The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-07-28

were not wanting detectives To ply their
skill. but all Ia vain Nat passed the time
In sort Of stupor. seemingly too be-
numbed 10 realizethe awful turn things
were taking.
Hoping against hope that the sound
lletty had heard had had some connection
with the deed. I looked for the twentieth
time for some indication Of It's cause.
Every inch Of the piazza floor near her
room ! went over. and was at last reward
ed by finding very slight clew-very
slight indeed but in darkness such as
mine il seemed a ray Of light
On the piazza floor discovered two curl
Gus little indentations, one on each side OF
spillar and very close to IL. They were In
ME form Of tiny horseshoe. with the toe
toward the edge Of the piazza, as II some
diminutive pony bad left his tracks i'm.
pressed on the soft pine floor Il might
have been done by children at play. but
that was not likely, for could find but
the two To me they seemed like the dints
made by plates on the heels Of shoes TO pre-
vent their running down They were in
the very spots where mans heels would
strike II he should slide rapidly down the
pillar from the floor above
To be more certain, ! told Hetty TO 20
into her room and listen. then went up
TO Mr.. Winthrop's room and stepped out
on the piazza Swinging over the edge,
clasped pillar and slid down, striking
sharply on my heels They made impress
sions in the same relative positions on the
floor, and Hetty avowed that 80 de Lawd,
dat WAS jis' sch Use rs she'd done heard
de night ole massa was killed
This might prove TO be clew Now If
could find the man who made those tracks,
| informed the detectives Of my theory. but
they considered il worthless
The time passed rapidly for me and the
day before the one set for Mats trial ar
rived without any further discovery. On
that day went to the village to make
some final arrangements for the trial. !
had decided to do my best to have the case
continued, in the hope of finding some fur
Their clew to the real murderer. but public
feeling was 80 strong against Nat that ]
was morally certain Of a refusal
A man was that day being tried for bur
glary, and having finished the business
which had brought me to town went up
TO the courtroom to hear the trial
The preliminary sparring had come 70
an end. the jury had been sworn, and the
prosecuting attorney was just beginning
to state his case when ! entered, learned
from his statement that on the very night
OF the tragedy at Winthrop Place "A hole
had been cut in the door Of the village
store, the door had been unbolted and all
the valuables stolen. Nearly 500 was
taken, together with several revolvers,
some cheap iewelry and other articles
The crime was committed at or near the
hour Of the murder of Mr.. Winthrop for
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