Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-12-06


tdcuttty. On the first day OF tho in
quest he received An aNcrtionatr lot
ter from cyril. treating the atrair of
his Imprisonment us n mistake, which
4 brief investigation would speedily
clear up
Then came the succession nt sur
priSrS which the inquest brought, as
witness after witness came forward
and Sworc to actions Of his which he
had never 50 much rs contemplated IN
imagination.
After the evidence ot those who dis.
covered poor Lee, and that NG the sur
gcon, Mrs. Lee was the first witness.
She last saw her husband alive at
dinner time after which he left her to
return to the stables she said She
left the Temple for Malhouruc soon
after three and on returning through
the fields NJ about a quarter to five,
She saw DR.. Evcrard spring over II
hurdle leading into the fatal copSc,
and walk hurricdly along toward NAL
bourne. Although the moon was but
lust riScn she made him out distinctly
10y his gray suit lie had no stick IN
his hand and, though he passed with
in half Il dozen yards. did not appear
to see her. aud took ne notice OF her
Salutation. Her husband was Il steady
and sober mau. but had Of late been
much depressed ON account of family
troubles; had been especially vcxcd ut
dinner time, and had eaten little,
When asked what had distressed Lee
she replied that he had had some dir
ference With his daughter whom he
had discovered With nr Evrrard at
midday.
Sir Lionel Swaynrstonc stated ,hnt
he had last seen Leo III eleven in the
forenoon: had known him all his life
us Il sober and Industrious man and
good servant.
ludkinS described the hour and man
pcr of his finding Lees body, He had
last seen him alive AT three o'clock
when Lee told him that pr Evcrard
would be somewhere near the Temple
that afternoon. aud that he Intended
IL possible, To meet him, and threaten
him with exposure unless he consented
child
ENrrard'S solicitor here intrrposrd to
ash tho nature Of that wrong. and
Lees grounds for SuSpccting EVcrard
of it. when TO his own deep amaze
mcrt, MS well as Evrrard'S, he was
n ,,J nI hnl h,A
seen together in the copSe by both Lee
anG ,ludkinS on the very morning of
Lees death; and, further, that he,
.nldkinS, had witnessed several elan.
dcstinr meetings between them during
Mrs. Lees illness In the spring In
the subsequent examination before the
magistrates. JudkinS further witness
ed to meetings nj specified times, and
TO gifts OF flowers exchanged between
Everard and Alma. book Of poems
found in Evcrard's room AT the rec
tory, was produced, inscribed, For
Alma Lee, with best New Years
wishes, from H. t." ,Iudkins also
sworc that letters had passed between
them.
The solicitor having asked JudklnS
If Lee had not threatened violence to-
ward Evcrard, he replied that lie only
threatened to assault the prisoner In
case he refused to do Justice to his
daughter.
Judkins further dcposcd that, on re-
turning from the downs with some
horses he had been exercising at n
little after four on the fatal afternoon,
he had seen the prisoner enter the
copse. On being subsequently asked
hy Eycrard how he had missed Mr.
Swayncstonc. who was riding toward
the downs ut the Sane time, he re
minutes behind screen Of hazels
while Mr. SWayncstonr was passing
In the open. He did not until the trial
add that he did this to watch the meet
ing Of the gray figure with Alma.
John Nobbs. stable help. deposcd
to parting with Lee on the high-road
outside the gate at three o'clock; the
witness was starting for Oldport on
IDpAs iFtt "hih''l VIZ WV i'h'p" w
ward his home. Lee carried no stick,
and was quite sober.
Several Swaynest0ne servants wit
messed having seen Lee about the place
before three O'Clock; after which hour
no one appeared to have seen him
alive
Ingram Swaynest0ne bore witness to
Lees character; he last saw him alive
at the stables at two O'Clock. At
twenty minutes past four, or there.
abouts, Ingram rode across the mead.
ow In which the Temple stood, at a
canter on his way across the downs
to Shotover, when he saw Everard
walking quickly along hedge-row In
the direction II Temple Copse.
was dressed In gray, carried stl
and made no reply to Swaynostonc's
shouted greeting beyond wave Of
his hand On returning through Nal.
bourne. AT ten minutes to five, Swayne-
stone again saw Eyerard walking In
the moonlight across . field, AT the cor.
ner Of which thp MalbOurlc siGn.pOst
stood He pclfna IN Bis horse. and
called ont 70 him. but EFerard went
hurfirdly on. not app"arIg. 70 see Or
lpaf him. The road MS some fifty