The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-10-23
The End Of the First Day.

meulnCeIy nOtlleQ, CONtlH-
ued the district attorney.
land Il minute inquiry was
begun into all the circumstances sur
rounding this mysterious tragedy. In
the first place. it was demonstrated
that the evidences Of suicide might
easily have been concocted by the muir
derer, who might have made his escape
by the window. boiling it from the
outside by removing II of the upper
panes of glass and replacing 1t after
his work was accomplished. Acting
on this theory, the authorities began
their Investigations. which were at
tended by the best possible results.
The window Of Mr.. Shaw's study open
ed upon the sloping roof of II veranda.
and upon this was found Il small pool
Of candle grease. and Il single drop OF
the same substance was detected Oh
one Of the upper window panes. Care
full work then revealed that the old,
hardened putty of this pane had been
removed and replaced by sticking it
together with library paste. All this
showed the same cool deliberation and
forethought which had characterized
the suicide ruse.
But. gentlemen. most criminals,
even the coolest and cleverest, make
Mt lenst one mistake. and this particu-
lar criminal made nc less than two.
1.-The first error consisted in leaving
the drippings of candle grease on the
veranda roof. and the second was In
kneeling on those drippings before they
We're quite dry. AS though it had
been n hand gripping the skirt of the
criminal that wax held in it's clutch
half a dozen threads of a hairy cloth,
blue in color, and of a texture known
to the clothing trade as dress goods.
When you have found the wearer OF
the cloth from which those threads
were torn. gentlemen, you will have
found the murderer Of Gregory Shaw"
Gilbert paused, and every man in
the jury box stole Il glance mt the pris-
oner. only to find his vision obstructed
by Barstow's broad shoulders as the
lawyer leaned toward his client in
whispered consultation.
Having demonstrated that some
one had tempered with the window
pane Gilbert continued slowly, 1.-The
police bent all their efforts upon dis
covering how this person had effected
an escape. The veranda roof was not
far above the ground, hut there was
no sign of any one having jumped or
climbed from it. nor were there any
footprints in the flower beds, which
were soft from recent rains. Plainly,
then, the person who had turned gla.
zier at Mr.. Shaw's window had not es'
capped by way of the vcranda roof. II
was obvious. also, that no exit could
have been effected through the study
door. which was bolted from the in
side. and it was physically impossible
for any one to reach the roof except
with the aid of a ladder. as YOU viii
presently see for yourselves. In fact
there was only one feasible EMU OF
escape, and that was another window
next to Mr.. Shaw's study, which also
opened on the veranda roof AMI Ice
into Il bedroom situated at the heat
of the main stairway. That bedroom
was occupied by Miss Alice Emory
Mr.. Shaw's private secretary and con
fdcntinl clerk. In fact, gentlemen
every window of this mystery int
which you peer. every door YOU force
every curtain YOU tear aside will dis
close Alice Emory. the prisoner at thu
bar"
Again the prosecutor paused. ana TIT
relaxing rustic and stir indicated tn
nervous tension Of the audience.
Every little was known to the out
side world about Mr.. Gregory Shaw
prior to his DEATH" Gilbert went OF
Beyond the fact that he vas a bach
elor about forty-tive years Of age, &C
tive in mind and body and UNUSUAL.
successful in business. having cXten
sive interests in New York and othe
large cities. his neighbOrs in the coun
try knew practically nothing. His farm
Mt Pollicet was apparently Il fad, con
Quoted upon business principles. Tn
household consisted of three womel
servants Including the waitress. Bett
Field. the h~Ousekeeper., Miss Made
. leine Mapes-and l ask YOU to remen
her her anne. for you will hear OF he
aguin-and the private secretary, Alic