San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-01

"And what If won't?"
"You would be guilty Of contempt
"And what of thatf''
81 could have you confined In jail and
kept there until you were willing to an
swer the questions.
She pondered over this awhile and
then, turning TO Mr.. Upper again, said
sharply:
"Tell me at once what it is you are
trying to get out of me?"
81 want to know at what time the
shot was fired that killed Mr.. Lewis"
"How should I knowf"
"You would have heard the report if
you had been in the house"
"And how do you know / was in the
house?'
"That is what you must tell us. ("
swell, then, / was not in the house. "
'"If not in the house, where were You
when the shot was fired?" But she was
too shrewd to be caught in this trap and
replied:
81 did not say heard the shot"
"You said you were not in the house
when the shooting took place. How
could you be sure of that unless you
heard it from some other pointf''
"You said / would have heard it if I
had been in the house." replied the girl
triumphantly, but Mr.. Upper quickly
went on:
"Ahi Then you mean to say that you
did not hear the report?"
~ don't mean to say anything of the
kind" she retorted with similar rapid
ity. This was a trick of Mr.. Tupper's
to get his witness excited and then by
rapid questioning to surprise her into
such an admission as she had just made.
The words were scarcely uttered before
she saw their import, and she continued
savagely: "You are making me say
what don't mean. Why don't you ask
for what you want to know without so
much beating round the bush?'
"Well, then, come to the point. Did
you hear the pistol shot on Sunday
night"
But the girl kept silent awhile and
then jumped off the stand, and dropping
into a seat burst into tears. Mr.. Upper
and Mr.. Barnes talked in low tones for
several minutes. and then the former
whispered to the squire, who called to
the stand the workmen alluded to by
the last witness. The squire himself
questioned them, while the lawyer and
detective consulted.
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but their testimony shed no light on
the matter, as the four older men had
spent the evening at the saloon, while
the younger had retired to the house
across the road and had gone to sleep at
2 o'clock on the evening in question,
and he declared that he had heard moth
ing during the night. BY this time Sa-
rah Carpenter had recovered from her
emotion and was sitting quietly on the
front bench. Will Everly was then call
ed and took the stand. AS he did so
Sarah seemed much agitated, and with
difficulty kept her composure. Mr..
Barnes, who was watching her, noticed
her discomfort and smiled to himself as
one conscious of being correct in some
surmise. Mr.. Upper proceeded.
"Mr. Everly," said he, II believe
you are a friend of Mr.. Walter Mar
yel?'
81 hope so, sir. "
"You are under some obligation to
him, believer
"Yes, indeed. He saved my life"
"How was that" In reply Everly
related the incident in detail. Mr.. Tup-
per continued:
"You consider then that you owe
your life to this young man?"
81 do, most emphatically. ! should
hesitate at nothing to do him service. :"
81 have heard that you have repeat
eddy said that you would risk your life
for him. Is that true?"
sit is. Did he not risk his life for
me?''
All through the above Burrows, who
was watching Mr.. Barnes, was sur
prised to notice that Mr.. Barnes was
keenly scrutinizing the girl Sarah Car
penter, who was in evident distress,
and he at length suspected that this ex-
animation of Everly was really in some
way aimed at the young woman. Mr..
Topper continued:
"Were you present when Marvel quar-
relied with the deceased?"
"He did not quarrel with Mr.. Lewis. ="
answered EVERY with some heat. "He
simply did what any man would-he
resented gross insult"
ct think he fred at Mr.. Lewis, did
he not?" Everly was a little confused
as he replied:
"He was very much excited and took
out his pistol. don't think he would
really have fred it, but Miss Lewis
struck his arm and the weapon was dis
charged. / think it was an accident.
"But did he not utter threats agains
Mr. Lewis as he went away?'
'He only said what was natural un
der the ircumstances-that he would
get even. But / know Walter, and
doubt if he remembered what he hat
said as long as the next day"
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