The newspaper., 1909-12-17

my Home Is in Enelewood," the Doc
tor Began.
improbable that such a wound had
downward course pointed to the fact
that the shot had been fired from
above. In other words, as the Mur-
dered man had been found dead at
the foot of a staircase, it was prob
] able that the shot had been fired by
/ some one higher up on the stairs.
There were no marks of powder. The
bullet. a IS caliber. had been found in
the dead mans clothing. and was
shown TO the jury.
Mr.. Jarvis was called next, but his
testimony amounted to little. He had
been summoned by telephone to Sun
nyside. had come over at once with
the steward and Mr.. Winthrop, at
present out of town. They had been
admitted by the housekeeper. and had
found the body lying at the foot of
the staircase. He had made a search
! for a weapon, but there was none
around. The outer entry door in the
east wing had been unfastened and
was open about an inch.
haa OCth kiOWih6 nOA
nervous When the coroner called
Mr.. John Bailey. the room was hlled
with suppressed excitement Mr..
Jameson went forward and spoke a
| few words to the coroner. who nodded.
| Then Halsey was called.
MFR. lnnes." the coroner said. will
i you tell under what circumstances
you saw Mr.. Arnold Armstrong the
night he died?"
Il saw him first at the Country
club" Halsey said quietly. He was
rather pale. but very composed. Il
stopped there with my automobile for
gasolene. Mr.. Armstrong had been
| playing cards. When l saw him there
he was coming out of the cardroom
talking to MIR. John Bailey"
The nature of the discussion
was IL amicable2"
Halsey hesitated.
They were having a dispute" he
said. Il asked Mr. Bailey to leave the
club with me and come to Sunnyside
over Sunday"
Isn't 1t a fact. Mr.. Innes. that you
took Mr.. Bailey away from the club
house because you were afraid there
would be blows"
The situation was unpleasant
Halsey said eyasively.
At that time had you any suspicion
that the Traders bank had been
wrecked"
No
What occurred next"
Mr. Bailey and talked in the bill
lard room until e:30~
And Mr. Arnold Armstrong came
there. while you were talking"
Yes. He came about half-past two.
I He raped at the east door. and ad-
mitted him"
Z The silence In the room was in
tense. Mr.. Jamieson's eyes never left
Halsey's face
VIII YOU tell us the nature of his
errand?"
He brought a telegram that had
come to the club for Mr.. Bailey
He was sober?"
Perfectly. at that time. Not earl
ier.~
Was not his apparent friendliness
a change from his former attitude"
Yes. did not understand it"
How long did he stay"
About FIVE minutes. Then he left
/ by the east entrance"
What occurred them"
We talked for a few minutes. dis
cussing plan Mr.. Bailey had in
mind. Then | went to the stables.
where I kept my car. and got ii out. :"
Leaving Mr.. Bailey alone in the
billiard room?"
My sister was there"
Mrs. Ogden Fitzhugh had the cour.
age to turn and eve Gertrude through
her lorgnon.
And them"
Il took the car along the lower road
not to disturb the household Mr.
Bailey came down across the lawn.
through the hedge. and got into the
car on the road"
Then you know nothing of Mr.
Armstrong; movements after he left
the house,"
Nothing | read of his death Mon
day evening for the first time.
Mr. Bailey did not see him on his
way across the lawn
ITO be continued)