Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-01-26
Mr.. Vaughan was strangled."

Mr.. Vaughan was ~strangled."
That is so. You did not see it
around his neck?"
Il have no recollecSion of having
done so"
Please look at the -cord again. Mr..
swain said Goldbersey, still watch
ing him. You will see that it 10
Ilnotted. Can you describe those knots
for me?"
Swain looked at the knots and j was
Slad 10 see that his hands were absO-
lutely steady and his face free from
fear. No murderer could handle so
unconcernedly the instrument OF his
crime. Surely the jury would see
that.
The knots" said Swain. at last,
seem TO he an ordinary square knot
with which the cord was made INTO
q moose and then a double bovine
to secure it,
"A double bovine: Can you tie
such a knott"
Certainly. Amy one who has ever
owned a boat can do so. 1t is the
best knot for this purpose"
The coroner reached out for the cord
and replaced it in the envelope. Then
he produced the handkerchief.
Can YOU identify that?' he asked.
and handed it to the witness.
Swain changed color a little as he
took it.
II cannot identify it," he said i'm a
low voice, but | will say this. when
Miss Vaughan found that my wrist
was bleeding, she insisted upon tying
her handkerchief around it. This may
be the handkerchief"
Again a little shiver ran through
the crowd, and Goldberger's eyes were
cleaning.
You notice that two corners of the
\ 1l ~ l. ~ v1 1i,f ~~.o c-~ c-.~ ~ A.
said. and are crumpled rs though
they had been tied in a knot. The
handkerchief Miss Vaughan used
probably be in that condition,
would it not?"
Yes" Swain answered., his voice
still low.
You heard DR.. Human testify that
he found the handkerchief beside the
chat In which Mr.. Vaughan was muir.
dered::"
Yes"
Can o explain it's presence
Il cannot. unless it dropped from my
wrist when l stopped to raise Miss
Vaughan"
G~oldberger looked at the witness for
a moment, then he glanced at Sylves-
ter. who nodded almost im~perceptibly.
That is all for the present, Mr..
swain the coroner said. and Swain
~s NO"Ak odA OCSlO0 llS, Ddlo. OuI
holding himself well in hand.
Then Simmonds took the stand. His
story developed nothing new, but he
told Of the finding of the body and of
Its appearance and name Of death in
q way that brough back the scene to
made his story deliberately impressive,
IN order to efface the good impression
made by n previous witness.
Finally. the coroner dipped once more
into the suitcase. brought out another
bundle and unrolled it. 1t proved to be
a white robe with red stains about the
top. He handed it to Simmonds.
Can you identify this?" he asked.
Yes" said Simmonds: sit is the gar
ment worn by Mr.. Vaughan at the time
OF his murder"
How do you identify il? "
BY my initials in indelible ink, on
the right sleeve, where 1 placed them"
There are stains on the collar of tho
robe. What are they"
"Bloodstains."
Human blood:"
Yes. sir"
How do you know
Il have had them tested"
Did any blood come from the
corpse?"
No. sir; the skin of the neck was
not broken"
Where. then, in your opinion, did
this blood come from?"
From the murderer answered
Simmonds. quietly.
There was a sudden gasp from the
reporters, as they saw whittier this tes-
timony was tending. 1 glanced at
Swain. He was a little paler, but was
smiling confidently.
Goldberger, his face hawklike.
stopped again to the suitcase, produced
q third bundle. and. unrolling it, dis
closed another robe, also of white silk.
This. too. he handed to Simmonds.
Yes" said Simmonds. lit is the
robe worn by Miss Vaughan on the
night of the tragedy. My initials are
on the left sleeve"
That also has blood marks on it. /
believe?"
Yes. sir and, indeed. we could all
perceive the marks.
Human blood?"
Yes. sir. l had it tested, too"
THAT is all" said Goldberger. quick
ly. and placed on the stand the head
Of the Identification bureau.
MIR. Sylvester" he began. you have
examined the ark on these gar
mcnts?"
What did you make of them"
They are all unquestionably finger
marks. but most Of them are mere
smudges. However. the fabric of which
these robes are made is a very hard
and finely meshed silk. with an un-
usually smooth surface. and I succeed
ed in discovering a few marks on
which the ines were sufficiently dis
These I nave photographed. The lines
are much palmer in the photographs
than on the cloth"
Have you the photographs with