Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-29

would lead you to think that Mr.. Hol-
ladav was n victim of blacknlail or
that he had ever had q liaison with
woman"
mo, sirv' cried the witness. EMO,
sir! I'm willing to swear thtt such
n thing is not possible. should in
eyitably have found it out hatl 1t ex-
isted"
"That will do for the present." said
Mr. Royce. 81 shall want to recall the
witness. however, SIR"
The coroner nodded, and Rogers
stepped down, still trembling from the
effects of his last outburst. 1 confess
that. for my part, thought ve were
very deep in the mire.
The Office boy was called next, but
added nothing to the story. He had
gone to the chute to mail some letters.
The woman must have entered the
office while he was away. He saw her
come out again, but, of course, did
not see her face. He had been en-
ployed recently and did not know Miss
Holiday.
Then the physicians who had attend
ed the dead man were called and tes-
tilted that the knife blade had pene-
trated the left carotid artery and that
he had bed to death-was dead, indeed,
before they reached him. 1t would
take perhaps ten minutes to produce
such an effusion Of blood as Rogers
Il ofvp1v
minutes, so that the blow must have
been struck before the woman left the
inner office.
The policeman who had responded
to the alarm testified that he had ex-
anlined the windows and that they
We're both bolted on the inside preclud
ing the possibility Of any one swinging
down from above or clamhering up
from below. Nothing in the office had
been disturbed. There was other evil
dence Of an immaterial nature, and
then Miss Holidays maid was called.
''Was your mistress away from home
yesterday afternoon?" asked the coro-
ner
Yes, sir. She had the carriage or
dered for o'clock. She was driven
away shortly after that"
''And what time did she return"
About 6, sir Just in time to dress
for dinner"
did you notice anything unusual in
her demeanor when she returned"
The maid hesitated, fearing doubtless
that she might say too much.
Miss Holiday had complained Of a
headache in the morning" she said,
after moment "She was looking
bad when she went out, and the
drive made her worse instead of better.
She seemed very nervous and i'll.
advised her to lie down and not dress
for dinner, but she would not listen.
She always dined with her father and
did not wish to disappoint him. She
was in great hurry, fearing that he'd
get back before she was rea ~"
"There's no doubt in your mind that
she was really expecting hirl"
"Oh, no. sir! She even went to the
door to look for him when he did not
come. She seemed very uneasy about
him"
That was one point in ou1 favor GER
tainly.
"And when the news Of ller fathers
death reached her how dill she bear
it?"
'She didn't bear it at all, SIR" an
swered the maid, catching her breath
10 choke back u sob. "She filinted dead
away Afterward she seemed to be IN
Il kind Of daze till the doctor came"
"That is all. Have you any ques-
lions to ask the witness, MI. Royce"
"Only one" said my oh eff, leaning
forward. / knew what it was and held
my breath, wondering whether it were
wise to ask it. 'Do you remember the
gown your mistress wore yesterday
afternoon? he questioned.
"Oh, yes, sir" And the witness
Frightened. cit was darl. red broad
cloth, made very plain, with only a
little narrow black braid for trim
ming"
ITO he Contfnuedl