Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1909-03-11
CHAPTER VIII.
The Examining Magistrate Cues
tions Mile. Stangerson.

prints discovered in the park
- under the window Of the vest
bule, man, evidently servant at tn
chateau, came toward us rapidly AM
called out to- NJ. Darzac, then comm,
out Of the pavilion:
IN. Robert, the magistrate, 20,
know, is questioning mademoiselle.'
M. Darzac uttered a muttered ex
cuse to us and set off running toward
the chateau, the man running aftel
him.
"We must know" said my friend
Lets go to the chateau" And be
drew me with him. But at the cha
teau gendarme placed In the vesti
bule denied us admission up the stair
case OF the first floor. We were obliged
to wait downstairs
This is what passed in the chamber
OF the victim while we were waiting
below
The family doctor, finding that Mile.
Stangerson was much better, but fear
ing relapse which would no longer
permit Of her being questioned, had
thought 1t his duty to inform the ex-
aiming magistrate of this, who de-
cided to proceed Immediately with a
brief examination At this examina-
ton the registrar, NJ. Stangerson and
the doctor were present. Later I OBJ
tanned the text of the report of the ex-
animation, and give 1t here in all its
legal dryness:
Question. Are you able, mademoi-
selle, without too much fatiguing
yourself, to give some necessary de-
tails Of the frightful attack Of which
you have been the victim7 Answer. I
feel much better, monsieur, and will
tell you all [ know. When entered
my chamber did not notice anything
unusual there
%. What did you do on that day?
l want you to be as minute and pre-
else as possible. I wish to know all
you did that day IL 1t is not asking
too much Of You. A. rose late, at 10
o'clock, for my father and / had re-
turned home late on the night previ-
ously, having been to dinner at the re-
ception given by the president of the
republic In honor Of the Academy OF
Science Of Philadelphia. When [ left
my chamber at half past 10 my father
was already at work in the laboratory
We worked together till midday. We
then took half an hours walk in the
park, as we were accustomed to do.
before breakfasting at the chateau.
After breakfast we took another walk
Tor half an hour and then returned to
the laboratory. There we found nv
chambermaid, who had come to set NV
room IN order. I went into The vel
low room to give her some slight or
aers, and she directly afterWard left
the pavilion, and / resumed nv work
with my father At 5 o'clock we again
went for walk In the park and after
ward had tea.
20. Before leaving the pavilion ar <
o'clock did you go into your chambers
No, monsieur My father went into
c, at my request, to bring me my hat.
%. And he found nothing suspicious
here. A. Evidently no, monsieur.
y. 1t is, then, almost certain that
ne murderer was not yet concealed
lnder the bed. When you went ont
vas The door Of the room locked? A.
No; there was no reason for locking If
u You were absent from the payil-
on some length Of time, M. Stangerson
nd you? A. About an hour.
20. It was during that hour. no
Ioubt that the murderer got into the
'ayilion. But how? Nobody knows.
footmarks have been found In the
ark leading away from the window
the Vestibule, but none has been
ound going toward it. Did you notice
whether the vestibule window was
pen when you went out? A. don't
M. Stangerson-It was closed.
o. And when you returned?
Mile. Stangerson-T did not notice.
NJ. Sfangerson-It was still closed.
remember remarking aloud, Daddy
acques must surely have opened it
bile we were away
70. Strangel Do you recollect. nj.
Il during your absence
nd before going out he had opened tt7
on returned to the laboratory at 6
clock and resumed work?
Mile. stangerson- Yes, monsieur.
%. And you did not leave the labo-
tory from that hour up to the mo- |
ent when you entered your chamber?
m. Stangerson-Ne Neither my daugh- /
nor ], monsieur. We were engag-
on work that was pressing, and we /
SC not moment, neglecting eyary- !
ing else on that account.
70. DID you dine In the laboratory /
For that reason. !
% Are You accustomed to dine in
g laboratory? A. We rarely dine )
ere. - :
g. Could the murderer have known a
at You would dine there that even
81 :
M. stangerson-Good heavens! / 5
Ink not. It was only when we re- n
rned to the pavilion DC o O'Clock that /
decided, my daughter and I. to dine
a & T. Il T.