San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-01
how near Mr.. Lewis stood to the win
dow

dow"
AS the doctor was about to withdraw
Mr.. Upper stopped him by asking:
"Will you please tell us if you found
any marks, scars, you know, or birth
marks, by which the identity Of the
corpse might be established"
Nothing whatever. The face and
head have been burned beyond all pos
sibility of recognition.
"Were these burns of such a nature
that they may have been the cause Of
death?"
at should say not, but of course If O
man were burned as badly as that he
might subsequently die, though not Sc
quickly"
Mr.. Upper, addressing the squire,
said:
81 suppose there is no doubt as to the
identity Of the body, but in the face OF
the fact that the features are SO much
disfgured it would perhaps be as well
to seek some evidence in this direction. T"
N''I have no doubt" said this squire,
"that Miss Lewis may be able to help
us better than any one, though will
say this much myself: When first saw
the body lying by the chimney and
leaned over it, noticed that there was
a name on the nightdress in large let
ters"
az saw that also," said DR.. Snow.
ut is in indelible ink and done with q
stencil plate. As might be expected,
the name is John Lewis"
''That in itself seems almost conclu-
sive," observed the squire, "but we can
ask Miss Lewis about the matter when
she is called.
DR.. Snow was then allowed to leave
the stand.
"Now," said Mr.. Upper, eff we
can we must try to discover the time OF
the crime. I believe, squire, you are
the one who last saw Mr.. Lewis alive.
Can you tell at what hour that was, as
near as possible?"
II went to see Mr. Lewis ON the
night Of the murder and was in the
parlor with him nearly an hour. / must
have gone about 8 o'clock, for it was
but half past when reached my own
home.
"Then, Of course, he was alive at
that hour. The detective, Mr.. Barnes,
has described to us the tracks which he
found in the snow and also the discov-
cry Of the two pistols. These, he thinks,
were fred at the time when or immedi-
ately after the snow had ceased falling
last night. Whether either of these shots
caused the death of Mr.. Lewis or not, at
least IL Is possible that one of them made
the flesh wound which DR.. Snow has
described. It will be well. therefore, TO
fix the time when the snowstorm
ceased"
JEFF Harrison was then called and
swore to the facts which he had related
to Mr.. Barnes, and added that he had
again questioned his daughters and
that they substantiated the opinion
which he had given.
The next person called was Sarah
Carpenter. She came in from an ad-
joining room, as did all the witnesses,
it having been considered important
that one should not hear the testimony
of the others prior to being examined.
Miss Carpenter sat down rather stiffiy,
and it was evident that she was a reluc-
tant witness
"You are a servant at Riverside
farm?" asked Mr.. Upper.
81 assist Miss Lewis in taking care
of the house, but do not call myself Q
servant" was the reply. The lawyer
had evidently gained her i'll will at the
outset, but he took no notice of the as
perity of her manner.
''Are there any servants at alp"
81 suppose so. ;"
How many?"
II don't call any of them servants.
There are four men who work on the
farm and boy to do the chores"
"Do any of these sleep in the house?'
"No; they all sleep in a separate out
building"
How far is that building from the
main dwelling?"
at is on the other side of the road al
together. Mr.. Lewis bought the farm
opposite his own about two years ago
and ever since he has had the mel
sleep there"
"And where do you sleep?"
Sin my own house." answered tn
girl with an indignant toss of her head