Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-06
IL, ELLIS STARTS THE STORY
.,,scbt. 1920, Fred A. Knopt,
COPY vtopD. bv tho Public Ledger Co.

fo,vri0ht, 1870, " tno
THIS STARTS THE STORY
r.o,L Spargo, London ne,ospdper
ran. sees tmo men peeri"g T'y Me
sorner ~r, of an dlieyiodg ana mas mere
a murdered man. ~ My pooSet 70
N eonud the name "Rondtd Breton'
'"jsrit jRrrri,ter. Kings Bench Wdtk,
Tempb. London" Breton says nc
Josv ewr rnot know the man. AT ms hotet
soVo ~ ,oeoistcred as John Marbnry.' He
We heg,S ,:SS one pisitor, a ioell- dressed
,eos',rt os ,c;th oray beard. A man sit
muS "srt mt TO Mdrbury phile lobbying
yhn "y Hopse of Commons tells OF his
..c;tement ~ on The appearance OF a
e1J,'.hd 1u Jressed man icith graz beard
~eyL w,snLen Avlmore, ~. p. They left
az Horse fogether. The hotelkeeper
x.d. I a niece of stone--n dtdmond-in
Iaa' .oom and tho Wditer testities to
%",;no seen number OF such
"at mstorss" on Marbury's table iohite
u '',"oye ,ras Visiting him. Sparg0
sy.";re, ay;y n visit from the secretary to
a scte deposit company ron weom
Morjury rented safe ana dePosited
n = Il a small leather boz. OBlctatt
.,omiuation is made OF the safe, ana
% H. bor is found TO be empty. Aylmore
~ ~ ,isited. He resents the questions
|. r,ted by the Treasury counsel.
J "Anv question that is really pertinent
a Viii gns,oer," he says, "but l ,ciH
~ ansper questions that seem to me
,shoiM foreign TO the scope OF THIS
inquiry.
yrHE treasury counsel rose again. His
/ manner had become of the quietest,
and spargo again became keenly atten-
tive
Hperhaos | can put a question or
two 70 Mr.. Aylmore which will not
yield him offense," he remarked dryly.
IL turned once more to the witness.
rsssrding him as if with interest. Can
voIl tell us of any person now living
who knew Marbury in London at the
time under discussion-twenty to TWEEN
". two or three years ago." he asked.
Aylmore shook his head angrily.
oNo. | can't" he replied.
"And vet you and he must have had
several business acquaintances at that
fine who knew you both y
"Possibly--at that time. But when
returned TO England my business and
fmy life lay in different directions to
Whose of that time. ] don't know of
anybody who knew Marbury then-any-
body"
The counsel turned to a clerk who
sat behind him, whispered to him;
spargo saw the clerk make a sidelong
motion of his head toward the door of
the court The counsel looked again at
The witness.
. zone more question. You told the
court little time since that you parted
with Marbury on the evening preceding
his death at the end of Waterloo
bridge--at, I think you said, a quarter
10 r."
"About that time.
"And at that place."
"Yes."
THAT is all | want to ask you, Mr..
Aymore-just now." said the counsel.
He turned to the coroner. II am 60
ing to ask you. sir, at this point to
call a witness who has volunteered GER
tain evidence to the police authorities
this morning. That evidence is of a
very important nature, and I think that
this is the stage at which it ought to
be given to you and the jury. If you
would be pleased to direct that David
Lyell be called"
Spargo turned instinctively to the
door having seen the clerk who had sat
behind the treasury counsel make his
way there. There came into view, ush-
cred by the clerk, smart looking.
alert, self confident young man, evil
IDENTIFY a Scotsman, who, on the name
Of David Lyell being called, stepped
lG1uintily and readily into the place
wnlch the member of Parliament just
,acated. lie took the oath-Scotch
the same readiness and
turned easily to the treasury counsel.
ana Spargo, glancing quickly round,
saw saw mat the court was breathless with
snuclpatlon, and that its anticipation
ssS '.T mat the new witness was going to
,ell ,s something which related to the evi-
ieare @ just given by Aylmore.
mrGut rpur name S David Lyell?"
mat is my name, sir
); AND you reside at 80, Cumbrae
'iag, ai hl,.tmarnock, Scotland?"
What are you, Mr.. Lyell?"
r.vl.r iraVeier' sir. for the firm of
irSSfT, AZ di.+ii,as Stevenson; Robertson & Sou.
nolr Jour duties take you, | think. over
,l rarlS occasionally? ?" WV
o to Paris" SiA weeks
,ere oI rot nne evening of June 21 last
ars?" on your way to
y was"
y, l believe believe YOU stayed at De Kew
le e Em6anII,, a6oreI, - at at the Blackfriars end Of
\ trains.' 1ot 'he continen-
,,f ABOUT snit, half past II, or little later.
nj mb, evening, did you go along The
de- dieeVaiESment, inr ! It, on the Temple Gardens
), , qldi sir, I'm a bad sleeper, and
N D. aaoit of mine to take a walk Of
, Il TO a% he'd pour :, or so last thing before I