Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-13

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1 FL solong delayed to call this witness.
I n What he said was in the way of
confirming the last witness testi-
mony as to his having been at the
Moore house on Tuesday evening. Mr..
Moore, who was very particular as to
dates and days, admitted that the light
which he had seen in certain window
Of his ancestral home on the evening
when he summoned the police was but
/ the repetition Of one he had detected
there the evening before. 1t was this
repetition which alarmed him and
caused him to break through all his
usual habits and leave his home at
night to notify the police.
The coroner asked him if he had seen
Mr.. Jeffrey go in on the night in ques-
ton: If he had ever seen any one go in
/ there since the wedding, or even II he
had seen any one lettering about the
steps or sneaking into the rear yard.
But the answer was always no; these
same noes growing more and more en-
phatic, and the gentleman more and
more impenetrable and dignifled as the
| examination went on. In fact, he was
MS unassailable a witness as l have
| ever heard testify before any jury.
Beyond the fact already mentioned OF
his having observed light In the oppo-
site house on the two evenings In Ques-
| ton he admitted nothing. His life In
the little cottage was SO engrossing, he
had his organ. his dog. why should he
look out Of the window? Had it not
been for his usual habit of letting his
| dog run the pavements for quarter OF
an hour before finally locking up for
the night he would not have seen as
much as he did.
"Have you any stated hour for do
Ing this?" the coroner now asked.
Yes; half past g."
"And was this the hour when you
saw that light9"
Eyes; both times"
| As he had appeared at the station
house at few minutes before 10, he
was probably correct in this statement.
He wound up with such distinct
repetition of his former emphatic as
sertion as to the presence OF light In
! the old house on Tuesday as well as
! Wednesday evening that Mr.. Jeffreys
testimony In this regard received de-
| cided confirmation. looked to see
some open recognition Of this, when
suddenly and with persistence I'M
derstood only by the police the coro-
ner recalled Mr.. jeffrey and asked him
what proof lie had to offer that his
visit of Tuesday had not been repeated
/ the next night and that he was not in
| the building when that fatal trigger
was pulled.
/ At this leading question lawyer
sitting near me edged himself forward
as if he hoped for some sign from Mr.
Jeffrey which would warrant him In
interfering. But Mr.. jeffrey gave no
such sign. I doubt II he even noticed
this mans proximity. though he knew
him well and had often employed him
as his legal adviser in times gone by.
He was evidently exerting himself to
recall the name which SO persistently
elnded his memory, putting his hand to
his head and showing the utmost con-
fusion.
II cannot give you one" he finally
| stammered. There is man who
could tell if only l could remember his
name" Suddenly, with loud cry
which escaped him involuntarily, he
gave gurglng laugh, and we heard
the name .'Iallmanw leap from his
/ lips.
f. The witness had at last remembered
whom he had met at the cemetery
gate at the hour or near the hour his
wife lay dying in the lower part of
the city.
! The effect was electrical. One Of the
spectators-some country boor, no
doubt-so far forgot himself as to cry
out loud enough for all to hear:
''Tallman. Let us have Tallman!'
OF course he met with an instant re-
buke, but did not wait to hear 1t or
to see order restored, for a glance from
the coroner had already sent me to the
door in search Of this new witness.
! NV destination was the Cosmos club,
for Phil Tallman and his habits and
! llhuHlS were DIS WSI hAiSI"a III "
fngton as the figure Of Liberty on the
summit of the capitol dome. When
saw him did not wonder. Never have
Z seen a more arliable looking man or
one with more absentminded express
sion. To my query as to whether he
had ever met Mr.. Jeffrey at or near
| the entrance Of Rock Creek cemetery
he replied with an amazed look and
| the quick response:
! "Of course did. 1t was the very
night that his wife But what's up?
| You look excited for detective"
"Come to the morgue and see. This
testimony of yours will prove invalua-
Bile to Mr.. Jeffrey"
| The result was an absolute proof
that Mr. jeffrey had been near Sol
diers' home as late as Z, which was
barely fifteen minutes previous to the
hour Mrs. Jeffrey's watch was stopped
by her fall in the old house on Waiver
lev avenue. AS the distance between
the two places could not be comprised
in that time, Mr.. Jeffrey's abb could
be regarded as established.
When we were all rising, glad OF an
adjournment which restored free
movement and an open interchange of
speech, sudden check in the general
rush called our attention back to MIR.