The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-12-02

may not prove fatal until the blad
IS withdrawn.
The theory that Dumbarton ha
rushed into the house was furthermor
supported BIZ the fact that no sound
of alteration or movement had bee
heard coming from the room previou
TO the cry of fright or pain mentione,
at the inquest. That cry had evidentl:
been given on the accused seeing he
husband and noticing his condition.: il
other words, the instant he had entered
the room already stabbed and but
couple of seconds before his fall.
Mackworth argued that the man hat
been stabbed outside the gate. when
already probably aware from observa,
ton that his Wife was within reach. ht
had darted into her presence for pro.
lection, while his murderer absconded
~ fact which a not been explained
was the appearance in the house of the
Knife by which death had been caused
h servants evidence proved they haG
seen 1t for the first time after the trag-
edy had aiken place. A rough-handled
clasp knife, such as sailors carry, 1,
was not the kind a woman would pur
chase need or employ. The SUPPOSE
ton arose that it had belonged to the
deceased, from whom 1t had beer
snatched in a 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
into continual contact with men and
women, while stained with crime.
sought to hide their guilt by a SEM
olance OF innocence, he was quick to
perceive, IN a thousand petty ways, the
difference In the bearing of n who
was blameless. And seeing and ac-
k~noWiedgtng the dangerous closeness
with Which a damning evidence sur
ounde 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
at present unknown and unsupported
The crime had been perpetrated with a
mouVe, the most probable being that
or revenge. In the statement of George
ICoris regarding the possible wrongs the
deceased had inflicted, and of the VEN
geance which had probably been taken
by some outraged husband, lover, or
father, Mackworth fully agreed. No
circumstance, however, that he had
been able to discover regarding the de-
ceased, 4 favored this supposition.
Within a few hours OF his finding in
David Dumbarton's pocket a directed
envelope. the inspector had called at the
address given, a quiet lodging in Es-
sex street, Strand. This ablishment
was kept by a retired cook. an ample
breasted. htgh-colored lady dressed in
ledger she had little to tell. Now that
was dead her curiosity regarding
MIN became far greater than where he
mad lived. his sensational ending en-
lowing him with new interest to her
mind. What she knew she readily told.
Abou a fortnight previously he had
laKen a pack room on the second floor.
Breakfast had been served him daily
this apartment, which he seldom left
apparently come from abroad, but he
lad not proved communicative, and had
little of himself. He received no
visitors. nor had visitors called. The
landlady was under the impression that
was poor. He had paid his first
weeks rent, but not the second. She
had never noticed a knife of any kind
n his possession.
Permission was readily given to
to visit the room, Vet unlet,
which had been occupied by the de-
ceased, all OF whose belongings were
stored IN a leather portmanteau, much
by wear and plentifully sprink-
ed with colored labels bearing the
names of foreign hotels and towns.
With some expectation Mackworth
opened 1t, thinking that here might lie
snmQ claw RI thu ouyp ~,
Win this idea uppermost in his mind
ne inspector examined its contents:
suit OF clothes with empty pockets.
some torn covered shilling novels Of
sporting Interest, and pass books con-
aiming dates Of races and columns of
But there was neither letter.
notograph, paper, nor aught else
he mystery Mackworth sought to solve,
Only n thing which the portman-
eau held possessed the slightest in
crest for him, this being an old nair
# kid gloves, we'll worn, stained and 4
wearing the impress Of the wearer's |
lands. Neither were they the shane
Tor size Of the glove found upon the
attn fronting Mrs. Dumbarton's house;
he glove Mackworth had already COM
pared with the hands Of the deceased: |
he glove which might or might not |
belonged to the man who caused
David Dumbarton's death.
The inspectors disappointment |
served to strengthen, II possible. his de-
ermination to discover some Of the de-
ails regarding the life Of this man
letails by which his actions might be
raced. his associates known. his mur-
lerer revealed. But at present Mack
worth had absolutely no guide to direct
lis search; no clew which afforded him