The stayer. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1896-1903, 1901-11-07

direction is the same. This is impor-
tant and brings me TO point three,
which is illustrated by these diagrams,
drawn to scale from the measurements
took this afternoon"
As he said these words, the reporter
handed 20 his friend sheet of paper
upon which he had drawn some ge-
ometr;cal figures.
The first of these diagrams shows
the angle which the course of the bull
let made with n horizontal plane; the
second represents the inclination from
right to left. The former of these an
giles is nearly and the latter not far
from fQrty-tive degrees. The incline-
ton from right to left shows that the
shot was fired from the right side of
the dead man. Now then. one of two
things: Either il was fired by the man
himself, the weapon being held in his
right hand; or else It was fred by an
assassin who stood close TO the VIC
TINS right side. The first of these n.y.
potheses, considered by itself, is ad-
missible; but it involves the assump-
ton OF an extremely awkward and I'M
usual position of the suicides hand
while firing. On the other hand, the
dead man is tall-siX feet one inch
and to fire down, at an angle of sixty
degrees, upon a man of his height. his
assailant would have TO be a colossus,
or else to stand upon chair or in some
equally elevated position, unless the
victim happened to be seated when the
shot was fired"
Happened to be seated" exclaimed
Thurston, astounded, why. OF course
he was seated, since he was in the
cab"
That brings up point four, which
is not the least puzzling OF this in
teresting case" said Sturgis, impress
lively; 1.-The shooting was not done in
the cab"
Not done in the cab!"
NO; otherwise the bullet wouldhave
remained in the cushions; and it was
not there"
1T might have fallen out into the
street at the time of the collision" sug-
gested Thurston.
No; l searched every inch of space
in which it might have fallen. ii it
had been there ! should have found
it, for the spo, was brilliantly lighted
by an electric light, as you remem-
ber."
The physician pondered in silence for
few minutes.
With all due respect for the accu-
racy CT your observations. and for the /,
rigorous logic of your inductions, |
Sturgis." he asserted at last with de-
cision, II am positive that the man
died seated, for his limbs stiffened in !
that position" |
Yes, asserted Sturgis, land forthat
matter. | grant you that he breathed
his last in the cab; for in his death
struggles he clutched in his left hand
the cushion of the cob window, a piece
Of which remained in his dying grasp.
l merely said that he was not shot in
the cab"
Then how did he get there?" asked
the physician.
Your question is premature, nv
lear fellow" replied Sturgis, smiling;
1T must remain unanswered for the
present. All we have established as
ret is that he did get there. And that
being the Gaze, he must have been as
isted for. wounded as he was. he
'onld not. | take it, have climbed into
he cab by himself"
Certainly not" agreed Thurston.
Point FIVE" resumed Sturgis. "tbe
light arm was broken just above the
wrist"
Yes, said the physician. 81 thought
I first that the arm might have been
'rohen in the collision with the cable
ar; but the discoloration of the flesh
'roves conciusively that the fracture
ccurred before death"
Precisely Now, it is possible that ,
he man broke his arm when he fell, !.
tier being shot; but the confused
Tound looks to me as if il had been .
iade by severe blow with some blum.
istrumcnt."
POSSIBLY admitted Thurstop.
his broken arm, if we can place
ID ITS proper chronological position.
Jay prove 20 be of some importance in
ne chain OF evidence" unused Stur-
IS. IF the fracture occurred before
ne man was shot, that, of course. ex- !.
udes the possibility of suicide: but.
the other hand. it also brings in an ;
ostacie to the hypothesis of muir
ar" S
"liow SOP" y
because we have settled, You will .
member, that the shot was fred from .
re right Of the victim. and close to him. II
ow, II he did not fire the shot himself
ie person vino did must have reached c
er his right arm to do so. In that D
sc. unless the victim was asleep or
upefed. would he not instinctiyelv
I've raised his arm IT. self-defense. and
us detected the weapon upward?" L
Evidently" o
We'll. if is idle to speculate on this "
lie Tor the present. Let us come to
ant six. You remember / called v
ur particular attention to the cab D
an. DO you still think he was only ie
unk?" Il
No replied Thurston; "while he y
q unquestionably been drinking "