Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-12-02

Il may not prove fatal until the blade
Is Withdrawn
The theory that Dnmbarton had
rushed into the house was Furthermore
supported by the fact that no sounds
OF alteration or movement had been
heard coming from the room previous
20 the cry OF fright or pain mentioned
AT the inquest. THAT cry had evidently
been given on the accused seeing her
husband ana noticing his condition; in
other words. the instant he had entered
the oom already stabbed, and but q
couple OF seconds before his fall.
Mackworth argued tls.t the man had
been stabbed outside the gate, when,
already probably aware from observa-
ton that his wife was within reach, he
had dartcd into her presence for pro-
lection. while his murderer ~absconded.
a fact which had not been explained
was the appearance in the house Of the
knife by which death had been caused,
The servants evidence proved they had
seen il for the first time after the trag
cdy had taken place. A rough-handled
clasp knife, such as sailors carry, 1t
was not the kln q woman would pur-
chase. need or employ, The suppose
ton arose that IL had belonged TO the
deceased, from whom ft had been
snateiled In d moment Of excitement
ana used against his life by the ac-
clsed but that theory wore no SEM
blance Of probability to Mackworth,
who believed the weapon al In Dunn
barton's breast when he made his XII
client entrance to the house.
He therefore regarded Mrs. Dunbar
ton as the victim OF circumstances. an
opinion In which he was strengthened
by her appearance and manner, such
things having weight with one who
Ecrutinized his kind severely. Coming
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women, while stained with crime,
sought to hide their guilt by a SEM
blance OF innocence, he was quick to
perceive, In a thousand petty ways, the
difference In the bearing Of one who
was blamelcss. And seeing and ac-
knowiedging the dangerous closeness
with which a damning evidence sur
rounded and Swallowed her. his interest
In her behalf was moEe fully aroused
than they had been for years In any
case which had employed his talents.
And she being innocent, the murder
must have been committed by some one
at present unknown and unsupported.
The crime had been perpetrated with a
motive, the most probable being that
Of revenge. In the statement of George
Coris regarding the possible wrongs the
deceased had inflicted, and OF the ven
geance which had probably been taken
by some outraged husband, lover. or
father, Mackworth fully agreed. No
circumstance, however, that he had
been able to discover regarding the de-
ceased, had favored this supposition.
Within a few hours OF his finding in
David Dumbarton's pocket a directed
envelope, the inspector had called at the
address given, a quiet lodging in Es-
sex street, Strand. This establishments
was kept by q retired cook, an ample
breasted, hi~gh-colored lady dressed In
frayed black satin. Concerning her late
ledger she had little to tell. Now that
he was dead her curiosity regarding
him became far greater than where he
had lived. his sensational ending EN-
downing him with new interest TO her
mind. What she knew she readily told.
About a fortnight previously he had
taken q back room on the second floor.
Breakfast had been served him daily
In this apartment, which he seldom left
before dusk when he went out. He had
apparently come from abroad, but he
mad not proved communicative. and had
said little OF himself. He received no
visitors, nor had visitors called. The
landlady WAS under the impression chat
ne was poor. He had paid his first
weeks rent but not the second. She
had never noticed a knife OF any kind
In his possession.
Permission was readily given "a
Mackworth to visit the ROOM, yet inlet,
which had been occupied BY the de-
ceased, all OF whose belongings were
stored In a leather portmanteau. much
battered by wear and plentifully sprink-
led with colored labels bearing the
names OF foreign hotels and towns.
With Some expectation Mackworth
opened II. thinking that here might lie
some clew To the owners terrible death.
with this idea uppermost In his mind
the inspector examined its contents:
2 suit OF clothes with empty pockets.
some torn covered shilling novels OF
sporting interest, and pass books con-
tanning dates OF races and columns Of
figures. But there was neither letter.
photograph, paper, nor aught else
which might serve to throw light on
tfar Htlystery macKwprtfl sought 20 solve.
Only n thing which the portman-
teau held possessed the slightest in
terest for him, this being an old pair
Of kid gloves, well worn, stained and
wearing the Impress OF the wearers
hands. Neither were they the shane
Q size OF the glove found upon the
path fronting Mrs. Dumbarton's house
the glove Mackw0rth had already COM
pared with the hands OF the deceased
the glove which might or might NOT
have belonged 20 the man who caused
David Dumbarton's death.
The inspectors disappointment
served to strengthen, II possible, his de-
Termination TO discover some Of the de-
tails regarding the life Of this man.
details By which his actions might be
traced, his associates known. his mur-
derer revealed. But at present Mack
worth had absolutely no guide to direct
his search. no efcW which affnr1pd hin,