The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-01-19
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leaving the house on that Tuesday
morning he had an interview with his
wife which ought in some way to ac-
/ count for this tragedy. Perhaps he
will tell us about IT, and perhaps he
will explain how he came to wander
through the Moore house while his
wife lay dying below. At all events,
we will give him the opportunity to
do so and If possible to clear up mys.
teries which provoke the worst kind Of
conjecture. 1t Is time. The ideas ad.
vanced by the papers foster superstl.
ton, and superstition Is the devil. Go
and tell my man out there that l am
going to X street. You may say we
more welcome to me than any serious
concession.
Did feel set up by this? RatB4s.
Mr.. Jeffrey was expecting us. This
was evident from his first look. though
| the attempt he made at surprise was
instantaneous and very wei! feigned.
| Indeed, | think he was In n constant
state of apprehension during these
| days and that no inroad OF the police
would have astonished him. But eX-
pectation does not preclude dreud-in-
deed, 1t tends to foster it-and dread
was In his heart. This he had no pow
er to conceal.
ITO what am indebted for this sec
ond visit from you?" he asked of Coro-
ner H., with an admirable presence of
mind Are you not yet satisfied with
what we have been able to tell you Of
my poor wlfe's unhappy end"
I'VE are not" was the plain re-
Spouse. "There are some things you
have not attempted to explain. Mr..
Jeffrey-for Instance. why you went
to the Moore house previous to your
/ being called there by the death Of youc
wife"
1t was n shot that told, an arrow
which found its mark. Mr.. Jeffrey
| flushed. then turned pale, rallied and
again lost himself in. maze of con.
! dieting emotions. from which he only
emerged to say:
How do you know that I was there?
Have ! said so. or do those old walls
babble in their sleep?"
"Old walls have been known to do
| this" was the grave reply. Whether
| they had anything to say in this case
| Is at present quite immaterial. That
you were where charge you with be-
ing Is evident from your own manner.
, May then ask If you have anything
20 say about this visit? When per.
son has died under such peculiar cir.
cumstances as Mrs Jeffrey, everything
bearing upon the case Is of interest to
the coroner"
Mrs Jetfrey's death was n strange
one" her husband admitted, with tar
dy self control. 81 find myself as much
at a loss to understand it as you do
and am therefore quite ready to an
swer the question you have so openly
preached; not that my answer has any
bearing upon the point you wish to
make, but because it Is your due and
my pleasure. did visit the Moore
house, as ! certainly had every right
to do. The property was my wlfe's
and it was for my interest to learn If
could the secret of It's many crimes"
"Ahw
Mr. Jeffrey looked quickly up. You
think that an odd thing for me to doT'
AT night-yes"
"Night is the time for such work
did not care to be seen pOtterlng
around there in daylight"
mo? Yet it would have been so
much easier. You would not have had
TO buy candles or carry pistol Or
81 did not carry pistol. The only
| pistol carried there was the one with
which my demented wife chose to take
her life | do not understand this allu
sion"
at grew out Of a misunderstanding
OF the situation, Mr., Jeffrey, Excuse
me II ! supposed YOU would be likely
10 provide yourself with some means
OF defense in venturing alone upon the