The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-30

with Kelly's assistance, we examined
more closely my uncle's desk. Our first
| examination of it had but one object
we wished to trace the course of the
bullet, This was not difficult. After
passing entirely through my uncle s
body it had penetrated the back of the
desk, and the wall also. l was amazed
at the power of the projectile; but
Captain Marshall was not. 1t support
ed his theory that the new explosive for
small arms figured in this case. He
was an expert upon this point; indeed,
he was at that time conducting expert
ments with a rifle intended for the
army. This dreadful weapon when
| fired on level from the height of a
mans shoulder would send a bullet
nearly two miles, and at 1000 yards
would drive it through the bodies of
seven men. H..
He stated these facts to me with pro-
| fessional calmness; he even offered to
| exhibit them to me If / would go some
day to his laboratory and proving
ground, which was on the outskirts of
West Point. His knowledge of the sub
ject was undoubtedly great, and the
more / thought upon it the more i'm
portant, in my mind, became the CO.
incidence of the presence Of such man
in that house at a time when a mys-
terious and terribly powerful weapon
had been murderously employed.
My interest became horror when /
found soon afterward that this circum-
stance impressed itself more strongly
than any other upon the mind of Ber-
nard Kelly. Through Margaret he
learned from Mrs Holiday that She
had left Marshall alone in the parlor
for fully ten minutes He seemed not
to have moved when she returned, but
he had time to go to the Long Room
and return.
Margaret told me of Kelly's ques-
tions, despite his warning to her to
keep absolute silence about them. She
said, frankly that they indicated to her
his suspicion that Marshall had COM
mitted the crime.
"That is not to be thought Of" said
the girl "EIe, of all others, had most
reason to wish my father to live"
Perhaps; yet 1t is true that living
father may change his mind about a
daughters marriage. but the expressed
desire cannot be recalled when death
has sealed the lips.
Then came that other discovery rela-
tive to the desk, and 1T threw all my
theories into confusion.
On the forenoon of that day / had
seen pile of bank notes in drawer of
the desk, and the topmost had been of
the denomination of one hundred dol
lars How much was in the pile | did
not know My uncle had closed the
drawer Immediately. l had seen only
one of the bills. When we searched the
desk under Kelly's direction there was
no money at all in it. My uncle had
only few dollars and gold watch in
his pockets.
II robbery was the motive, whom
should we suspect? / thought of Han
ley instantly; and, in private. 1 de-
scribed to Kelly the demeanor of the
man at the first alarm. The detective
received my communication without
any comment whatever. Indeed, he
did not speak ten words, except in
questions, while he was in the house.
About an hour after he had gone
away, ] received a telephone message
from him saying that the case would
soon be cleared up. He spoke as II he
already had his hand on the murderer's
shoulder. I begged him to name the
guilty man, but his only reply was that
he would be at Sunnyside early the
next morning.
which | shudder to remember. Sus-i