Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-09

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Wftnesa."
came to me at recess. and in his large
patronizing way said. as he laid his hand
Harry. my dear fellow. you'll have to
get up some steam and make show of
earning your retainer. By Jove. 1 recon-
Daryl on the other hand was in the best
of humor when we met in my study
Capital, capital" said he. Couldn't be
better. The two or three men on the roof
is a surprise. The evening papers are play
ing into our hands beautifully.
Zone of them says: The counsel for the
defense had to be walked up at intervals
went to sleep again That's a godsend.
If Mrs. Prineveau Is not lulled into a pro-
found sense OF security by this time then
I'm an Injin. Keep your eye on her when
l come into court and sit down by your
, side"
The next day. otter a good deal of med
ical testimony about the aorta and bullet
wounds, all of which l let go without a
word. Mrs Prineveau was called. It was
rather late in the afternoon. She came
forward richly but plainly dressed looked
every inch a dignified but sorrowful widow
and won everybody's sympathy at once.
When she had seated herself in the witness
box, with calm and progressing candor,
John Daryl came in through the crowd and
sat down at my side. was watching her
closely. and saw plainly enough the mus
cles of her mouth twitch and her glance
turn involuntarily toward John Greve for
reinsurance. But neither John Greve nor
anybody else but myself saw anything.
Her testimony, given in a clear, direct
manner and with the low, soft convincing
tones of lady. was merely corroborative
of what We already knew. She was carried
over the facts and restated them.
When the examination, without a single
exception on my part, had been concluded.
l began the crosS-examination.
Madame 1 said, "it is in evidence that
there was no clock in your dressing room,
ard that when you had put Mr.. Prime
veaus vest upon him and he had gone into
his ROOM you called after him and asked.
him to hurry. as 1t was eight minutes OF
3. Will you kindly tell the jury how you
Knew at that moment the exact timer"
The full import of this question, very
rapidly put, came upon her all at once
According to Daryls theory she had looked
at the silver watch before putting it into
Mr.. Prineveau's vest pocket, and this was
the first intimation she had received that
We were in full cry after the watch
There was n dead silence in the court
room, caused by the curiosity of the list
eners to find out what this question had
to do with the murder.
1 saw her hand tighten on the rail in
front of her and her eyes dart from Daryl
to me with quick CLEAN of alarm. 1t was
a critical moment for her, and she and the
two men in front of her alone knew it.
Then, to my establishment and chagrin,
she seemed to recover herself, and with the
same placid and candid voice as before she
said
1.-The clock on the church tower of st,
Mary's is visible from my window. and I
sew the time on that. 1t was eight min
utes Of B."
Adjourn the cross-examinatton." whis-
pered Daryl, hoarsely, to me.
Your honor" I said, 'it is now fifteen
minutes of the hour OF adjournment, and
the witness is fatigued. ask you to let
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