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

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The Witness paused for a ''onsnt's
thought. /
she wore a dress .. very dark cd
he said at last. with some sort Of nar-
row dark trimming black. possibly.
That's al | can tell you about 1t"
And the hat"
II didn't notice tlls hat. sir. l only
glanced at her"
But I'm that glauce, Mr.. Rogers, did
YOU SOC nothing uuisuai-nnthing
witch suggested 10 your mind that pos
,ibl. II Nigh, not be Miss Holladay"'
Nothing, sir"
Some change of drnneanor. perhaps,
OF expression?
The witness hesitated.
II thought she was looking not quite
So we'll as usual" he said slowly. She
seemed q little pale and worried"
"Ah! 1t was dark in the office. was
l. not. at S O'Clock yesterday after
| noon"
We had turned ON the lights half
an hour before. sir"
rs your Office We'll li%Chted"'
Il have q light over my desk. SIR,
ard there's another on the wall
So you could not see your visitors
face with absolute c~learness"
NO. sir: but quite clearly enough
10 recognize her" me added doggedly.
Yet you thought her looking pale
and worried""
. Yes. sir. that VAS my impression"
And when she asked for Mr.. Hoi-
,aday, did she use the words my ia
Their as your evidence would sus-
sest""
Again ths witncss hesitated In the
effort at recollection.
No. sir" he answered finally. Her
words, I think. We're. is Mr.. Holiday
engaged at present."
Ut was Miss Holidays voice"
Il could not say. sir." answered the
witness. again moppiug the perspira-
ton from his forehead. II have no
wish 20 incriminate Miss Holladsy I'M
necessarily. I'm not sufficiently we'll
acquainted with her voice 10 swear
to IT."
Well. when you answered her aues-
ton IN the negative. did she hesitate
before entering the private Office,
No. sir: she Went straight TO IT."
is there any lettering on the door"
oh. yes. the usual lettering, 'Pri-
vate Office"
that. even IL she were not &C
quainted with the place. she might
stu have seen where TO GO"
Yes. sir: I suppose so"
And you stated, too, | believe. that
you could have heard no sound OF an
alteration In the private office. had
one occurred"
NO. sir: I could have heard moth
ing"
You have been with Mr.. Holiday a
long time. I believe. Mr.. Rogers"
over thirty years. sir"
And you are intimately acquainted
with his affairs"
Yes. SIR"
Now. Mr.. Rogers. hAve you ever. in
all these years. ram across anything
any item Of expenditure. any CORE
spondence. anything whatever which.
would Leaf you to think that MIR. Hol-
laday was a victim OF biackma!!. or
that he had ever had a lIaison with Il
woman"
NO. sir!" cried the witness. No,
sir. I'm willing to swear that such a
thing is not possible. I should inev-
itably have our II out had /! ex-
isted."
That will dc for tho present said
Mr.. Royce. Il shall ant to recall She
witness. however. sir"
The coroner nodded. and Rogers
stepped down. still trembling from the
efforts OF his last o";aurst. I confess
that. FOR my part. I thought Ne We're
very deep in tho mtre.
The office boy was called next. but
added nothing to tho story. He mad
gone To the chute To mail some let
ters:, the woman must have etitercd
the office while he was away. lie saw
her come out again. but. OF course. did
flOI SEES nSr race. CIe natt Ottit e.l-
ployed recently. and did not know Miss
Holiday.
Then the physicians who had at
tended the dead man we're called. and
testified that the knife blade had pene-
trated the left carotid artery. and that
ne had bied to ~death-was dead. indeed,
before they cached him. It would
take. perhaps. ten minutes to produce
such ali ~efusion Of blood AZ Rogers hsd
noticed-certainly more than five. SO
tina the blow must have been struck
before the woman left the inner Of
Ace.
The policeman who had responded TO
the alarm testified that he had exam
ined the windows. and that they we're
both bolted OH the inside. precluding
the possibility Of anyone swinging down
from above or clambering up from be-
low. Nothing In the Office had beer dis
turbed. There was other evidence OF
an immateriai nature. and then Miss
Holidays maid was allied
Was your mistress away from home
yesterday at:ernoon?" asked the COR
Oner.
Yes. sir: she had h carriage or
dered for 3 O'clock. She was driven
away shortly after that"
And What time did ehe return"
About 8. SIR: just in Tina 10 dress
for dinner"
Did you notice anything unusual in
her demeanor when she returned?'
The maid %hesitated. fearing doubtless
that she might say too much.
Miss Holiday had complained Of a
after a moment she was looking
badly when she G out. and the
drive made her worse instead Of better.
h seemed very nervous and Ill. l
advised her to lie down and not dress
for dinner. blu h would not listen.