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

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pected next? Something equally bold
and reprehensible, of course, but
| what? 1t was question which at the
next sitting completely filed the in
| quest room.
To my greet surprise Mr.. Jeffrey was
recalled to the stand.
| Miss futile sat in less conspicuous
position than on the previous day, and
Mr.. Moore, her uncle, was not there at
ALL
The testimony called for revived an
old point which seemingly had not
| been settled to the coroner'S satisfac-
| ton.
Had Mr. Jeffrey placed the small
| stand holding the candelabrum on the
spot where it had been found2 No.
Had he carried into the house at the
time Of his acknowledged visit the can
dies which had been afterward discov-
cred there? No. He had had time
| to think since his hesitating and I'M
satisfactory replies Of the day before,
| and he was now in q position to say
that, while he distinctly remembered
buying candles on his way to the Moore
house, he had not found them In his
pocket on getting there and had been
obliged to make use Of the matches he
always carried on his person In order
to find his way to the upstairs room
4 where he felt positive he would find a
candle.
This gave the coroner an opportunity
to ask:
"And why did you expect to find a
candle there?"
The answer astonished me and, l
have no doubt, many others:
| ut was the room in which my wife
had dressed for the ceremony. 1t had
not been disturbed since that time.
My wife had little ways of her own.
One was to complete her toilet by
using curling iron on little lock she
wore over her temple. When at home,
she heated this curling iron in the gas
jet; but, there being no gas in the Moore
house, I naturally concluded that she
had made use of candle, as the curl
had been noticeable under her veil. )"
| He had accounted for one candle in
the house. Could he account for the
one found in the tumbler or for the one
| lying crushed and battered on the
closet floor?
He could not.
! And now we all observed change
of direction in the inquiry. Witnesses
were summoned to cOrrobOrate Mr..
JefYrey's Observation-Disclosures which
1t seemed to be the coroner's present
wish to establish. First came the gro
Ger who had sold Mr.. Jeffrey the can
dies. He acknowledged, much to jim
ny's discomfort. that an hour after Mr..
Jeffrey had left the store he had found
on the counter the package which that
!, gentleman had forgotten to take. Poor
jimmy had not stayed long enough to
| hear his story out The grocer finished
his testimony by saying that immedi-
| ately upon his discovery he had sent
the candles to Mr.. Jeffrey's house.
| This the coroner caused to be en-
| phasized to such an extent that we
were all convinced Of its Importance.
| But as vet his purpose was not evident
| save to those who were more In his
confidence than myself.
| The other witnesses were men from
Raucher's, who had acted as walters
| at the time Of the marriage. One OF
| them testified that Immediately on
Miss Moore's arrival he had been sent
I 100 of <<,1,A q
| The other, that he had carried up to
her room large candelabrum from the
drawing room mantel. A pair Of curl
| ing tongs taken from the dressing table
Of this room was next produced, to-
| gether with other articles Of toilet use
which had been allowed to remain
there uncared for, though they were of
solid silver and of beautiful design.
The next witness was a member OF
Mr.. Jeffrey's own household. Chloe
was her name, and her good black face
worked dolefully as she admitted that
| the package Of candles which the gro
Ger boy had left on the kitchen table
with the rest Of the groceries on the
morning or that dreadful day when
"missus'' killed herself was not to be
found when she came to put the things
away. She had looked and looked for
it, but 1t was not there.
Further inquiry brought out the fact
that but one other member of the
household was In the kitchen when
these groceries were delivered and that
this person gave great start when
the boy shouted out, 1.-The candles there
were bought by Mr.. jeffrey and hur-
ried over to the table and handled the
packages, although Chloe did not see
her carry any of them away.
land who was this persona"
Miss Tuttle."
When the murmur which had hailed
this startling turn in the inquiry had
subsidized the coroner drew a deep
breath and, with an uneasy glance at
the jury, who, to man, seemed to
wish themselves well out Of this job,
he dismissed the cook and summoned
q fresh witness.
Her name made the people stare.
Miss Nixon."
Miss Nixon. That was name well
known in Washington; almost as well
known as that of Uncle David or even
of Mr. Tallnlan. What could this