New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-09-06

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IT ty Of his request
His eye had fall
shape and tell
tale label he be
= 80 WI. DAD held witness
~ 1aA1 "1'ni' bound to testify
against him If he kept silent himself.
| Don't answer" he went on. Il
may az well own the truth and be
done with it. I was In the clubhouse.
! did rob the wine vault. l did carry
OF the bottles to have quiet spree,
and it was to some place on Cuthbert
road went. But when I've admitted
SO much I've admitted all. I saw
nothing of my sisters murder. saw
nothing Of what went on in the rooms
upstairs. l crept in by the open win
dow at the top Of the Kitchen stairs.
and came out by the same. I only
wanted the liquor. and when got it
slid out as quickly as / could and
made my way over the golf links to
the road
The district attorneys voice sounded
thin. almost piercing. as be made this
remark:
'You entered by an open window.
Why didn't you go in by the door?"
II hadn't the key. I had only alb
stracted the one which opens the wine
vault. The rest left on the ring. It
was the sight of this key lying on our
hall table which first gave me the
idea. feel like a cad when l think
Of II. but that's of no account now"
Flushed. he slowly sank back into
his seat. No complaint now of being
in hurry or of his anxiety to regain
his sick sisters bedside. He seemed
to have forgotten those fears in the
perturbations Of the moment. His
mind and interest were there: every
thing else had grown dim with dis.
tance.
ibid you try the front door?"
"What was the use? l knew 1t to
be locked
what was the use of trying the
window? Wasn't 1t also. presumably,
AVSACAtka54- : --- ="
Thesred mounted hot and feverish to
his cheek.
you'll think me no better than a
street urchin or something worse" he
exclaimed. II knew that window. l
had been through it before. You can
move that lock with your knife blade.
I had calculated on entering that
way"
"Mr. Ranelagh's story receives con-
f1rmation," commented the district at
torney, wheeling suddenly toward the
coroner. He says that he found this
window unlocked when be approached
It with the idea of escaping that way"
Arthur Cumberland remained un-
moved.
The district attorney wheeled back.
'"There were a number of bottles
taken from the wine vault. Some half
dozen were left on the kitchen table.
Why did you trouble yourself to carry
up so manyY'
Because my greed outran my con-
venience. thought could lug away
I'LL al uAuls WI luClS okC IAullS ~ ouC .
ability. realized this when re-
membered how far had to 60 and so
left the greater part of them behind"
"Why. when you had team ready
to carry you?"
"A-l had no team" But the denial
cost him something. His cheek lost |
its ruddiness and took on sickly |
white which did not leave it again as
long as the interview lasted.
"You had no team? How then did
you manage to reach home in time to
make your way back to Cuthbert road
by half past LIP"
Il didn't go home. l went straight
across the golf links. II fresh snow
hadn't fallen you would have seen
my tracks all the way to Cuthbert
road"
IF fresh snow had not fallen we
should have known the whole story Of
hat night before an hour had passed.
How did you carry those bottles?"
"1n my overcoat pockets-these
pockets" he blurted out, clapping his
hands on either side Of him.
Had it begun to snow when you
eft the clubhousew
mo"
"Was it dark?"
II guess not; the links were bright as
lay. or shouldn't have got over them
8 quickly as did,
Quickly? How quickly?" The dis
riot attorney stole a glance at the {
oroner. which made Sweetwater adj
ance step from his corner.
II don't know. I don't understand
hese questions" was the sullen re-
~.
"You walked quickly. Does that t
lean you didn't look back?' y
"How look back?" g
"Your sister lit a candle in the small {
,om where her coat was found This t
ght should have been visible from the
olf links"
~ didn't see any light" q
A few more questions followed. but
icy were Of minor import and aroused .
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