Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-11-29

That's queer" said the house-maid;
but never had much opinion Of ior-
eigners."
What could have brought Mr.
Wyatt hege lat night, AMI 3, the bot
tom OF those steps?" specialized Martha
Briggs why didn't he q to the
hall-docr as usualY 1t seems 50 strange
ut seems stranger that there sholld
DO any one there to shoot him." re-
marked tho house.maid.
Mrs Sinclair heard of the mornings
disc very with calmness which as,
oni,hed her hand.maiden,
IL must telegraph Tor my husband +"
she said d telegram was dispatched
W thoIt dea addressed TO Gilbert at
his hotel IN ST, James
The police were On the alert by this
time, examining tho scene OF the MUIR
der. The coroner appointed o'clock
in the afterno for his in luiry, which
was to b. held in + hall at Davenant
This would give time for summoning
tho jury.
Constance was sitting at breakfast,
very pa o but quito sol;possSssed,
when Gilbert Sinclair walked in from
the lawn,
Gilbert" she cried, what folly!
thought you were miles away-across
the channel by this time.
mo, Constance, | am not such q poll
troon. We have II t been very happy
couple, y AMI |, ald God knows am
hea 'tily tired Of my lifo in this coun.
try, but | an not base en- ugh to leave
you in the lurch, Who can tell what
scandal might arise against you? No,
my dear | shall stop, even II the end
shall be Il rope.
Gilbert, for mercys sake Oh, Gil
bert" she cried, wrInging her hands,
"how could you do this dreadful
thing?"
How could [? | thought | was do
ing my duty as man. was told that
a man was TO be here your secret Wis
itor The man was here at the very
hour had been told tJ eXI ect him. /
saw him entering your room by
stealth. What could | think but the
worst And thinking as 1 did, l ha | u
right to kill him.
NO, Gilbert no. God has given no
man the right to shed his brothers
blood"
Except Jack Ketch, suppose. God
has given men the instinct of honor,
and honor teaches every honest man
to kill the seducer Of his wife or
daughter"
The inquest was held at three. Gil
bert and several of his household, nota-
bly, the gardener who found the body,
were examined. DR.. Webb gave his
evidence as to the nature Of the wound,
and the hour at which death must, in
all probability, have occurred.
Did you sleep at Davenant last
night, Mr.. Sinclair" asked the coro-
ner.
No; only came up from Ascot yes.
terday evening, and spent the night in
London"
"Where?"
at Hildreds Hotel, Jermyn street,
Did you dine at the hOtel,"
mo; | dined at Francatelli's, e"
This was venture. Erancatelli's
would dou )t'ess have been crowded on
the night after Ascot, and it would be
difficult for the waters to assert that
Mr., sinclair had no. dined there.
You dined at Francatcl is Where
is that" asked one Of the jury with
rural innocence.
1T is hotel AMI restaurant in Pic
cadilly."
How long were You at Francatelli's?"
asked the coroner
So really can not tell. My horse had
been running at Ascot, and losing.
was somewhat excited. may have
gone into Francatelli's at eight, and
gone out again between nine ana ten.
"And rom Francatelli's you went to
your hotel;"
"No," said Gilbert, ceiling that there
was a hiatus of couple Of hours here
81 went into the Haymarket Theator
for AN hour or two"
"If this fellow asks me what saw
there, m done for, he thought; but
happily the coroner was not TO much
on the alert as to put that question.
81 ave you any idea what lrought
the deceased your mouse la night
when yo, were known to be absent"
81 have a very clear idea. 4"
BE kind en.ugh to tell us all you
can.
Coming from tho station this morn
ing by foot-path through the park,
the way by which the decea ed always
came to my house whel he did not
drive from the station, found letter
which it seems to me that he must
have droppe there last night"
you und etter dropped by the
deceased in Davenant Park"
Il found this Is, ter addressed to Mr..
Wyatt, which | conc ude must have
been dro rped by him last night"
lTO nm CONVINUpn