Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-13

watching me struggling with q piece of ribbon which I wanted made into Il bow she took 1t from my hand and tied Q knot for which was very much obliged to her. It was very pretty"
 And like this?'
 Almost exactly, sir.a
 "Have you that knot with you?
 She had.
 twill you show it to the JuryY
 Heaving a sigh which she had much better have suppressed, she opened a little bag sine carried at her side and took out pink satin bow. It had been tied by a delft hand, and more than one pair of eyes fell significantly at sight of it.
 Amid silence which was intense two or three other witnesses were called to prove that Miss Tuttle's skill in bow tying was exceptional and was often made use of not only by mem bers Of her household, but, as in Miss Nixon's case, by outsiders, the special style shown In the one under consider ation being the favorite.
 During all this kept my eyes on MT. Jeffrey When finally several persons of both sexes were brought forward to prove that his attentions to Miss Tut tie had once been sufficiently marked for an announcement of their engage ment to be daily looked for, he let his head fall forward on his breast as If the creeping horror which had seized. him was too much for his brain if not for his heart The final blow was struck when the man whom had my @v1 A AYsao tn contretemps which had occurred in At lantic City, an additional point being given to it by the repetition of some old conversation, raked up for the pur- pose, by which an effort was made to prove that Miss Futile found it hard to forgive injuries even from those nearest and dearest to her. This sub 5ect might have been prolonged, but some of the jury objected, and the time being now ripe for the great event of the day the name of the lady herself was called
 After so significant preamble the mere utterance of Miss Tuttie's name had almost the force of an accusation, but the dignity with which she rose calmed all minds and subdued every expression of feeling. She faltered only when by chance she glanced at the shrinking figure of Francis Jeffrey.
 Her name, which she uttered with out emphasis and yet in way to arouse attention, sank into all hearts with more or less disturbance.
 "Alice Cora TuttIev' How in days gone by, and not so long gone by ei- tiler, those three words had aroused 0r0f 1eF and inspired the toast at many gall lant feast! They had their charm yet if the heightened color observable on many cheek there was true index l to the quickening heart below.
 "How are you connected with the deceased Mrs. JeffreyY
 ''I am the child of her mother by a former husband We were half sis ters.''
 No bitterness in this statement, only an infinite sadness. The coroner con tinued to question her. He asked for an account of her childhood and forced her to lay bare the nature of her rela- tions with her sister. But little was gained by this, for their relations seem ed to have been of sympathetic char acter up to the time of Veronica's re- turn from school, when they changed somewhat, but how or why Miss Tut tie was naturally averse to saying. Indeed she almost refused to do so, and the coroner, feeling his point gain ! ed more by this refusal than by any admission she might have made, did not press this subject, but passed. on to what interested us the vari- ous unexplained actions on her part which pointed toward crime.
 His first inquiry was in reference to the conversation held between her and MT. Jeffrey at the time he visited her room. We had listened to his account I of it, and now we wished to hear hers. But the cue which had been given her by this very account had been invalua- ble to her, and her testimony naturally coincided with his. We. found our | selves not an inch advanced. They had talked of her sisters follies, and she had advised patience, and that was all she could say on the subject--alI she would say, as we presently saw.
 The coroner introduced fresh topic. I What can you tell us about the in terview you had with your sister prior to her going out on the night of her death ?''
 Every little except that 1t differed en- ttrely from what Is generally supposed. She did not come to my room for con versation, but simply to tell me that she had an engagement. She was in an excited mood, but said nothing to alarm me. She even laughed when she left me, perhaps to put me off my guard, perhaps because she was no ! longer responsible"
 Did she know that MT. Jeffrey had visited you earlier in the day? Did she make any allusion to 1t, mean?"
 ''None at all. She shrugged her shoul- ders when asked if she was we'll and anticipated all further. questions hH running from the room. She was aE- ways capricious in her ways and never more so than at that moment Would to God that 1t had been different! 5 AL TS y1 1alA1