Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1904-06-25

obliged to make use of the matches he
always carried on his person in order
to find his way to the upstairs room
where he felt positive he would find a
candle.
This gave the coroner an opportunity
to ask:
"And why did you expect to find a
candle there"
The answer astonished me and, /
have no doubt, many others:
''It was the room in which my wife
had dressed for the ceremony. 1t had
not been disturbed since that time.
My wife had little ways of her own.
One was to complete her toilet by
using curling iron on a little lock she
wore over her temple. When at home,
she heated this curling iron in the gas
Jet; but, there being no gas in the Moore
house, I naturally concluded that she
had made use Of candle, as the curl
had been noticeable under her veil.''
He had accounted for one candle in
the house. Could he account for the
one found in the tumbler or for the one
lying crushed and battered on the
closet floor?
He could not.
And now we all observed a change
of direction in the inquiry. Witnesses
| were summoned to corroborate Mr..
Jeffrey's ACKNOWLEDGEMENT which
it seemed to be the coroner's present
wish to establish. First came the gro
Ger who had sold Mr.. Jeffrey the can
dies. He acknowledged, much to jim
ny's discomfort, that an hour after Mr.
Jeffrey had left the store he had found
on the counter the package which that
gentleman had forgotten to take. Poor
Jimmy had not stayed long enough to
hear his story out. The grocer finished
his testimony by saying that immedi-
ately upon his discovery he had sent
the candles to Mr. Jeffrey's house.
This the coroner caused to be en-
phasized to such an extent that we
were all convinced of its Importance
But as yet his purpose was not evident
save to those who were more in his
confidence than myself.
The other witnesses were men from
Raucher's, who had acted as walters
at the time Of the marriage. One Of
them testified that Immediately on
Miss Moore's arrival he had been sent
for a candle and a box of matches.
The other, that he had carried up to
her room large Candida brum from the
drawing room mantel. A pair Of curl
ing tongs taken from the dressing table
of this room was next produced, to-
gether with other articles of toilet use
which had been allowed to remain
there uncared for, though they were of
solid silver and of beautiful design.
The next witness was a member of
Mr.. Jeffrey's own household. Chloe
was her name, and her good black face
worked dolefully as she admitted that
the package Of candles which the gro
Ger boy had left on the kitchen table
WITH the rest Of the groceries on the
Of that dreadful day when
"missus' killed herself was not to be
found when she came to put the things
away. She had looked and looked for
1t, but it was not there.
Further inquiry brought out the fact
that but one other member Of the
household was in the kitchen when
these groceries were delivered and that
this person gave a great start when
the boy shouted out, THE candles there
were bought by Mr.. Jefreyv' and hur-
ried over to the table and handled the
packages, although Chloe did not see
her carry any Of them away.
"And who was this persona"
"Miss Tuttle."
When the murmur which had hailed !
this startling turn in the inquiry had |
subsidized the coroner drew a deep |
breath and, with an uneasy glance at
wish themselves well out of this job,
ne dismissed the cook and summoned
4 fresh witness.
Her name made the people stare.
''Miss Nixon"
Miss Nixon! That was a name we'll
Known in Washington; almost as we'll
Known as that of Uncle David or even
If Mr. Tallman What could this
Iuaint and characteristic little body
lave to do with this case of doubtful
suicide? A word viii explain. She
vas the person who on the day before
lad made that loud exclamation when
he box containing the ribbon and the
PISTOL had been disclosed to the jury.
AS her fussy little figure came for
ward some nudged and some laughed,
possibly because her bonnet was not
# this years style, possibly because
Ter manner was peculiar and as full
# oddities as her attire. But they did
lot laugh long, for the little lady's look
vas appealing, if not distressed. The
act that she was generally known to
POSSESS one of the largest bank &C.
cunts in the District made any mark
d show of disrespect toward her
natter Of poor judgment, if not Of
Questionable taste.
The box in the coroner's hand pre-
AIRED us for what was before us. AS
e opened it and disclosed again the
ainty white bow which, as have be-