The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-12-02

had darted into her presence for pro-
lection, while his murderer absconded.
\ fact which had not been explained
was the appearance in the house of the
knife by which death had been caused.
The servants evidence proved they had
seen it for the first time after the trag-
edy had taken place. a rough handled
clasp knife, such as sailors carry, 1t
was not the kind 4 woman would pur-
chase, need or employ. The SUPPOSE,
ton arose that it had belonged to the
deceased, from whom it had been
snatched in moment of excitement
and used against his life by the ac-
cused but that theory wore no SEM
blance of probability to Mackworth,
who believed the weapon was in Dunn
barton's breast when he made his Vi
client entrance to the house.
He therefore regarded Mrs. Dunbar
ton as the victim of circumstances, an
| opinion in which he was strengthened
| by her appearance and manner, such
things having weight with one who
scrutinized his kind severely. Coming
J into continual contact with men and
women, While stained With crime,
! sought to hide their guilt by a SEM
| blance of innocence. he was quick to
perceive, in Il thousand petty ways, the
| difference in the bearing of one who
was blamelass. And seeing and ac-
knowiedging the dangerous closeness
| with which a damning evidence sur
| rounded and Swallowed her, his interest
in her behalf was more fully aroused
| than they had been for years in any
| case which had employed his talents
And she being innocent, the murder
must have been committed by some one
at present unknown and unsupported
| The crime had been perpetratcd With 4
motive, the most probable being that
of revenge. In the statement of George
Coris regarding the possible wrongs the
deceased had inflicted, and of the VEN
geance which had probably been taller
by some outraged husband, lover, OF
father, Maclkworth fully agreed. Nc
circumstance, however, that he haG
| been able to discover regarding the de-
ceased. had favored this supposition.
Within a few hours of his finding ii
| David DumbartOn'S pocket a directed
envelope, the inspector had called at The
address given, quiet lodging in Els
sex street, Strand. This establishment
was kept by a retired cook, an ample.
4 breasted, high colored lady dressed il
frayed black satin. Concerning her late
ledger she had little to tell. Now tina
he was dead her curiosity regarding
him became far greater than where HI
had lived, his sensational ending en-
lowing him with new interest to he
mind. What she knew she readily told
!. About fortnight previously he hat
taken back room on the second flool
Breakfast had been served him dali,
, in this apartment which he seldom lief
before dusk, when he went out He ha
apparently come from abroad, but h
! had not proved communicative, and ha
said little of himself. He received n
: visitors, nor had visitors called. TIL
landlady was under the impression tina
! he was poor. He had paid his frs
7 weeks rent, but not the second. Sh
5 had never noticed "A knife of any kin
in his possession.
: Permission was readily given t
Mackworth to visit the room. yet unle
which had been occupied by the de