Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-03-24

he remained away, l never left tn
room while he was gone"
Were articles in the room disturb
ed while you were present."
No, sir. That is, there was moth
ing done except to remove her bod!
from the bed, place it upon long ia
BILE which was brought from anothe
room, and prepare it properly for th'
coffin"
| you were naturally interested il
seeing what articles were about th'
room which might serve as clews t(
the detective when he arrived"
Certainly"
And yet you touched none o.
them?"
Il did not. I had a vague idea thai
their very positions might tell the de-
tective something. So I did not move
any of them"
You perhaps noticed carefully what
articles were to be SEEM"
Il noticed some. The truth Of the
matter is, that l was too busy to look
much-too busy with my hands,
mean"
You had time TO think
Il did. had time to think until
thought was almost a torture"
"Of what did you think? or some
of the articles you did see?"
Yes. sir: Il part Of the time
Did you see the article Of dress on
which Mrs. Craig had been working?'
Il did"
do you remember now what you
thought when you saw it?"
Il thought how Industrious Mrs
Craig had been. You know-or a wo-
man would, perhaps you don't-that
there is a great deal of work on that
garment, which she had nearly fin
shed"
Yes: well?"
well, she hadn't commenced that
when I went away"
Then you are sure she worked at
her sewing while you were away?"
Il am"
And sure that she must have used
her bees wax?"
Yes, sir; and there is this strange
thing to say: l am sure she used a
cake Of wax which had never been
used before
How do you know? Please ex-
plain"
Mrs Craig bought two cakes of
wax a few weeks before. / was with
her when she bought them. One she
took to use, throwing away the little
fragment which remained from the one
she had used before; the other she
laid aside in a bureau drawer. I fire.
quently helped Mrs. Craig with her
sewing, although she always allowed
me plenty of time for doing my own
sewing. l had a cake Of wax of my
own, and usually made use of that;
sometimes, however, I used hers. On
Saturday I packed up my things in a
small satchel preparatory to the visit
1 had received permission to make. 1
was going where the others would have
their work about in the evening to
show and talk about, if nothing more;
naturally enough took my own. When
arrived there l found, to my sur
prise, that l had taken Mrs. Craig s
cake Of wax as well as my own. So I
know that she must have used her
new cake during my absence, and l
know she had never used it before"
Thank you. that is ALL"
Aldrich had no questions to ask.
I'VE call George Arnold" said the
lawyer for the prosecution.
Sem looked up with startled look
upon his face. He turned very white,
so white that one wondered how he
could have been thought pale before.
He let his gaze fall almost instantly.
He buried his face in his hands He
sank down into his chair, quivering
burlesque on the name of Man.
The new witness, stranger to most
of the people of Boomville, was duly
sworn The examination began.
What is your name?'
George Arnold"
Your age?"
II am forty years of age"
Where do you reside?"
AT Blankford."
How long have you resided there?'
For fifteen years"
What is your business?"
Il am the railroad station agent"
Were you in the same position ten
years ago."
Il was"
Did you know Mrs. Craig?"
Il knew her we'll by sight, and l
was also slightly acquainted with her"
DO you remember the time of her
DEATH"
Il do"
DO you know Gilbert Semi"
Il have seen him before?"
when did you first zee him."
death"
How are you certain"
Il made a memorandum Of certain
things connected with my meeting him.
remember the events themselves,
however without that aid. And the
date has always been firmly fixed in
my mind because of its connection with
Mrs. Craig's death"
You did not find it necessary to
consult your memorandum, them"
NO. sir l did consult it, before
coming here, 80 that might favor the
accused If 1t We're possible, In the tes-
timony l knew l should be called up
on to give. l found l could not speak
of events as | wished l was able to-:
found the record was exactly, In
every respect, aS | remember the
events to have happened"
Very we'll. Where did you first see
Gilbert Semi"
AT the railroad station"
You many describe his appear
ance."
Sem raised his head for a moment.
He leaned forward. touched AldriCh on
the arm.