Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-11

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Yes. sir. But that knife handle has
three notcheS in IL pun the notchrs
there myself"
'I;efore this presumed crime?"
For what purpose"
My ueichbors were constantly hor-
rowing things. Ii was means of idcn-
ti6cation."
Then this knife is yours
Yes"
Tell again where yon left IL rhe
hight before it was found Boating
DOWNSTAIRS
ION Il shelf over the stove
could the dog have reached il
there"
Not without standing on hot
stove"
lis it not possible that Mr.. Ladley.
unable To unite the boat. borrowed
your knife to cut the boats painter:"
NO painter was cut that / heard
about The paper hanger
NO. no. The boats painter-the
rope
oh: Well. lie might have BE
never said"
Now. then. this towel. Mrs. Fitman.
Did not the prisoner on the following
day tell Won that he had cut his wrist
in freeing the boat and ask you for
some court plaster:"
He did not l said firmly.
"You have not seen scar on his
wrist:"
No" I glanced at Mr.. Ladley. He
was smiling as if amused. 1t made
me angry. And what's more l
flashed. .'if he has n cut on his wrist.
he put it there himself to account for
the towel
l was sorry the next moment that
had said it. but it was too late. The
counsel for the defense moved 10 eX-
clude the answer. and / received n
caution that l deserved. Then:
You saw Mr.. Ladley when he
brought Your boat backE"
Yes
what time was that?"
"a quarter after 4 Monday morning"
did he come in quietly, like man
trying to avoid attention.
Not particularly. Ii would have
been of no use. The dog was bark
ing
What did he say?"
That lie had been ont for medicine.
That his wife was sick
DO Won know pharmacist named
Observation-Disclosures Alexander
There is such one. but 1 don't
know him"
WIS excused. and Mr.. Reynolds
was called He had heard no quarrel
in= that Sunday night. had even heard
Mrs. Ladley laughing. This was about
o O'Clock Yes. they had fought in the
afternoon. lie had not overheard any |
words. but their voices were quarrel /
some. and once he heard Il chair or |
some article of furniture overthrown. |
Was awakened about by footsteps on I
the stairs. followed by the sound OF /.
oars III the lower hall. He told his /
story plainly and simply. Under cross /
examination admitted that he WIS /
foud of detective stories and had tried I
10 write one himself: that he had said |
at the store that he would like to see |
thar "conceited ass swing. referring I
to the prisoner; that he had sent flow /
ers to Jennie Brice mt the theHter. anu /
had made Il few advances to her. with !
out success.
My head was going round. l don't /
know vet how the police learned it all.
but by the time poor Mr.. Reynolds left /
the stand half the people there be-
lieved 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 sus-
pected.
Miss Hopes story held without any
alteration under the cross examination.
She was perfectly at ease. looked hand
some 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
to allow her to go home
with her-Miss Hope. She told of the
attack of hysteria 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 l am not a lawyer,
and l repeat what l recall.
Did she say that he had attacked
ber?''
"Yes. more than once She was a
large woman, fairly muscular. and had
always held her own
Did she say that these attacks
came when he had been drinking:"
Il believe he WAS worse then
Did she give any reason for her hus-
bands attitude to her.
she said he wanted to marry an
other woman"
There was a small sensation at this.
If proved it established a motive.
Did she know who the other woman
was:"
Il believe not. She was away most
Of the day, and he put in his time as
ne liked"
Did Miss Brice ever mention the
nature of the threats he made against
herr"
NO, 1 think not"
Have you examined the body wash
I'd ashore at Sewickley:" {
''Ies"-iu n low voice. ;