The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-28

remains OF their theory?5 III Two possl
4 ties. "A First, tile murderer may hnve3
the deed without entering. II SO,
clear that no must have made ilsel OF
spartIy-ope # window. This seenl1
likely that they Will seize upon "a
8avidity.s AZ first I hey will suggest
tho assassin reached In Il the w
and struck Ills victim as he sat ~
This, they will urge, accounts for
not finding the weapon. and they VI
so suro that this is helGcorrect sollI
Of the problem that I shall probably
to point out to them its pilten nhsur
This illustra tes the danger OF formint
&llypot hcsis from e. imperf ect data.
mind them that Mr. Darrow3 did mol
catches ut a. straw. by n slightlyIya
theory. Ii tho victim sat that dist
from the window, they will inform
is clear the murderous implements
have been thrown prEsho OF at him b51
assassin. w n /, 4.
had not thought OF that theorS'S1it
1t, that think the officers VIII IN
rare acumen + they adopt 1t. Yerp II
9erly r1ay,Ethey hold tina t some proJd
might have been shot through the pa
opened window and none OF lls haVc1
gtected the net. g,
"a h. yes,'' replied Maitland; "bllt
i ask them where this implement Is u
this assumption. and remind them
what Il shall alread y hive told them ~,
that Mr., DarroW sat back 10 Z tho WI
as we'll as over eight fect from5.lt,
sat In u chair, the soliu PACK % o. 4"
extended, like a protecting shield.
six inches above the top. Of his head,
viii Mi find It difficult :to show; how, ~
I'M iectilesg travel q in sharp curves
angles, a man III this iposit ton could |
receive IL wound directly beneath his
~ wound 40 slight !; as snotHto peneV
the thyroid cartilage iimmcdlatit tely III
8'9's.The abandonment of this hypot
will force them to rcrllnquishf.gthes@
that the murder vas committed
without. What then ren,a aims IOnly1
5by the window, but eight feet three
one-half inches fromg.it, In almost
exact y center5sof the room, md
theory falls Ia the ground. only ii
Bhusily replaced, rs IA drowning
second alternative.I'rh They must either
IL ri togetler the idcn OF murder. Or
recourse to what Is known as the =
Of exclusive opportunity
5l,'Thedry, of exclusive opport unity,
peated Gwen ms a. puzzled look X
spread her countenancG.5 y 81 fear
not quite understand Wnot youHlHett
s5G,, Purdon me, Miss barrow, for mo-. D
Ing my meaning clelrcrl To ayoll;,''
Maitland with u fdeferentlal lnclinli1
OF the head, Tho theory q q, /. excl q
opportunlty,.to state9.it plainly ~
case, means simply .his; II Mt, pa
were murdered, some one OF Ms: lYf
being the only ones having an oppotl1
gity to do the decd, must be he lssa
fWhether8this view bo taken, Or IN
suicide, 1t becomes of paramount
Gportance to find the weapon, Do yol
SEQ why objected to having an
leave the room2 II, MS appears
from my search, the weapon az JIG
he found, and il as feel reason
certain, either the suicide o., , the
dor theory be substnntlnte d, thell,
ono who left tho room before :, y. o.
search was made would be held 70
taken the weapon Will him no .dlsl
fof II, because his would nave Z, ,2een
exclusive opportunity OF 80. I, uoln ny 3
ono must have disposed Eof ana ll0l
|. else had q chance to DO I6so Anat VI
BIZ tile way It would be stat Butt,
no one of us has left he room, a9
aolgh search both Of ~ and OF OUT
SONS, must convince the othcers thtlt
at.least, are not rcsponslp BIZ lor ,lne
that file weapon is not foflheomlllg.'l
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