The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-02


go O'Clock last night. That he found
Garner there and stayed only about
ten minutes. That he and Garner left
together, entered Edgerton's automo-
bile and started north. Now what oc-
Cured during those ten minutes?"
"Oh, Mr.. Clarke. 1t happened just as
the papers say, only they have added
so many horrible things that are not
So They say Arthur was insanely
jealous of Harrison, and that he lef,
me In rage. He wasn't a bit jealous
He knew Harrison still called on me
as an old friend of our family. and he
often said he thoroughly approved of
II, and that he knew he had all my
love. He was acting strangely last
night, but he remarked that he was
worrying over some business troubles
He scarcely spoke ten words to me,
and when l asked him about an en-
gagement we had for next Thursday
evening he could not remember what
1t was and claimed he had forgotten all
about 1t. ] thought this strange, for he
never forgets anything. When Mr. Gar
ner rose to go Arthur said he was on
his way to see a man on an important
business matter in Edgewater, and Of
fered to take Mr.. Garner in his machine
/ to his home on Wilson avenue. / re-
member thinking this was odd. for he
never before mentioned business in the
evening"
Had Mr.. Edgerton any business
troubles?"
None that I know Of Papa said
just the other evening that his factory
had orders enough ahead to run 1t a
year"
Now. Miss Morrison. did you notice
anything else strange in his actions?"
there ht,t
can't be of any Importance. When he
was leaving he rolled cigarette and /
noticed that he rolled it inward. When
he makes his own cigarettes he always
rolls them outward, and he told me
once that was the proper way. This
was why I noticed it, but suppose it
was nervousness that caused him to
change"
| I'm" calculated Clarke. medita-
lively. Have you seen Mr.. Edgerton
| this morning."
you. but / dread the crowds and the
notoriety."
II think 1 can give you a card which
will secure you from annoyance"
"Oh. thank you. Is there anything
else?"
mo, Miss Morrison. Tell Mr. Edger-
ton for me that We may clear him in
spite of himself"
Then you will help?"
Madame, / have already taken the
case"
When she left. Clarke's eyes danced
with excitement
What do you think of it now?" he
asked.
II can't see ray of light, can your"
1 replied.
Isn't she a wonderful woman to
think of a little thing like that cigar
cite? You and l, Sexton. know some
thing of the obsessiOnS of a cigarette
smoker. and that his prejudices are as
infiexible as the laws of the Modes and
Perslans. / don't know what il means
now. but 1 will. But let's go. I'm
anxious to have a. look at that auto be-
fore 1t is removed. l suppose the police
have paved over it now until there'll
be no finding out anything from It,"
When we reached the scene of the
tragedy we found the machine standing
apparently just as the murderer had
left 1t. the front wheels in the ditch
and the hind wheels elevated by the
grade of the roadway. A dark pool of
blood in the tonneau told its own story
The motor was guarded by a solitary
policeman, who kept at bay a gaping
crowd of curiosityseek
Clarke and | had some difficulty with
the majesty of the law, but an air of
authority and a cigar finally won the
day.
rs the machine just as it was
when the body was removed?" queried
Clarke.
Yes. sir. It's not to be touched till
the coroner has look at it." q would
like to give him a dialect, but truth
demands that he speaks remarkably
good English).
Clarke gave the machine a most
critical examination. promising the of
ficer he would leave it just as he found
1t. He peeped under the hood, tested
the spark, noted the supply of gasoline.
and marked the course of a bullet along
the leather of the rear seat.
An automatic" he quietly re-
marked. Nothing but a steel jacketed
bullet could go clear through the body
OF man and then cut so clean a fur
row. There are no signs of struggle.
The polish of that woodwork hasn't a
scratch on 1t. which wouldn't be likely
If there had been fight. Officer, are
you sure these levers haven't been
touched since the body was found?"
Yes. sir. ! came with the wagon
last night and they were just that way
The lieutenant left Clancy to guard ii
and / relieved him at s. Neither of us
have touched them"
We'll. then, Sexton, we might as well
go back to town; We can't learn any,
thing more here"
On his return Clarke was immersed
in his own thoughts and / did not in
terrupt him; but as we neared our cor
ner he turned to me and said: so you
still think Arthur Edgerton committed
that MURDER"
Il have learned nothing to change
my opinion" i replied
We'll. / have. Sexton, ii Is my SOL
emn judgment that Edgerton was not
in that automobile when the killing was
done. It's a simple little thing, but to
me it's conclusive.
THE machine was set on the second
airy speed. The gasoline tank was al
most empty and the oil cups dry as a
bone. Whoever ran that car was afraid
OF the high speed. and he had been
burning up the engine and squandering
the gasoline to make time. When he
stopped he left the throttle on the sec
ond speed. threw off the gear-clutch,
applied the emergency brake, and skid
ded into the ditch on his tires. They
are cut through. The engine was not
burned out from being left running, for
the machine is of type which discon-
meets the batteries when the gear
clutch is thrown. No expert motorist