Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-12-20

so well MS usual" he said slowly. "She
seemed IL little pale and worried"
"Ah! Ii was dark in the Office, was
it not. mt . o'clock yesterday after
nonn:"
I'VE had turned on the lights half an
hour before, sir"
rs your Office well lightcd?"
81 have Il light over my desk, sir,
and there's another on the wall"
so You could not see your visitors
face with absolute clearness?"
NO. sir, but quite clearly enough to
recognize her." lie added dosged,y.
yet you thought her looking pale
and worried!"
"Yes, sir; that was. my impression"
And when she asked for Mr.. Holla-
day did she use the words my father
us your evidence would suggest?"
Again the witness lesitated in the eff
fort Mt recollection.
mo, sir" he answered finally. "Her
words, think, We're. rs Mr.. Holiday
engaged at PRESENT."
1T was Miss Holidays voice."
II could not say, SIR" answered the
witness. again hopping the perspira-
ton from his forehead. 81 have no
wish to incriminate Miss Holiday I'M
necessarily. Fin not sufficiently we'll
acquainted with her voice to swear
to it,"
"Wcll, when you answered her ques-
ton in the negative, did she hesitate
bnT mi n,.i,, fl,,, ,,rfx,n To n{Jf
mo, sir; she went straight to it,
as there any lettering on the door?'
ooh, YES, the usual lettering. 'Pri
waite Office"
80 that. even If she were not ac
qualnted with the place, she might still
have seen where to go!"
Eyes, sir; suppose So"
"And you stated, too.>I believe, tina
You could have heard no sound of al
alteration in the private office ha,
one occurred"
NO, sir; / could have heard moth
ing"
You have been with Mr.. Hollada.
long time, I believe, Mr.. Rogers3"
"Over thirty years, sir"
"And you are intimately acquainted
| with his aifairs?"
Eyes, SIR
"Now, Mr.. Rogers, have you ever, il
| all these years, run across anything
any item of expenditure, any corre
spondence, anything whatever-whlcl
would lead you to think that Mr.. Hol
laday was n victim of blackmail o
that he had ever had d llaison with
woman?"
mo, sir" cried the witness "No
sir! I'm willing to swear that sucl
thing is not possible. / should in
evitably have found it out had it ex
| listed"
''rhat will do for the present." salt
\ Mr.. Royce. Il shall want to recall tn
witness. however, sir"
The coroner nodded, and Roger
stepped down, still trembling from til
| effects OF his last outburst. l confes
that, for my part, l thought we wer
very deep in the mire.
The Office boy was called next, bu
added nothing to the story. He ha
gone to the chute to mail some letter.
The woman must have entered tn
Office while he was away. He saw he
come out again, but, Of course, di
not see her face. He had been en-
ployed recently and did not know Mis-
Holiday.
Then the physicians who had atten,
ed the dead man were called and te
tilted that the knife blade had pen
trated the left carotid artery and til
he had bled to'dcath-was dead, indee
before they reached him. 1t won
take perhaps ten minutes to produ
such an elfusion of blood as Roge
had noticed, certainly more than fl
minutes, so that the blow must ha
been struck before the woman left L
, inner office.
The policeman who had respond
, to the alarm testified that he had c
amined the windows and that til
Were both bo!tcd OH the inside, preclu
ing the possibility of any one swingi
down from above or clambering
from below. Nothing in the office Ii
been disturbed There was other q
dcnce Of an immatcrial nature, Il
then Miss lIolladay's maid was CALI
Was your mistress away from hol
yesterday afternoon:" asked the co
her.
Yes, sir. She had the carriage
dereii for s O'clock. She was driy
. away shortly after that"
And what time did she return?"
l about G. sir. Just in time to Dire
for dinner"
Did you notice anything unusual
: ler demeanoc when she returned?'
: The maid hcsitated, fearing doubtlt
that she might say too much.
. Miss Holiday had complained OF
Q headache in the morning" she sa
: after Il moment. "She was looki
+ bad when she Went out, and I
: drive made her worse instead of bett
She seemed very nervous and i'll.
: advised her TO lie down and not drt
for dinner, but she would not list,
: She always dincd with her father Il
!. did not wish to disappoint him. S
e was in great hurry fearing that hi
u f7Nl '.ttA c'IcIc Siic MS LeuuS.
There's TO doubt in your mind IL
+ she was really expecting him?"
V "Oh. no. sir! She even went to
; 1oor to look for him when he did r
: ,omc. She seemed very uneasy abe
Tim
e That was one point in our favor G.
: .linly.
and when the news of her fathe
4 i,e:th reached her how did she be
n IT,
+" "sAe didn't bear 1t at all, sir" {
swered the maid, catching her breu
II to choke back !; sob. ".;he tainted de
9, away. Afteiwar;l she seemed to be
1t II kind of GaZe Till the doctor came"
IL .'raat is all. Have you any gu
l. tons to ask the witness, Mr.. Royce?
/ Only one" said my chief, leanl
i forward. ! knew what il was and III
8 my breath, wondering whether it WI
wise to ask it, ''Do you remember
S gown your mistress wore yesterd
aftealoon?" lie questioned.
" "Oh, yes, sir.' And the witn'
= frightened. at was dark red bro;
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