The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-01-27

tbe the handkerchief.
Again o little SILVER ran Though
The crowd, and Goldbergers eyes were
cleaning.
handkerchief are free from STAIN" he
said, sand are crumpled "a though
E{hey had been tied in a knot. The
Handkerchief Miss Vaughan used
would probably be ia that condition.
Fwould it not?"
Yes" swaiE answered. his voice
Istill low.
You heard DR.. Human testify that
p found the handkerchief beside the
chair in which MI. Vaughan was muir
Yes"
Can you explain its presence
i cannot. unless it dropped from my
wrist when ! stopped to raise Miss
Vaughan" &
Goldberger looked at the witness for
e moment, then he glanced at Sy1ves-
Ter, who nodded almost impercsptibly.
"That is all for the present, Mr..
Swain" the coroner said, and Swain
sat down again beside me, pale, but
kholding himself we'll in hand.
Then Simmonds 0 the stand. His
story developed nothing new, but he
told of the finding of the body and of
It's appearance and manner of death in
Ea way that brough back the scene to
fme very wildly. I suspected that he
made his story deliberately impressive,
Yin order to efface the good impression
Emade by the previous witness.
/. FINALLY, the coroner dipped once more
Unto the suitcase. brought out another
Epundle and unrolled it. 1t proved to be
IA white robe with red stains about the
kfop. He handed it to Simmonds.
Can o identity this?" he asked.
Yes" said Simmonds; 1T is the gar
l Y1nnt Ixy Mr. -
bof his murder"
How do you Identify it?"
BY my initials in indelible ink, on
the right sleeve, where l placed them"
There are stains on the collar of thu
robe. What are they?'
"Bloodstains.'
Human blood?"
Yes. SIR
How do you known"
II have had them tested"
Did any blood come from the
6corpse?"
NO, sir; the skin of the neck was
not broken"
Where, then, in your opinion, did
this blood come from?"
From the murderer" answered
ESimmonds, quietly.
There was a sudden gasp from the
REPORTERS, as they saw whittier this tes-
EEtimony was tending. I glanced at
ESwain. He was a little paler. but was
ksmiling confidently.
Goldberger. his face hawklike.
stopped again to the suitcase, produced
ia third bundle, and, unroliing it, dis
Eclosed another robe. also Of white silk.
This, too, he handed to Simmends.
Can you identify that?" he asked.
Yes" said Simmonds. ut is the
Erobe worn by Miss Vaughan on the
might Of the tragedy. My initials are
"That also has blond marks an e. 7
believer"
Yes, sir" and, indeed, we could all
perceive the marks.
Human blood?"
Yes, sir. I 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 marks on these gar
ments?"
What did you make Of them?"
:. "They are all unquestionably finger.
marks, but most Of them are mere
Fsmudges. However, the fabric of whicl
these robes are made is a very hard
and finely meshed silk, with an un.
usually smooth surface, and l succeed.
ed in discovering a few marks Oh
!. which the lines were sufficiently dis.
ttinct for purposes Of Identification
, These / have photographed. The line!
bare much palmer in the photograph.
Ethan on the CLOTH"
!. Have You the photographs will
your"
Il have" and Sylvester produced
; Ethem from q pocket. These are TIL.
; prints on the robe belonging to tn,
, murdered man." he added, passing foul
boards to the coroner. You will notice
! fthat two of them show the right thumb
Though one is not very distinct; anoth.
Ter shows the right f~orefinger, and tht
fourth the right middle finger"
You consider these plain enough 70,
! purposes Of Identification"
= Undoubtedly. Any Of them woulf
be enough"
Goldberger passed the photographs
, to the foreman of the jury. who looket
at them vacantly.
, And the other photographer" asked
: IGoldbergcr.
II got only two prints from the 9th.
Eer robe" sale Sylvester. "All These
, were hopelessfy smudged, as though
! the hand had moved while touching the
: garment"
; You mean they were all made by
, one hand?' asked Goldberger.
, Yes, sir; by the right hand. Agar
I have a print Of the thumb and one
j, of the third finger"
: He passed the photographs over, anc
: fagain Goldberger handed them on t.
! the jury.
(Continued next week.)