The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-01

about. The paper-hanger---'
No, no. The boats painter
the rope"
"oh! Well. he might have. lie
never said"
Now, then, this towel, Mrs.
Pitman. Did not the prisoner, on
the following day. tell you that
he had cut his wrist in freeing the
boat, and ask you for some court
plaster?"
HE did not" | said firmly.
You have not seen a scar on
his wrist"
NO" | glanced at Mr.. Lad
ley: he was smiling, as II amused.
Ii made me angry. And what's
more" | flashed, IF he has a cut
on his wrist, he put It there him
self. to account for the towel"
] was sorry the next moment
that | had said it, but 1t was too
late. The counsel for the defense
moved to exclude the answer and
l received caution that l de-
served. Then
"You saw Mr.. Ladley when he
brought your boat back?"
yes"
"What time was that"
"A quarter after four Monday
morning"
"Did he come in quietly, like
man trying to avoid attention."
mot particularly. 1t would
have been of no use. The dog
was barking"
what did he say?"
THAT he had been out for
medicine. That his wife was
sick"
do you know a pharmacist
named ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Alex
ander?"
There is such a one, but
don't know him."
| was excused, and Mr.. Reyn-
Odds was called. He had heard no
quarreling that Sunday night;
had even heard Mrs. Ladley
laughing. This was about nine
o'clock. Yes, they had fought in
the afternoon. He had not over
heard any words, but their voices
were quarrelsome, and once he
heard a chair or some aticle of
furniture overthrow. Was awak-
ened about two by footsteps on
the stats, followed by the sound
of oars in the lower hall. He told
his story plainly and simply. I'm
der cross-examination admitted
that he was fond of detective
stories and had tried to write
one himself; that he had said at
the store that he would like to
see that "conceited ass swing,
referring to the prisoner; that he
sent flowers to Jennie Brice at
the theater, and had made a few
advances to her, without success.
My head was going round. /
don't know yet how the police
learned it all, but by the time poor
Mr.. Reynolds left the stand, half
the people there believed that he
had been in love with Jennie
Brice,, that she had spurned his
advances, and that there was
more to the story than any of
them had suspected.
Miss Hopes story held without
any alteration under the cross
examination. She was perfectly
at ease, looked handsome and
we'll dressed, and could not be
shaken. She told how Jennie
Brice had been in fear of her life
and had asked her, only the week
before she disappeared, to allow
her to go home with her-Miss
Hope. She told of the attack of
histories in her dressing-room,
and that the missing woman had
said that her husband would kill
her some day. There was much
wrangling over her testimony,
and believe at least part of it
was not allowed to go to the jury.
But | am not lawyer, and l re-
peat what l recall.
a"Did she say that he had at
tackled herr"
s"Yes, mops than once. She was
| a large woman, fairly muscular,
and had always held her own"
r''Did she say that these attacks
came when he had been drink
ing?"
81 believe he was worse then. !"
Ibid she give any reason for
her husbands attitude to herr"
fShe said he wanted to marry
another woman"
1oThere was a small sensation at
this. II proved, it established a
motive.
Ibid she know who the other
woman was?"
81 believe not. She was away
most of the day, and he put in
his time as he liked"
Ibid Miss Brice ever mention
the nature of the threats he
made against her?'
mo, think not
"Have you examined the body
washed ashore at Sewickley?"
Yes" I'm a low voice.
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