New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-09-27
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TH1 RowRD HEAD OF ELLA FULTON.
. low. and hasten up to the room, wher
. he completed the deed with which b
had previously threatened her.
Fifth.-That poison having failed. b.
resorted to strangulation. after which
or before. came the robbery Of he
ring. the piling up Of the cushion,
over the body in vain endeavor t.
hide the deed or to prolong the searct
for the victim. then the departure
the locking Of the front door behind
the perpetrator. the~f flight of the gray
horse and cutter through the binding
storm. the blowing of of the drivers
hat, the Identification of the same by
means of the flour mark left on its
brim by the mechanics wife, the pres.
ence Of portion of one of the two
distracted bottles in the stable where
the horse was put up and the ap
pearance of Arthur with the other
bottle at the door of the inn in Cuth-
bert road just as the clock was strik.
ing half past II.
This latter fact might have been
regarded as proving an alibi. owing
to the length of road between the
Cumberland house and the place just
mentioned. If there had not been a
short cut to town open to him by
means of a door in the wall separat-
ing the Cumberland and Fulton
grounds-a door which was found I'M
locked and with the key in it by
ZadoE Brown. the coachman. when he
came home about next morning.
All this stood. Not an item Of this
testimony could be shaken Most of
it was true. some Of It false. but what
was false so unassailable by any or
binary means that. as have already
said. the clouds seemed settling heav-
lily over Arthur Cumberland when. at
the end of the sixth day. the proceed
ings closed.
I was early in my seat My first
glance around the courtroom was I'M
productive. saw only the usual
public. such as had confronted us
the whole week. with curious and
increas sing interest But as l search
ed further I discerned in an in
conspicuous corner the bowed head.
yelled almost beyond recognition, of
Ella Fulton. It was her first appear
ance in court. With her were her
father and her cold and dominating
mother. and beholding her thus accom-
panied fancied understood an agi-
tation manifested by Mr.. Moffat. But
another glance at Mrs. Fulton assured
me that was mistaken in this hasty
surmise. No such serious purpose as
feared lay back Of their presence here
today. Curiosity alone explained It
and as I realized what this meant and
how little understanding 1t betokened
of the fierce struggle then going on in
the timid breast Of their distracted
child a sickening sense Of my own re.
sponsibility drove Carmel's beauty
and Carmel's claims temporarily from
my mind. and. following the direction
Of Elias thoughts, IL not her glances.
l sought in the face Of the prisoner a
recognition Of her presence. If not Of
the promise this presence brought him.
His eye had just fallen on her. I
was assured of this by the sudden
softening of his expression-the first
real softening l had ever seen in it. It
was but a momentary fash. but it was
In its character. as was
his speedy return to his former stolid. |
ty.
The opening testimony of. the day,
while not vital. was favorable to the
in that it showed Arthur's
conduct since the murder to have been
Inconsistent with perfect innocence.
Many facts were brought forward in
rim array against the prisoner, with
,ut little opposition from his counsel
md small betrayal Of feeling on the
|art Of Arthur himself. His stolid face
ad remained stolid even when the
ing which had fallen out Of his sis
er's casket was shown to the jury and
he connection made between its pres.
nee there and the intrusion Of his
and into the same.
Then came the great event Of the
ay. in anticipation Of which the court
Dom had been packed and every heart /.
1thin 1t awakened by slow degrees
, state of great nervous expectancy.
he prosecution rested. and the Junior !.
ounsel for the defense opened his .
ase to the Jury.
If had hoped for any startling dis
losure, calculated to establish his
ient's alleged alibi or otherwise to =
zee the same from the definite charge .
murder, l had reason to be greatly .
by this maiden effort Of .
young and inexperienced lawyer. If :