Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-19
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promised the same thlng. and a. there
are no sunday afternoon papers. the
murder vas not publicly known unfu
Monday The coroner himself notified
the Armstrong family lawyer an.
early In the afternoon BE- came olt
had not seen Mr iamieson since
morning. bat 7 knew be- had been In.
terrogating the servants Gertrude
WAS locked IA her room with a head
ache. and had luncheon alone
Mr. Hsrton. the lawyer. vas o uttlc.
thin man. and he looked a. n he did
not relish his business that day
This r. very unfortunate. Miss In
mes" he said after Ne had shaken
hands. Most unfortunate mys.
terious. With the father and mother
in the west. md everything devolves
on me; and. az you can understand
IL Is an unpleasant duty"
mo doubt said absently Mr.
Harton, I am going 10 ask you some
questions. and hope you will answer
them. feel that / am entitled 10
some knowledge. because I and my
family are just now In most ambigu-
Gus position"
don't know whether he under.
stood me or not. he took on his
glasses and wiped them
Il shall be very happy. he said
with old-fashioned courtesy
Thank you. Mr.. Harton. did Mr.
Arnold Armstrong know that sunny
side bad been reutedy"
Il think-yes. he did In fact, / my.
self told him about IT,"
And he knew who the tenants
were?"
Yes"
He had not been living with the
family for some years. believer"
NO. Unfortunately. there had been
trouble between Arnold and his a.
ther. For two years he had lived In
town"
Then II would be unlikely that he
came here last night TO get possession
of anything belonging to him?"
II should think II hardly possible d"
he admitted. ITO be perfectly frank
Miss lines. I can not think OF any
reason whatever for his coming here
as he did. He had been staying a.
the club house across the valley for
the last week. Jarvis tells me. but
that only explains how he came here
not why IL is a most unfortunate
family"
He shook his head despondently
and felt that this dried-up little man
was the repository OF much that he
had not told me. | gave up trying 20
elicit any information from him. and
we went together to view the body
before IL was taken 20 the city n
had been lifted on 20 the billiard Ia
bic and n sheet thrown over Il. 9th
erwise nothing had been touched a
soft hat lay beside II, and the collar
of the dinner-coat was still turned an
The handsome, dissipated face OF Ar
mold Armstrong. purged OF It's ugly
lines, was now only pathetic As We
went in Mrs Watson appeared az the
card-room door
Come in. Mrs Watson" the lawyer
said. But she shook her head and
withdrew; she was the only one IN
the house who seemed 20 regret the
dead man. and even she seemed rath
er shocked than sorry
Before Mr. Hsrton left. he told me
something OF the Armstrong family
Paul Armstrong. the father. had been
married twice Arnold was = son by
the first marriage. The second Mrs
Armstrong had been a widow. With
child, little girl This child. noV
perhaps 20 was Louise Armstrong
having taken her stepfather's name.
and was al present In California With
the family
They will probably return az once
he concluded and part OF my errand
here day is TO see n you viii reiin
quish your lease here ia their favor
we would better wait and see N
they wish 10 come" ] said ~ seems
unlikely. and my town house In being
remodeled" Al that he let tho mat.
ter drop. but II came up unpleasantIy
enough. later
At six o'clock the body was taken
away. and at seveuthlrty after an
early dinner, Mr. Harton went Ger.
trude had not come down. and there
was no news ~ Halsct Mr. Jamie.
son had taken lodging in the so
lage, and I had not seen him since
mid-afternOon 70 was about nine
O'Clock. I think. when the bell rang
and he was ushered into tho living
room
Sit down" ] said Erimly. Have
you found a clew that viii incriminate
me. Mr. JAMESON
lie had the grace 10 look uncnmfort.
cable NO. he said. IF you had
Killed Mr. Armstrong You would have
LEFT 10 clews YOU would have had
TOO much intelligence"
After that We got aloag better lie
was 6shing in his pocket, and after
= minute he brought out Two scraps
Of paper ~ have been 20 the club.
horSe" be said. and among Mr. Arm