court. until the verdict was
given, and that at time when she was 90 III
she could scarcely stand. She was 80 obstinats
over the matter that 1t completely puzzled me;
but II what Carne said was true and she had
the knowledge Of something that would have
gone very far e prove EGnsld Msssgyns inHS
Guilty before rs u 70 get her to speak because Of
course, she cannot do so without laying herself
open to . charge-I don't mean criminal
charge, but . moral one-of having sup