The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-02-21

Miss Frances Holladay-the daugh
ter of my employer"
You're quite sure? You know he
well?"
Very well. I've known her TO
many years. She often drove to tn
office in the evening to AXE her fathe
home. l supposed HI was what sh
came for yesterday"
You looked at her a~ttentively?"
Rogers httched impatiently in hi
chair.
I glanced at her. as I always do,
he said. Il didn't stare"
But you're quite sure 1t was Mis-
Holladay?"
Absolutely sure, sir. Good Cod
he cried. his nerves giving way for a,
instant. do you suppose I'd make a,
assertion like that IL 1 wasn't abso.
lutely sure7"
No" said the coroner soothinsly
no. l don't suppose any such thing
not for a moment. Mr.. Rogers; only
want the jury to see how certain the
Identification Is. Shall I proceed?"
Go ahead, sir" said Rogers. III tr,
to hold myself together a little better
SIR"
Il can see what a strain this is fol
you" said he coroner kindly; and I'll
spare you as much as I can. Now, after
Miss Holiday entered the inner office
fotS IN SiC kCltldiIl tHtIG
About ten minutes, l should say;
not longer than that certainly"
Did you hear any sound of CONVEX
sation. or any unusual noise OF any
kind
No, sir. 1t would have been a very
unusual noise to be audible. Mr.. Hol-
laday's office a heavy walls and a
double door which completely shut of
all sounds from within"
Miss Holiday then came out?"
Yes, sir"
And walked past your"
Yes. sir; walked past me rapidly"
Did o not think that PECULIAR
Why, sir. she didn't often stop to
speak to me. I was busy and SO
thought nothing particularly about it,
Did you notice her face? Did she
seem perturbed?"
No. sir; I didn't notice. I just
glanced up and bowed. In fact, I didn't
see her face at all. for she had lowered
her veil"
Her veil!" repeated the coroner
You hadn't mentioned that she wore
a veil"
No. sir; when she came INTO the Of
nee she had lifted 1t up over her hat
know how women do"
"Yes-so you saw her face distinctly
when b. entered?"
Yes, sir"
But hen she went out she lad low
cred nef veil. Was it a heavy one?"
Why. sir" the witness fassitated,
Just an ordinary veil, 1 should say"
But still heavy enough to- conceal
her face?'
'Oh. yes. SIR 80
The prone nodded 'lSow, Mr..
ogers how long a time elapsed after
the departure OF the woman before you
went back into the inner omce?"
Net more than three or four min
utes. I thought perhaps Mr.. Holiday
getting ready to accompany his
And o found him, as you say,Sly-
Forward across his desk with a
knife In his throat and the blood
squirting out. Did you recognize the
knife 2.
yes. sir. Ii was his knxe-a knife
Kept lying on his les to sharpen
pencils with and erase and SO on.'
Sharp, was it?"
1T had one long blade, very sharp.
sir
The oroner picked up. a knife that
was lying on he desk before him..
is this the knife? ?" ha asked.
Rogers looked at 1t carefully.
That's the knife. sir he said, and
was passed to the jury. When they
had finished with 1t Mr.. Royce and I
1t. 1t was an ordinary one
hiaded erasing knife with ivory han
ale. 1t was open, the blade being
and, as l convinced myself. very
sharp indeed.
win you descrthe Mr.. Holidays
continued the coroner.
II was lying forward On the desk,
with his arms ontstretched and his
head to one side
AND there was a great deal Of
blood? ?"
"Oh, a great deal! Someone, appar-
emily, had attempted to check 1t. for a
little distance away there was q hand
kerchief soaked in blood"
The coroner picked up a handker-
and handed 1t to the witness.
Is that the handkerchief? ?" he asked.
Yes. SIR" said Rogers. after a mo-
rs 1T a mans or a woman.s hand
kerchief 2"
ooh. a woman's undoubtedly"
The jury examined 1t and so did we.
Il was a small square OF fine cambria
with no mark that / could see, soaked
through and through with blood-un-
Questionabiy a woman's handkerchief.
Then Rogers told tha rest OF the story
he had summoned aid and in
formed the police
Now. Mr.. Rogers said the cor
oner. when he had finished, there is
point more, las there been any
thing IN your knowledge OF Mr.. Holla-
day or his business to suggest the idea
OF suicfde2"
The witness shook his head decid-
edly.-
Nothing whatever. SIR he said pos
tttveIy. Ills business was prosper
Ing. he was happy and contented-
why, he was planning for q trip
abroad with his daughter"
ssY ~ tr@ arInpnrn frr q v,nronpt - on~8
tinued Goldberg, that he did actually
stab himself In his daughters pres
ence; what would YOU naturally ex-
pect her to 10?
Il shcufd expect her to give the
AIarns--to summons aid" replied Rogers.
Certainly 49, unquestionably," and
Goldberg nodded to my chief. II turn
the witness over to you. Mr.. Royce"
he szfd.
NOW. Mr. Rogers began our Junior
irnpressiveIy. you know. az course.
this whole hinges, at present.
you Identification ofssthe woman
who presumably, was In Mr.. HoiIa-
days office when he was stabbed. I
want to be very sur oil that fdentid-
cation VIII 3 tell me how she was
dressed y 49,
The witness paused for 1 moments
thought.
.Sshewore q dress OF very dark red a.
he satdat last. with some sort or mar
row dark trtmming--black. possibly.
That's AL 4 4 tell you about IL.
nj nj hat?
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