The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-10-14
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VII.
A DISCUSSION.

the dining room of 10 Felspar road.
Joseph Goringe, a clean shaven, close
~ cropped, sharp featured man, with
strange retrospective blue eyes, was an
officer dispatched to Clayfields by the
authorities at Scotland Yard. Ebenezer
Briggs was one Of the local inspectors
at Llayfields. He was a tall man, fully
8 feet high, with a sharp nose protrud-
ing unduly, a short, thin upper lip, a
dimpled, shaven chin and a pair Of for
id whiskers, which caused his face to
seem a great deal broader than it really
was.
THANK you, inspector" said Cor
inge, gazing at Briggs with his strange
blue eyes. II can honestly return the
compliment. lam very glad to find you
are my comrade here. I have not for
gotten the last transaction we had to-
gether."
Inspector Briggs flushed with pleas
ure.
1t was about 6 O'Clock ON the evening
Of the 10th of October, q lighted lamp
stood on the dining room table, a bright,
fire burned in the CRATE.
Now then" said Detective GOringe,
"let us go through the case carefully to-
gether and see what we shall see. 2O4Y
is evidently qualifying for Scotland
Yard" turning over a notebook.
He is a very jealous officer, is Met
calf"
Yes. I shall want my information
to be a little less condensed. Here is
the case as I have taken it in" laying
Constable Metcaf's notebook on the
table and folding his arms. But, first
and foremost, are we sure Of privacy
here?"
"Quite," answered Inspector Briggs
confidently. Miss Rodney is in her
room-attic foor-packing up. Says she
couldn't spend a night in the house with
the knowledge that the dead body
was here. Steinworth-No. / ledger,
IS I may call him-is out searching for
fresh diggings with the protecting eye
of a plain clothes man upon him. Wick
ery-lodger No 2-is in bed in his
ROOM
"Cverhead?"
Eyes. He is in a kind of torpor. Dr..
Percival saw him an hour ago and is
going to call round again between s and
9. He doesn't think we need be uneasy
about him. At any rate he is locked i'll
securely, and I have ascertained that If
we don't lift our voices unduly not a
whisper can reach to his room. I had a
pretty thorough search Of the house
early today, from garnet to basement"
That's the lot-the whole human
family here?"
Eyes; with the exception Of the lady
Of the house, who is lying stone dead in
her room ON the first landing. Her body
will be removed tomorrow for the post
mortem at Claytields hospital"
Next the Vestry hall?"
The same"
mo servant in the house?'
"No; there hasn't been one sleeping
in the house for some time. The young
lady and the dead woman managed the
house with the assistance Of a girl who
went home every night. Then I have
an officer outside-young 26OY-to keep
any stray visitors-curiosity mongers
the like-off the premises"
Very we'll, then, let US proceed. I
will give you my statement of the case,
and if l get astray you will pick me up.
Mrs. Davorn, widow, aged As or there
abouts, is discovered dead in her bed
this morning at 6 O'Clock. Person who
discovers her dead is Miss Ethel Rod
ney, niece Of Mrs. Davorn. Person to
whom she imparts this discovery is Po-
lice Officer Metcalf, 204Y division, who
has been for some minutes previously
conversing with Albert Steinworth, a
ledger in the house in front bedroom.
Steinworth has challenged 204Y and
has declared he is locked into his room,
and asks police constable to rouse the
house, as he wants to get away in order
to catch an early train at Paddington.
2O4Y, as Don as the hall door is opened
for him by Miss Rodney and when he
learns from her that the lady Of the
house is dead or dying, dispatches Miss
Rodney for the nearest doctor. 2O4Y
then goes to o on first landing.
Finds Mrs. Davorn dead in her bed. Nc
signs Of violence or Of a struggle. The
only thing exceptional that catches his
eye is a broken desk on the floor, a dis
covery which he gave no attention to al
the time. 204Y next proceeds to frs
floor landing. Finds door of front bed
room locked, as stated previously by Al
bert Steinworth. Key is in lock outside
2O4Y liberates Steinworth and the,
finds that Bernard James Vickery, who's
is On the same floor, is also locke,
into his room. Key in lock outside
Great difficulty in arousing Vickery
DR.. Percival arrives. P]ronounces Mrs
Davorn to be dead. Considers she ha
been dead for some hours. Doctor dis
covers under Mrs. Davorn's bed
sponge, which he declares to contai
distinct traces of chloroform."
Loose conduct ON the part of chlort
formist to leave such a witness in til
Hoom"
Apparently. But remember the,
may have been a motive. To resum,
204Y learns subsequently from Mi
Rodney that there was a sum of none
in the room Of deceased woman the pr