The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-07-08

his counsel.
When you heard your sisters voice
In the clubhouse how did you think
she had got into the building:"
by means Of the keys Ranelagh
had left at the house"
When instead of taking the whole
bunch. you took the one key you want
ed from The ring did you do SO with
any idea she might want to make use
OF the restY'
No: | never thought Of it. l never
thought of her at ALL
You took your one key and let the
rest iiey''
you've said it"
Was this before or after you put on
your overcoat?'
I'm not Sure-after / think. Yes,
1t was after. for remember that l had
a deuce of time unbuttoning my coat
to get at my trousers pocket"
You dropped this key into your
trousers pocket?
Il did"
Mr. Cumberland. let me ask you to
fix your memory on the moments you
spent in the hall. Did you put on
your hat before you pocketed the key
or afterward?''
wasn't on my hat don't know when
l put it on"
Nor where you took it from?"
No"
whether you saw the keys first and
then went for your hat or. having
pocketed the key. waited"-
Il did not wait"
Did not stand by the table think
ingT'
mo: was in too much Of hurry"
$50 that you went straight out?
''Yes, as quickly as l could"
The district attorney paused to be
sure of the attention of the jury
When he saw that every eye of that
now thoroughly aroused body was on
him be proceeded to ask: Does that
mean Immediately or as soon as you
could after you had made certain prep
one you called or who called to your
Il called to nobody. IL went out
Immediately"
1t was evident that he lied; evident.
too. that he had little hope from his
lie. Uneasiness was taking the place
OF confidence in his youthful. untried.
undisciplined mind. Carmel had spoken
to him in the hall guessed it then,
knew 1t afterward-and he thought to
deceive this court and blindfold a jury
whose attention had been drawn to
this point by his own counsel.
District Attorney Fox smiled. "How.
then. did you get into the stable?''
1.-The stable? Oh. had no trouble
in getting into the stable"
Was it unlocked?'
A slow flush broke over the prison
er's whole face. He saw where he had
been landed and took minute to pull
himself together before he replied: Il
out of the kitchen"
You have not spoken Of going into
the Kitchen
Il have not spoken of coming down
stairs"
You went into the kitchenr'
Yes
"When?"
when 1 first came down."
This is not in accordance with your
direct testimony. On the contrary. you
said that on coming downstairs YOU
went straight to the rack for your
overcoat. Stenographer. read what the
prisoner said on this topic.''
rustling Of leaves. distinctly to be
heard in the deathlike silence of the
room. was followed by the reading of
this reply and answer:
Yet you cannot say which of these
two overcoats you put on when you
left your home an hour or so after fin
ishing your dinner?'
Il cannot. was in no condition to
notice. was bent on going into town.
and on coming downstairs I went
straight to the rack and pulled on the
first things that offered"
The prisoner stood immobile. bat with
q deepening line gathering on his brow.
until the last word fell. Then he said:
Il forgot | went for theNkey before
put on my overcoat. l wanted to see
how the sick horse looked"
. Did you drop this key into your
pocket too?"
mo: carried it into the hail."
What did you do with it there?"
81 don't know Put 1t on the table.
suppose"
Don't you remember? There were
other keys lying on this table. Don't
you remember what You did with the
one in your hand while you took the
clubhouse key from the midst Of MFR
Ranelagh's bunch?''
81 laid it OF the table. / must have
there was no other place TO put it,"
Laid it down by itself"
YES"
"And took 1t up when you went 'outT
"Of course
Carving it straight to the stable?"
Naturally"
"what did You do with it when you
came out:"
81 left it in the stable door,"
aYou did: What excuse have you to
give for that"
None was reckless and didn'I
care for anything that's all
"Yet you took several minutes. for al,