The Red Cloud chief., 1895-11-29
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THE page which was shown mo
first, recorded the birth of Conrad
Gardncr's child, the condition Of the
wife and the sex of the child
and that was"'
~ female He speaks the words
firmly. in an even tone.
''Wrll?'
'Thc second time ] saw il. the record
of the birth of my own child was writ
ten upon the page"
The sex of your child"
"Male!'
ALLOW me to congratulate you upon
having an heir" respectfully.
Thank YOU. but is not this rather
ill-timed-my time is valuable
The coroner Pushes and proceeds.
''And the third time did YOU see
what was written
''No. it was before the deceased left
my house with Com adj: he drew the
book from his pocket and made q
memoranda. then replaced il, button
ing h's coIt over it,"
SIS that the last time you saw the
dcccascd?'
Yes"
Or the book?'
yes"
That is all you know?'
yes"
Throckmorton whispers a few words
in the c%oroncr's ear. He looks sur
priscd.
MIR. Dyke. why did you object to
having your servant, amc Potter.
brought here n a witness?'
For the first time the witness hcsi-
tates. II did not consider that he
would be OF any benefit to the in
quiry." he says at last.
"Mr. Throckmorton informs me that
you were almost violent in your ac-
tons, when he demanded the appear
ancc of your servant
The worthy chief of police evil
IDENTIFY mistook my agitation upon
hearing of the death of my old friend
for violent actions, as you have putt"
Then you were not unwilling that
the servant should be summoned"'
II was not willing that he should
something he knew nothing about"
lie speaks angrily.
How do you know he knows moth
ing about this casc?'
81 know he did not leave my house
last night. and consequently could not
possibly know anything"
Your method Of reasoning is rather
obscure. Mr.. Dyke. The chief of po-
lice would not have insisted if he had
notsthought the witness u valuable
one. You should allow MS to be the
Judges. no YOU. You can step down
for the present: do not leave the room,
! may wish to question you farther"
The o speaks stcrnly. Tho
respectful attitude OF the man has
been swallowed mp in the stern exact
itude of the official.
Mr.. Throckmorton. take the stand
"Plcasc state all that has occurred to
you since YOU began your investigation
this Notwithstanding with your ar
rival upon the scene of the crime, IL
such it is, and then, what happened
after"
The chief is a stout man, and the
crowded state of the office causes him
to pcrspirc freely. He mops his face,
looks about him and begins.
after had driven the carriage with
the body to this place, ] ven home
threw a saddle upon another horse
and started out. ] first went to the
house of Conrad Gardner; from him |
learned that the doctor had been there
the night before-all that he has tcsti-
fed here. filed up a blank subpoena
and headed my horse toward the house
of Mr.. Dyke,
After several hard rings at the door
was admitted bv the man James Pot
ter. lie no sooner saw me, than he
turned as white as a sheet. This rather
aroused my curiosity. The man knows
me, We have been acquainted for years,
and he has no reason to fear me. Why
should he turn SO white? is your
master in ! asked. Yes, Mr..
Throckmorton. You will find him
You have heard of the death of DR..
a trembling fit. Yes he answered,
his teeth chattcring. DO you think
he was murdered?' he asked. ] had
not mentioned the word murder. Why
should he ask this question? Perhaps
from curiosity, perhaps something
else. Just at that minute, Mr.. Adrian
Dyke appeared upon the scene. lie
seemed surprised at my visit. Stated
that lie had heard the sound of my
voice, and had come out of his library
to see what was wanted. ] told him
the object of my visit. He seemed
greatly disturbed. Poor old man, he
murmurcd--'It is sad Those were
his very words. Then he seemed to
notice the peculiar actions OF the
servant. what is the matter with you,
James,? he said, In a stern voice. oh.
Mister Adrian, to think that it should
come TO this the man answered. |
never saw a man get into such u state
of passion MS Mr.. Dyke did, at that
moment. lie seized the q by the
collar of his coat and shook him like q
dog shaking a rat, calling hims 'Fool!'
'Imbecile!' aud such names. ] made
up my mind that the man knew some