Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-07-12

| 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.
swered. 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 n quarter OF
an hour. should think"
You have no way of fixing the
time:'
Il had no reason TO take particular
note OF the time; but think l remem-
Der seeing that it was between twenty
minutes and Il quarter to eight when
| went down into the dining-room and
lit the fire.
Was Miss Claris there
NO. She came in with tie tea not
long afterward''
And what time was that:"
Il cannot tell exactly But I think
1t was soon after eight"
And during that time that you were
in the dining-room by yourself. did you
hear her movin. about in the kitchen: -
Il don't remember noticing. | was
thinking OF the tire. 1t would not
burn up
Altogether, then. I gather from
what you have said. quite three-auart.
crs of an hou- elapsed between the
time you left Miss Ciaris at the back.
door and the time she brought in the
tea:"
About that, l should think
You did not see her or remember
hearing her during that iilne:"
Il certainly did not See her. l 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 saw
did she seem agitated. or was she
calm:"
she 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.
dcnce. Only one more question. Would
ii be possible. do you think, for a per
son to get. say. TO the place where the
body was discovered and back again
i'll three-quarters of an hour or n little
more"
The crowd in the court seemed to
draw deep breath of unanimous con-
sternation. Only the witness seemed
20 ignore the drift of the question.
1T would be absolutely impossible.
l am sure" she answered in surprise.
And you are sure the time was no
more than three-quarters OF an hour:-
AS sure as l can be, considering
that | took no particular note of the
time"
THANK you. That is all l have to
ask you ut present. though it is posi-
Die we may have TO recall you. Gen.
tiemen.' he went on. turning to the
jury. who We're already springing up
with their questions. Il think il 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 i hum of ex-
citement in the court. and people
looked At one 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 n witness. The
story was growing more mysterious.
The buzz subsidized as the doctor who
saw the body before il was moved took
tie oath and gave his evidence.
He had noticed nothing to give him
clue as TO the cause of death in the
first cursory examination he was able
to make out of doors
You afterwards. with the assistance
OF Doctor Charges made thorough
examination of the body:"
Il did,
And were you then able to come to
some definite conclusion?"
i was. In the right side of the head
l found small wound. and. after
probing for some time found bullet
Embedded in the cerebellum."
CHAPTER XIV.