Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-07-31
TToreNce NTdrdeM,
Author Of " The House on lbs Nar5h," eFcJ
copyright 1895, by Robert Bonner's Sons!

I 10 light q fire in the dlning-room for
| my fathers return home. And 1t was
| then five and twenty minutes past
! seven"
'rhcn you reckon that you did the
| walk in Il quarter of an hour?
| "Ycs. 1t is about three-quarters of
4 mile, by the way We came over the
| nclds."
There was short pause, and the
| listening crowd now more on the alert
than ever, waited brcathlessly for the
roroncr's next question. 1t came In a
rather surprising form.
"Can YOU tell me. Miss Bostal
whether you and Miss Claris remained
in each others company from the mo-
ment you returned home until your
fathers return"
Miss Bostal reflected.
"Not quite all the time" she an.
swercd. Il tore my dress on nail as
| came through the back door, and
asked Miss Claris to make the tea
while ran up to my room and mend
ed it,"
"And how long were you upstairs"
about ten minutes or quarter Of
an hour, l should think"
You have no way Of fixing the
timc:'
Il had no reason to take particular
note of the time; but | think l remem'
Der seeing that it was between twenty
minutes and quarter to eight when
l went down into the dining-room and
lit the fire"
WAS Miss Claris there"
"No. She came in with the tea not
long aftcrward."
And what time was that?"
Il cannot tell exactly. But I think
Il was soon after eight"
"And during that time that you Were
in the dining-room by yourself, did you
hear her moving about in the kitchen!'
II don't remember noticing. l was
thinking of the fire. 1t would not
burn up"
altogether. then, gather from
what you have said, quite thrcc-quart-
rrS of an hour elapsed between the
time you left Miss Claris at the back
door and the time she brought In the
tca:"
about that, | should think"
You did not see her or remember
hearing her during that tilne|
Il certainly did not see her don't
remember hearing her.
There was another intent pause.
when you did see her next-when
she brought in the tea, that is to say
did she seem agtatcd, or was she
calm"
"'Shc was very much aGitated. She
had been crying all the time, think
She told me-"
Il must thank you for the clear way
in which you have given your evi
dcncC. Only one more question. Would
it he possible, do you think, for per-
son to get, say, to the place where the
body WAS discovered and back again
in thrce-quarterS of an hour or little
M0rcT
The crowd in the court seemed to
draw Il deep breath of unanimous COLI
Sternation. Only the witness seemed
20 ignore the drift of the question
1T would be absolutely impossible,
| am sure" she answered in surprise.
And you are sure the time was no
more than three. quarters of an hour?"
"As sure as i can be, considering
that | took no particular note Of the
time"
'Thank you. That is all l have to
ask you at present, though 1t Is posi-
bic we may have to recall you. Gen
tlcmcn,' he went on, turning to the
jury, who were already springing up
with their questions, II think it will
be better for you to hear the evidence
of the doctors before you ask this
witness any further questions"
They sat down again. and again
! there was buzz and hum of eX-
! citement in the court, and people
| looked at ono another and began to
| ask one another whether it was true
| that Nell Claris had been brought
! from the station, and whether she
would be called as witness. The
story was growing more mysterious.
} The buzz subsidized as the doctor who
saw the body before it was moved took
the oath and gave his evidence.
He had noticed nothing to give him
a clue us to the cause of death in the
first cursory examination he was able
TO make out Of doors.
''Iou afterwards, with the assistance
of Doctor Charges made a thorough
examination Of the body?"
II did"
"And were you then able to come to
some definite conclusion?"
II was. In the right side of the head
l found a small wound, and, after
probing for some time found bullet
imbedded in the cerebellum."