New Ulm review., 1911-09-20

It was borne in on him, as 1t was s0Ol
to be borne In on all. that her mini
was not what it was he grew notice
ably more cheerful and less suspicious
in his manner.
With this new shock of Carmel's in
ability to explain her own part in the
tragedy and thus release my testimony
and make me man again in my own
eyes I lost the sustaining power which
had previously held me up. I became
upathetic. no longer counting the hours
and thankful when they passed. Ar
thur had not been arrested, but he un-
derstood or allowed others to see that
| he understood the reason for the sur
veilance under which he was now
strictly kept.
| OF the inquest, which was held In
due course. l shall not say much.
Only one new fact was elected by Its
means, and that Of interest solely as
making clear how there came to be
evidences Of poison in Adelaide's stom-
ach without the quantity being great
enough for more than a temporary dis
turbance. lNt
Maggie, the second girl. had some
thing to say about this when the vial
which had held the poison was handed
about for inspection. She had handled
that vial many times on the shelf
where it was kept. Once she had
dropped It, and. the cork coming out.
some Of the contents had escaped.
Frightened at the mishap, she had
filed the vial up with water and
put it, thus diluted, back on the shelf.
No one had noticed the difference. and
she had forgotten all about the matter
until now. From her description.
there must have been very little OF
the dangerous drug left In the vial
and the jury rendered the noncommit-
tai verdict:
"Death by strangulation at the hands
Of some person unknown"
I had expected this. The evidence,
pointing as it did in two opposing
directions, presented problem which
coroner's. jury could hardly be ex-
pected to solve. was allowed one
sweet half hour of freedom; then |
was detained to await the action OF
the grand jury, and so was Arthur.
When was informed of this latter
fact made solemn vow to myself
# was this: If it falls to my lot to be
indicted for this murderous onense l
will continue to keep my own counsel
But If I escape and true bill should
be found against Arthur then will
follow my better instinct and reveal
what l have hitherto kept concealed.
even If the torment Of the betrayal
drives me to self destruction afterward.
for I no longer cherished the smallest
doubt that to Carmels sudden rage.
and to that alone, the death of Ade-
laide was due.
Ny reason for this change from
troubled to absolute conviction can be
easily explained. 1t dated from the
inquest and will best appear In the
relation of an interview held With
my attorney, Charles Clifton. very soon
after my second Incarceration.
We had discussed the situation til
there seemed to be nothing left to dis
cuss understand him. and he
thought he understood me- he De'
lieved Arthur guilty and credited, me
with the same convictions. Thus only
could he explain my inconcetvable
reticence on certain points he was very
we'll assured could make clear II ]
would. That he was not the only man
who had drawn these same conclusions
from my attitude both before and dur
ing the inquest troubled me greatly
and deeply disturbed my conscience
l introduced the topic thus:
"You remember the detached SEN
tences taken down by the nurse dur
ing the period of Carmel's unconscious
ness. They we're regarded as sense
less rawlings. and such they doubtless
we're, but there was one Of them which
attracted my attention and OF which l
should like an explanation. wish
had that woman's little book here. l
should like to read for myself those
wandering utterances."
"You can" was the unexpected ana
welcome reply. II took them all down
in shorthand as they fell from Dr.
Perry's lips. have not had time since
to transcribe them, but l can read
some of them to you If you will give
me an idea as to which ones you
want"
"Read the first-what she said on the
day of the funeral. do not think the
rest matter very much"
Clifton took paper from her pocket
and after only short delay read out
these words. among others:
December the 5th.-At $40 p. M.
as the services neared their close.
violent change took place In her ap-
pearance, and she uttered In shr1ll
tones those astonishing words which
Mortified all below and made US feei
that she had a clairvoyant knowledge
of the closing of the casket then taking
place.
"'Break it open. break it open, and
see If her heart is there!"