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if Mr.. Barnes would permit us to see
the clothes. VIII yOuE'
Mr.. Barnes had serious objections
to this, but did not like to refuse re
quest which he saw that MI Mitchell
made with great carnestness. There
fore, with much reluctance, he led the
way TO his office in lower Broadway
and produced the bundle of clothing.
The garments had been opened and
dried and were now in wrinklcd and
slightly shrunkcn condition
"Now. then" said Mr.. Mitchell. ad
dressing Preacher Jim you think
there might have been something about
these which would cUrroboratc Morals
first theory. YOU must have had some
definite thought in your mind. and !
half suspect that | 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. il would be upon
| the inside. from contact with the other
! clothes"
every good as far ~ II goes. But as
fresh blood would readily soak through
the cloth it would appear on either
side. would it notf'
"Npu oVcrlooh tie lining in the vest
and upper part of the trousers. II the
blood was spattercd on the outside
during the killing there would he but
/ little If any stain upon the Innings.
! If, on the contrary. these clothes were
, Slipped over the blood stained gar
| mcntS Of the murderer. there would hC
much blood upon the Innings, and very
little comparatively would Soal;
through to the outside opposite to these
places. In the uulincd portions it
would of course. lee difficult to decide.
hut a man would hc lucky indeed to
have the blood Spattcr SO fortunately
As Mr.. Mitchell listened he thought Of
Mr. Barnes statements that this man
was mad. Could ii be? If So. h" had
some very rational moments. n" now
carefully examined tho clothing him
self First no took mp the coat. upon
which he found nothing.
"No blood upon that. holicvp," said
he. passing il to Preacher Jim. who
took il calmly and also looked il over
$50 far therc is no rlew one way or tn,
other"
81 bog your PARDON" said Preacher
Jim. "Nou are mistaken"
"lIoW: DO You find any staine|'
$50: but that does not prove thai
this coat may not furnish an importan
clcw. | win explain after you have cx
aminod the other things"
II find somothin" here" said Mr.
Barnes. who had been examining Tho
trousers. (which seems to show tina
yen have reasoned clevcrly. Their" ara
few blood stains near tho knee, bu
there is only a slight one higher uN
whereas the pocket is quite hadl.
stained"
. "Lct mo Soc" said Mr.. Mitchell. TAX
ing the garment. by heaven. YOU arr
3 right. Preacher Jim, The stain i ol
: the side of tho pocket which must haV
! rested mex to the garment which
, covered; Yet. although the cloth is thir
thrro is actually no stain on the othc
. half of a." pockc,.'
"That is strange" said Preacher lin
coming and looking on. How do yo
account for i;T'
= II think that thorc was something j
: the pocket which protected the otho
half Who knows? II may have bee
the stolen will.
, ain which case the will would h
bloody ON one side suggested VI
Barnes.
l. IF it were found and showed such
y stain. what beautiful cDrrohorativ" ia
" tails we would have" said PrcachC
Jim.
1t "Without such confederation we mus
he convinced by this alone that Mora
first theory was the correct one. II
u murderer wore these things over h