Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-27
compromising the lady. 1t was a lit.

compromising the lady. It was a. lit
tie late, perhaps, for the second con-
~stderation to occur to him, but, Of
course, the whole explanation was UNI
worthy OF presentation. as a serious
argument to intelligent men.
It was suggested that the accused
was SO flustered and put about by
hearing Of the tragedy that he resort
ed to this extraordinary flight in or
der to avoid being brought into the
case. But how was his name n the
less likely to be brought in because he
himself was abroad? In oil the in
evitable advertisement given to his
name as a consequence Of his flight
It was brought into infinitely greater
prominence than If he had just re-
manned in his lodgings; and as to be-
Ing f~fustered, 50 as to have lost hts
Judgment, was that in accordance
with, the behavior Of q man who pa
tiently waited ver the Sunday in or
der that he might have money from
his bankers on the Monday morning?
The hypothesis was 50 perfectly alb
surd that the very fact that It could
be put forward was only the most
striking witness in the weakness Of
h defence which had to be attempt
ed. s.
He commented at some length on
w AOSSACO Vl LklS.5 KILT AIk0 on Lne
non-success Of the police in finding
it, but dismissed it as really Of no ac-
count as a. negative witness. much in
the same way Is Sergeant Crisp had
dismissed it when talking to me; but
then he came to another curious point
to which he said he attached value
equally little with that Of the. nom
appearance of the knife, but which he
was convinced, from. the trend Of his
questions, his learned friend for the
defence intended to set up as highly
tmportant-that Was the somewhat
curious position in which the key hal
been found. -.
Tt Is not essential to my case
he told the jury, that / should es-
tablish a motive for the dreadful deed
Of which it is the view OF the p~rosecu-
ton that the accused Is proved 10
have been guilty. Lovers quarrels
may VIGOROUSLY arise on very little
provocation, especially In the heated
atmosphere which appears to have
prevailed at this time in the neigh
borhood of Scotney HouBe. It is not
strictly the business OF the prosecu-
ton to produce a motive. But seeing
that my learned friend will undoubt-
edly try to base ar argument, with
his customary acumen, on the absence
OF any. obvious motive, I will suggest
to you that which seenasSo OF prob
ability, namely, that the accused, with
his two rugs and his chauffeur less
car, had designed an ,elopement, and
that the lady, although consenting to
meet him, was far from ready to take
80 decisive q step as TO fly with him,
and on this rock It is most probable
thai they would split, q violent dispute
would arise, eliminating in that tragic
termination which we know.
obviously. from the lightnesp OF
the lady's attire, she had no long mo-
tor drive in prospect. She had TAX
en- with her nothing which would bear
any evidence of her intention for any
such final step. She did not intend
to flee with her lover. And It IL un-
der this head that l may anticipate
somewhat of the probable argument
Of my learned friend in respect to the
position OF the key.
1t may be argued that It could
only have been found where Il lay on
the superstition that it had been
thrown there by the lady herself, and
from that It Is but a step to the con-
clision that she would only SO have
thrown It away IL che had no inten-
ton of returning. Otherwise It would
have lain where it was dropped, eith-
er in the Summer-ho house or on the
pain. InaL 1S q Hne OF argument
which the defence may conceivably
adopt, but I will readily show you that
It is entirely unconviIctng In ita major
premise, which Is that no other agency
than Lady Cartons own hand could
have directed II to the place where II
was found.
There are. on the contrary, many
other conceiyAblc agencies Children
going. to and from the house may have
seen It and thrown Il away. but be-
Sides this, we have been told by Mr..
sLvesay; the keeper, that there was i
rookery In the trees Of the shrubbery.
The ~larcenies OF all birds Of the corr
vine kind are notorious, 10 notorious
that 1t 10 indeed extremely impoSsi-
BILE that such an attractive sznAllsob-
tect as q small bright key would
have been allowed-to remain Tor long
undfsturbed ON the path. And there
are doubtless many other birds and
little animals in the wood which would
be liable to pick up and carry SOrsA
short distance such an object ~ that.
In fact. the position 6f the key is, ~
perfectly valueiess. ana \
VIII ask you TO dislslm &c from your