The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-02-10

low. and hasten up to the room. where
he completed the deed with which he
had previously threatened her.
Fifth.-That poison having failed. he
resorted TO strangulation. after which,
or before. came the robbery of her
ring. the piling up of the cushions
over the body I'm a vain endeavor TO
hide the deed or TO prolong the search
for the victim. then the departure.
the locking of the front door behind
the perpetrator. the flight of the gray
horse and cutter through the binding
storm. the blowing Off 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 APP
pcarance of Arthur with the other
bottle nj 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 10 him by
means OF o door in the wall separat-
ing the Cumberland and Fulton
grounds-a door which was found un-
locked and with the key in it by
Zadoll Brown. the coachman. when he
came home about next morning.
All this stood Not an item OF this
testimony could be shaken. Most of
IL was true. some of II 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.
! was early In my seat. My first
glance around the courtroom was un.
productive. | saw only the usual
public. such as had confronted us
the whole week. with curious and
increasing interest. But as ! search
ed further l discerned in an in.
conspicuous corner the bowed head.
yelled almost beyond recognition. OF
Ella Fulton. 1t was her first appear
ance in court. With her were her
father and her cold and dominating
mother. and beholdlng 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 I
feared lay back of their presence here
today. Curiosity alone explained IT,
and as I realized what this meant and
how little understanding il betokened
of the fierce struggle then going on in
the timid breast OF their distracted
child sickening sense of my own re-
sponsibility drove Carmels beauty
and Carmel's claims temporarily from
my mind. and. following the direction
of Elias thoughts. II not her glances,
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.
was assured of this by the sudden
softening OF his expression-the first
real softening had ever seen in II. 1t
was but momentary flash. but Il was
unmistakable In It's character. as was
his speedy return to his former stolid-
ity.
The opening testimony OF the day.
while not vital, was favorable 10 the
prosecution In that II showed Arthur's
conduct since the murder 10 have been
Inconsistent with perfect innocence.
Many facts were brought forward In
grim array against the prisoner. with
but little opposition from his counsel
and small betrayal OF feeling on the
part OF Arthur himself His stolid face
had remained stolld even when the
ring which had fallen out OF his sis
ter's casket was shown to the jury and
the connection made between it's pres.
ence there aud the intrusion OF his
hand into the same.
Then came the great event OF the
day. In anticipation OF which the court.
room had been packed and every heart
within IL awakened by slow degrees
10 state OF great nervous expectancy.
The prosecution rested. and the junior
counsel for the defense opened his
case to the jury.
IL ! had hoped for any startling dis