Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-01-12
rest Hep

rest lieT'
you've said H."
"was thIs before or after you put on
your over-oatg'
I'm not siirr-after. ] think. Yes.
Il was after tor remember that had
deuce OF a time unbutiOnlng my coat
20 get NJ my trousers pocket"
you dropped this key into your
trousers pocketT'
Il did"
mir. Cumberland. let me ask you TO
Ok your memory on the moments you
spent in the hall Did you put on
your hat before you pocketed the key
or afterwardY"
MY hatl How can tellT My mind
wasn't on my hat don't know when
! put II on"
'Nor where you took it fromf"
"No."
whether you saw the keys first and
then went for your hat or. having
pocketed the key. waited"-
Il did not wait"
"Dld not stand by the table think
tngT'
mo: was in too much OF hurry"
$50 that you went straight outT
"Yes. as quickly as | 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 he proceeded to ask: Does that
mean Immediately or as soon as you
could after you had made certain prep
Srations or held certain talk with some
sne you called or who called TO your
Il called 10 nobody. II went out
Immediately"
II was evident that he lied; evident,
too, that he had little hope from his
lie. Uneaslness was taking the place
Of confidence in his youthful, untried.
undisciplined mind. Carmel had spoken
10 him In the hall guessed it then. !
knew II afterward-and he thought to
deceive this court and bllndfold 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 unlockedT
A slow flush broke over the prison
ers whole face. He saw where he had
been landed and took minute to pull
himself together before he replied: Il
had the key to that door too. / got 1t
out of the kitchen"
you have not spoken of going into
the kitchen"
81 have not spoken of coming down.
stairs"
"You went into the kitchen?'
"Yes"
"When?"
when / first came down"
"rhis is not in accordance with your
direct testimony. On the contrary, you
said that on coming downstairs you
went straight 10 the rack for your
ovcrcoat. Stenographer, read what the
pri soner said on this topic"
: A 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
t left your home an hour or so after fin
! ishing your dinner"
al cannot was in no condition to
+ notice. ! was bent on going into town
and on coming downstairs | went
} straight to the rack and pulled on the
first things that offered"
The prisoner stood immobile, but with
/ deepening line gathering on his brow
until the last word fell Then he said
! II forgot went for the key before
put on my overcoat ! wanted to sec
how the sick horse looked"
Did you drop this key into YOU
pocket tooT
, mo: carried It into the hall"
"What did you do with it thereT'
81 don't know. Put it on the table,
I suppose"
, Don't you remember? There wer,
other keys lying on this table. Dom
you remember what you did with thu
, one in your hand while you took tn,
clubhouse key from the midst Of Mr.
, Ranelagh's bunch?"
, IL laid It on the table must have
there was no other place to put It,"
, Laid 1t down by itself?"
"Yes."
q "And took 1t up when you went outT
q "Of course"
, Carrying 1t straight to the stable?'
4 Naturally"
what did you do with 1t when 70,
came outT
: 81 left 1t In the stable door"
= "You did? What excuse have you I,
: give for thatT
a None. ] was reckless and didn'
care for anything-that's ALL"
, "Yet you took several minutes, for al
n your hurry and your indifference, t.
get the stable key and look in at {
= horse that wasn't sick enough to keel
). your coachman home from a dance"
The prisoner was silent
"You have no further explanation
n to give on this subjectT'
|. mo. All fellows who love horse!
will understand"