Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-10-07

vsS,a lime in consideration of 1he
sho. There is a small receptacle on
Nj. Van Wyck's desk, filed With 'hat
same shot. used as a pen-cieaner. l
observed that the shot found on inc
f7oor was the sanac. as have no
aouh, itw as spilled by accident,
The Coroner turned Doctor Ma
sol, and inquired il Mr.. Van "yck S
death, could have been brought ABOUT
by shot
No" replied the doctor positively.
- urobed the wound and found no
bul,e, or shot. David Van Wyck was
stabbed. and the weapon was after
ward withdrawn. / cannot subscribe
10 the icic.e theory. though l do not
sav il would be impossible. But the
deceased was most aSsuredly not
shot
felt crestfallen and a little
ashamed. For. having picked up the
shot. / should have noticed the ans
among The furnishings Of the desk.
The asked me only a few
more questions. or relative unimport-
ance. and was about TO dismiss me
when he added, as an a~fterthought,
When did you last see Mr.. van
Wyck alive'"
l. was the query I had been dread
ing. But there was nothing for it eN-
cepI 10 tell the truth. ~Involuntarily,
! glanced at Anne. but her eyes were
cast down. and she paid no heed to
ne.
of curse / was With him at din
ner." / said, and after dinner he
LETT Us 10 so TO the study. After that
/ saw him q when from the
terrace l glanced in at the study VIM
dow
You glanced in? For what pur-
pose"
NO particular purpose. Mrs. Van
Wyck and l were strollins by, and
merely CHANGED to look in"
"~Conferrins with the committee
could not hear his words, of course,
nor did we try to-"
What was Mr.. Van Wyck's appar-
ent a%.titude?"
He seemed to be angry" felt
myself obliged to say.
angry at the gentlemen of the
conlmittee?"
Twas indeed sorry to give this evil
dence. but I was forced to do it. To
decline to nswer would be absurd,
and, after all. everybody knew that
Morland and his father We're at odds
in the matter. So 1 said, mo, he vas
addressing his SON."
"Ah! And he seemed to be
angry??"
He did"
Then. they were quarrelling?"
las to that, | cannot say. mere
ly tell you what l saw: that Mr.. Van
Wyck was addressing his son, and
that he had the appearance Of beine
angry"
The coroner excused me then, and
turning to MorIand, said directly
Did you quarrel with your father
last EVENING""
II told him what l thought Of hi:
~procedure.' replied Morland. 81
make no secret Of the fact thai I tried
my best to persuade my father no,
10 give away his fortune
And do you persist in your asser-
ton that when you left your father a.
midnight his secretary was still with
him."
II do said Morland firmly.
And you deny this, Mr.. Lasseter?'
II do" replied the secretary, quite
as positively.
This deadlock was a peculiar fca.
ture of the situation. Both mel
could not be telling the truth, and
considering Morlands greater reason
for desiring that the great gift should
not be made, perhaps it was not
strange that many Of the audience
began to turn upon him the eve OF
suspicion.
Everybody now had testified. AND
the coroner began summing up,
Il have d no direct evidence ,
he said, "that would tend to cast sus-
piclon on n person. II think we
must all admit that since the room
was locke and barred on the inside
Mr.. Van Wyck's death was not =
murder. I think the crratic MIND al