Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-22

ing between them since that time, engendered Dy
political strife that within the past few weeks
the bitterness of feeling between them had be-
come acute.
Judge Randolph had forecast this probable dan
ger well. This man if he knew no more than
Steae's secret and Darralls marriage to Mar
guerite had good reason to believe that he was
the man living who had an all sufficient
motive to take Steales life.
Knowing this much, perhaps he knew more;
knew of the challenge; of Darralls unavailing
search for Steale the following day; that he was
in town the night of the tragedy. With this
knowledge, he no doubt instigated the search of
DarralIs room, which had produced the blood
stained handkerchief, which, though unfortunate
ly lost for future use had served its purpose
in being all sufficient to have him followed to
his home, and arrested as a suspect. Perhaps
with the political matter injected into the case
1t might prove sufficient to hold him for trial.
All of this Sothern clearly, and that
the coroner's jury had preponderance of Re-
lief men upon it. The question now before him
resolved itself into how far this man would go
in his revelations. In his determination to hold
Darrall, would he risk the unfolding of the dark
secret of the dead mans shame, and his own part
in the iniquity? Since he made no mention OF
the challenge of which he thought 1t likely
he had knowledge he rather inferred that ne
would not take the risk.
The clothes supposed to have been worn by the
assassin, the garb of gentleman, solled and
blood od-stained were produced, said to have been
found in a thicket of underground near the scene
of the tragedy Why they had not been thrown
In the river near by hard to understand;
and there no proof forthcoming that tney
were worn by Darrall.
The knife was exhibited with which the deed
had probably been committed II was
said, in the vacant lot over which the tracks LED,
stuck to the handle in the earth, not such knife
as a gentleman would have carried. Still there
was no connecting link with Darrall and 1t was
difficult to understand why it had not been thrown
in the river where all traces ended, leading to
the inference that the perpetrator of the crime
had crossed the river in a boat, which was plainly
to be seen moored to the shore on the other side.
Only the handkerchief, with a tiny drop OF
blood upon it, found in Darralis room IN the
hotel half a mile way-acknowledged by Darrail
and his wife to be hs-could be found as sup
posed evidence of the deed. Though it could not
be produced, it was considered by the jury OF
sufficient Importance to hold Darrall for the as
sassination of Col. Steale. He was therefore re-
manded to Jail to await trial in court
Cruel it seemed it was with feeling OF
relief that Darrall and his counsel reviewed the
events of the morning, for they now saw clearly
what they had to combat; the predjudces of the
people; of the Judge perhaps; and of jury
biased unconsciously, by the living issues of Re-
lief and Anti-Relief
In prison Darrall, made as comfortable as the
circumstances would permit, awaited anxiously
news from his home-from Marguerite, to whom
a messenger had been dispatched with the news,
to he entrusted to Mrs Randolph to break to the
poor stricken wife gently as possible
A letter to the Judge from his wife was all
that the messenger brought back and this he
took to Darrall
"Poor Marguerite is ILL.," wrote Mrs Randolph.
"Since Wallace rode away she has never left her
bed She lies there white as the pillows, her
great melancholy eyes full of unrest, appealing
TO you for something-she knows not what?
"Her mind seems to have reverted to the past,
and she talks of her mother, and some duty un-
filled. She speaks of her father. and sometimes
asks If Wallace has not yet returned. She real
ICES nothing"
"Thank God it is so," responded Wallace. "If
1t were not how could she bear these weary hours