The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-01-29

"We must know" said my friend
Lets go to the chateau" And he
drew me with him. But at the cha
teau n gendarme placed in the vesti.
bule denied us admission up the stair
case of the first foor. We were obliged
to wait downstairs.
This is what passed in the chamber
of the victim while we were waiting
below.
The family doctor, finding that Mile.
Stangerson was much better, but fear
permit of her being questioned, had
thought 1t his duty to inform the ex-
aiming magistrate Of this, who de-
cided to proceed Immediately with q
brief examination. At this examina-
ton the registrar, Nj. Stangerson and
the doctor were present. Later 1 OBJ
tanned the text of the report of the ex-
animation. and l give it here In all its
legal dryness:
Question. Are you able, mademoi-
selle. without too much fatiguing
yourself, to give some necessary de-
tails of the frightful attack of which
you have been the victim? Answer. l
feel much better, monsieur. and 1 will
tell you all l know. When / entered
my chamber / did not notice anything
unusual there.
80. What did you do on that day
l want you to be as minute and pre-
else as possible. / wish to know all
you did that day If it is not asking
too much Of you. A. rose late, at 10
o'clock, for my father and 1 had re-
turned home late on the night previ-
ously, having been to dinner at the re-
ception given by the president of the
republic in honor of the Academy of
Science Of Philadelphia. When I left
my chamber at half past 10 my father
was already at work in the laboratory.
We worked together till midday. We
then took half an hours walk in the
park, as we were accustomed to do,
before breakfasting ut the chateau
After breakfast we took another walk
for half an hour and then returned to
the laboratory. There we found my
chambermaid, who had come to set my
room in order. 1 went into the yell
low room to give her some slight or
GERS. and she directly afterward left
the pavilion. and l resumed my work
with my father. At O'clock we again
went for walk in the park and after
ward had tea.
20. Before leaving the pavilion at 9
o'clock did you go into your chamberi
A. No, monsieur. My father went into
it, at my request, to bring me my hat.
20. And he found nothing suspicious
there. A. Evidently no. monsieur.
20. 1t is. then. almost certain that
the murderer was not yet concealed
under the bed. When you went out
was the door of the room locked? A.
No; there was no reason for locking it.
80. You were absent from the pavil-
ion some length of time, NJ. Stangerson
and you? A. About an hour.
80. 1t was during that hour. no
doubt, that the murderer got into the
pavilion. But how? Nobody knows.
Footmarks have been found in the
park leading away from the window
Of the vestihule, but none has been
found going toward It, Did you notice
whether the vestibule window was
open when you went out? A. 1 don't
remember.
IN. Stangerson-It was closed.
20. And when you returned?
mile. Stangerson-I did not notice.
an. StGngerson-It was still closed.
remember remarking aloud, Daddy
Jacques must surely have opened it
while we were away
&c Strange! Do you recollect, Nj.
Stangerson, If during your absence
and before going out he had opened it?
You returned to the laboratory at @
o'clock and resumed work?
mile. Stangerson-Yes, monsieur.
20. And you did not leave the labo-
ratory from that hour up to the mo-
ment when you entered your chamber?
IN. Stangerson-Neither my daugh-
ter nor l, monsieur. We were engag-
ed on work that was pressing, and we
lost not moment neglecting every
Thing else on that account.
80. Did you dine In the laboratory?
A. For that reason.
20. Are you accustomed to dine In
the laboratory? A. We rarely dine
there.
20. Could the murderer have known
that you would dine there that even
Ing?
IN. Stangerson-Good heavens! 1
think not. 1t was only when we re-
turned to the pavilion at @ o'clock that
we decided, my daughter and I, to dine
there. At that moment was spoken
10 by my gamekeeper, who detained
me moment to ask me to accompany
lin on an urgent tour of inspection in
part Of the woods which had de-
cided to thin. put this of until the
next day and begged him as he was
going by the chateau to tell the stew
ard that we should dine in the lab
oratory. He left me to execute the
errand, and rejoined my daughter,
who was already ut work.
20. At what hour, mademoiselle, did
you go to your chamber while your
father continued to work there? A. At
midnight.
80. Did Daddy Jacques enter the
yellow room in the course of the even
ing? A. To shut the blinds and light
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