Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-10
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Just at sight OF him?"
Eyes, sir"
"Did he wear his badge in plain
view?'
"Yes; on his breast"
$50 that you knew him to be police
officer"
| yes"
"And Miss Tuttle shrieked at seeing
a police otficer?''
Yes. and sprang forward"
Did she say anything?"
mot then
"What did she do?"
"Waited for him to speak"
(Which he did?'
cat once and very brutally. He ask
ed IL she was Mrs. Jeffrey's sister, and
when she uouueu ana gaspsu ) et lie
blurted out that Mrs. Jeffrey was dead !:
that he had just come from the old
house in Waverley avenue, where she
had just been found"
"And Miss Tuttle?"
Didn't know what to say; just hid
her face. She was leaning against the
newell post, so it was easy for her to
do So l remember that the man stared
ing no questions.
"Apd did she speak at ALP
ooh, yes, afterward. Her face was
wrapped in the folds of her cloak, but
/ heard her whisper as if to herself.
NO, no! That old hearth is not a
4 lol Foll
there And then she looked up quite
wildly and cried: There is something
more! Something which you have not
| told me- She shot herself, IL that's
what you mean Miss Tuttle's arms
went straight up over her head. 1t
was awful to see her. Shot herself?'
she gasped oh, Veronica, Veronica!
with pistol he went OIL suppose
he was going to say, tied to her wrist
but he never got it out, for Miss Tut
tie at the word pistol clapped her
hands to her ears and for moment
/ looked quite distracted, SO that he
thought better Of worrying her any
more and only demanded to know il
Mr.. jeffrey kept any such weapon.
| Miss Tuttle's face grew very strange
at this. Mr. Jeffrey! Was he thereY
she asked. The man looked surprised.
they are searching for Mr.. Jeffrey
he replied. Isn't he hereY No. came
both from her lips and mine. The man
acted very impertinently. You haven't
told me whether pistol was kept here
or not said he. Miss futile tried to
compose herself, but / saw that I
should have to speak If any one did, SO
l told him that Mr.. Jeffrey did have
pistol, which he kept in one Of his bu-.
reau drawers. But when the officer
wanted Miss futile to go up and see if
1t was there she shook her head and
made for the front door, saying that
she must be taken directly to her sis
ter"
"And did no one go up? Was no at
tempt made to see If the pistol was or
was not in the drawer?"
Eyes; the officer went up with me.
pointed out the place where it was
kept, and he rummaged all through it,
but found no pistol. didn't expect
him to- Here the witness paused
and bit her lip, adding .confusedly,
"Mr. jeffrey had taken it, you see."
The jurors. who sat very much in the
shadow, had up to this point attracted
but little attention. But now they be-
gan to make their presence felt, per-
haps because the break in the witness
words had been accompanied by sly
look at jimmy. Possibly warned by
this that something lay back of this
hitherto timid witness sudden volu-
bility, one OF them now spoke up.
I'm what room did you say this pis-
toll was keptw
I'm Mr.. and Mrs. Je1frey's bedroom,
sir; the room opening out of the sit
ting room where Mrs. Jeffrey had kept
herself shut up all day."
docs this bedroom Of which you
speak communicate with the hall as
well as with the sitting roomY'
mo, sir; it is the defect Of the house.
Mr.. and Mrs jeffrey often spoke of it
as a great annoyance. You had to pass
through the little boudoir in order to
reach it"
The juryman sank back, evidently
satisfied with her replies, but we who
marked the visible excitement with
which the witness had answered this
seemingly unimportant question won
dered what special interest surrounded
that room and the pistol to warrant
the heightened color with which the
girl answered this new interlocutor.
We were not destined to know at this
time, for the coroner, when he spoke
again, pursued a different subject.
How long was this before Mr.. JEFF
frey came in?"
"Only few minutes. was terribly
frightened at being left there alone
and was on my way to ask one OF the
other girls to come up and stay with |
me when / heard his key in the lock
and came back. He had entered the
house and was standing near the door
talking to an officer, who had evidently
come in with him. 1t was different I
officer from the one who had gone I
away with Miss futile. Mr.. jeffrey /
was saying: What's that? My wife /
hurtv Dead, sir" blurted out the
man. I had expected to see Mr.. JEFF
frey terribly shocked, but not in so
awful q wav IT rpally frightened me |