The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-01-20

Goldberger frowned little, but pro-
eeeded to open the case without fur
ther delay. Godfrey was the first wit
ness, and told his story much as he
had told 1t 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 was testifying.
and I could not deny myself
berger, but he was studying some
memoranda and affected not to notice
it. AS soon as l left the stand,
Swain came and sat down beside me
and gave me a letter. 1t was ad-
dressed to Miss Vaughan.
TITS from Mrs. Royce" he said.
shes a trump. She's determined that
Marjorie shall come to her. She says
If you don't bring her, she'll come
after her herself. Do you know how
she is this morning.
NO." ! said. II haven't seen Hin
man. But how are your"
"Oh, I'm all right again-head lit
tie sore yet where 1 bumped it-but
otherwise as fit as a fiddle"
You look it." / said; and I was
glad. because wanted him to make
good impression on the stand.
knew what weight appearances often
had, and 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-
| gether almost at once. and Human
was placed on the 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-
chief which the coroner submitted to
him. fancied that Swain lost a lit
| tie OF his color when he saw the hand
kerchief and learned where IL had been
found. but he made no remark.
win Miss Vaughan be able to tes-
tfy?" Goldberger inquired. just be-
fore the doctor stepped down.
Unless II Is absolutely necessary
think she would better be excused"
Human answered. "She is still very
nervous. The ordeal might cause a
serious collapse"
I'VE will try to get along without
her." assented Goldberger. "If neces-
sary. can take her deposition. IL she
Yes; I am keeping her as quiet as
possible"
very well, we won't disturb her."
said Goldberger, and Human was ex-
cused, and Freylinghuisen called. He
merely testified to the caUs" of death
and that the autopsy had shown that
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, since each Of their rooms
| was fitted with a ventilator.
Questioned as to the manner OF life
| Of the other inmates of the house, the
German and his wife were noncom-
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 1t
| been necessary to get another servant
He had been at home for year, and
the Hindus had arrived about six
months later. Yes, they knew their
master was studying some strange re-
hgion, but that was no affair Of
theirs, and they had never seen any
thing wrong. He had always treated
them we'll, was a little strange and
absent minded at times. but neither of
1
never interfered In the household at
fairs, Miss Vaughan giving such in
structionS as were necessary. The
man spent most Of his time in the
| grounds and the woman in the kitchen.
| She was q 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 that
there was a snake, but she had never
seen 1t.
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
other Hindu mixed himself up some
sort of mess over the kitchen stove.
Miss Vaughan breakfasted alone at 9
o'clock. At such times. she was ac-
customed 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. The
remainder of her day would be spent
in reading, in playing the piano, in
doing little household tasks or in walk
| ing about the grounds with her father.
Yes sometimes the yogi would join
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 they
were ABOUT. Sne HedFu fragment
of them occasionally, but had never
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 the
yogi were both little crazy. but quite
| inoffensive and harmless.
"And how about Miss Vaughan"
asked the coroner.
Miss Vaughan, bless her heart,
wasn't crazy" said the girl quickly.
mot a bit Of 1t. She was just sad and
lonely-as who wouldn't be! She
never went out-in the five months
I've been here she's never been off the
place; and them front gates was never
opened to let anybody in. The only
people who came in were the grocer
and milk man and such like, through
the little door at the side
You say you have been here five
monthsT'
Yes, sir"
How did you come to apply for the
placer"
Il didn't apply for it. I was sent
here by an employment bureau. Miss
Marjorie engaged me. 1 didn't see the
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