The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-03-11

It." ~ between them since that time, engendered by
tak9 itcal strife; that within the past few weeks
pass bitterness OF feeling between them had be
olors me acute.
initial Judge Randolph had forecast this probable dan
lvestAr we'll. This if he knew than
Gales secret, and Darralls marriage to Mar
he Slere, had good reason to believe that he was
rathaEe man living who had all sufficient
bacl botive to take Steae's life.
! your Knowing this much, perhaps he knew more;
re oE arch for Steale the following day; that he
+uarreA town the night of the tragedy. With this
no. Knowledge he no doubt instgated the search OF
BRING Harrals room, which had produced the blood
and aimed handkerchief, which, though unfortunate
turn lost for future use. had served its purpose
is b,h being all sufficient to have him followed to
$elief Us home, and arrested as suspect Perhaps
straHith the political matter injected into the
told might prove sufficient to hold him for trial.
hard All of this Sothern clearly, and that
he coroner's jury had preponderance of Re
com |ef men upon it. The question now before him
eo.ile solved itself into how far this would go
N u his revelations In his determination to hold
Parrall would he risk the unfolding of the dark
hoble ecre of the dead mans shame and his own part
emf NIB the iniquity? Since he made mention of
he challenge of which he now thought it likely
are tie had knowledge, he rather inferred that he
unabfould not take the risk.
his fe The clothes supposed have been by the
he facssassin, the garb of a gentleman soed and
lf-I ood-stained produced, said to have been
ion ofound in thicket of underground the
on amt the tragedy. Why they had not been thrown
wifen the river near by was hard to understands
J that nd there was no proof forthcoming that they
h eIere by Darrall.
- The knife exhibited with which the deed
ad probably been committed '-found, it
,hi hid in the vacant lot which the tracks led.
- tuck to the handle in the earth, not such knife
souss gentleman would have carried. Still there
ON hfas connecting link with Darrall and it was
his icult to understand why it had not been thrown
rongeh the river where all traces ended, leading to
mushe inference that the perpetrator OF the CRIME
dniolad crossed the river in boat, which plainly
q bP be moored to the shore on the other side
- " Only the handkerchief, with tiny drop of
lanis1lood upon it, found in Darrall's in the
urnls4o half mile away-acknowedged by Darrall
Ind his wife to be hs-could be found sup
n Wdosed evidence of the deed Though it could not
lie produced it considered by the jury Of
Huficient Importance to hold Darrall for the
destination of Col. Steale He therefore
WI handed to Jail to await trial in court
4 Cruel it seemed it with feeling of
Relief that Darrall and his counsel reviewed the
"potvents of the morning, for they clearly
e. soothat they had combat; the predjudces of the
CAMP eople; of the Judge perhaps; and of a jury
mkiased, unconseiousy, by the living issues of Re
est7tef and Anti-Relief.
and 81 In prison Darrall made comfortable the
ianas circumstances would permit awaited anXously
~ Jews from his home-from Marguerite, to whom
~ messenger had been dispatched with the news,
ana 10 be entrusted to Mrs. Randolph to break to the
Peverak oor stricken wife gently possible
| hit fo1E letter the Judge from his wife all
I'D pelShat the messenger brought back and this he
cen tn look to Darrall.
ooI Poor Marguerite is ILL., wrote Mrs. Randolph.
fSince Wallace rode away she has never left her
; bed She lies there white as the pillows, her
7 ~ great melancholy eyes full of unrest, appealing
st "Her mind seems to have reverted to the past.
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