Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-24

HuOt muTuGTeU NtHtSeU.
'spector was this: Had either of the
men got any luggage in the carriageY
"The inspector answered with
laugh, Not quite, Mr.. Grayson, or you
would see 1t here
"Then took on paper rough out
line of that fragment of bone and an
accurate sketch of exact size Of the
cash in it, and the inspector went
away. One thing his visit had shown
me. Andrew Walker was not slain
by blow from behind by the pickax.
II met Barnes while was nibbling
lunch and told him this. He heard me
doubtfully. You may be right said
he, but Pm bothered If see what you
have to go upon
"'You know what pickax is likeT
l said.
".Certainly.'
ga cross section Of one of the blades
would be what?'
"'Square, or perhaps oblong.'
atQuite so; rectangular. What l
want to get at is this: 1t wouldn't even
be diamond shape, with the angles OBJ
fuse and acute alternately
Certainly not. The angles would
be clean right angles
every good. Now look at this sketch
Of the hole in the skull and tell me
what you see.'
Barnes put on his glasses and gaz-
ed attentively for minute or SO and
then looked up. THE pick point has
crashed through without leaving any
marks of its edges whatever
That Is to say, there are none OF
your right angles showing
"'None. But that does not go to
prove anything
"'No. It's only about tenth Of my
proof. 1t gives the vague initial idea.
1t made me look more carefully, and /
saw this pointed with my pencil to
u corner Of the sketch. Barnes whis-
tied.
ga clean arc of circle said he,
cut in the bone as though knife had
done it. You saw that pickax. Was ii
much worn? We're the angles much
rounded near tie point?
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the pick, though an old one, had just
been through the blacksmith's shop to
be resharpened and had not been used
since. There was not trace Of wear
upon it. OF that am certain
Barnes whistled again in much per
| plexity. AT length said he: Its an alb
solutely certain thing that Walker was
not killed in the way they imagine.
But don't think this will get him of
scot free. There's too much other cir
cumstantial evidence against him. OF
course you'll do your best, but
1t would be more than a toss up II
could avoid conviction. Quite so
We must find out more. The question
is: How was this wound made? Was
there third man In it?'
"Guide may have jabbed him from
behind with some other instrument
and afterward thrown 1t out of the
window
eyes said l, but that is going OIL
the assumption that Guide did the
trick. which don't for moment think
is the case Besides, II he did throw
anything out of the window, 1t would
most assuredly have been found. They
keep the permanent way very thor
oughly inspected upon the Metropolis
tan. No. Barnes. there is some Other
agent in this case, animate or mani
mate, which SO far we have overlook
ed completely, and an innocent mans
life depends upon our raveling it out
BARNES lifted his shoulders helpless
| ly and took another sandwich. 4 don't
see what we can do
"'Nor very clearly, but we must
start from the very commencement
and go over the ground inch by inch
$50 wrapped up was in the case by
this time that could not fix my mind
to anything else. Then and there I
went out and set about my inquiries.
with some trouble found the com.
partment In which the tragedy had
taken place, but learned nothing new
| from 1t. The station and the railway
people at Addison road, Kensington
! were similarly drawn blank. The tick.
ct inspector at Shaftesbury road, who
distinctly remembered Guides passage,
at first seemed inclined to tell me moth
ing new either until dragged 1t out of
him by regular emetic of question
| ing.
'Then he did remember that Guide
had been carrying in his hand car
penters straw bass as he passed
through the wicket. He did not recol-
lect whether he had mentioned this to
the police; didn't see that it mattered.
II thought differently. and with a
new vague hope In my heart. posted
back to the prison. / had heard no
word Of this hand baggage fro Guide