The Detroit times., 1913-01-25
CHAPTER XII.
(Continued.l

AANAh anu nc Ndb suppnotu ~ iOoh
after the fires. He carried up the
coal, Moxlow suggested? Yes. lie
carried out the ashes? Again yes.
Moxlow paused for a moment Was
ne the only person who ever carried
out the ashes? Yes. what did he do
with the ashes? He emptied them
into barrel that stood in the yard
back OF the building. And what be.
came Of them then? Whenever neces-
sary. the barrel was carted away and
emptied How long did IL usually take
to fill the barrel? At this season of
the year one or two weeks. When
was il emptied last? a week ago.
perhaps, the witness was not quite
sure about the day, but II was either
Monday or Tuesday of the preceding
week. And how often did the ashes
from the fireplaces in Mr.. North's
and Mr. Gilmoro's rooms find their
way into the barrel? Every morning
he cleaned out the CRATES the first
thing, and usually before Mr. North
or Mr.. Gilmore were up.
Again Moxlow paused and glanced
over the room. He must have been
aware that TO his eager audience the
connection between Mr.. North's and
Mr., Gilmore's freplaces and the Nc.
Bride murder, was anything but clear.
Did you empty the ashes from the
tireplaces in the apartments occupied
by Mr.. North and Mr.. Gilmore on
Friday morning." he asked
Yes; that is, took up the ashes
in Mr., North's rooms.
But not in Mr.. Gilmore's?"
NO, sir; ] didn't go into his rooms
Friday morning"
why was that-was there any rea-
son for it?"
Eyes. ! knew that Mr.. Gilmore's
rooms had not been occupied Thursday
night; that was the night OF the MUIR
der, and he was at McBride's house"
explained the witness
But you emptied the CRATE In Mr..
North's rooms?"
Yes, sir"
And disposed OF the ashes in the
usual way?"
Yes, sir"
Tn the barrel in the yard back OF
the building?"
Yes. sir
did YOU notice anything peculiar
about the ashes from Mr.. North's
rooms on Friday morningI
The witness looked puzzled.
Hadn't Mr. North burnt gooC
many papers In his grate?"
"Oh, yes. but then he was goinl
away"
That will do-you are excused,
interposed Moxlow quickly.
The sheriff was next sworn. with
out interruption from Moxlow he toll
his story. He had made a thoroug
! search OF the ash barrel described b.
the witness, Thomas Nelson, and ha
come upon a number OF charred frag
ments OF paper.
I'VE think these may be OF interes
to the coroner's jury" said Moxlov
quietly.
He drew a small pasteboard boy
from an inner pocket OF his coat anC
carefully arranged it's contents on the
table before him. In all there were
half dozen scraps OF charred or torn
paper displayed; one or two OF these
fragments were bits OF envelopes on
which either part or all OF the name
was still decipherable. North, from
where he sat, was able to recognize a
rumber OF these as letters which he
had intended to destroy that last night
in his rooms; but the refuse from his
CRATE and the Mcbride murder still
seemed poles apart; he could imagine
no possible connection.
The president Of Mount Hopes frs
national bank was the next witness
called. He was asked by Moxlow .,
examine Mount Hope Gas Compan!
bond, and then the prosecuting attor
pey placed in his hands triangula
piece Of paper which he selected from
among the other fragments on tn
table.
Mr. Harden, will -you-kindly- tel
! the jury of what in your opinion, tina
bit OF paper In your hand was ono
| part?" said Moxlow.
Very deliberately the banker put o
! his glasses, and then with equal d.
liberation began a careful examine
ton OF the scrap OF paper
"Well?" said Moxlow.
"A second, please" said the banl
err
But the seconds grew into minute
before he was ready to risk an opiI
ion
I'VE are waiting on you. Nj
Harden said Moxlow at length
| II should say that this is a mar
| ginal fragment OF a gas compan
bond, said the banker slowly. I'm
deed there can be no doubt on tn
point. The paper Is the same, an
these lines in red ink are a part O
the decoration that surrounds tn
! printed matter. No.--there is N
| doubt In my mind as 10 What TN
! paper is
What part OF the bond is lt?'
asked Moxlow
"The lower right-hand corner" re
piled the banker promptly. That IL
! why / hesitated TO identify II; with
this much OF the upper left-hand cor.
! ner for instance. ! should not have
I been I'm doubt"
Excused. /. said Mexle~- briefs.
The room became blank before
John North's eyes as he realized that
chain OF circumstantial eEideHet
was connecting him with the Nc
Bride murder He glanced about ~
score OF men witnesses. officials
and Jury, and felt their sudden doubt
OF him. as intangibly but as certain
~ as he felt the dead presence just
| bevond the closed door
! 1--WE have one other witness, said
Moxlow
And Joe Montgomery, seeming "a
understand that he was this witness
/ nromptly quilted his chair at thu
| hack OF the room and. cap in hand
sIouched forward and was dulS