The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-09

The Retaining Fee of $500 Had an L gly
Look.
made my professional vanity q little
vindictive. 80, So" | said to myself
Il am retained to defend Clarkson.
Very we'll He shall be defended 10
the best of my ability"
When Daryl came to see me the next
evening l told him frankly that Mrs.
Prineveau had given me a 50O-dollar
retaining fee. He said he felt sure of it.
and advised me to send it to Mrs. Clark
son if it hurt me.
And who is to pay you?" asked.
Il don't think either you or | will get
any pay out of this he replied But
we are into it and we might as we'll
carry it through
II am afraid" l said, that we have
undertaken q hopeless task. Let's di-
vide it up."
You find out Mrs. Prineveau's an
tecedents and l will find out if Mr.
Prineveau wore that vest with the hole
In it when he was killed. If he didn't
who made that hole IN it and for what
purpose"
Rather narrow ground" / said,
somewhat hopelessly.
20, I've been on narrower and more
slippery, and pulled out"
But tell me what kind of a theory
can you invent that will enable Mrs.
Prineveau to kill her husband with
bullet on his left side, while she is sit
ting on his right"
Daryl fell into his vacuous attitude.
stretched out his legs thrust his hands
into his pockets, and choked off yawn.
Did you read all the testimony at
the coroner's examination?" ne asked.
Yes, all of it,"
Did you notice anything peculiar
in the elements of time that entered
Into it?''
"No, I didn't"
He pulled out Of his pocket a portion
Of the verbatim report. Let me read
you little Of It, This is the girl Rose
kenny's testimony:
20. What time was 1t when your
master and mistress left the house to
ride?
"A. Eight minutes of 3.
% What makes you so particular
as to the time?
"A. l heard Mrs. Prineveau call to
Mr. Prineveau and say that was the
time Just as they went out.
%. Wasn't there q clock in the
room?
"A. No, sir. The clock is in the din
Ing room"
There the question of time stops.
Now listen to Mrs. Prneveau's testl-
mony.
20. What time was It when the shot
was fired?
"A. Five minutes past 5-suddenly
correcting herself-or about that"
Does 1t occur to you that this par
ticularity of time is unusual?"
Yes; somewhat. But what is its
Significance"
This-that something may have been
arranged to occur at particular time.
and Mrs. Prineveau had charged her
mind with it. Here Is the coachmans
testimony:
20 Can you fix the exact time Of
the death of Mr.. Prineveau?
"a. 1t was o'clock.
%. Do you carry a watch?
"a. No.
q Did Mrs. Prineveau have a watch
with her?
"A. No. sir.
20. How then did you fix the timep
"a. Mrs. Prineveau looked at Mr..
Prineveau's watch when we were turn
ing into Fourth avenue and said 1t Is
five O'Clock and that / must hurry"
Now here the matter is dropped by
the examination just as 1t Is getting
warm. Let's recapitulate," and Amos
Daryl picked up my paper weight for
illustrations: First, Mr. Prineveau car
ries watch" and Amos Daryl put the
paper weight down; "second. Mrs.
Prineveau knew to minute when they
left the house" Mr. Daryl picked up the
mucilage jar and placed 1t by the side
OF the paper weight; third" and he
picked up q match receiver, "she was
anxious to know the exact time Just be-
fore they reached the fatal spot" He
put the match box down alongside the
paper weight and reached for an ash
receiver; fourth, she ascertained the
time by looking at Mr.. Prineveau's
watch" Down went the ash receiver;
"fifth," and he picked up the ink bottle.
"if she ascertained the exact time by
looking at Mr.. Prineveaus watch, and
that watch was carried in the
usual place on his left breast, then her
fingers were at his heart just before the
murder er4occurred, and down went the
ink bottle. The usually scattered. uten-
sils of my desk We're now in little
group, covered by the massive paw OF
my friend Daryl.
1T Is an interesting and startling
theory" l said, "and | see now to what
IL leads"
II doubt that" replied Daryl. Let
me tell you to what 1t ads7-insuper-