The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-02-03

speak of my childish fears to my IA
theI. nor did say anything to Daddy
jacques. who, knew, would not have
been able to hold his tongue. Know
ing that he had n revolver in his room,
l took advantage Of his absence and
borrowed it. placing 1t In the drawer
of my night table.
20. You know of no enemies you
have? A. None.
20. You understand. mademoiselle,
that these precautions are calculated
to cause surprise?
IN. Evidently, my child,
such precautions are very surprising.
"A. No, because have told you that
had been uneasy for two nights.
IN. Stangerson-You ought to have
told me OF that. This misfortune would
have been avoided
20. The door of the yellow room
locked. did you go to bed? A. Yes, and,
being very tired. l at once went to
sleep.
20. The night light was still burn
ing? A. Yes. but it gave a very feeble
light.
20. Then, mademoiselle, tell us what
happened. A. do not know whether
had been long asleep, but suddenly l
awoke and uttered loud cry.
IN. Stangerson-Yes, horrible cry,
Murder 1t still rings in my ears.
20. You uttered loud cry? A. A
man was in my chamber. He sprang
at me and tried to strangle me.
was nearly stifled when suddenly l
was able to reach the drawer of my
night table and grasp the revolver
which had placed in it. At that mo-
ment the man had forced me to the
foot of my bed and brandished over
my bead sort of mace. But l had
fired. He Immediately struck terri
BILE blow at my head. All that, mon
sienr, passed more rapidly than l can
tell 1t, and l know nothing more.
q. Nothing? Have you no idea as
to hCw the assassin could escape from
your chamber? A. None whatever. l
know nothing more. One does not
know what is passing around one
when one is unconscious.
20. Was the man you saw tall or
short, little or big? A. saw only
shadow which appeared to me formid-
able.
20. You cannot give US any indica-
ton? A. know nothing more, mon-
sieur. than that man threw himself
upon me and that fired at him. l
know nothing more"
Here the Interrogation Of Mile. STAN
gerson concluded.
Rouletabile waited patiently for NJ.
Robert Darzac, who soon appeared
From u room near the chamber of
Mile. Stangerson he had heard the in
terrogatory and now came to recount
1t to my friend with great exactitude,
aided by an excellent memory. His
docility still surprised me. Thanks
to hasty pencil notes, he was able to
reproduce almost textually the ques.
tions and the answers given.
1t looked as If NJ. Darzac We're be.
Ing employed as the secretary Of my
young friend and acted as IL he could
refuse him nothing-nay, more. as II
under compulsion to do so.
The fact of the closed window struck
the reporter as 1t had struck the mag.
lstrate. The circumstance of the din
ner in the laboratory also seemed to
interest him in the highest degree.
end he had 1t repeated to him three
tiu1nc o1cn ntn1 fn Ir thof
the forest keeper knew that the pro-
fessor and his daughter were going to
dine IN the laboratory and how he had
come TO know it.
When 81. Darzac had finished ! said
''The examination has not advanced
the problem much"
'It has put it back" said NJ. Darzac.
"It has thrown light upon it," said
EOuletabille thoughtfully.