Telegram-herald., 1891-06-07


"The chair l had occupied in the
coachmans room had DISTRACTED the
opening of the door at the head of the
stairs leading from the carriage floor
below, Just as this chair had INSTRUCTED
my entrance into the inner room.
Il remembered then that was among
the first in the coachnan's room after
the alarm was given. | remembered,
roo, that the chair was not moved from
the moment entered the room until it
was thrust aside upon the arrival Of the
police.
The chair must have been placed
against the door before the murder. 1t
must have been placed there by the
coac Imam himself. This being the case,
how could the assassin have entered and
departed by the stairs leading to the
carriage floor without displacing it? H.
could not have closed the door on tn
outside and left the chair standing
against it in the room.
Then the horrible thought that ne
murderer had gone on his fatal err,nd
through the passage from the kitchen
took full possession of me. From chat
moment l have been able to think Of
nothing else. l want your CANDID adj
vice. For Gods sake, don't give it
hastily.
mo person not connected with my
household was in my kitchen that day.
| cannot be mistaken in this. II the
miserable differences l have drswn from
this small discovery are correct, the
murder was committed by an occupant
of my house-by a member OF my fam
lily or by person in my employ
What could | say? There she sat.
wrough. by her own relation Of the ira
gedy into state of nervous excitement,
appealing to my sympathy in the same
sentence in which she demanded my
candid decision.
had refrained from interruption or
comment during the recital in order that
1 might get the story-possibly then for
the first time put in connected form for
expression in words--free from any bias
or change of ideas which might be sug-
gested by questions or prematurely ex-
pressed conclusions from me. The result
was that passively accepted Mrs Clark
Melyille's own conclusions. l recog-
nized tho discovery she had made rs OF
the greatest Importance.
| knew then rs well as know now the
character of the advice she expected me
to give. l could not give it. l must
here record another weakness. Ny first
thoughts were utterly selfish and utterly
unworthy of a man in the position oc
cupied. They should have been of the
troubled woman before me. who haa
risked her peace Of mind on my decision
and sat waiting for my reply. My ONLY
| excuse II that | knew how implicitly
| Mira Melville trusted me. | understood
| that n word from me would set the mat
ter at rest forever so far a. she was con
cerned. felt the whole weight of th'
tragedy on my humble shoulders. Like
q coward I ignored her claims upon rn'
"A her pastor and as gentleman. and
refused to bear the burden.
took advantage Of the looptroie sh'
had left IN begging me not to give I
hasty reply. explained that II was
serious matter. told her that mus
| have time 10 think.
Saw that she was disappointed.
II cant bear the suspense Of IT, an
said. with tears in her eyes TELL ma
I what ought to do | believe tine polic'
b. - working on false Theory. Ii il n
my power 10 set them right IL it M
duty 70 DO i2 Must expose every nool
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