The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-08-06
H:-- Tsttie and Uncle David
issenips TO the evidones

suppose you have your reasons for
asking even these puerile and seem
ingly unnecessary questions. The COW
er is queer one, believe, partly red
and partly green. and that is all I
know about it."
''Is this the book2'
Mr.. jeffrey glanced at the volume
the coroner held up before him.
AZ believe so; it looks like it"
The book had flaming cover, quite
unmistakabe in its character.
"The title shows 1t to be the same"
remarked the coroner. as this the
only book with cover of this kind In
the houseT'
1.-THE only one, should say
| The coroner laid down the book.
Enough of this, then, for the pres
| ent; only let the jury remember that |
| the cover of this book is peculiar and
that 1t was kept on a shelf at the right
of the opening leading into the adjoin-
| ing bedroom. And now, Mr. jeffrey, |
we must ask you to look at these rings,
or, rather at this one. You have seen
1t before. 1t is the one you placed on
Mrs. Jeffrey's hand when you were
married to her little over fortnight
ago. You recognize itr'
81 do"
do you also recognize this small
mark of blood on 1t as having been
here when it was shown to you by the
detective on your return from seeing
her dead body at the Moore houser"
81 do; yes"
How do you account for that spot
and the slight injury made to her fin-
ger? Should you not say that the ring
had been dragged from her handY'
II should"
~By whom was it dragsedi BY
your"
mo. SIR
by herself, thenT
ut would seem so.'
Much passion must have been in
that act. Do you think that any ordi-
nary quarrel between husband and
wife would account for the display Of
such fury7 Are we not right in sup
posing deeper cause for the disturb
nnce between you than the slight one
you offer in way of explanation
An inaudible answer; then d sudden
o Strengthening of Francis Jeffrey's fine
; figure. And that was all.
q mr.. jeffrey, in the talk you had
with your wife on Tuesday morning
It was Miss Tuttle's name introducedf"
e ut was mentioned; yes, sir"
o with recrimination or any displa,
IT Of passion ON the part of your wife7"
sYou would not believe me If / sait
q no." was the unexpected rejoinder.
ir The coroner, taken aback by this di
10 rect attack from one who had hithert
borne all his innuendoes with apparen
~ patience, lost countenance for me
y ment, but, remembering that in his OF
fetal capacity he was more than
A match for the elegant gentleman, VIII
Sc under other circumstances would hav
&c found it only too easy to put him to th
q blush, he observed with dignity:
ce "Mr. Jeffrey, you are on oath. W
or cer.einly have no reason for not b'
ny lieving you
ny Mr.. Jeffrey bowed. He was prol
ably sorry for his momentary loss
ly self control and gravely, but with eye
d. bent downward, answered with the o.
ne rupt phrase:
I'm "Well, then, will say no.
lite The coroner shifted his ground.
he "Will you make the same reply wht
ne ask il the like forbearance WI
shown toward your wife's name in II
mt conversation you had with Miss Tut
ed Immediately afterward?"
to miss futile was Mrs. Jeffrey's he
to sister. The bond between them W
strong. Would she-would I-be a
nat to speak of my young wife with b
1er terness2"
Ell THAT is not an answer to my out
~, ton, Mr.. Jeffrey. ! must request
om more positive reply"
,va There were no determinations
"a. tered. Mrs. Jeffrey had displeased n
he and 1 said So but / did not forget I'll
/ was speaking OF my wife and to
sister"
- AS this was In the highest deg
poncommittal, the coroner could be
oh. cuSaA for persisting.
"The conversation. then. was abb
your wifeY'
"a TT was."
~ "ID criticism OF her coDductT
Yes"
. "At the ambassadors ballT
Yes"
80 Mr.. Jeffrey was poor hand AT lyi
I'D. That last "yes" came with great en-
The coroner waited, possibly for
echo OF this last yes 10 ceasei q
he remarked with a eoldness VIII
~ lifted 81 once the veil from bis hiths
~ well disguised spiagonism 70 this
nessi
~ yOB VII recount 70 us snyul
,x Which your wife said ~ 90 ON
~ evening which, ~ your mind,
~ worthy 0f an ibis coil, u might hell
49, H. undefsfaud TIC altuafl0u"