The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-04-30
Loretta's testimony
creates q sensation

on this. pressed the girl to continue,
asking if Miss futile left the room
Immediately after turning from the
hookshelyes. Loretta replied no; that,
on the contrary, she stood for some
minutes near them, gazing in what
seemed like great distress Of mind
straight upon the floor after which
she moved in an agitated way and
with more than one anxious look be
hind her into the adjoining room, where
she paused before q large bureau AS
this bureau was devoted entirely to
Mr.. Jefireys use. Loretta experienced
some surprise at seeing his Wifes sis
ter approach it in so stcalthy a manner.
Consequently she was watching with
all her might when this young lady
opened the upper drawer ana with very
evident emotion thrust her hand into it,
What she took out or whether she
took out anything this spy upon her
movements could not say. for when
Loretta heard the drawer being pushed
back into place she drew the curtains
close, percelving that Miss Tuttle
would have to face this window in
coming back. However, she vcntured
upon one other peep through them just
as that lady was leaving the room and
remembered as if it were yesterday
how clny white her face looked and
how She held her left hand pressed
close against the folds of her dress II
was but few minutes after that Miss
futile left the house
As we all knew what was kept in
that drawer, the conclusion was obYi-
Gus. She wished TO see il his pistol
was still there or If it had been takca
away by her sister
The temcrity which had made it pos.
sblc to associate the name of such a
man as Francis Jeffrey with an out
rageous crime having been thus in Il
measure explained, the coroner recall
ed that gentleman and again thorough
" surprised the gaping public
Had the witness accompanied his
wife to the Moore house?
NO"
Had he met her there by any Gp-
pointmcnt he had made with her or
which had been made for them both
by some third person;
mo"
Had lie been at the Moore house on
the night Of the nth at any time pre-
yious TO the hour when he was brought
there by the officials?
mo"
Would he glance at this impression
Of certain finger tips which had been
left in the dust of the southwest cham
Der mantol?
He had already noted them.
Now would he place his left hand on
the paper and SEQ
at is not necessary" no burst forth,
in great heat 81 own to those marks.
That is. | have no doubt they were
made by my hand" Here, uncon-
sclously, his eyes few to the member
thus referred 10, as If conscious that
In some way it had proved traitor
to him; after which his gaze travelled
slowly my way, with an indcscribable
question in it which reused my con
science and made the trick by which
| had got the impression Of his hand
seem less Of triumph than | had
heretofore considered it. The next
minute he was answering The coroner
under oath, very much ds he had an
swcrcd him in the unofficial interview
Mt which | had been present
II acknowledge having been in the
Moore house and even having been in
/ its southwest chamber, but not mt The
time supposed. 1t was OH the previous
night" lie went on 10 relate Low,
| being in a nervous condition and hay
ing the key TO this old dwelling in his
pocket he had amused himself by 60
ing through its dilapdatcd interior.
/ All Of this made a doubtful Impression
I which was greatly emphasized wica,
+ III ltIlA ~ lHt il4luilA aS ~ htNAN ~
f got the light TO see by. he admitted
/ that lie had come upon candle in an
upstairs room and made use OF that;
/ though he could not remember what he
| had done with this candle afterV ag.l,
and looked dazcd and quite at sea. til
/ the coroner suggested that he Mg'tt
have carried it into the closet Of the
room whore his fingers had left their
impression in the dust Of the mautei-
shelf
Then he broke down like man from
whom some prop is suddenly snaiclled
and looked around for a seat. This
was given him. while n silence. the
most dreadful | ever experienced. held
every enc there in check. Bnt he
speedily rallied and. with the remark
that he was little confused In regard
10 the incidents of that night, waited
with a wild look in his ayerted eye for
the corOner's next question.
Unhappily fer him. Il WAS IN confirm.
alton of the same subject. Had he