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be the handkerchief"
Again a little shiver ran through
the crowd. n Goldberger's eyes We're
cleaning.
You notice that two corners Of the
handkerchief are free from STAIN he
said, and are crumpled IS though
they had been tied in a knot. The
handkerchief Miss Vaughan used
would probably be in that condition.
would 1t not?"
Yes" Swain answered, his voice
You heard DR.. Human testify that
he found the handkerchief beside the
chair IN which Mr.. Vaughan was muir
dered?"
Yes"
Can n you explain its presence
Il cannot, unless it dropped from my
wrist when l stopped to raise Miss
Vaughan"
Goldberser 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
sat down again beside me, pale, bun
holding himself we'll in hand.
Then Slmmonds took the stand. His
story developed nothing new, but he
told of the finding of the body and Of
Its appearance n manner of death in
a way that brough back the scene tc
me very wildly. l suspected that he
made his story deliberately impressive,
in order to efface the good impression
made by the previous witness.
FINALLY, the coroner dipped once more
INTO the suitcase. brought out mother
bundle and unrolled it. 1t proved to be
a white robe with red stains about the
top. He handle it to Simmonds.
can you identify this?" he asked.
Yes said Simmonds; "it is the gar
ment worn by Mr.. Vaughan at the time
OF his murder"
How do you identify it,"
by my initials in indelible ink, on
the right sleeve, where | placed them"
There are stains on the collar of the
robe. What are they?"
"Bloodstains."
Human blood?"
Yes, sir"
How do you know"
II have had them tested"
Did any blood come from the
corpse?'
No, sir; the skin of the neck was
not broken"
Where, then, in our opinion, did
this blood come FROM"
From the murderer" answered
Simmonds, quietly.
Their was a sudden gasp from the
reporters. as they saw whittier his tes-
timony was tending. 1 glanced at
Swain. He was a little paler, but was
smiling confidently.
Goldberger, his face hawklike.
a third bundle, and, unrolling it. dis
closed another robe, also of white silk.
This, too, he handed to Simmonds.
Can o identify that" he asked.
Yes said Simmonds. 1T is the
robe worn by Miss Vaughan on the
piuht of tho ~ ,ralr M, -
on the left sleeve"
That also has blood marks on it. I
believer"
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.
Mr.. Sylvester" he began, "you have
examined the marks on these gar.
ments?"
Yes, sir"
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 lard
and finely meshed silk, with an I'M
usually smooth surface. and succeed
ed in discovering a few marks on
which the lines were sufficiently dis
tinct for purposes of Identification
These ! have photographed. The lines
are much palmer in the photographs
than on the cloth"
Have YOU the photographs with
you?"
Il have" and Sylvester produced
them from a pocket. These are the
prints IN the robe belonging to the
murdered man" he added, passing four
cards to the coroner. You will notice
that two of them show the right thumb.
though one is not very distinct: anoth-
er shows the right forefinger, and the
fourth the right middle finger
You consider these plain enough for
| purposes of Identification? 2"
Undoubtedly. Any of them would
be enough"
Goldberger passed the photographs
to the foreman of the jury, who looked
at them v~acantly.
And the other photographs? % asked
Goldberger.
Il got only two prints from the 9TH
er robe" said Sylvester. All these
We're hopelessly smudged, as though
the hand hao moved while touching the
garment"
You mean they we're all made by
one hand?'' asked Goldberger.
Yes, sir; by the right hand. Again
| haN a print of the thumb and one
of the third finger
He passed the photographs over, and
again Goldberger handed them on to
the jury.
CONTINUED next week.)
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