Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-19
- ..ima the Doctor.

denee served oAinsHeasdAn no +
well for 1fs presence in the nelghI,
hooi 81 the Summer-houae at eley;.
thirty or some such hour could /,
noasdbly. be supposed&toehAve Anythy
10 do with q crime committed I,
hours earlier. This whole aspect,
the problem had been altered BY !,
unexpected evidence on the doct;
part and 1t took-a Ettles while to !,
sdiust ones point OF! view toward
There was an adjourrlnaent
luncheon or dinner. whichever m
one happened. to take about the n
die Of the day, 500 after TIVE
O'clock. and when the court Re
nembled the coroner, BY the mo,.
Of various witnesses, followed all /
courye of. the story, 20 tar as t
could tell It, much on the lines e.
r have written, and when he
gone through all the witnesses on /,
list and had considered. for a
minutes, the ease rs a whole, he =
pared tolsum up and lay 1t, i4, bis {,
language and as clearly as might t
before the fury. Before he did /
however, and more as q matter
form than anything else, he said, !
dressing the audience generally:
"Now has anyone else anytk;
that he or she can tellM..the cou,e
anything that may have any pose
bearing on the case? - There is
piece Of evidence so small but wha,
may be Of possible assistancA.' I 8:
be very glad II anyone who thinks
can add anything to what the CT
already knows will tell u.s."
He looked about the large r.
with very little expectation of
response to his appeal. Nor
response at all readily forthcomy.
Only. far back, there was a Ger
shutting. of feet. a certain in
change Of hoarse whispers F..
could see IN a moment what
meant-one of the rustics had 81
information which he did not k,
whether he ought or ought not to-
port. His comrades were urging ;:
to do So, but his shyness and a ].
of stage fright at the ideayyof SITS
ing up and having to speak be-
such an assembly, Kept him tom
tied. At length, as the coroner wa
he was prevailed on to speak.
There be something as perha,
did ought to say. I don't X
whether it be anything or no. !
like as it be nothing, but then, the
is 1 don't know like"
All the while that he was speap
he was being propelled by some I
erful shoves behind into a moro 3.
ward position in the room, and
people made a way for him. He
Job Manson, the carpenter, who.
knew we'll, for he was a handy 10
and often did little things for
about the house.
That's right" the coroner
encouragingly, noting his difride
14et him be sworn and we will +;
what he has to say" =.
So the formidable prelimina
were accomplished and he owne..
the name Of Job Mason and the :
fession of carpenter and then, a,
protesting that he didn't know Z
was anything" informed the c
that his little girl had told him
as she was going along the shrub
path that evening she had seen SO
one come out from that by-path J.
ing down to the Summer-houea
"Aand at what time would that :.
j, been, Mr.. Mason ?"'
. my little girls says 'twould
about nine O'clock"
8 If I we're a reporter I guppos
should say that at this annoui
ment there was a sensation" in
/, court. There was a curious +!
: ubiquitous movement as ever
stiffened into an attitude OF acute
: pectancy. A hum OF whispered
ment and ejaculation accompanid.
But" said the coroner, "th
a most important piece of evidi
t Why is It that you did not comm
cate It to the court before?"
! r didn't rightly know whk.
twas Anything or nct,gs the carp
) said. shespfshly. "A
Q Most Important" the, coronds
. peated. What. age isgthis littlIal
: of yours7 Is che old enough
sworn 2"
t "oh, yes, I reckon she be-" tbs
penter said, while a. smile went :
the faces of those who knew
daughter.
E What Is. her age?''
She'll be twenty-five Gomez
: ninth Of February"
Twenty-two!, Then why til
the girl here?"
!, Yes, she be-" said Mr.. NLand,
: Then let her come forward
tell the court herself what it ID
she saw" the coroner said.
! Continued Tomorrow Evcni,h
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