Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-05
CHAPTER XIX.
ConcernIno rhoma.

MT. Jameson, said, when we
found ourselves alone after dinner
that night, "the inquest yesterday
seemed to me the merest recapitula.
ton of things that were already
known. 1t developed nothing new be.
yond that story of DR.. Stewards, and
that was volunteered"
An inquest is only . necessary for
mality, Miss Innes." he replied. "Un.
less crime is committed in the open
the inquest does nothing beyond get
ting evidence from witnesses while
events are still in their minds. The
police step in later. You and both
know how many important things
never transpired. For instance: The
dead man had no key, and yet Miss
Gertrude testified to a fumbline at
the lock, and then the opening Of the
door. The piece of evidence you men
ton, DIR. Stewards story. ia one Of
those things we have to take cautious
"; the doctor has patient who
wears black and does not raise her
veil. Why, it is the typical mysteri-
comes across Arnold Armstrong, who
was a graceless scamp-de mortuis-
hats the rest of it?-and he is quar-
reling with lady In black. Behold,
says the doctor, they are one and the
same"
Why was Mr.. Bailey not present
at the inquest?"
The detectives expression was pc
culiar.
Because his physician testified
that he is i'll, and unable to leave his
bed"
I'LL" exclaimed. why, neither
Halsey nor Gertrude has told me
that"
There are more things than that
Miss lines. that are puzzling. Bailey
gives the impression that he knew
nothing of the crash at the bank un-
til he read it in the paper Monday
night, and that ne went back and sur
rendered himself Immediately. do
not believe it. Jonas, the Waterman
at the Traders bank, tells different
story. He says that on the Thurs
day night before. about $3.50, Bailey
went back to the bank. Jonas ad.
mitted him, and he says the cashier
was in state almost of collapse.
Bailey worked until midnight, then he
closed the vault and went away. The
occurrence was so unusual that the
Waterman pondered over 1t all the
rest OF the night. What did Bailey
do when he went back to the Knicker.
booker apartments that night? He
packed suitcase ready for instant
departure But he held OF too long /;
he waited for something. My per.
sonal opinion is that he waited to see
Miss Gertrude before flying from the
country. Then, when he had shot
down Arnold Armstrong that night, he
had to choose between two evils. He
| did the thing that would Immediately
turn public opinion in his favor, and
surrendered himself. as an innocent
man. The strongest thing against
him is his preparation for flight, and
his deciding to come back after the
murder of Arnold Armstrong. He was
shrewd enough to disarm suspicion as
1 to the graver charge"
The evening dragged along slowly
/ Mrs. Watson came to my bedroom be
! fore I went to bed and asked if had
any arnica. She showed me badly
1 swollen hand, with reddish streaks
/ running toward the elbow; she sait
/ it was the hand she had hurt the nigh
Of the murder week before. and tina
she had not slept we'll since. 1t looked
to me as If it might be serious, and
told her to let DR.. Stewart see 1t.
The next morning Mrs. Watson
went up to town on the II train ant
was admitted to the Charity hospital
She was suffering from blood-poison
ing fully meant to go up and SCI
her there, but other things drove he
entirely from my mind. telephone,
to the hospital that day. however, an,
ordered a private room for her, an,
whatever comforts she might be al
lowed
Mrs Armstrong arrived Monda
evening with her husbands body, an
the services were set for the mex
day. The house on Chestnut stree
in town, had been opened, and Tues
day morning Louise left us to g
lone slin sent for me before sh