Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-08-22

made me 60" said she.
"Well, you went, at any rate, and
you saw him, and spoke to him."
"No; didn't speak to him."
"Well, you saw him. didn't you" -
"No; 1 wouldn't lgDk at him. 1
heard him; that was all"
"You heard him tell Miss Bostal that
be was going to Stroan?' - ------'-
Here a frightened look passed sud-
denly across the girls face, causing
the jurymen. one and all, to look at
her more attentively than before.
Eyes" "
The answer was whisper.
"And, of course. you didn't notice
whether he seemed in his usual health
OF not?"
81 didn't notice"
"Of course not Then you went back
to Colonel BostaPs house with Miss
Bostal?"
eyes"
"Did YOU notice the time at all? Can
you tell us what time it was when you
coached the house?:
mo"
"You can't give any iGea!"
mo"
"Not even within an hour?'
ono"
"And when you got to the house
what did you do"
IL cried"
"Where? In the kitchen?" y.
eyes. I think so. 1 hardly remem-
ber."
Miss Bostal left you to go upstairs
and mend her dress. Do you remem'
Der that?"
mo. Oh, yes. think do
"Now 1 don't want to worry you, but
[ want you 70 think beforeyou answer
me. When Miss Bostal left you to go
upstairs, what did you do?'
"I-I-I went into the kitchen"
sand you cried there?'
YES"
"And can you tell us about how long
you sat there crying?
mo"
presently you made the tea, didn't
you?"
A pause.
The coroner went on;
"Try to recollect. Ii only happened
last night, you know. Miss Bostal
says you brought in the tea, brought
it into the dining-room. Don't you
remember doing that
"Oh, oh, yes!'
"And did you then look at the clock?
Do you remember?
mo, don't remember"
"You found Miss Bostal In the din
:ng-room. What was she doing"
"She was lighting the fire."
eyes. And you-had you been in the
kitchen all the time after she left you
until you took the tea into the dining
room"
yes"
"You had not been outside the house
for lhoment!"
This question Nell answered prompt
ly:
ooh, no.
"You are sure of that?
"Quite sure"
"Have you, gentlemen. any ques-
lions to ask this witnessW went on the
coroner, turning to the jury,
A stout man with gray whiskers
leaned forward in his seat.
II should like to ask Miss Claris.'
he said, whether the deceased had
not used certain threats towards her?
He is known to have said that he had
used threats"
The coroner looked as if he was I'M
certain whether he should allow this
question, but Nell answered by a.
movement Of her head in assent.
"He did use threats to YOUR per-
sisted the juryman.
Eyes, but"
"He threatened to tell the police
who it was that committed the rob-
berries at your uncle's house,"
Nell turned very white, and threw at
the persistent juryman a frightened
glance.
Eyes. He said thai he knew
"And he threatened to give lnforma-
tion?"
81 don't think" interrupted the coro-
ner, "that you ought TO put 1t like that.
Threaten is hardly the word. He said
he would give information, did he
not?'
eyes" said Nell, almost inaudibly.
"Are you engaged to Mr.. King"
asked he.
Really, gentlemen, we must keep to
the point" protested the coroner. But
Nell answered this question in a loud
er voice.
81 am not engaged to him. she said,
firmly
THAT will do, l think" said the cor
oner, who saw that there was strong
tendency On the part of the jury to sat
lsfy their curiosity on points quite
outside the subject of inquiry
And Nell was allowed to retire from
her prominent position. Miss Bostal
was waiting for her, and with gentle
hand she dragged the girl into a seat
beside her, where little could be seen
Of her now flushed and frightened
face.
"There is now only one more wit
ness" went on the coroner addressing
the jury, 1T Is the second medical