Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-08

l HuSneu, then turned pale, TaIlleus ana again lost himself in maze of con- l dicting emotions, from which he only emerged to say:
 | How do you know that was there? ! Have said so, or do those old walls 1 babble in their sleepY'
 1 "Old walls have been known to do this" was the grave reply Whether they had anything to say in this case ! Is at present quite immaterial. That l you were where charge you with be- ing is evident from your own manner. | May then ask if you have anything l to say about this visit? When a per son has died under such peculiar cir l cumstances as Mrs. Jeffrey, everything bearing upon the case is of interest to | the coroner.''
 i Mrs Jeffrey's death was a strange ] one" her husband admitted, with tar l dy self control. q find myself as much l at loss to understand it as you do /. and am therefore quite ready to an swer the question you have so openly ] broached; not that my answer has any l bearing upon the point you wish to { make, but because it is your due and l my pleasure. I did visit the Moore house, as I certainly had every right to do. The property was my wifes, and it was for my interest to learn if I could the secret of it's many crimes" "Ahw
 MT. Jeffrey looked quickly up. "You think that an odd thing for me to do?"
 'At nig,,as yes"
 Might he time for such work. I I did not care to be seen pottering around there in daylight"
 ''No2 Yet it would have been so much easier. You would not have had to buy candles or carry pistol or | T did not carry pistol. The only I pistol carried there was the one with which my demented wife chose to take her life. I do not understand this allu- sion.'
 I Tt grew out of misunderstanding of the situation, MT. Jeffrey. Excuse me if supposed you would be likely l to provide yourself with some means scene of so many mysterious deaths.'
 T took no precaution."
 @And needed none, I suppose
 "And needed none.''
 ! "When was this visit paid, MT. Jeff frey-before or after your wife pulled the trigger which ended her life? You need not hesitate to answer.' T do not" The elegant gentleman before us had acquired certain fierce ness. ''Why should I? Certainly yeu don't think that was there at tae same time she was. 1t was not on Ehe I same night even. So much the walls should have told you and probably did, l or my wife's uncle, Mir. David Moore. Was he not your informant?'' 'No. Mr. Moore has failed to call our attention to this fact. Did you meet i MT. Moore during the course of your visit to a neighborhood over which he seems to hold absolute swayp
 '.Not to my knowledge. But his house is directly opposite, and as he has little to do but amuse himself with what he can see from his front win dow I concluded that he might have observed me going in"
 .'You entered by the front door. then?'
 stHow else?''
 '.And on what night?"
 Mr. Jeffrey made an effort These T questions were visibly harassing him.
 'aThe night before the one-the one which ended all my earthly happi- ness," he added in low voice.
 Coroner C. cast glance at me. re- membered the lack of dust on the nest of little tables from which the upper one had been drawn forward to hold the candelabrum and gently shook my head. The coroner's eyebrows went up, but none of his disbelief crept into his voice as he made thiS additional statement:
 'sThe night on which you failedeto return to your own house"
 Instantly Mr. Jeffrey betrayed by 8 nervous action, which was quite in voluntary, that his outward calm was slowly giving way under fire of Ques- tions for which he had no ready reply.
 ''It was odd your not going home that night the coroner coldly pur- sued. saThe misunderstanding you had with your wife immediately after breakfagt must have been very seri- ons one more serious than you have hitherto acknowledged"
 s1 had rather not discuss the sub- ject, Nprotested MT. Jeffrey. Then as if he suddenly recognized the official character or his 1nterlOcutor he hastily added, Unless you positively request me to do so. in which case must
 'T am afraid that must insist upon it" returned the other. You will find that it will be insisted upon at the in quest, and if you do not wish to sub ject yourself to much unnecessary un- pleasantness you had better make clear to us today the cause of that special quarrel which to all intents and pur- poses led to your wife's death.'
 T will try to do so," returned MT. Jeffrey, rising and pacing the room in his intense restlessness. We did have some words. Her conduct the night before had not pleased me. I am nat urally jealous, vilely Jealous, and I thought she was little frivolous at the German ambassadors ball. But I | had no idea she would take my sharp