Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-18

mad hePrd a crashing sound. but be.
ing alc'ie with one maid had not in.
vestiEa,ed. The house had been
locked in the morning and apparent.
~ undisturbcd .e
Then, as clearly as could. 7 related
how, the night bcfoEesa q shot, had
reused us; that my niece and / had
Investigated and found body that
did not know who the murdered man
was until MIR. Jarvis from the club
informed me. and that l. kncN of no
reason why Mr. Arnold Armstrong
should steal into his Others house at
night. | should have been glad 60 al.
low him entree there at amy time.
Have YOU reason TO believe. Miss
Innes," the coroner asked. THAT any
member OF your household, imaeruins
Mr.. Armstrong was o burgalr. shot
him in self-defense?" rgpi~
Il have no reason for thinking so"
l said quietly. ry"-
Your theory is that Mr.. Armstrong
was followed here BY --vne--eremy
and shot as he entered the house,"
Il don't think l have thenrs." |
said. The thing that has p1thsd me
is why MIR Armstrong should enter
his fathers house two nights in ,suc
cession. stealing in lie thtsk svhen
he needed only 10 ash entrance to be
admitted"
The coroner was a very ssnaht,thRn.
he took some notes after this. but he
seemed anxious to smake,. the. next
train back to town Heisht jtire in
f.Nr 10 :.
Mr.. Jameson, the youngerygtzthe
detectives. and the more Intelligent
looking. a few instructions. and. after
gravely shaking hands With INC and
regretting the unfortunate affair. took
his departure, accompanied by the
other detective.
was just beginning TO breathe
freely when Mr.. Jameson. who had
been standing by the window, came
over TO me
The family consists OF yourself
MY niece is herc.,.t ! SAID
There is no one bot yourself anu
your niece?"
My nephew" had to moisten
my lips
on, a nephew. I should like 10
see him, II he is here
He is not here just now" said as
quietly as ! could Il expect him
at any time"
He was here yesterday evening,
believer"
Moves"
Didn't he have a guest with him?
Another man?"
He brought friend with him to
stay over sunday. n Mr. Bailey
Mr.. John Bailey. the cashier OF the
Traders bank I believe" And knew
that some one at the Greenwood club
had told When did they lcave?'r
Very early don't know at Just
what time"
MIR. Jameson turned suddenly and
looked at me
Please try to be more explicit" he
said. You say your nephew and MIR.
Bailey were in the house last night.
and yet you and your niece with some
women servants. found the Jhody.
Where was your nephew" ~
| was entirely desperate by that
time
81 do not know. cried. but bo
sure OF this Halsey knows nothing
OF this thing. and no amount OF cir
cumstantial evidence can make an in
nocent man guilty"
Sit down" he said. pushing for.
ward a chair There arc some things
! have to tell you, and. in return
please tell me all you know. Believe
me. things always come out. In the
first place, Mr. Armstrong was shot
from above. The bullet was fred at
close range, entered below the .shoul-
der and came out after passing
through the heart. well down the
back In other words. ! believe the
murderer stood on the stairs and fred
down. In the second place. found
on the edge OF the billiard table a
charred cigar which had burned Itself
partly out, and a cigarette which had
consumed Itself to the cork tip. Meth.
or one had been more than lighted
then put down and forgotten Have
you any idea what IL was that made
your nephew and Mr. Bailey leave
their cigars and their game. take out
the automobile without calling the
chauffeur and all that at-let me see
certainly before three o'clock in the
morning"
- don't know said. but depend
on 10, Mr.. Jameson, Halsey will he
back himself 10 explain everything"
u sincerely hope So ne Said Miss
lines, has IL occurred TO yOu that MI
Bailey might know something OF
this?"
Gertrude had come downstairs and
just az be spoke she came in / saw
her stop suddenly. as II she han been
struck
"He does not" she said I'm tone
that was not her own "Mrl Bailey and
my brother know nothing Of this
The murder vas committed at three
They left the house at a quarter be.
fore three
How do you know that2' Mr. Jam.
lesson asked oddly. 10 you know Bt
what time they left?'