Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-02-13

'"UiC. ~ ootlllS llpoSSIplt tiIdt Hs
should have administered poison
to her, however, and the con
joined circumstances may Indicate
collision betwecn--'
"Between whom' asked?" In
spector Brunt.
81 don't know" confessed SEQ
field. "Every way try to think
it out run up against an impass-
able barrier"
"Ihat's what say" began
Haviland; sit is a most involved
case. | shall cable Darlington
Loria for authority to employ an
expert detective."
"Why cable him asked Paul
inc; 81 am equally in authority
now. Carr and myself each receive
half the residuary estate of Aunt
Lucy, and, of course, l am as anx-
ious to find the--the murderer as
Carr can possibly be-
"Well, somebody will have to
authorize it who is willing to pay
Tor it,. AS man OF business in this
home | am willing to attend to all
such matters, but i must have
authority"
lyon seem to me a little prema-
ture, Mr.. Haviland," commented
the Inspector. "Perhaps, when the
inquest is concluded, it may not
be necessary to call on any other
detective than our own Mr..
Hardy"
perhaps not" agreed Havi-
land; "but, unless you people all
wake up, you re not going to get
anywhere. | admit the getting is
difficult, but that's just the reason
a wise sleuth should be called in
before the trails grow cold.''' se
And then the coroner returned
to his task of questioning Mrs
rockingham.
The widow was not definitely
helpful. Her statements were often
contradictory in minor details,
and when she corrected them they
seemed to lose in. weight. She
stuck to the main points, however,
that by the help Of a strong field
glass she had discerned, in the
bright moonlight, a man leave by
way of the French window at 4
o'clock, and had sec him make
his way stcalthily out by the great
entrance gates Of the place.
Cross questioning on this
brought no variations, and the
jurymen wagged their heads in
belief of her story.
But her accounts of her own
doings on Tuesday evening were
vague and indefinite.
81 was in my own home all the
evening"" she said at one time
and again: 81 went out for a
short walk at IL O'clock" This
last in refutation of Haskins, the
Darlington butler, who deposed to
having seen the lady walk across
the lawns of Garden Steps.
s"Where did you. walk
"Oh, just around my own
place; and for a moment | strolled
over here because the Steps looked
so beautiful in the moonlight"
"You were alone?"
II was. | have no house guests
at present, save the Count; and
as my brother, who lives with me,
is on a western trip, l was alone,
and / walked about to kill time
until Count Charlier. should re.
turn after his bridge game over
here"
r "Did you walk near the .honse
while on the Garden Steps es.
tate % asked Scofield, seeming q
possible espionage of her titled
visitor.
"Oh, no!". and the witnes,
bristled with indignation. WHY
should II / was not really an &c
quaintance of Miss Darlington
merely a neighbor."
beg pardon, ma'am, but I saw
Eyons on the conservatory. xeran
(dah,' said Haskins IN . depreca
THAT il not true, Mr.. coro
!ner aid the lady, glancini
|scornfully satsthe butter. " .ebel
lyon will not accept : servant
IN preference to sminel'