The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-07-10

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whisper a colleague: "Jove. how that girl loves
The mani It's the real thing this time ,.
The case against George Hilton. II not IN itseit an
overwhelming one. strengthened by the prisoner
INABILITY owing 10 his now we'll lapse OF mem
DRY. put any adequate defense He ola not Know
what had transpired at Sir Arthur Ser'alsos noss
on the fatal morning when the latter received MS
IoathbIow.
His presence in the house that morning could not
be disputed He had been admitted by the butler
AnseL and the latter had also opened the door Tor
him on departure on the latter occasion 1t trans
pred. ne appeared uneasy and trouhed-indeed those
words hardly strong enough 20 express MS CON
alfonso much g.. indeed that Ansen had afterward
commented on the fact In the servants hall
Lady sara's maid. however. had laughed and ac-
counted FOR Mr.. Hlton's condition by the extreme
probability that there had been some kind OF scene
between her mistress and the man 10 whom, as All
the world knew. she had once been engaged And so
Ansell thought no more Of the matter.
the evidence OF another servant too
a page who maintained that ne had seen Mr.. Hilton
coming. not from Lady Sara's boudoir but from tha'
part the house IN which SIR Arthur Gervaises study
was situated. thus showing contrary 20 the evidence
OF the butler at the Inquest. that Mr. Hilton had
actuaIy visited the Psychologist in his own room
Asked why ne had said nothing OF this before the
lad replied that ne had never been questioned on the
subject and that he had not attached any Importance
TO the matter.
or course It was the evidence Of Lady sara herself
that the most damnng- She recounted the scene
much she had told II TO George himself save
that said nothing whatever as 20 her own part
part which she had openly avowed TO George-in
the supposed murder.
u crept down 70 the study door" she said and.
unseen myself watched what transpired. The knife.
which my husband had been examining. lay on the
desk beside which Mr. Hilton STANDING I saw his
fan upon Il and knew that he recognized 80 for
one which ne himself had given 20 Sir Arthur with
the knowledge that the blade poisoned. There
high words between the two men, but nothing
that threatened any kind OF assault by my husband
upon DIR. Hilton. The deed done wantonly. in
tontionally I Mr. Hilton take the knife. holding
his hand g. under cover OF pile OF papers SO
was the work OF a second-I the wound inflicted
Ia ruicl the wrist sir Arthur at that
moment was resting his hand on the desk"
You 90 thisT'
yes. swear IT, responded Lady sara steadily.
-And then I frightened and away. did not
Mr.. Hilton leave the house In fact did not see
him again III the second day after my husbands
death. when he called az Cavendish square at
quest. and Informed him that had been a witness
OF the deed"
George questioned 20 whether II were true that
Lady had brought this accusation against him.
was constrained 20 reply that 70 par
ficu,ars that to him she had denied seeing
actual injury which had caused her husbands
also. now. bis chivolry toward the pre-
him from giving utterance 70 the counter
eusation that she had admitted her participation in
into his hand. lie scorned TO betray her she had
betrayed him
TIE question arose az 20 why SIR Arthur Gervaiss
had proclaimed. both the butler doctors
who attended him. that his injury sef-inhcted
and due % accident. The explanation readily
given Sir Arthur Gervaise loved HIS wife. ard wished
her the horrible scandal OF being implicated
IN trial for murder IL for her sake that he had
spared his assassin