Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-02-28
az BURTON E. STEVENSON.

\tu NUD NaS IL cNt"reI
MISS Frances Hoi!aday- tho iasgtl-
ter OF my employer"
You're quite sure You know her
we'll"
Very well. I've known her for
many years. She often drove 10 the
office in the evening TO aks her father
home. supposed thai was what si,e
came for yesterday"
You ookei at her a'tcntivei,"
Rogers hitched impa,ientiy IN his
chair.
Il glanced at her. ~ I always DO
he said. II d!dn't stare"
But you're quito sire II was Miss
Hulladay?"
absolutely sure. sir. Good Gcd,"
he cried. his nerves giving way FOR an
instant. do you suppose "a make an
assertion Ike thau II / wasn't abso-
lutely Sure""
No. said the coroner soothiug!y.
INC. I don't suppose any such thing.
not for a moment. Mr.. Rogers. only I
want the jury to see how certain The
Identification ia Shall I proceed"
&c ahead. sir" said Rogers. "!'il try
to hold myself together a little better.
sir"
Il can see what a strain this ia for
you said the coroner Kindly. and I'll
spare YOU ~ much as I car. Now. after
Miss Holiday entered the inner office.
how long did she remain there"
"Abou ten minutes. should saw.
not longer than that certainly"
Did YOU hear any sound OF CONVEX
sation. or any unusual noise OF any
kind?
NO. sir. IT would have peer a vsry
unusual noise 10 ia audible. Mr.. ftoi-
laday's office has heavy walls and a
double door which completely shut off
all sounds from within"
Miss Holladay then am out"
Yes. sir"
"Aud walked past you"'
Yes. sir. walke past ma rapidly"
Did you not think that peculiar"
why. sir. she didn't often stop to
speak to me. l was busy and so
thought nothing particularly abou: IT,"
Did you notice her face" Did she
seem perturbed""
glanced up and bowed. In fact. I Didn't
her veil"
'Tlcr vcil!" repeated the coroner.
You hadn't mentioned that she wore
a veil.'
No. sir: when h came into the Of
f,ce she had lifted it up over her hat
brim-you knoW o women do"
'Yes-so you saw her face distinctly
when she entered"!"
Yes, sir"
But when she went out she had low
cred her veil. Was 1t Il heavy one"
why. sir" the witness hesitated.
Just an ordinary veil. 1 should say"
But still heavy enough TO conceal
her face"
oh. yes. sir"
Tho coroner nodded. Now. Mr..
Rogers, how long a time elapsed after
the departure OF the woman before you
went back into the inner Office"
Not more than three or tou min
,foa r~lt ,.N,kn,~r NV, VY~l-..
was getting ready to accompany his
daughter. and l didn't wish TO detain
him.
And you found him. as you say. ly-
Ing forward across his desk with a
knife in his throat and the blood
squirting out. Did o recognize the
knife"
Yes. sir. 1t was his knife-a knife
he kept lying on his desk to sharpen
pencils with and erase and so on
Sharp. was II"
1T had one long blade. very sharp.
sir"
The coroner picked uo a knife that
was lying on the desk before him.
lis this the knife" he asked.
Rogers looked at ii ca carefully.
That's the knife sir" ha said. and
1t was passed to the jury. When they
had flushed with II MIR. Royce and
exar-ined 1t. 1t was an ordinary one
bla0ed erasIng knife with ivory han
die. 1t was open. h blade beine
about two inches and a half in length
and. as l soon convinced myself. very
sharp indeed.
will you describe MIR. Holladay's
position" continued the coroner.
H was lying forward on the desk
with his arms ou.stretched and his
head to one side"
And there was \ great deal o.
blood?"
"Oh. a great deal. Someone. appar-
emily. had attempted to check II. for a
little distance ava there was a hand
kerchief soaked I'm blood"
The coroner picked up a handker-
chief and handed 1t to the witness.
rs that the handkerchief he asked
Yes. SIR" said Rogers. after 4 NO.
ment.
lis It a mans or q womau's hand.
kerchief:"
oh. a woman's undoubtedly"
The jury examined It and 50 did we
1t was a small square Of fine cambri,
with no mark that l could see. soaked
through and through with bloOd-un-
QuestlOnabiy n woman's handkerchief
Then Rogers told the rest OF the stor,
how lie had summoned aid and in
formed the police.
Nov. Mr.. Rogers" said the cor.
one when he had finished. there Il
one point more. Has there beer n
thing In your knowledge Of Mr.. HOlia.
day or his business to suggest the ide.
Of suicide?"
The witness shook his head decid.
eddy.
Nothing whatever, sir" he said pos,
itfvely. His business Was prosper.
Ing. he was happy and c%ontented-
why. no was planning ~. = triI
abroad with hts daughter"
Lot US suppose for = moment con,
tinued Goldberg. that he did actually
stab himself In his daughters pres,
encs; what would you naturally OK,
poet her to do?"
u should expect her to give tn,
aiarm--to summon aid" replied Rogers
Certainly = unQuestionably." ant
j ColdhNng nodded 10 NV chiAS .I f,r.