The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-17
(Continued from Yesterday
CHAPTER KIN.
Concerning Thomas,

mfr. Jameson" / said. when we
found ourselves alone after dinner
that night. the inquest YESTERDAYS
seemed TO me the meres; recapitu-
lation of things that were already
Known. 1t developed nothing new be-
yond the story of Doctor. stewards,
and that was volunteered
IN inquest is only necessary FOR
mality, Miss Innes," he replied. Tn
less crime il committed IN the open.
the inquest does nothing beyond get
ting evidence from witnesses while
events are still In their MINDS The
police step in lat6r. You ana / both
know how many important things
never tranSpircd. For instance. the
dead man had no key. ard Yet Miss
Gertrude testified II a fumhling at
the lock. and then the opening ot
the door. The piece OF evidence you
mention, Doctor SteSarts story. IL
one of those things We have to take
cautiously; the doctor has q patient
who wears black and does not raise
her veil. why, II is the typical mys-
FERROUS lady Then the good doctor
comes across Arnold Armstrong, who
was n graceIess scamp~-de mortuis--
whats the rest OF it7--and he 10 quar-
Teling with lady in black, Behold,
says the doctor. they are one and
the same"
why was Mr., Bailey not present
at the inquest 80
The detectives expression was pc
culiar.
Because his physician testified that
he liz III. and unable TO leave his
bed
mr. / exclaimed why, neither
Haisey nor Gertrude has told me
that"
There are more things than that,
Miss Innes. that are puzzling. Bailey
gives the impression that he knew
nothing OF the crash at the bank until
he read it In the paper Monday night.
and that he went back aud sarren-
dered himself Immediately ] do not
believe 1t. Jonas the Waterman at
the Traders Bank. tells different
story. He says that on the Thursday
night before. about eight-thirty, Bailey
went back to the bank. Jonas ad-
united MIN. and he says the cashier
Was In a state almost If collapse.
Bailey worked until midnight. then he
closed the vault and went away. The
occurrence VAS So unusual that the
watehman pnndered over II all the
rest Of the night what did bailey
do when he went back To the knick-
erbnekef apartments that night? lie
packed a suitcase ready for instant
departure. Bat he held on 100 long
hs waited for something. My personal
opinion is that he waited to see Miss
Gertrude before flying from the coun-
trS. Then. when he had shot down
Arnold Armstrong that night. he had
To choose between two eStls He did
the thing that would Immediately turn
public opinion In his favor. and sur
rendered himself. as an innocent man.
The strongest thing against him Is
Gliding to come back after the muir
der Of Arnold Armstrong. He was
Ehrcwd enough To disarm suspicion
Ms to the graTer charge
The evening dragged along slowly.
AIRS. Wilson came to my bedroom be-
fore | went to bed and asked II / had
any arnfca. She showed me "A badly
rwolIen hand. with reddish streaks
running toward the elbow she said
II was the hand she had hurt the
night of the murder a week before.
and that she had not slept well since.
II looked to me as If II might be seri-
cns. and told her to let Doctor
Stewart see II.
The next morning Mrs. Watson went
M 10 town on the eleven train. and
ras admitted to the Charity Hospital
She was suffering from blood poison
her there. but other things drove her
entirely from my mind. / telephoned
to the hospital that day. how ever
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