The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-08-18

been self-intlicted, and its oblique
downward course pointed to the fact
that the shot had been fired from
above. In other words. as the muir
dered mar 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.
lhere were no marks of powder. The
bullet, a 81 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 al inch.
| had been growing more and more
nervous. When the orone called
Mr.. John Bailey, the Dom a filed
With suppressed excitement. Mr..
Jameson Wen forward and spoke a
few words to the coroner, who nodded.
Then Halsey was called.
Mr.. lnnes.' the o said, will
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. II
stopped there with my automobile for
gasolene. Mr.. Armstrong had been
playing cards. When | saw him there
he was coming out of the cardroom
talking to Mr.. John Bailey"
The nature of the discussion
was it amicable?"
Halsey hesitated.
They were having a dispute" ne
said. Il asked Mr.. Bailey to leave the
club with me and come to ~SuLnyside
over Sunday"
Isn't it a fact, Mr.. lines, that you
took Mr.. Bailey away from the club,
house because you were afraid there
would be blows"
The situation was unpleasant"
IIalsey said eyasively.
AT that time had you any suspicion
that the Traders bank had been
w~recked?"
no"
What occurred neXt?"
Mr.. Bailey and I talked in the bill
Hard room until 2;30.'
And Mr.. Arnold Armstrong came
there, while you We're talking"
Yes. He came about half-past two.
FL raped at the east door, and | ad-
mitted him
The silence in tine room was in
tense. Mr.. Jamieson's eyes never left
Halsoy's face.
will you tell us the nature of his
crrand?"
rontt"t6 the club for Mr Bailey"
HE was sober?'
"Pcrfectly. at hat time. Not earl,
Ter"
WAS O his apparent friendliness
a change from his former a%ttitude?"
Yes. did not understand It.
How long did he stay"
About five minutes. Then he left
by the east entrance"
What occurred them"
1--WE talked for a few minutes, dis.
GUESSING a plan Mr.. Bailey had in
mind. Then | went to the stables,
where | kept my car, and got it out
Leaving Mr.. Bailey alone in the
billiard room?"
my sister was there"
Mrs. Ogden Fitzhugh had the cour.
age to turn and eye Gertrude through
her lorgnOn.
"And them"
81 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 tn" first time.
",,r Bailey did not SEQ him on r
avs ~tawo7'
81 think not. If he had seen him
he would have spoken of it,"
Thank you. That is all. Miss Ger
trude Innes.'
Gertrude's replies were fully as con-
else as IIalscy's. Mrs. Fitzhugh sub
jected her TO a close inspection, COM
mencing with her hat and ending with
her shoes. | iatter myself she found
nothing wrong with either her gown
or her manner, but poor Gertrude's
testimony was the reverse OF com
forting. She had been summoned,
she said, tv her brother, after Mr..
Armstrong had gone. She had waited
in the billiard oom with Mr.. Bailey
until the automobile had been ready.
Then she had locked the door DIT the
foot of the staircase, and, taking a
lamp, had accompanied Mr.. Bailey to
the main entrance of the house, and
had watched him cross the lawn. In
stead of going at once to her room.
she had gone back to the billiard
room for something which had been
left there. The cardroom and billiard
rnnp uara In darkpaSa Che had