Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-12-13
@Re Silence Of
Dean Qaitland.
AZ NE<MELL GREY.



the same place and time. He eN-
pressed wonder to Jim, his mate, that
DR.. Everard, at the sound OF the
wagon bells-since he was then return
Ing from Oldport with his team-and
his own Goodnight, doctor, tdld not
come to receive parcel the WAGNER
was bringing him from Oldport, ana
respecting the instant delivery of
which he had been most sollcitous.
All this Jim Downer corroborated.
Stevens, the sexton, said that about
sunset, or later, he was in the church
yard. and saw a figure in a gray suit,
which he recognized as DR.. Everard's,
leave the back premises of the rectory.
and ascend the hill in the direction of
Swaynestone. He carried stick.
Straun, the blacksmith. on the other
hand. swore that he saw Eyerard pass
through the village street by the forge
at that hour, or little before. He
was uncertain about his clothes, but
swore to the stick.
A Swaynestone keeper saw Everard
a little later in plantation on the
upland. He described his gray suit
and stick; he was not near enough to
ypoak to him. 4 shepherd, cutting
turnips in field near, swore that
Everard passed him at four o'clock,
and stopped Il moment to chat with
him. He was not sure about his
clothes; thought they We're gray. EV-
erard had a stick also some very goou
tobacco. of which he gave him some.
He told the shepherd that he was go
ing across the downs to Widow
Doves. DR.. EVrrard wondered that
two lone women should live up there
in the solitary cottage, he said.
Eliza. the parlor-maid. bore witness
that Everard WAS at the rectory be
tween three and four: he was in the
drawing-ro room with her mistress when
she showed some visitors in. She saw
him no more till about five, when he
entered softly and hurriedly by the
back door. and ran across the back
hall in the dusk Miss Maitland was
leaving the kitchen at that time, and
also saw DR.. Everard, whose figure
was clearly shown by the light issuing
from the kitchen. Miss Maitland
called to him, "Henry, was Mrs. Dove
at home" but he made no answer,
ran upstairs, and locked himself in
The cook also saw DR.. Everard at that
hour. and heard Miss Maitland speak
to him. Miss Maitland was rebuking
the witness for not having lighted the
hall lamp Eliza next saw Eyerard an
hour later. He came into the kitchen
with his hand to his face, and asked
the cook for some raw meat to save
him from black eye. Martha, the
house-maid, said. sob. sir, what an
eve YOU will have! He replied, Il
hope not; there is nothing like raw
meat" Cook laughed, and said, zone
would think you had been in the wars,
sir Have you had fall? He seem
ed confused, and said, 81 don't know.
At least, l ran up against a tree in
the dark" At dinner, he told MI
Maitland that he knocked his face
against a door, and made signs to Miss
Winnie not to tell When he came
into the kitchen. Eliza heard him say
something to Miss Winnie about not
telling. He seemed excited and con
fused at dinner. This evidence OF
Eliza's, given briefly at the inquest,
only came out in full at the trial in
Oldport Town Hall. when it was cor
roborated by the other maids.
Granfer was produced on the second
day of the inquiry, and, with an If
repressible circumlocution which near
ly drove the jury beside themselves,
witnessed meeting Henry at the wheel
wright's corner at five o'clock; he was
Inclined to believe that he wore the
fatal gray suit, since he and Straun
and several others had seen and COM
mented on it in the forenoon.
What bevildcred Everard most was
the evidence Of things against him.
The house maid witnessed. with tears,
to finding bloody water in his hand
basin. and seeing the garments hang
ing to dry The suit was produced,
and bore other stains, which Henry
had not observed by candle-light. He
saw stains OF earth. as well as those
darker marks: bits OF moss and dead
leaves caught in the rough wooden ma
terial, the badly sponged spot he had
seen at midday: and, more surprising
still. a slight rent at the arm-hole, as
IL the sleeve had been torn In a strug-
gle.
Buried among dead leaves and moss,
the police found handkerchief OF
Everard's, bearing the ominous Grim
son stains. Further Off, among thick
holly bushes, they found stick, which
the doctor said might have dealt the
fatal blow. Mr.. Maitland identified
the stick-a thick bamboo, with
loaded top-as his property. II re-
manned usually In the hall, and was
used by the family generally. Ever
ard had taken it in the forenoon on his
walk with the twins. as many people
could witness. In Lees pocket they
found the two halves Of the letter
Alma had dropped in the forenoon. 1t
was written on good note-paper. from
the top Of which an embossed heading