Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-10-11

hose, I maturity concluded that s.
had made use of candle, as the curl
had been noticeable under her VEIL"
He had accounted for one candle in
one found in the tumbler or for the one
lying crushed and battered ON the
closet floor?
He could not
And now we all observed change
of direction in the inquiry. Witnesses
We're summoned to corroborate Mr..
Jeffrey's Standardization which
it seemed to be the coroners present
wish to establish. First came the gro
Ger who had sold Mr.. jeffrey the can
dies He acknowledged, much to jim
ny's discomfort, that an hour after Mr..
Jeffrey had left the store he had found
on the counter the package which that
gentleman had forgotten to take. Poor
jimmy had not stayed long enough to
hear his story out. The grocer finished
his testimony by saying that immedi-
ately upon his discovery he had sent
the candles to Mr.. Jeffrey's house.
This the coroner caused to be en-
phasized to such an extent that we
were all convinced of its importance.
But as yet his purpose was not evident
save to those who were more in his
confidence than myself.
The other witnesses were men from
Raucher's, who had acted as walters
at the time of the marriage. One Of
them testified that Immediately on
Miss Noore's arrival he had been sent
for candle and box Of matches.
The other, that he had carried up to
her room large candelabrum from the
drawing room mantel. A pair of curl.
ing tongs taken from the dressing table
Of this room was next produced, to-
gether with other articles Of toilet use
which had been allowed to remain
there uncared for, though they were Of
solid silver and Of beautiful design.
The next witness was member Of
Mr.. Jeffrey's own household. Chloe
was her name, and her good black face
worked dolefully as she admitted that
the package Of candles which the gro
Ger boy had left on the kitchen table
with the rest Of the groceries on the
morning Of that dreadful day when
"missus" killed herself was not to be
found when she came to put the things
away. She had looked and looked for
1t, but it was not there.
Further inquiry brought out the fact
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household was in the kitchen when
these groceries were delivered and that
this person gave great start when
the boy shouted out, 1.-THE candles there
were bought By Mr.. JeffreyT' and hur-
ried over to the table and handled the
packages, although Chloe did not see
her carry any of them away.
"And who was this persona"
miss Tuttle."
When the murmur which had hailed
this startling turn in the inquiry had
subsidized the coroner drew a deep
breath and, with an uneasy glance at
the jury, who, to man, seemed to
wish themselves well out of this Job,
he dismissed the cook and summoned
fresh witness.
Her name made the people stare.
miss Nixon"
Miss Nixon! That was name well
known in Washington; almost as well
known as that Of Uncle David or even
of Mr.. Tallman. What could this
quaint and characteristic little body
have to do with this case Of doubtful
suicide7 A word will explain. She
was the person who on the day before
had made that loud exclamation when
the box containing the ribbon and the
pistol had been disclosed to the jury.
AS her fussy little figure came for
ward some nudged and some laughed,
possibly because her bonnet was not
of this years style, possibly because
her manner was peculiar and as full
Of oddities as her attire. But they did
not laugh long, for the little lady's look
was appealing, If not distressed. The
fact that she was generally known to
possess one of the largest bank ac-
counts in the District made any mark
ed show Of disrespect toward her q
matter Of poor judgment, II not Of
questionable taste.
The box in the coroner's hand pre-
pared us for what was before US. AS
he opened it and disclosed again the
dainty white bow which, as have be-
fore said, was Of rather a fantastic
The grocer
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