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

1t was difficult to pull myself out Of this
Mood ana come down to the practical busi-
ness .Mr OF ci lawyer WYE. but It was necessary:
tnat we look at this matter in the most
coid-blooded way. We have got to make
the EFFORT to save your husband. beset on al
culties. and shut into one or two miserably
narrow courses. I have got to prove an
altbi or establish his insanity" !.
DO you mean by insanity that you will
admit that he committed the deed in a
Perhaps that would be the most Judi
cious course. and then throw ourselves on
the sympathy of the jury and the mercy Of
the court
She shook her head with a sad dignity.
He did not commit the deed" she said.
perhaps not. That may be moral GER
tafnty with you. But a lawyer must have
facts: How are We to prove that he did
Her answer startled me a little. It was
said calmly, and as If she saw NO difficulty
about it.
by proving that some one else did it."
she said
Have you some one else In your mindr'
asked quickly.
She hesitated a moment and then said:
mo. but there must be some one else Is
that not your first and only task?'
She was standing in front Of me. The two
beautiful children were .elinging, one on
either side. to her dress. She reached down
D.
lovely group of innocence, and made
touching appeal
Il feel sure that you will do it," she
added.
way my visit had been q failure. / had
meant to place the obdurate facts before
her and ask her to assist me in working
out the alibi or establishing her husbands
tendency to emotional insanity. She had
looked upon both suggestions with q dig
nified contempt and asked me to find the
person who really committed the deed.
I made up my mind that I was to get no
practical assistance from the wife. and in
my extremity sent for Amos Daryl, who
was then employed in the secret service in
Washington.
had not seen him in several years, but
he owed his position to me and he was the
only detective I knew for whose abilities l
had profound respect. Luckily he was
able to get away, and he came to New York
promptly to see me. 4sl
Daryl was a great, brawuy, rawboned
fellow. with a childs simplemindedness;
one of those men who deceive you COM
pletely in appearance and manner. He
might easily have been mistaken for an
adirondack guide on visit to the city.
But he was well-known to the police au-
thorities and most of the criminal lawyers.
He listened to me as went over all the
details of the affah. and 1 don't think he
spoke once tn ! told HIM what Mrs, Clark
son had said; then, he smiled, put his long
hands In his pockets. and stretching out his
interminable legs remarked: IA good
idea" I %
is your opinion"' 81. 9,
MY opinion is that Mrs. GARRISON sus-
poets some one else and hasn't told you
Give me card to Mrs. Prineveau. and
three or four daysistime" r.1
Just before he left. he said: "You'd bet
ter give me card to Mr.. Greve while you
are about It., want to see that bullet and
shall have to get ans order from him.
kast fur, IL -
was about 10 O'Clock inltfe morning and he
sauntered into my study in his careless
manner. unlimbered himself in a big chair,
and sss then: as usual waited for me TO open
well. Amos" said. throwing down my
pen and wheeling round, you've come back
little sooner than expected. Have you
got anything to say?" - ia
mot mueh.' "- &c
He said; this with his aggravating yacu-
tty. and stopped. One hand was thrust into
his pocket, the other supported his head in
an easy, indolent. sprawling position.
Il suppose you have made up your mind:
1t Is waste of time trying to save that
man. Wen. 1 about made up my mind to
that myself, some time ago."
do you mind telling me how Won got
into this caseT' he asked.
AS that Is private matter and you are
not disposed to take any share in the case
I don't see why I should make you a CON
Ibid Mrs. Prineveau ask Won to defend
Clarkson?'
"Ah! Mr. Greve told your"
mo, he didn't"
Then Mrs. Prineveau?"
Mrs. Prineveau would not talk to me I
Scared her? You must have lost your
tact"
mo. haven't"
Look here. Daryl" I said. a little net
tied. You are one of the cleverest men in
a particular line ever met. This whole
thing Is in nutshell. Either that man
Clarkson shot Mr.. Prineveau or he didn't,
If he didn't shoot him he must have been
somewhere at the time. He says he was
drunk, and If so, some one must have seen
him at some resort far away from the
scene of the crime. It's plain piece of
work to find out the mans resorts and get
hold Of the persons who saw him there on
that day. That's all there is to it, and
don't mind telling you that haven't a
bit of faith in the task, but there's
chance"
Daryl did not say anything for a mo-
ment. He worked his big fist in his pocket
boots as II he were at a complete loss.
Presently he said. drawlingly: Eyes, that
would be a waste of time
Clarkson is guilty..
MOO. I've made up my mind he is in
nocent."
Have you seen him?"
YES Saw his wife, too.
And he convinced you that he was in
nocent?"
No. His wife convinced me-"
I laughed. You're more susceptible than
I supposed" said. "She would have con-
WINGED me, too, If hadn't kept my wits
about me-"
Daryl threw his head back and pulled at
his iron-gray whiskers a moment. Then
he said in a schoolboy way: IT think 1
know who committed that murder, old
fellow"
DO you? Who?"
Mrs. Prineveau!'
If he had told me that he thought had
committed it, I don't Think 1 could have
been more astonished. L gave an incred-
ulous start. II wish you'd give me the
facts upon which you hive built that quick
me for saying .it-that pre-
posterous conclusion"
IT haven't got a-sinele fact yet" he re-
piled. '1'll look for the facts If you like
later on"
what in heavens name then have you
got to- warrant such a conclusion?'
kinder got the truth. It's different from
facts. Can't foot tt up; but you feel it all
the same. 1 alters prefer 1t to facts.to
begin with-for the facts kinder At into
It, easy like" = IL
I got up and took a turn or two. My
mind did not easily adjust itself to this
possibility. Daryl reached out his long
arm and played with the paper weight on
foH fonf lodi