The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-07-21

in thought over this last point in the
evidence.
In the talk between him and Mr..
Barnes both had thought that but one
bullet had found its mark in the dead
body. Now it was incontestably proved
that there were two wounds. How to
explain that in connection with what
they had already discovered was the.
problem, and his astute mind quickly
evolved theory to fit the case It will
be remembered that the pistols found
Oh the lawn had each one empty shell,
and as but one shell had been picked up
in Virginia's room he concluded that
that weapon also had been fired only
once. The tracks in the snow seemed to
indicate that Virginia had met Harry
Lucas (whose name was on one Of tho
pistols) and then left him to go to the
woods Suppose, then, that Lucas had
fred his weapon at Lewis. ana that the
ball had struck at the point where it
made but a flesh wound, and then had
passed out? From this point Burrows
reasoned as follows: Lewis, finding
himself wounded, had taken the pre-
caution to write the name CT his sup
posed assailant on the paper which Mr..
Barnes thought that Virginia had taken
from the table, He had then retired to
his bed, as was evident from his being
i'll his nightdress Then the man whom
Virginia had met across the river, and
who had unquestioEably visited the
house aIterward, as was easily shown by
his tracks, had entered and fred the
shot which proved fatal" " AS he reach
ed this point in the case which be was
constructing to fit the facts he started
with new idea. "As Virginia had
been cleaning a pistol, suppose that it
was her own weapon, and that it was
she who having planned the deed with
Lucas, had finished it when she return
ed home and found her uncle still alivei
This seems more probable, because Lew
is might have left his own room to tell
her Of his wound, when she came in,
: whereas the man would have sought
him in his bedroom and have killed him
there Two points occurred to him in
connection with his theory, and he ap-
preached the table where the doctor was
at work and asked;
Can you tell from what distance
these shots were fired:"
II have just been looking into that
point. or one thing am convinced, and
that is that one was fired at very close
range, for the cloth Of the gown is
blackened with powder"
Which wound was that"
"That is tne curious part of it. There
is but enc hole in the gown and there
arc two wounds. cannot be sure which
bullet passed through the garment, be-
cause the wounds arc SO close together"
This satisfied Burrows: and he came
to his second point. If he could find the
suit of clothes which tho murdered man
had on when the first shot struck him,
and If he found a bullet hole in the gar
nlents, it would bear out his theory that
Lewis lad received one bullet from
without, and then had undressed, thes
second ard fatal shot coming afts. - s'os. y
Burrows was now anxioup 70 search
for the suit Of clothes Necessary to his
theory Of the cripe, but was obliged to
wait until DR.. Show had concluded his
investigation This occupied some time,
for he very Carefully made notes Of all
the results. However, at last the doctor
signifed his readiness to dismiss the
case for tie day. The two men left the
room together, DR.. Snow carefully lock.