Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-10-02

to make a gift Of nearly a million
dollars for a village library, and
three prominent men Of the village
were a committee to accept this gift
s .sstsa s%uperintend its disposal as d.
This EVIDENCE caused a decided
Sensation in the audience. The lib
lrary plan had been a secret until
now, and the village people were
Iastounded at the news. The coroner
went on:
las confidential secretary you
must know all about the details Of
this plan for the library"
81 only know that it was Mr.. Van
Wyck's positive intention to make
the gift. Papers were drawn up to
that effect last evening, But they
were not completed and not signed..'
And those papers,, have been
stolep!?" ,/ss,,f.4 =.
They have Disappeared"
Meaning that Mr.. Van Wyck may
have disposed of them himself, before
he died?'
Meaning nothing. but that the pm
pers are missing. and I have no way
Of a~scertaining whether they were
And the Van wyck pearls? They
are also missing
They are" ~
:. !, l n were always Kept the
Not always, but usually" il.
When not in the safe, where were
they"
{WyeK.'i.
did: she prefer to keep them in
her Uen >possession?" (.
This question seemed to me too
personal, and /. noticed both Archer
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at the corOter,s words.
But LAsseter answered decidedly:
"she certainly did. The possession
of the pearls vas constant source
of disagreement between Them.
This REUSED me to extreme ipdig-
nation, but as I, looked>at Anne, and
saw the calni even supercilious, ex-
was too sensitive in the matter. and
lbfobably it was necessary that these
Things should come. out in the evil
dence. 1 knew David. VAN Wtcks
disposition, and it was not at all as.
ltohishing that he and Anne should
have quarfelled, about the pearls. Y
knew they were, hers in the sense
knew, too: that he claimed the own.
ership Of all and any Of her PROPER.
ty. However, it was very ungraciout
4of LAsseter to volunteer the infor.
tmation as to martial dis~agreeInents
when did you last see Mr.. Var
Wyck alive?" Mr.. Mellen next in.
quired ofAthe witness.
II was present at his conference
with the committee. These gentle,
men. stayed until well. after eleven. ]
then Remained with Mr.. Van WycA
untii very nearly twelve. leaving fol
hehie. / should; say, at about ter
minutes before nidnight:"
You left. Mi. Van Wyck's study
land #eat directly to your hoMe??.
Though the fAnswer was prompt, there
WAS something about the mans voice
THAT made me doubt his integrity.
had no reason to question the truth
lot his statement, but his WANDERING
eye, q certain nervous working df nh
features, and his restless clasptng and
hn6lasbffl9 Of his hands made fht
IthihE to c6neeaf. But 7 als6 realized
ltl1at the curt, almost aggressive man
liner Of Cor6ner Mellen was enough t.
lditdfb tho boise Of the most limo
ilcent witness.
You isfl NJ. van wyek alone ii
aNst e. His son. Mofland. ~a,
Il Was not!ss decldred Morland
tartine ~ from his seAt not Ri
iiasstsr paid no attention To THU
Sffnteffu6tt6Iffs and the coroner said
aNWhyxdoes Mr. Morland Van Wyck
~contradict you, M. Lasseter !"
z don't know" said the secretary
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There, ana 4 aid good night to bott
lbs Il Wsft out 1fsStt1t door.
@sssIfd they fksB6fId to your 6o6G