The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-02-23

shifting the actual crime back to him
after the testimony of so frank and
trustworthy a man as Tallman IL the
stopping of Mrs. Jefrrcys watch fixed
the moment of her death MS accurate.
" as was supposed-and never heard
the least doubt thrown ont in this 70.
gnrd-he could not by any means of
transit then known In Washington have
reached Waverlcy avenue in time to
fire that shot. The gates of the Gene.
terry were closed mt sundown. Sun.
down took place that night at one min
ute past I. and the distance into town
Is considerable. His albi could not be
gainsaid. So his name failed to be
publicly hroaChcd In connection with
the shooting, though his influence over
Miss futile could not hc forgotten.
suggesting to some that she had acted
as his hand I'm the decd which robbed
him of an undesirable wife. But this
| would not believe. preferred TO aC.
cept the statement that she had stop.
ped short of the library door in her
suspicious visit there and that the rib.
bon tying, which went for so much,
had been done mt home.
Finding myself. with every new con.
sdcration of the tantalizing subject.
deeper ana deeper in the quagmirc of
doubt and uncertainty. | sought en-.
lightcnmcnt by making mcmoran.
dun of the special points which must
have Influenced the jury in their yer.
dict, as Witness
First.-I'hc relief shown by Mr.. JEFF.
frey ut finding an apparent communi.
cation from his wife limiting mt suicide
Second.-Th possibility. disclosed by
the similarity between the sisters
handwriting, of this same cOmmunica.
ton being n forgery substituted for
the one really written by Mrs. Jeffrey.
Third.-Thc fact that, previous to
| Mr.. Jcffrcy's handling of the book In
which this communication was said Ia
have been hidden. it had been seen in
Miss Tuttlc's hands.
Fourth,--That Immediately after this
she had passed to the drawer where
Mr. JctIrey's pistol was kept.
Iilth.-That while this pistol had not
/, n observed in her hand, there was
a yet no evidence to prove that II had
| lrCI previously taken from the draw.
or, save such MS was afforded by her
o%n acknowledgment that she had
tied some unknown object, presumably
the pistol, to her sisters wrist before
that sister left the house.
| SiXth.-That it this was so, the pis
tol ana the ribbon connecting 1t with
| Mrs. Jcllrcy'S wrist had been handled
again before the former was disCharE
ed, ana by fingers which had first
| touched dust, of which there was
! plenty in the old library.
Seventh That Miss 1'uttlc had adj
mittcd. though not Till after much pre-
variCation and apparent subtcrfugc
! that she had extended her walk CT
that fatal night not only us far ms tbs
Moore house, but that she had enter
brary door at the very moment the
shot was fred within.
Eighth That in acknowledging thi:
she had cmphntically denied having as
SOCiatcd the firing of this shot will
any idea of harm to her sister; ye
was known to have gone from thl
house in II condition of mind so serious
that she failed to rccOllect the place
she visited or the streets she passe,
through till she found herself ngaiI
In her sisters house face to face will
IN officer.
Nine. -That her first greeting OF thi
officer was shrek. bctraying II know
edge of his crrand before he had giycl
| uttcrnnCc to Il word.
Ten. That the candles found in tn
Moore house were similar TO thos
bought by Mr. Jeffrey and afterwarC
delivered at his kitchen door.
Eleven. THAT she was the only mem
Der of the household besides the cool
who was in the kitchen mt the time
and that it was Immediately after hG
departure from the room that the pack
age containing the candles had bee
missed
Twclvc.-That opportunities Of con
ing to an understanding with Mr. JET
frey after his wifcs death had no
been lacking, ana it was not until aftc
such opportunities had occurred tina
any serious inquiry into this matte
had been begun by the police. 7
which must be added, not in way o
proof, but ns an important factor !
the case. that her mnnn"r never Oper
was such throughout her whole pull
lie examination MS 10 make It cvidcn
to all that only half Of what had OF
CURED in the IclIrcys' house since In
wedding had been given ont by her u
by the man for who's" release from
disappointing matrimonial cntangl'
mcnt she was supposed to hay
worked, and this though the snspiCio
hanging over them both called for tn
utmost cHndOr.