Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-09-13
CHAPTER nj Continued. J

Chapter Nj (Con,inued.)
"WErl tie prisoner sat Mt your
breakfast table," began CullifOrd, did
you then or at any subsequent moment
notice anything in the nature Of a
blood stain upon his clothes or per-
semi"
mo. sir; can't say that | dds
"Can You say that you did mott"
Witness hcsitated, but told tnc truth.
NO" said he; Il saw no signs OF
blood upon him either then or after.
ward"
you saw no signs Of blood upon the
prisoner either then or aftcrward. You
are quite positive. however, that the
man wL) waylaid your fare In the
Finchley road was the prisoner In the
dock?"
quite positive"
"Tl!en didn't you recognize him in
the morning when your brother-in-law
brought him to your house?"
NO. sir; did not"
what! Not when he was sitting a.
your own breakfast tableY
Il did not"
Nor yet when you gave him the
newspaper and he read you IN account
Of the very crime with which he stands
Indicted? You suspected nothing, saw
nothing suspicious In his manner, moth
ing familiar in his faceY
NO; not then didn't"
You suspected nothing and did not
recognize him then. yet Mt word from
Your wife you identified the prisoner
with the man who stopped your coach.
and you have SO identified him ever
SINGER
Witness made the necessary admis-
sion, but attempted to explain mat
tiers, whereupon CullifOrd cut him
short and. having gained the advan-
tage which Tom had foresecn. passed
on to one that was less apparent
ITO return to your fare" said coun-
sci. did you notice any valuables up
on his outer person? A watch chain?
Rings? A breastpin In the stockT'
Il saw n watch chain and a pima
diamond pin"
Mr.. Sergeant Culliford sat down IN
expectedly, but with an expression so
satisfied that Tom lost much Of the
next evidence Chat of the coachman's
wife, In endeavOring to account for 1t.
He had not succeeded when the court
adjourned for luncheon, for the hour
Of acute perceptions was over and had
left him dazed SO that the venerable
turnkey who had charge of him In the
dock had to take him by the arm to
make him leave 1t.
The principal witnesses Of the after
noon were Mrs Adcock, Jonathan But
terfield and the diminutive householder
Of Kew. Thus the trio who had made
the world seem SO kind fortnight be-
fore now typifled Its cruelty, for the
evidence Of the first two was reluctant
but damning and that Of the last was
supplementary In matter, but given
with the officious venom and tho trans
parent exultation Of a personal foe.
But his old landlady shed tears as
she described her last interview with
the prisoner at the bar. It was with
difficulty that things which Tom had
said on that occasion and to which she
had already sworn ut Marylebone could
be wrung a second time from her un-
willing lips. ''I'll pay him" and "I'll
break every bone In his internal BODY
were not the worst of the words which
were extracted by degrees. Then the
stick was produced In court, and the
knob that had been SO clean and
creamy was now clotted over with a
scaly. russell skin. like q coat Of glue,
at sight Of which the witness turned
as white as her hair and was given q
glass Of water in the box. The stick
was then duly identified. the jury In
formed that the prisoner had described
1t to witness as "a rod In pickle" for
the deceased and the witness allowed
to stand down after brief but painful
cross examination, in which the good
souls fondness for Tom was betrayed
by signs that touched him as deeply as
anything could just then. His brain
was Keeling under the dread weight Of
her evidence against him. He felt its
influence upon judge and jury as q
palpablc force. Its very reluctance
only heightened its mortal effect.
Jonathan Butterfield exhibited q lie
demeanor with like result. It only
showed that the prisoner had not lack
ed those common attributes Of the
worst rascals. an engaging manner and
the power of imposing on the simple
minded. This witness, however, swore
very positively that there were no
marks Of blood upon the prisoner when
they were together And though his
sly successor rs positively swore that
such stain upon the kerseymere
waistcoat had first aroused his suspi.
cions In the garden ut Kew, and
though this was afterward proved in
the medical evidence to be a blood
stain. 1t was eventually established
that the blood was not that Of the muir.
dered man. The point was finally
gained In cross examination Of the DO.
lice officer upon whom Tom had Jump
ed bodily In his escape from the empty
house. Witness admitted having open.
ed his eyes to find the prisoner leaning
over him with bloody nose. And the
defense had scored once more, but this