Bisbee daily review., 1914-03-08


 'Tt will take a postmortem to tell that" and Goldberger bent for another close look at the distorted face. "rm srao to admit the symptoms aren't the ueu0l oncs."
 told all I knew-how Parks had 2uncunccd q mans arrival. how Van line and I had come downstairs to. gcth,r, how Vantine had called me md fnaily how Parks had identified thc body as that of the strange caller. 'II9w long a time elapsed after parl,5 announced the man before you 1 and AIr. yantine came downstairsy' asked Goldberger. 'Half au hour perhaps"
 Goldberger nodded. ''Leti8 have Parks in." he said.
 opened the door and called to P7tks. who was sitting on the bottom -tep of the stair. Goldberger looked him over careful ly as he stepped into the room. but thero could be no two opinions about Parks. He had been with yantine for eight or ten years, and the earmarks of the competent and faithful servant were apparent all over him.
 Do you know this man?" Gold berger asked. with a gesture toward l the body.
 "No, sir" said Parks; 'T never saw him till about an hour ago. when Rogers called me downstairs and said 1 there was man to see Mir. Vantine." 'Who Is Rogers?"
 Hes the footman. sir He answer | cd the door when the man rang"
 "Well and then what happenedT"
 "I took his card up to Mir. Vantine sir
 Did Mir. vantine know him?"
 "No. sir: be wanted to know what he wanted"
 What did he want?"
 'T don't know. sir. He couldn't speak English hardly at all. He was French. think. He was so excited that he couldn't remember what little English he did know"
 What made you think he was ex- citedg"
 "The way he stuttered and the way his eyes glinted After Mir Vantine said be would see him presently Rog- CTS and me went back to our lunch"
 Do you mean 10 say that you and Rogers went away and left this stranger here by himself?"
 ''The servants dining room is right at the end of the hall. sir. We left the door open If he'd come out into the hall we'd have seen him"
 And he didn't come out into the hall while you were there|
 "No sir"
 Did anybody come in7" "oh. DO. sir: the front door has a snap lock II can't be opened from the outside without a key"
 "So you are perfectly sure that no one either entered or left the house by the front door while you and Rog. CTS were sitting thereT'
 '-Nor by the back door either. sir; to get out the back way. you have 10 pass through the room where we were"
 Where were the other servantsi"
 .'The cook was In the kitchen. sir This is the honsemaid's afternoon out" ]" The coroner paused Godfrey and Simmonds had both listened to this in terrogntion.
 What is the room wonder used forT' asked Godfrey, pointing to the connect ing door.
 Its a sort of storeroom just now, i-fs. Do ria fu fng back from Europe. and we've been un- hacking in there some of the things he bought while abroad"
 "send fin Mir. vantine, please" said Goldberser.
 Parks went out. and Vantine came in moment later He corroborated ex- actly the story told by Parks and my self. but he added one detail.
 rHere is the mans card" he said. and held out a square of pasteboard. 1t contained single engraved line: M. Theophile D'Aurelle."
 'He's French, as Parks suggested" said Godfrey, That's evident, too, from the cut of his clothes"
 "Yes, and from the cut of his hair" added Goldberger. You say you didn't know him. Mir Yantine~
 II never before saw him, to my knowledge" answered vantine. "fhe name Is wholly unknown to me-"
 "Well." said Goldberger. taking pos session of the card and slipping it into his pocket. suppose we lift him on to that couch by the window and take look through his clothes"
 The man was slightly built so tha. simmonds and Goldberger raised the body between them without difficulty and placed 1t on the couch l saw God fyey's eyes searching the carpet. What l should like to know" he said after moment. "is this: If this fellow took poison what did he take it out of? Where's the paper or bottle or whatever it was?"
 Maybe it's in his hand" suggested sImmonds. and lifted the right hand, which hung trailing over the side of the couch.
 Then as he raised It into the light a sharp cry burst from him.
 Look herev' he said. and held the hand so that we all could see.