The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-04-23
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the room and the clerk laid down his
pen, seized his gavel and raped for 81
lence. gazing Indignantly around him in
the universal manner of court function
aries. as IL a sacrilege had been com
mitted-
Have you any statement which you
wish to makeT resumed the magistrate.
Eyes, l have / was not In the room
at the time of the commission Of the
murder. l was not even the first TO
enter the room entered the room al
most simultaneously with another person.
Monsieur Jules Chabot"
Take this diagram In your hands.
There Is Madame Roupell's chamber.
This Is her sitting room. Where were
you at the time the shot was fired7''
II was just about TO enter the sitting
room from the room beyond. which had
been my own apartment during my for
mer visits to the chateau. II still con-
tanned some things Of mine which / had
not sent for. l recoIlect a case Of pis-
tolls, particularly. which was lying on
the toilette table
Look at the pistol shown you. and say
II 1t Is your pistolf"
at Is II is one brought from Amer
lea l used this pistol for gallery prac-
tice. Of which am fond
When did you last see itT'
about six weeks ago. It was then in
the pistol case already referred to-"
Monsieur Jules Chabot. you say, was
already In Madame Roupelrs apartment
when you entered Where was he stand
ingf"
I'VE entered simultaneously. He was
over by the other door,
would it have been possible for Mon
sieur Chabot to have taken that pistol
from your case without your knowledge"
Il cannot tell 1t depends BE may
have done so. but he would have mad TO
enter the apartment by way Of Madame
Roupell's sitting room. because the other
door was locked"
who locked itY'
Van Lith hesitated for a barely per
ceptible instant of time ere he replied:
4 locked it myself. 50 as to be secure
from interruption"
why did you wish to be secure from
Interruption
Because did not wish IT known that
! was in the chateau"
why did you not wish II knownT
That is one of the questions l must
decline TO answer"
The project and the judge exchanged
significant glances. The latter hsd no
ticed the prisoners hesitation when stat
ing that II was he himself who had locked
the door THAT Is the first lie he has
told" thought VI. Bertrand. land 1t is
told to shield someone. He has an &C
complete, evidently" Then he said out
loud:
Il have no more questions to ask The
examination Of the prisoner Is concluded
You will retain him in the closest Gus
tody, and allow no one but his counsel or
physician to see him under any pretext
whatsoever"
Jules Chabot was the next witness to
be examined His testimony was substan-
tally the same as contained in the pre-
fect's report He swore positively enough
to finding Van Lith in Nine Roupells
chamber Immediately after hearing the re-
pert of the pistol He also swore that
Nine Roupell and Van Lith were on bad
terms, and gave, though with a we'll
assumed show Of reluctance. a pretty full
reorganization of the facts which had
brought about the final quarrel between
them
At this stage Of the examination, the
project was seen to whisper something to
the judge, and the latter then asked:
You testify that nearly an hour .
elapsed between the time when you were
shown to your room and the firing Of the
pistol The condition Of your bed proves
that you had not slept in it. and when :
you reached Madame RoupelPs chamber
you were fully dressed Why did you
not retire to restT 9
simply because was not sleepy" re- e.
Piled NJ. Chabot, coloring somewhat, and n
lingering his long mustache nervously. Il
vas busy writing" p
What were you writingT CT
N. Chabot hesitated and stammered OF
IF you do not Immediately answer Y
ny question. shall have no alternative
out to commit you. monsieur" said the ST
Judge In a stern voice. TO
Jules Chabot hesitated no longer Draw ed
ng letter from his pocket, be handed :.
I'D to the bench II
1T Is a confidential communication ad- yc
dressed to a lady he said, ''and trust
Tou will respect it." in
NJ. Bertrand could but with difficulty al
.epress a smile as be ran his eyes rap its
dIy over the letter, which was nothing
ess than the draft Of written PROPOSE bu
L had evidently been the subject Of much at
are, as the frequent erasures and inter to
ineations showed. 1t was couched In pr
lowery and high-fown language. and full
4 the most extravagant expressions Of shi
doration. The most peculiar thing about thu
/ was the writer had evidently been I'M
ertain as to which Of the two young err
aides be should ask for. as the words arr
Mile. Harriet Weldon" had been first
yritten and then scratched out, as n he re1
bought there was no hope for him In gai
hat direction, and mile. Emily Weldon "bl
ut Ia their stead. Victor Lablanche sue
ere again whispered In the ear Of the Ca
udge Of instruction and the latter said Is
Il would ask you II you we're occu- hin
led during all the interval which elapsed
etween the time Of your retiring ana FIRE
caring the report Of the pistol, In writ hin
az this letterT
Il was not 80 engaged during the On. ito
re time; the point Of my pencil broke. knc
nd / had no penknife with which to re- pll,
l.. - Il