Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-08-30
CHAPTER V.-(Continued.)
A II s t y n

."9 seized his gavel and raped for 81
Gazing Indignantly around him in
,,niversal manner of court function
5os ~ If q sacrilege had been com
4 mitted. .. ,,;o
.rIove YOU any statement which you
- a. make?" resumed the magistrate.
Yes. I have. was not in the room
. tho time of the commission of the
,,rdor | was not even the first to
,,ar rhe ROOM l entered the room al
.asr simultaneously with another person.
,Iansinur Jules Chabot."
TAKE this diagram in your hands.
,rto-o is Madame Roupell's chamber.
d,a;s il her sitting room. Where were
VOL at the time the shot was fred?"
81 was Just about to enter the sitting
o-o from the room beyond, which had
boon nv own apartment during my for
NOR visits to the chateau. 1t still con-
4a;Dad some things of mine which had
,or sent for | recollect a case of pis-
tols particularly, which was lying on
tba toilette table
Look at the pistol shown you, and say
If it Is your pistol"
"It IL. 1t is one brought from Amer
tice, of which | am fond"
When did you last see itT''
About six weeks ago. 1t was then IN
the pistol case already referred to-
Monsieur Jules Chabot, you say, was
already In Madame Roupelrs apartment
when you entered. Where was he stand
ing"
We entered simultaneously. He was
over by the other door"
Would it have been possible for Mon
seur Chabot to have taken that pistol
from your case without your knowledge Z!
Il cannot tell. 1t depends. He may
have done So but he would have had to
enter the apartment by way of Madame
RouDelrs sitting room, because the other
door was locked"
Who locked it?"
Van Lith hesitated for a barely per-
ceDtibIe instant of time ere he replied:
II locked it myself, so as to be secure
from Interruption"
why did you wish to be secure from
Interruption"
Because l did not wish 1t known that
I was in the chateau"
Why did you not wish 1t known I!
That is one Of the questions l must
decline to answer"
The project and the judge exchanged
significant gances. The latter had no.
ticed the prisoners hesitation when stat
ing that it was he himself who had locked
the door THAT Is the first lie he has
told" thought NJ. Bertrand, and it is
told to shield someone. He has an &C
complete, evidently" Then he said out
loud
II have no more questions to ask The
examination of the prisoner is concluded.
You will retain him in the closest Gus
tody, and allow no one but his counsel or
physician to see him under any pretext
whatsoever"
Jules Chabot was the next witness to
be examined. His testimony was substan-
TALLY the same as contained in the pre-
fact's report He swore positively enough
to finding Van Lith in Nine. Roupeil s
chamber Immediately after hearing the re-
port of the pistol. He also swore that
Nine Roupell and Van Lith were on bad
terms, and gave, though with a we'll
assumed show of reluctance, a pretty full
recaDitulation of the facts which had
brought about the final quarrel between
them,
At this stage of the examination, the
project was seen to whisper something to
the Judge, and the latter then asked:
You testify that nearly an hour
elapsed between the time when you were
shown to your room and the firing of the
pistol. The condition of your bed proves
that you had not slept in 1t, and when
YOU reached Madame Roupelrs chamber
You were fully dressed. Why did you
not retire to rest?"
Simply because l was not sleepy re-
piled NJ. Chabot, coloring somewhat. and
lingering his long mustache nervously. Il
was busy writing"
What were you writingT
NJ Chabot hesitated and stammered.
If you do not Immediately answer
my question | shall have no alternative
but to commit you, monsieur" said the
Judge, in a stern voice.
Jules Chabot hesitated no longer. Draw
ing letter from his pocket, he handed it
up to the bench.
1t is a confidential communication ad-
dressed to a lady he said, land l trust
YOU will respect it,
NJ. Bertrand could but with dlnCuity
represS a smile as he ran his eyes rap
idly over the letter, which was nothing
less than the draft of a written PROPOSE
tjon of marriage to Miss Harriet Weldon.
1t had evidently been the subject of much
are as the frequent erasures and inter
ljneations showed. 1t was couched in
fowery and high-hown language, and full
Of the most extravagant expressions of
alteration. The most peculiar thing about
il was the writer had evidently been I'M
certain as to which of the two young
ladies he should ask for, as the words
Mile Harriet Weldon" had been first
written and then scratched out, as if he
thought there was no hope for him in
that direction, and Mile. Emily Weldon"
put in their stead. Victor Lablanche
here again whispered in the ear of the
Judge of instruction and the latter said:
Il would ask you if you were occu-
pied during all the interval which elapsed
between the time of your retiring and
hearing the report of the pistol, in writ
Ing this letter."
~ waS NOT az apga DURING on.