The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-08-07

anu produced the DunQle OF ClOCn1n2.
The garments had been opened and
dried and were now in a wrinkled and
slightly shrunken condition.
Now, them said Mr.. Mitchell. adj
dressing Preacher jim, you think
there might have been something about
these which would corroborate Morals
first theory. You must have had some
definite thought in your mind, and
half suspect that 1 could guess what
you mean, but would be glad to have
you tell me-
at is very simple. These garments
must have blood stains upon them, or
Mora would not have thrown them
| into the river. The stains must have
reached the clothes either during the
commission of the murder or after
ward. In the first instance. the blood
| would primarily show upon the out
side. In the second, it would be upon
the inside, from contact with the other
| clothes"
Every good as far as it goes. But as
, fresh blood would readily soak through
the cloth 1t would appear on either
! side. would it not?"
you overlook the lining in the vest
and upper part of the trousers. If the
blood was spattered on the outside
during the killing, there would be but
little If any stain upon the Innings.
/ If, on the contrary. these clothes were
slipped over the blood stained gar
ments of the murderer, there would be
much blood upon the Innings, and very
, little comparatively would soak
through to the outside opposite to these
places. In the unlined portions it
would, Of course, be difficult to decide,
but man would be lucky indeed to
have the blood spatter so fortunately"
AS Mr.. Mitchell listened he thought of
Mr.. Barnes statements that this man
was mad. Could it be? If so, he had
some very rational moments. He now
carefully examined the clothing him
self First he took up the coat. upon
which he found nothing.
No blood upon that, I believe" said
he. passing it to Preacher jim, who
took it calmly and also looked it over.
so far there is no clew one way or the
other"
Il beg your pardon" said Preacher
jim You are mistaken"
How? Do you find any stains?"
mo; but that does not prove that
this coat may not furnish an important
clew. | will explain after you have ex-
amined the other things
81 find something here" said Mr..
Barnes, who had been examining the
trousers, which seems to show that
you have reasoned cleverly There are
few blood stains near the knee. but
there is only a slight one higher up
whereas the pocket is quite badly
stained"
Let me see" said Mr. Mitchell. tax
ing the garment. by heaven, you are
right, Preacher Jim. The stain is on
the side of the pocket which must have
rested next to the garment which it
covered; yet, although the cloth is thin
there is actually no stain on the other
half of the pocket"
'That is strange said Preacher jim.
coming and looking on. "How do YOU
account for it?"
81 think that there was something in
the pocket which protected the other
half. Who knows? 1t may have been
the stolen WILL
'In which case the will would be
bloody on one side" suggested Mr..
Barnes
If it were found and showed such a
stain. what beautiful corrobol'ative de-
tails we would have.' said Preacher
jim
without such confederation we must
be convinced by this alone that Mora s
first theory was the correct one. The
murderer wore these things over his