Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-29
doubt that, old man." said
er, depressing with an eff
nclination to smile. Now

ght, sah."
Veil, Lofd51, we want to get out
,ou what you know about this
murder
"Lordy, boss, I doan know nuthin'
S,bout it. clar ter goodness didn'
alb nuthin' ter do wild it. Mars John
ways done treat me well.n
Nobody thinks you had anything
TO do with it, London" the coroner
said, reassuringly, "but there is some
information that you can give us,
perhaps. Tell me, were you at home
the day before Mr.. Wright was
4 killed?"
Yes, sab; Iwus dar."
did anybody call on that morn
Sing?"
yes, sah.s
"Who was it?"
well, young Mr.. Wright wus one.
Tudder man I doan know who he
wus."
.'Mr; Wright had two visitors
then?''
Eyes, sah."
Who got there first?"
Dis udder man."
Hs "Can you tell me what this other
&man looked like?"
No, sab. did'n see him; I Only
heyrd him. You see Mars Wright
She SEN me ter clean the gun up fur
Sxhim, 'caise he gwine huntin' mex day,
&an he tole me soon's got 1t fixed
ter fetch it ter him in de library.
q Wen 1 done git it cleaned an teck
I 1t ter him, foun' de library doah
wus shut am locked, an 1 hearn two
pussons talldn' in dar kinder low.
Wen i knocked, Mars. Wright he
coined ter de doah an he holler froo
ter bring de gun back later; dat he
lvus busy den. Well, go out ter de
stable an feed de bosses, an in bout
half er hour I went back an glib Mars
Wright de gun. De stranger who
! eber he wus, wus done gone"
You have no idea who he WASP"
No, sab. I guess Mars Wright mus
hab let him inter de house hesef,
caise / axed all de niggers bout him,
: and dey didn nobody pear to know
nutin bout him."
what made you ask about him?''
We'll, you see, us cullud folks likes
ter know who comes ter de house. an
i all bout 'em, SOS we kin talk it all
ober in de kitchin monst ourselves -
oh, I see. Well, how long was it
before young Wright put in an ap-
pearance?"
He come amos soon's done glib
Marster de gun, fur I let's him in
myself TO goes out"
did he seem troubled?"
"Yes, sab. He looked mighty orn-
resty, an he was mighty swif' too,
fur he jest said, .Whar's my father?'
an Wen I-.f..le him in de library, he
pushed 1aA Dutch de way, an. he went
light in. wus SO surprised like dat
VA stood dar in de hall an hearn all
'aley say ter one anudder 'fo' I lnowed
wat / wus dom. But / 'clar dey talk
no loud an cited dat couldn' hep it,
an de doah wus open, too"
"What did they say2"
"Fust Mr.. Herbert he speak kinder
sof'-like, an he tell he pa dat he
come ter him fur ter git hep. He say
dat he wife an he baby wus a-starvin',
an dat he couldn' beg from nobody
else; dat he dim keer fur hissef' hut
he couldn' stan fur ter see dem
hongry, an SO he come ter he pa fur
some hep. Ole Mars Wright he
answer kinder temtious-like an say
dat he hearn tell huff bout dat. He
say Mr.. Herbert ain got no business
ter marry ginst he will, an dat he
mus teck de sequences OBJ it. Den
Mr.. Herbert he git mad an tell he
pa dat he gwine hab somethin' any
how, dat he was clean stracted an
he jes' boun' ter hab it. Den Mars
John order him furm de house, an
tell him he aim got no more time ter
talk wild him, fur he wus agittin'
ready ter go huntin' de mex day."
"What did young Wright do then?"
HE jes' crump he hat on he haid
and rush out, an he mos knock me
ODER de hat rack as he got out"
"Did he threaten his father?"
"No, sab; he didn' say nuthin', but
he jes' look desprit, kinder s il he
didn' know what he wus dom an
didn' keer."
London was then excused, very
much to his relief, and he left the
witness stand with the air of a man
who had just escaped a deadly peril.
The other servants were examined in
routine, but nothing of Importance
was added to London's testimony.
There was perceptible stiffness
in the assemblage when the next wit
ness, Herbert Wright, was called, and
( all heads turned to look at him as he
made his way to the witness stand.
He was not nervous, though he was
the very picture of forlornness. He
appeared to take only a vacant inter-
est in the investigation, and was
either careless or oblivious of his own
danger. AT the moment he took his
seat every mind there was revolving
the probability of bis having been the
guilty cause of the present tragedy.
With rather bored air he waited
the coroner's questions. After giving
his age, name and other formal in:
formation, such as is required on oc-
CaSlOuS VI VilS hAASs AAS was sAS1ASo uAA0
following question:
4You and your father were not on
the best of terms, were you?"
"No, sir"
what was the cause of your fall
ing out?"
"My marriage"
"Why did he object to your mar.
riage?"
sswhat my fathers objection to my
marriage has to do with his murder
st may have a great deal to dc
with it," said the coroner. significant
.oh, see," said Wright, with COO
sarcasm. "You think that perhaps
this may furnish clew to connect me
with his death. Very well. II the
troubles that have oyertaken me an6
mine will satisfy your curiosity ant
entertain this crowd, why am ready
%ho,y, Aclr yne what Uoy