The Red Cloud chief., 1905-11-10

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us this the knifc?" he asked.
Rogers looked Mt it carefully.
That's the knife. sir" he said, and
1t was passed to the jury. When they
had finished with 1t, Mr.. Royce and l
examined ii. 1t was an ordinary n
bladed crasing knife with ivory han
die. 1t was open, the blade being
about two inches and a half in length,
and. as | soon convinced myself, very
sharp indeed.
"Will you describe Mr.. Holidays
positionT' continued the coroner.
'He was lying forward III the desk,
with his arms outstretched and his
head to one side"
"And there was a great deal of
blood?"
ooh. n great deal! Some one appar-
emily had attempted to check it, for n
little distance away there was a hand
kcrchief soaked In blood"
The coroner picked up a handker-
chief and handed it to the witness.
as that the handkerchief" he asked.
eyes. sir" said Rogers, after Il mo-
ment.
as it a mans or a woman's handker-
chief?"
"Oh, a woman's. undoubtedly!
The jury examined it, and so did we.
1t was a small square of fine cambria,
with no mark that | could see, soaked
through and through with blood-un-
questionably n woman's handkerchief.
Then Rogers told the rest Of the story
how he had summoned aid and In
formed the police.
"Now, Mr.. Rogers said the coroner
when he had finished, there Is n
point more. Has there been anything
in your knowledge of Mr.. Holiday or
his business to suggest the idea Of sui
cide?"
The witness shook his head decid-
eddy.
Nothing whatever, sir" he said pos
itively. His business was prospecting.
he was happy and contented-why, he
was planning for a trip abroad with
his daughter"
LET us suppose for a moment" con-
tinued Goldberg, that he did actually
stab himself in his daughters pres
cnce. What would you naturally ex-
pect her to do?'
81 should expect her to give the
alarm-to summon aid" replied Rog-
ers.
certainly unquestionably." And
Goldberg nodded to my chief. 81 turn
the witness over to you, Mr.. Royce"
he said.
"Now, Mr.. Rogers" began our Junior
impressively, you know, Of course,
that this whole case hinges at present
on your Identification Of the woman
who, presumably, was in Mr.. Holla.
days Office when he was stabbed. ]
want to be very sure of that Identified
ton. Will you tell me how she was
dressedT'
The witness paused for a moments
thought.
"She wore a dress of very dark red"
he said at last, with some sort of mar
row dark trimming black, possibly
That's all l can tell you about it."
"And the hate"
Il didn't notice the hat, sir. I only
glanced ut her.
But in that glance, Mr.. Rogers, die
YOU see nothing unusual, nothing which
suggested to your mind that possibly Il
might not he Miss HolladayT
"Nothing, sir
"Some change of demeanor, perhaps
of eXpresSlonf"
The witness hesitated.
u thought she was looking not quite
so well as usual" he said slowly. "Sh'
seemed n little pale and worried"
"Ah! 1t was dark in the Office, wa
it not, at 8 o'clock yesterday after
noon?'
1--WE had turned on the lights half al
hour before, sir"
as your office well lightedT
81 have a light Owe my desk, siI
and there's another on the wall"
$50 you could not see your visitor
face with absolute ~clearness?'
mo, sir, but quite clearly enough I
recognize her." he added d%oggedly.
"Yet you thought her looking pal
a and worriedT'
Eyes, sir; that was my impression"
"And when she asked for Mr.. Holli
v day did she use the words my father
3 as your evidence would ~suggest?'
n Again the witness hesitated In the e
fort ut recollection.
"No, sir" he answered finally. "He
a words, l think, were. rs Mr.. Hollada
[. engaged at present."