The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-04-24

" IE silence OF tne courtroom
was broken only by the tick
ing Of the clock as Miss Emory
hesitated.
Il had been working with Mr.. Shaw
In his study" she continued at last.
"and had found him more than usual
~ nervous all the afternoon. but he
gave me no warning Of what was COM
ing until he suddenly threw aside his
papers and began urging me TO marry
him. using all sorts of arguments and
making promises Of various kinds. I
steadily refused to consider the mat
ter. and when I rose to leave the room
he pulled a paper from his desk and
insisted on my reading il. 1t vas the
will which has been shown here. leav-
ing all his property to his wife Alice.
Alice. he said. referred to me. I in
dignantly protested against his use Of
my name in such a connection, and he
replied by showing me a list Of prop
erty which he said he owned in Ven
ezuela and which he declared I could
have for the asking IL / would be his
wife. I told him I was not to be brib-
ed and that l would leave his house
the very next day. Then he drew a
revolver and told me that / would not
have to walt long before I became a
widow, but that I must become his
wife. / thought he had lost his mind
and was about to Zee from the room
when he pointed the pistol at my head
and told me not to move. Then he
suddenly laughed, threw the weapon
aside and. darting forward. seized me
In his arms and kissed me. l struck
him across the mouth and managed to
escape to Miss Mapes."
Then what occurred?"
Miss Emory paused and passed her
hand across her forehead as she heard
the judges prompting question.
II found Miss Mapes in her room
and told her what had happened" she
continued. "She sympathized with
me and offered to allow me to occupy
her room for the night, as l was nerv-
Gus about returning to my own, and I
gratefully accepted her proposal. w
parted about 8 o'clock, as she had some
household duties to perform, and l re-
NAMED in her o until about a quar-
ter past 8, when l went to the library
for a book. AS I vas returning
through the front hall / saw Owen
Hunt standing on the piazza, and, up
posing he had rung the bell, l opened
the door for him and let him in. We
exchanged greetings, and, knowing
that he had an appointment with Mr..
Shaw, I told him to go to the study.
He started up the stairs, and 1 re-
turned to Miss Mapes' room, went to
bed about 10 and slept soundly all
night. Miss Mapes came to me soon
after l was dressed and told me Of Mr..
Shaw's death. OF course / thought he
had committed suicide, and it was not
until about o o that i heard what the
physicians had discovered"
"Who told you of that?"
The Judge was leaning ver his desk,
his hand behind his ear as he inter-
rupted, and the defendant, turning,
found herself face to face with her
questioner.
"Mr. Barstow." she answered calmly.
The judge nodded comprehendingly.
Il remember" he answered lightly.
HE heard of the trouble and called to
advise you not to talk too much. That
a what Miss Mapes said, ] believe"
"Mr. Barstow told me at our first In
terview," she continued, "that every in
mate Of Mr.. Shaw's house would be
under suspicion and advised me to say
nothing without consulting him. Lat
err, when he learned that Miss Mapes
and / had exchanged rooms, he asked
to see her, and explained the situa-
ton to us both. telling us Of the blue
threads which the detectives had dis
covered In the candle grease, and ques-
tioning us about u gowns. | had
owned a blue skirt. but when looked
for II after our talk ! could not find II.
and Miss Mapes finally confessed that
abe had burned it in the furnace fear
ing 1t might subject me to suspicion.
OF course l was indignant. but knew
she had intended to do me a service.
and when / saw how frightened she
/ tried to make light of her in
discretion. Mr.. Barstow. however, took
\ very serious view Of the matter when