Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-12-20
us this the kntfc?" he as1;ed.

'lS TITS hc fnJc1" ne dSEc0.
the. departure of the woman before
you went back into the inner Officer"
Not more than three or four min
utes. thought perhaps Mr.. Holiday
was getting ready to accompany his
daughter, and didn't wish to detain
him."
"And you found him, as you say,
lying forward across his desk with a
knife in his throat and the blood squirt 4
ing out. Did you recognize the llnife?"
Eyes, sir. 1t was his linife-a knife
he kept lying on his desk to sharpen
pencils with and erase and so on"
'Sharp, was it?'
ut had one long blade, very sharp,
sir"
The coroner picked up a knife that
was lying on the desk before him.
SIS this the knife?" lie asked.
Rogers looked ut it carefully.
THAT'S the knife. sir" lie said, and
1t was passed to the jury When they
had-tinished with it, Mr.. Royce and
examined it. 1t was AN ordinary one
bladed erasing knife With ivory lrin-
die. 1t was open, the blade being
about two inches and half in length,
and, as soon convinced myself. very
sharp indeed.
"Will you describe Mr.. Holidays
posftion?" continued the coroner.
HE was lying forward on the desk,
with his arms outstretched and his
head to one side"
''And there was a great deal Of
blood?"
ooh, great deal! Some one appar-
emily had attempted to check it. for a
little distance away there was Il hand
kerchief soaked i'll blood"
The coroner picked up handker-
chief and handed it to the witness. :.
"Is that the handkerchief" he asked.
Eyes, sir" said Rogers, after a mo-
ment.
as it mans or woman's handlcr-
chief?"
"Oh, woman's, undoubtedlyw
The jury examined 1t, and SO did we
1t was n small square of fine cambric
with no mark that l could see, soaked
through and through with blood-un-
Questionably woman's handkerchief
Then Rogers told the rest of the story
how he had summoned aid and iii
formed the police.
'.Now, Mr.. Rogers" said the coroner
when he had finished, there is one
point more. Has there been anything
in your knowledge of Mr.. Holiday OF
his business to suggest the idea of sui
cide?"
The witness shook his head decid
eddy.
''Nothing whatever, sir" he said pos
itiyely. "IIis business was prospecting
he was happy and contented-why, he
was planning for Il trip abroad Will
his daughter"
"Let lis suppose for moment" con
tinued Goldberg, "that he did actually
stab himself in his daughters pres
ence.. What would you naturally eX
pect her to dog
81 should expect her to give tht
t,larm--to summon aid,' replied Rog
ers.
Certainly = unquestionably. Ant
Goldberg nodded to my chief. 81 turf
the witness over to you, Mr.. Royce
he said.
Now, Mr.. Rogers" began our JUNO
impressively, you know, of course
that this whole case hinges at prcsen
onEohr Identification of the womaI
wh6' presumably, was in Mr.. Holla
days Office when he was stabbed.
want to be very sure Of that identified
ton. Will you tell me how she was
drcssed!"
The witness paused for moments
thought.
"She wore dress of very dark red
he said at last, with some sort of mar
row dark trimming = black, possibly
That's all can tell you about It,"
"Anu the hat!"
~ didn't notice the hat, sir. onl.
glanced ut her"
"But in that glance, Mr.. Rogers, di'
you see nothing unusual, nothing whlcl
suggested to your mind that possibly
might not be Miss Holladay3