Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-09-30
sDid you let her inr

1 "A pun 4NO.
"Now tell us about the officer"
He rang the bell almost Immediate
" after she did. Thinking she would
want to slip upstairs before l admitted
any one, waited minute for her to
go, but she did not do 80, and when the
officer stepped in sha'-
"Well?"
"She shrieked."
What! Before he spoker'
Eyes, SIR"
"Just at sight Of himY
Eyes, sir"
did he wear his badge in plain
view"
Yes; on his breast"
$50 that you knew him to be a police
officer?"
"Yes."
"And Miss futile shrieked at seeing
a police officer?"
Yes, and sprang forward"
did she say anythingT
mot then"
"What did she doY
Waited for him to speak,"
(which he did?"
"At once and very brutally. He ask.
ed II she was Mrs. Jeffrey's sister. and
when she nodded and gasped Yes he
Dlurted out that Mrs. Jeffrey was dead;
that he had just come from the old
house in Waverley avenue. where she
had just been found"
"And Miss Tuttle?"
Didn't know what to say; Just hid
her face. She was leaning against the
newell post, so 1t was easy for her to
10 so. remember that the man stared
It her for taking it so quietly and ask
Ing no questions"
"And did she speak at all?"
"Oh, yes, afterward. Her face was
wrapped in the folds of her cloak, but
heard her whisper as If to herself:
No, no! That old hearth is not
odestone. She cannot have fallen
here And then she looked up quite
wildly and cried: There is something
more! Something which you have not
told me! She shot herself, If that's
what you mean Miss Tuttle's arms
went straight up over her head. 1t
was awful to see her. Shot herself?
she gasped. oh, Veronica, Veronicap
With pistol he went OIL suppose
be was going to say, tied to her wrist
but he never got it out, for Miss Tut
tie at the word pistol clapped her
hands to her ears and for moment
looked quite distracted, SO that he
thought better of worrying her any
more and only demanded to know IL
| Mr., Jeffrey kept any such weapon.
"Miss Tuttle's face grew very strange
at this. Mr.. Jeffreyl Was he thereT
she asked. The man looked surprised.
They are searching for Mr.. jeffrey,
he replied. Isn't he hereT No. came
both from her lips and mine. The man
acted very impertinently. You haven't
told me whether pistol was kept here
or not said he. Miss futile tried to
compose herself, but I saw that l
should have to speak If any one did, so
told him that Mr.. jeffrey did have a
pistol, which he kept in one Of his bu-
reau drawers. But when the officer
wanted Miss futile to go up and see If
It was there she shook her head and
made for the front door, saying that
she must be taken directly to her SIS
ter"
"And did no one 60 up7 Was no at
was not In the drawer2"
Eyes; the officer went up with me. !
pointed out the place where it was
kept, and he rummaged all through it,
but found no pistol. I didn't expect
him to- Here the witness paused
and bit her lip, adding confusedly.
"Mr. Jeffrey had taken it, you see."
. The jurors, who sat very much in the
shadow. had up to this point attracted
but little attention. But now they be-
gan to make their presence felt, per.
haps because the break in the witness
words had been accompanied by sly
look at jimmy. Possibly warned by
this that something lay back Of this
hitherto tmid witness sudden volu.
bility. one Of them now spoke up.
I'm what room did you say this pis.
toll was kept?"
"In Mr.. and Mrs. Jentrey's bedroom
Sir; the room opening out Of the sit.
ting room where Mrs. Jeffrey had kept
herself shut up all day"
docs this bedroom of which you
. speak communicate with the hall as
well as with the sitting room?
mo. sir; it is the defect of the house
Mr.. and Mrs. Jeffrey often spoke Of II
as great annoyance. You had to pass
through the little boudoir in order tc
reach it."
The juryman sank back, evidently
satisfied with her replies, but we who
marked the visible excitement with
which the witness had answered this
seemingly unimportant question won
dered what special interest surrounded
that room and the pistol to warrant
the heightened color. with which the
girl answered this new 1nterlocutor
: We were, not destined to know at this
, time, Tor the coroner, when he spoke
again., pursued different subject.
"How long was this before Mr.. JET
frey came in?"
J, "only few minutes. was terribly
frightened at being left there alone
/! and was on my way to ask one of the
other girls to come up and stay with
t me when heard his key in the loci
t and came back. He had entered the
house and was standing near the dool
! talking to an officer, who had evidently
rome in with him. 1t was differen