Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-01-23

aud rather large for q woman lug
imprint. with its pointed toe IS very
like that of the murderer's.'
A movement IN the court was re-
pressed by Rouletabille He held their
attention at once
~ hasten to add, he went on that
attach no Importance TO this Out
ward signs like these are often liaDle |
to lead us into error if we do not rea- !
son rightly. NJ Robert Dar2ac's FOOT
prints are also like the murderer's, ana |
yet he is not the murderer"
The president, turning to Nine. Ma
thieu, asked:
us that in accordance with what you
know occurredT
eyes, NJ President" she replied; ut
is as If M. Rouletabile had been be-
hind us"
did you see the murderer running
toward the end Of the right wingT
eyes. as clearly as saw them after
ward carrying the keepers body"
what became of the murderer? You
were in the court and could easily have
seem"
81 saw nothing of him, NJ President
1t became quite dark just then"
"Then NJ Rouetabile," said the
president, must explain how the MUIR
derer made his escape"
Rouletabille continued:
at was impossible for the murderer
to escape by the way he had entered
the court without our seeing him. or if
we couldn't see him we must certainly
have felt him, since the court is a very
narrow one. inclosed in high iron rail-
ings"
"Then if the man was hemmed in
that narrow square how is it you did
not find him? l have been asking you
that for the last half hour"
M President" replied Rouletabille,
81 cannot answer that question before
half past Or
The president had certainly been i'm
pressed by Rouletabille's explanation
Of Nine Matthews part
"Well NJ. Rouletabille," he said, "as
you say. But don't let us see any
more of you before half past G."
Rouetabille bowed to the president
and made his way to the door of the
witness room.
l quietly made my way through the
crowd and left the court almost at the
same time as Rouletabille. He greeted
me heartily and looked happy.
"I'll not ask you, my dear fellow"
said, smiling. what you've been doing
in America, because I've no doubt
youn say you can't tell me until after
half past G."
mo, my dear Sainclair III tell you
right now why went to America /
went in search of the name of the 9TH
er half Of the murderer"
"The name of the other half?"
Exactly! When we last left the
Chandler knew there were two
halves to the murderer and the name
Of only one of them. went to Amer
lea for the name of the other half"
was too puzzled to answer Just
then we entered the witness room.
and Rouletabille was Immediately sur
rounded He showed himself very
friendly to all except Arthur Rance
to whom he exhibited a marked cold
ness of manner Frederic LarsaD
came in also. Rouletabille went up
and shook him heartily by the hand.
His manner toward the deteGtive
showed that he had got the better of
the policeman. Larsan smiled and
asked him what he had been doing in
America Rouletabille began by tell
ing him some anecdotes of his voyage.
They then turned aside together, ap-
parently with the object Of speaking
confdentially
On the stroke of half past Joseph
Rouletabille was again brought in. 1t
is impossible for me to picture the
tense excitement which appeared on
every face as he made his way to the
bar. Darzac rose Il his feet, frightful-
ly pale.
The president, addressing Rouleta-
bile, said gravely:
II will not ask you to take the oath,
because you have not been regularly
summoned, but trust there is no need
to urge upon you the gravity Of the
statement you are about to make"
Rouletabille looked the president
quite calmly and steadily in the face
and replied
Eyes, monsieur"
AT your last appearance here" said
the president, I'VE had arrived at the
point where you We're to tell us how
the murderer escaped and also his
name. Now, NJ. Rouletabnle, we await
your explanation"
Every well, monsieur" began my
friend amidst a profound silence. Il
had explained how it was impossible
for the murderer to get away without
being seen. And yet he was there
with us in the court"
"And you did not see him? At least
that is what the prosecution declares"
mo! We all of US saw him, NJ. lie
PresidentW cried Rouletabille.
"Ihen why was he not arrestedT