The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-07-08

His companions stared after him, at
first in wonder but the next moment
they, too, were running in the same
direction, and ia few bounds came
upon their fellow a. 1orer, who. in
frenzy OF haste md excitement, was
dragging the body OF a woman from
the waters of the small brook which
flowed there.
is she drowne -" whispered one.
Drowned" exL.-..ned another. sig
nihcantly, and pointing at the red
stains on the face and clothing.
Don't touch Il. Barney" cried an.
other. Wait for the police. Leave It
exactly as you iom it--man. don't
you know enough az that?"
"'Tis Sadie Patrick" breathed the
FIRST who had spoken, gazing with
frightened eyes from the pretty fea-
lures TO The gaping wound in the
throat. Put her down. Barney" he
whispered, shrilly. you are dabbled
In blood"
But can't let her stay in the wa
ter" Barney demonstrated. He laid
his burden on the shore and stood
looking at II awkwardly. while one of
the men ran swiftly to the police sta.
tion and the others crowded around
and In awed tones discussed the prob.
abilities of the case. The girl had
been known to them all. in a general
way, for she had formerly worked I'm
the factory and lived among them In
the boarding house quarter, though
for the past year or two she had
served as a domestic In various rich
families in the city. Her reputation
was that of quiet. well-behaved and
thoroughly respectable girl, steady
church-goer, without either enemies or
men follOwers-a girls girl. fond OF
innocent amusements among her own
sex, bright. good dhumored and inoffen.
sive. Vaguely these workmen felt that
such tragedy as this was incongru-
out with her character. They could
not imagine any motive for such a
crime against her. and In their low.
toned conversation long periods of
grewsome silence were more frequent
than words.
The medical examiner with the am.
bulance and police soon arrived and
Immediately pronounced the girl dead.
The body was taken to the nearest
undertaking establishment. and then
the police began their search for the
murderer.
That evening refined appearing
woman, dressed in the fashion and
heavily yelled. called on DIR. Furnivall.
Il have come to you, DR.. Furnivall. .
she began. ''in the interest of justice.
You have read in the papers. doubt
less, OF the finding of the body OF the
domestic, Sadie Patrick, this morn
ing?'
yes" answered the doctor. II his
speech was brief. one who knew him
well would have seen that he was i'm
medately alive with interest. This
stranger saw only an impassive face
beneath professional beard. the eyes
concealed by colored spectacles.
We'll" the lady continued, Il dc
not wish to give you my name. for rea'
sons which you VIII appreciate, | am
with such an awful matter. But II you
have read the evening as well as
morning papers"
She paused inquiringly. He said
Yes" and she continued.
You have seen. then. that they
have arrested a man for the crime
That man Is innocent. know It.
swear II now, here, to you. He must
not be convicted. | know that all the
appearances are against him, that he
IS the person who was last to be seer
in her company. that they say she haC
Tilted him, that he loved her and thai
he swore falsely. rs they afterwards
found. when he said that he went I,
bed at seven o'clock that evening.
say { know all this, But know
something more. too. and that is tha
--that-"
Her voice trembed, broke, and h
felt that shc was eXerting all her vii
10 refrain from weeping aloud. SHE
made movement MS Tito use he
handkerchief but the thought Of th'
veil evidently stayed her hand on III
way 90 her eyes, and she sat in silence
a moment with beaving breast Thei
she continued:
Il can give you only a womans rea
sOn-l realize that IL would not b,
valid in law-but that man is innocent
The doctors who performed the an
topsy declare that the process of di
gestion had continued for two or per
haps three hours, and as she ate AZ ST,
o'clock the crime must have beer
pepetrated between eight and ten. T,
my certain knowledge this young MAJ
was yltally occupied during thos
hours some miles away from tha
neldi"
His mistake was, then, that h
didn't say SO when he was examined
and prove il. instead Of swearing he wa
al home and in bed all the evening
Unfortunately for him he was seer
oliehtins from a car at some distanc
from his street at II o'clock. surrept
tiously too, as II TO escape observation,
Yves that was HIS uligtake BIl