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

llCeQ now closely DOtn GOIuDerS6T dllo
the district attorney followed it. When
he had finished, Goldberger asked the
same question that Godfrey had asked.
While you were having the alter
cation with Mr.. Vaughan, did you
grasp hold of him 2"
mo. sir; / did not touch him."
You are quite shre?"
Yes, sir"
You didn't touch him at any time,
then or afterwards?"
mo, sir; 1 didn't see him after
wards"
What We're your feelings when he
took his daughter away?"
L was profoundly grieved."
And angry"
Yes, l suppose I was angry. He
was most unjust to me-"
H had used very violent language
Yes" ie iO
Fl had threatened your life If you
tried to see his daughter AGAIN."
Yes
NOV, Mr.. Swain, as you stood there,
angry and Inundated, didn't you make
house and have it out with him ?"
Swain smiled.
I'm lawyer enough to know" he
said, that a question like that isn't
permissible. But PHI answer it. I may
have had such an impulse| dom
49, eSAAS IA A1iS Soo4G A4C
in the arbor put it effectually out Of
my head"
You still think there was a cobra?"
II am sure of it,"
And you a out Of the arbor so
fast o bumped your head?"
81 suppose that's what happened.
It's mighty ,sore, anyway" and Swain
put his hand to it ruefully.
MIR. SWAIN" went on the coroner
slowly, ARE you prepared to swear
that, after you hurt your head, you
might not, In a confused and half
aazed condition, have followed your
previous impulse to go to the house
and see Mr.. Vaughan"
YES" answered Swain, emphatic
ally, Il am. Although I was some
what dazed, I have a distinct reconec-
ton of going straight to the wall and
climbing back oyer it."
You cut your wrist as you were
crossing the wall the first timer"
Yes" and Swain held up his hand
and showed the strip Of plaster across
the wound.
Your right wrist?" +
Eyes"
1T bled freely. did it not?"
Very freely"
What became Of the clothes you
took off when you changed into those
brought by Mr.. Godfrey?"
L don't know. Mr.. Lester told me
Ethey were left here. I intended to in
quire for them"
At a sign from Goldberger. Sim
monds opened a suitcase and placed
a bundle OF the table. Goldberger un-
rolled 1t and handed it to Swain.
Are these the ~clothes?" he asked.
Yes" said Swain, after a moments
examination.
will you hold the shirt up so the
jury can see it?"
Swai held the garment up and
~everybody's eyes were fixed upon the
blood soaked sleeve.
There seems to have been a good
deal of blood" remarked Goldberger.
1T must have run down your hand?"
TT did. 1t was all over my fingers
so that it would probably stain
anything you touched?"
], Yes, very probably"
Did you think OF that when you
were in the arbor with Miss Vaug-
han"
SWANS face suddenly crimsoned and
he hung his head.
I'm afraid not" he said.
"How was she dressed? '
In a white robe Of some silk-like
material"
"a ODE that would show a blood
stain?"
Undoubtedly"
GoldbeGger paused for an instant,
and then produced a pad, such as one
uses for linking rubber stamps, opened
it and placed it on the table before
him.
Have you any objection to giving
me a set Of your finger prints?" he
asked.
None whatever" and Swain
, stepped toward the table nd placed
, the tips of his fingers on the pad. Then
he pressed each one carefully upon
the pad of paper which the coroner
l placed before him. Goldberger watched
him curiously, until all 10 impressions
had been made.
you did that as though you had
l done it before" he remarked.
! Il made a set once for Mr.. Vaug-
han" said Swain. sitting down again
He had a most interesting collection
r Goldberger passed the prints over
to the head of the bureau of identified
ton, then he turned back to the wit
ness.
MIR. Swain" he said. "have you ever
seen this cord before?' and he handed
him the knotted cord.
. Swain took it and examined it Gu
, riously, without hesitation or repug-
nance.
> NO" he answered finally. II never
D you know what it is?" and
Goldberger watched him closely.
3 Il infer that it is the cord with which
/ Mr. Vaughan was strangled."
e h is so. You did not see Il
t around his neck?"
t Il have no recollection Of HAVING
done So"
please look at the cord again, Mr.
!, SWAIN" sal Goldberger, still watch.
ing him. you will see that it /.
knotted. Can you describe those knots
for me?"
Swain looked at the knots and 1 wa.
glad to see that his hands were abso.
lutely steady and his face free from
: fear. No murderer could handle Sc
unconcernedly the instrument Of hi.
crime. Surely the jury would Sc,
that.
: 1.-The knots" said Swain, at last
seem to be an ordinary square kno'
with which the cord was made int
a moose and hen a double bowlin.
to secure it."
= "a double bowline? Can you tt,
. such a knott"
:. Certainly. Any one who has evel
| owned a boat can do so. It Is tn,
best knot for this nurr,sen