The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-01-20
confidence in him." Goldberger

ceeGed to open the case without Iur-
Their delay. Godfrey was the first wit
had told it the night before. / fol-
lowed him, but contributed no new de-
tails. Both of us were excused with
out cross examination.
To my great satisfaction Swain
arrived while I was testifying.
a triumphant glance at Gold
berger, but he was studying some
memoranda and affected not to notice
it. AS soon as / left the stand,
and gave me a letter. It was adj
dressed to Miss Vaughan.
Its from Mrs. Royce" he said.
"She's a trump. She's determined that
Marjorie shall come to her. She says
if you don't bring her, she'll come
she is this morning?"
NO" / said. Il haven't seen Hin
man. But how are your"
"Oh, I'm all right again-head a lit
tie sore yet where ! bumped it-but
| otherwise as fit as a fiddle"
"You look it," I said; and I was
glad, because I wanted him to make
a good impression OF the stand. i
knew what weight appearances often
had, M no jury, / told myself, would
believe that the bright eyed, fresh col
ored boy could have had any hand in
a brutal murder.
Just then Humans name was called
and an officer hurried away to the
house after him. They returned to-
lgefher almost at once, and Hinman
was placed on he stand He told Of
being summoned by Godfrey, and Of
the events which followed. He said
| that the murder had been committed
about midnight, that death had been
due to strangulation, and identified the
cord and the blood stained handker-
l ohiaf r1hSnh tho o1r~Nrpr U,,I~,;@+~1 -
him. I fancied hat Swain lost a lit
tie of his color when he saw the hand
kerchief and learned where it had been
found, but he made no remark.
Will Miss Vaughan be able to tes-
tify?" Goldberger inquired, just be-
fore the doctor stepped down.
UNLESS 1t is absolutely necessary.
I think she would better be excused;
Human answered. "She Is still very
nervous. The ordeal might cause a
serious collapse"
be rye as wi1l Try e to E get alon 41f w daeeat
sary, I can take her deposition. Is she
in bed?"
Eyes; I am keeping her as quiet as
possible"
very well, we won't disturb her."
said Goldberger, and Hinman was ex-
cused, and Freylinghuisen called. He
merely testified to h cause Of death
and that the autopsy had shown the
the deceased was In fair health and
without organic disease.
Then the servants were called, but
their evidence was unimportant. They
had gone to bed about 10 o'clock and
had not awakened until the coroner
himself had pounded at the door.
They had heard no unusual sound. Yes,
they had slept with their doors locked
and windows shattered because that
was the rule Of the house. Yes, even
in the hottest weather; that made no
difference. ince each Of their rooms
was fitted with a v%entilator..
Questioned as to the Of life
Of the other inmates of the house, the
initial. They had been with the fam
lily a long time; had taken care of
the place when their master was
abroad: only after his return had it
been necessary to get anotheE servant.
He had been at home for a Year, and
months later. Yes, they knew their
master was studying some strange re-
ligion, but that was no affair OF
theirs. and they had never seen any
thing wrong. He had always treated
them well, was a little strange and
them really saw much Of him. He
never interfered in the household af-
fairs, Miss Vaughan giving UGH in
structions as We're necessary. The
man spent most of his time in the
grounds n the woman in the kitchen
She was a little petulant over the fact
that one of the Hindus-the ugly
one"-refused to eat her cooking, but
insisted on preparing his own food
Also the housemaid had told her thai
there was a snake, but she had never
seen it.
From the Irish housemaid a little
more information was obtained
Neither Mr.. Vaughan nor the yogi ate
any breakfast; indeed, they rarely
left their rooms before noon. The
sort Of mess over the kitchen stove
Miss Vaughan b~reakfasted alone at j.
o'clock. At such times, she was &C.
custoned to talk over household af-
fairs with the maid, and after break
fast would visit the kitchen and make
a tour of the grounds and garden. Tht
remainder Of her day would be spen'
in reading, in playing the piano, ii
doing little household tasks or in walk
ing about the grounds with her father
Yes, sometimes the yogi would joil
them, and there would be long dis.
cussions. After dinner, in the library
there would also be long discussions
but the girl had no idea what the.
We're about. She heard a fragmen
Of them occasionally. but had neve,
been able to make anything of them
In fact, from the way they dressed
and all, she had come to the con.
!, clusion that Mr.. Vaughan and TIL,
yogi were both a little crazy, but quit,
inoffensive and harmless.
!, and how about Miss Vaughan? q
asked the coroner
!; Miss Vaughan, bless her heart
wasn't crazy" said the girl quickly
mot a bit Of it. She was just sad an
, lonely-as who wouldn't be! Sh,
never went out-in the five months
!, I've been here, she's never been off tn,
place: and them front gates was neve
opened to let anybody in. The onl,
J people who came in were the groce,
and milk man and such like, through
!, the little door at the side"
) You say you have been here fiv'
months"
Yes, sir"
!, How Tic you come to apply for tn,
!, place."
Il didn't apply for it. I was sen
here by an employment bureau. Mis-.
Marjorie engaged me. / didn't see tn.
Hindus till afterwards, or l don't thinl
I'd have took it. After that, I stayed
!, for Miss Marjorie's sake"
You thought she needed your"
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