The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-03-17
CHAPTER XVII Continued

announced to the Jury
No one was accused Of the crime
under investigation The Jury vas
summoned Co hear the facts relating
TO the death of one Richard Lori
mrr IT, after listening to the tsati=
mony. they felt able TO say at whuHe
hands this Richard Lorimcr met hia
death. they could name that person
or petauua aud the district attorney
would nfuhahIY indlct and Try the
person uf persons named. IT, how
ever. they could not determine frum
tho tr1tmouv Who had committed
the crime. thrn they could report
that Richard Iarimur met hts death
"a. che hands of some persuu or per
SONS unknown or course. II there
was amy testimony enabling them 70
Say that the Deceased killed himself.
fhry could bring In a verdict Of sui
eide
WcstvrveH first called the watch
man 90 torimurs apartment house
tn the stand The testimony began
with the finding OF Lorimcrs body
aud minute details OF rs oNart iaca-
ton in the rooms Then followed
the DOCTORS testimony an 90 the
cause ~ death. the result Of the
post murtem examination. eoruner.a
certificates. ete.
The record of Lorimer's marriaEs
20 AIuslre was placed Ia evidence.
then the rssord uf her divorce In
Rhode Island. followed by The isati-
mnuy uf two well known lawyers
proving ttu IrreEularitY under the
New York lawa. Then came the eer-
.tlncate of Atnaleea marriage to Ex=
ana and the proof Of tho birth Of
their child The rveord Of i4orlmrf.H
suit for divorce against AiuHlss Naa
prndurssi. together with Maddox's
formal appearance nor her IN that
raan
westcrveft then placed hts legal
experts aEaln ON the stand and 80
tnbIished the fact that inrimer'H ae=
ton for divorce vas wcit grounded
in law and wauld have resulted in
drrrer against hts wife
Could anything have prevented
such a result he demanded quick
~
Nothing bat LoFlmsra death.
was the answer uttercsi before Mad
dox could HufsHpaae an objection lie
Indignantly demanded that the quea-
ton and answer be stricken from
the record. and the coroner % or
dtrsd. buI the jury had already
heard the testimony. and before The
flush 90 anger had faded frum
Dawes rhasAa Wn@torvelt bad called
AIuales Iarimer. alias Evans, Ia
the stand
Kay isaped anErily 20 his feet. aud
Maddox almost amuthorsd the
names IN a tursut u fisrcs ohtrc-
ton and dsnuueiafi0n. demanding
the projections 81 the court. The 49,
sisiant attorney smiled doristvvir AZ
Dave poured forth hia acarn Tor tho
prosecutors cowardly Tactics and
brutality. and exposed his pretended
fairness With singing wor,is, but
the faces of the jury showed the Of
fical thai he had oyerHhot his mark.
and be FASTENED "a zcquiesce = hen
the coroner suggested that the sit-
ness be summoned a. Mru. ENanHs
Then the dooF behind the Jury box
opened and AInaiee stepped from
tho witness roam and took the stand.
u vas ouly few heart beats before
her eyes found KaF and Maddox. but
u seemed IS though she had passed
through hours Of denolation. The
moment she saN them. however. all
her confidence returned.
Mr. Westerxeit bagAn hiA sNami=
nation with the Eentls. dsfefuatial
method. and Aaddox'H coaching Al
once put Ainslee on her guard But
the questions disclosed no hidden
purposs. and she answered without
the slightest hesitation. She told u
her first acquaintance with Lorimsr
and rapidly akatChed their married
life and hsr subsagusnt history
down 10 the time ~ her divorce
For that case she had retained Mr.
Maddox. had she uut7-Nea Mr.
Maddox vas the man who aiEuaied
70 her a moment ago was be not
go. no Let Mr.. Maddox keep his
temper and hfs seat The witness
could say whether there vas any
signaling or not VERY NeH.
then, II MF. Maddox objected to The
witness answering. let Il go Her
counsel in the divorce case was his
/ Mr. Maddox. whether be aisnaled Or
not. wasn't hef-He was Aud be
was her present counsel wasn't be-
-Ya. And a close friend OF Mr.
Kay Evans Yes A lifelong
/ friend Yes.
The audience. shich had followed
every word and look OF the witness.
I riatled and stirred a. the prosecutor
| paused before taxing up new line
/ OF eNaminmtion-
Mira Evans vas not under indlct-
ment No Nor accused OF this
MURDER No. She was not afraid
of answering and ques-. She vas
afraid Of nothing Very we'll then
kindly tell the jury n she had ever
been Ia the apartment In which Mr.
/ Iorimer died Yes. many TINES
I Would u be possible for any one to
enter the house by the front door
without mmmauinE the hal man or
I ianitor Yes. tbs door opened from
I the inside. and the tenants had no
T keys. but the hall man frequently
I left N open in warm weather. and
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