The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1915-01-07

Ike. a zuee-stog than prisoner aud
ns. g4s not 50 nervous a. I was
Of that drst day ! d. not reeal
uuca. I VAS called Early IN the la
r!.. dlstrle: attorney questioned lie
Your name
..Eslzabesa Marie Pit2An-
Your Oecupzfi0ns
II kapo a boarding house al =
Union street
You kuOrE the prisoner
Yes. He vas q Doar1er In N
house.
For how Iougz"
FROM Dee 1. He and his wife came
at fiat time
was his wife the actress. Jennie
Bricea.
Yes sir.
Were theT living together at your
house the night OF March A.
Yes. sir
I'm what part OF the honses'
They rented the double psr.ors
downstairs but On account Of the hood
[ moved them upstairs to the second
floor front"
THAT was on Sunday Yon moved
them on Sunday
Yes, sir
AT what time did you retire thar
nieht2'
Not at all The water was very
high. I lay down. dressed. 1T oeioek
and dropped into doze-8
How long did you Sleep
An hour or 80. Mr.. Reynolds. a
bOartier, reused me to say he mad
heard some one rowing a boat In The
lower hall.
do you keep a boat around during
food tines
YES. sir
What did you do when Mr. Rey-
nolds reused you
II went 10 tie top Of the stairs. NJ
boat was gone
WAS the boat secured
..Yes. sir. Anyhow, there was 40
current in the hail"
what did You do them"
81 waited a time and went back to
my ROOM"
What examination OF the house lid
YOU make-if any"
Mr. Reynolds looked around
What did he find."
He found Peter, the Ladieys' dog,
shut in a room on the third tiO0r.
Was there anything unusual about
that?'
Il had never known it to happen
before
state what happened later"
II did not 20 10 sleep again. AT
quarter after l heard the boat come
back. I took candle and went to
the stairs It was Mr.. Ladley. Ha
said he had heen>out getting medicine
for his wife,
Did You see him tie up the boat"
"Yes
did You observe any stains ON the
rope
Il did not notice any
'.What was the prisoners manner
at that timer
Il thought he was suriy."
Now, Mrs. Pitman. tell us about
tn. following morning"
saw Mr.. Ladley at a quarter be-
fore Z. He said to bring breakfast
for one. His wife had gone away.
asked if she was not i'll. and he said
no; that she had gone away early;
that he had rowed her TO Federal
street. and that she would be back
Saturday. 1t was shortly after that
that the dog Peter brought in one 0r
Mrs. Ladley's slippers, water soaked
You recognized the slipper
Positively. l had seen it often
What did YOU do with it?"
81 took it to Mr.. Ladley."
"What did he sayY'
HE said ut first that IL was not hers.
Then he said if it was she would never
wear 1t again-and then added-be-
cause it was ruined
Did he offer any statement as TO
where his wife wasp
NO, sir; not at that time Before he
mad said she had gone away for few
days.
Tell the jury about the broken
knife
The dog found 1t floating in the par
Tor with the blade broken"
LOU Hdu not teIt IL DOWNSTAIRS Z
No, sir. l had used IL upstairs the
night before ana left 1t on mantel OF
the room | was using as temporary
Kitchen"
WAS the door of this room lockedP'
No. 1t was standing open"
Were you not asleep in this room?'
''Yes.''
you heard no one come inT
mo one--until Mr.. Reynolds reused
me-"
Where did you find the blade?'
'Behind the bed In Mr.. I.adley's
room"
What else did you find in the
room?r
"A blood stained towel behind the
washstand; also my onyx clock was
missing
Where was the clock when the Lad
leys We're moved up into this roomYf z,
To be Continued. Next Week.