The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-05-23
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"HE appearance of this witness
had under zone a change since
she last stood before u.s. she
was shamefaced still, but her
manner showed resolve and a feverish
determination to face the situation
which could but awaken in the breasts
Of those who had Mr.. Jeffreys honor
and personal welfare at heart a name
less dread, as if they already foresaw
the dark shadow which minute by min
ute was slowly sinking over a house
hold which up to a week ago had been
the envy and admiration Of all Wash
ington society.
The first answer she made revealed
both the cause OF her shame and the
reason of her frmness. 1t was in re-
sponse to the question whether she.
Loretta. had seen Miss Tuttle before
she went out on the walk she was said
TO have taken Immediately after Mrs.
Jefrrey's final departure from the
house
Her words were these:
81 did, sir ! do not think Miss Tut
tie knows It, but ! saw her in Mrs.
Jenrey's room ! am not especially
proud Of what / did that night but /
was led into it by degrees, and / am
sure / beg the lady's pardon" And
then she went on TO relate how after
she had seer Mrs. jeffrey leave the
house she went into her room with the
intention OF putting It TO rights As
this was no more than her duty, no
fault could be found with her, but she
owned that when she had finished this
task and removed all evidence OF Mrs.
/ Jetfrey's frenzied condition she had no
business to linger at the table turning
over the letters she found lying there.
] Her cheeks were burning now, for
/ she had found herself obliged 20 admit
/ that she had read enOugi, df these let
/ ters TO be sure that they had no refer
ence to the quarrel then pending be-
/ tween her mistress and Mr.. jeffrey.
/ Her eyes fell and she looked seriously
/ distressed as she went on 10 say that
/ she was as conscious then as now Of
/ having no business with these papers;
so conscious. indeed, that when she
heard Miss Tuttle's step at the door,
/ her one idea was 70 hide herself.
That she could stand and face that
/ lady never so much as occurred TO her.
/ Her own guilty consciousness made
her cheeks too hot for her TO wish TO
meet an eve which had never rested
on her any too kindly; so noticing how
/ straight the curtains fell over one OF
the windows on the opposite side OF
the room. she dashed toward IL and
slipped in out OF sight just as Miss
. futile came In. This window was one
seldom used. owing to the fact that IL
overlooked an adjoining wall, so she
had no fear Of Miss Tuttle approach
ing it. Consequently, she could stand
there quite az her ease. and. as the
curtains in falling behind her had not
come quite together, she really could
not help seeing what that lady did.
Here the witness paused with every
appearance OF looking for some token
Of disapprobation from the crowd
But she encountered nothing there
but eager anxiety for her 20 proceed,
so without waiting for the coroner's
question. she added in 50 many words:
"she went first 10 the bookshelves."
VIC NAA NaiiN'ANA 80 NNN N"N ~ 80
eral movement took place. ana a few
suppressed ordinations could be
heard
"And what did she do thereT'
'Took down a book. after looking
carefully up and down the shelves"
what color OF hookF'
a green one with red dgures on H.
! could see the cover plainly as she
took IL down"
Like this OneY'
Exactly ike that one"
"And what did she DO with this
book p
Opened II, but not to read II. she
was too quick in closing II for thot"
"Did she take the book awayW
mo; She put Il back on the shelf"
"After opening and closing itY
Eyes. sir"
Ibid you see whether she put any
thing into the bookT'
II cannot swear that she did. but