The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1915-01-14

night before it was found floating
downstairs"
ION a shelf over the stove"
Gould the dog have reached It
thereT'
"Not without standing on hot
stove"
"Is it not possible that Mr.. Ladley,
unable to unite the boat, borrowed
your knife to cut the boats painterT'
mo painter was cut that / heard
about. The paper hanger
mo, no. The boats painter-the
rope"
"Oh. Well, he might have. He
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 plasterT
HE did not" l said firmly.
You have not seen a scar on his
wristT
mo" l glanced at Mr.. Ladley. He
was smiling as If amused. 1t made
me angry. 'And what's more"
flashed, ''if he has a cut on his wrist,
he put it there himself to account for
the towel"
1 was sorry the next moment that
had said it, but it was too late. The
counsel for the defense moved to ex-
clude the answer, and received a
| caution that 1 deserved. Then:
You saw Mr.. Ladley when he
brought your boat back?'
"Yes"
what time was that?"
"a quarter after Monday morning."
did he come In quietly, like man
trying to avoid attention.
Not particularly. 1t would have
been Of no use. The dog was bark
ing"
What did he say?"
"That he had been out for medicine
That his wife was sick"
''Do you know pharmacist named
Alexander-Jonathan Alexander"
''There is such one, but l don't
know him."
was excused, and Mr.. Reynolds
was called He had heard no quarrel
ing that Sunday night, had even heard
Mrs. Ladley laughing. This was about
o'clock. Yes. they had fought In the
afternoon. He had not overheard any
words, but their voices were quarrel
some, and once he heard chair or
some article of furniture overthrown.
Was awakened about by footsteps on
the stairs, followed by the sound Of
oars in the lower hall. He told his
story plainly and simply. Under 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 had sent flow
ers to Jennie Brice at the theater, and
had made few advances to her, with
out success.
My head was going round. l don't
know yet 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 wit
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
disappeared. 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 l believe at
least a part of it was not allowed to
60 to the jury. But am not lawyer,
and / repeat what l recall
Did she say that he had attacked
herr"
"Yes, more than once. She was a
large woman, fairly muscular, and had
always held her own"
Ibid she say that these attacks
came when he had been drinking"
81 believe he was worse then"
"Did she give any reason for her hus-
bands attitude to herr"
"She said he wanted to marry an
other woman"
There was q small sensation at this.
II proved it established motive.
"Did she know who the other woman
wasf"
81 believe not. She was away most
of the day, and he put in his time as
he liked"
did Miss Brice ever mention the
nature of the threats he made against
herT
mo, think not"
"Have you examined the body wash
ed ashore at SewickleyT
"Yes"-in a low voice.
SIS it the body of Jennie Bricei"
81 cannot say"
"Does the remaining hand look like
the hand of Jennie BriceT
Every much. The nails are filed TO
points, as she wore hers"
did you ever know of Jennie Brice
having a scar ON her breast?"
mo. but that would be easily con-
cealed."
Just what do you mean"
MANY actresses conceal defects. She |
could have worn flesh colored plaster |
and covered 1t with powder. Also. such |
a scar would not necessarily be SEEN"
"Eyplain that"