Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-20

the closing time. The description given by the clerk tallies with young Wright's appearance, and the giving in of a fictitious name aroused my suspicious. A visit to Neckar's pawn shop revealed the fact that under like mysterious circumstances Wright had pawned another watch under the name of Jowatt, and it was done shortly after six o'clock. I obtained from the pawnbrokers the various ar ticles and turned them over to the chief"
 The witness then identified the ar ticles already offered in evidence as those which he had obtained from the pawnbrokers.
 Neckar and the clerk from Rosen- thals were then introduced, and they identified Wright as the young man who under the name of Jowatt had pawned the watches and other arti- cles.
 The testimony was completed with the evidence of the sheriff and the chief of police. The material point in their testimony was that they, with the permission of Mrs. Wright, and in her presence, had gone through all the private papers of her husband and had found no will. The significance of this fact was, of course, brought to the attention of the jury by the coroner, who stated that in the absence of a will Mir. Wright's property would be divided without prejudice between his chill dren, and consequently Herbert Wright was direct beneficiary by his fathers death. .4 -'-] .a v
 The testimony given by the. off, cers produced profound impression not only on the jury, but on the crowd assembled there. Even Warde, who had been. inclined to entertain a belief in Wright's innocence, was staggered for a moment. It was not an easy matter to conceive an ex- pianation of the damning facts that had been brought to light. As for Herbert Wright himself, he seemed to be dazed by the chain of circum- stantial evidence which had been wrought around him. His face was strong psychological study, and upon it growing horror depitced it. self. Was it the despair of innocence surrounded by a network of appar- ent1y unanswerable accusations? Every bit of testimony seemed to em- body a charge. Or was it the stupor of guilt detected that appeared in his face?
 The coroner's jury made no at- tempt to construct any theory of in- nocence, but brought in verdict that the deceased had come to his death from blows and wounds in- ficted by his son.
 CHAPTER VI.
 Irving Warde could not have ex- plained the impulse which caused him to seek an interview with Miriam Wright when the coroner's jury had finished it's investigation. It was certainly not idle curiosity, nor the mere professional instinct of the newsgatherer; but some occult sym pathy seemed to draw him to the cold, emotionless young woman whose beauty had been as great a revelation to him as her personality had been mystery.
 Miriam Wright had had no experi- ence with newspaper people, and had no horror of the interviewer. At that time he had not attained the pin racle of caustic opprobrium that has since then been erected to his indus try and his dicredit. So when Irving Warde sent up his card she came down immediately to the parlor to see what was wanted of her. He had the appearance and manners of gentleman-for he was one-and so Miss Wright's suspicious of prying newspaper reporter were never aroused. & E
 From her appearance it was evident 'ffSat she was the victim of nervous relapse from great mental strain. Her behavoSSs:. on the witness stand, her marvellous SGslf-possession until she was led to tesfnffy in the dark had visibly been the reASult of an in tense benumbing excitehl--snt. The iciness had gone from her faeessA and it was helpless, feverish wonA.n who confronted him.
 Warde found himself, strange to say, erdeayoring to allay her alarm.
 Miss Wright" he said. II am one of those who believe that your brothers innocence will eventually be established, and have come to ask you whether can be of any as- sistance whatever to you"
 After he had said this it sounded very foolish; but she evidently ap- preciated his good intentions, for she said: Tt is very kind of you, Mir. Warde.. I hardly know what to say. It has come upon us so suddenly, so horribly that cannot tell what we shall do. If, however, we should see a way in which you could assist"
 Believe me, I shall be only too ready to do so."
 Herbert and I have been peculiar Iy attached to each other since child hood, and I need hardly say, Mr. Warde, that his implication in the murder is to me more terrible even than my fathers death, and I cannot conceive how it would have been pos- sible for him to bring himself to commit such crime. It is true that he was always high-strung and pas l. IL