Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-26

much paier, but it did. distinctly, "a
the counsel for the crown rose and
said he had q few questions 70 put
to him. After al, they really were
but . few and not 80 searching or
50 d~itficult to answer - the accused
man might have feared. The truth
Was as I imagine. that 80 much had
been admitted that tho prosecution
deemed It had very little o to do
to prove It's case. f8sS3ssas
The K. c. began by asking him why
he had gone down alone in the car,
why he had not taken q driver with
him? Captain Wharf replied that he
really preferred driving himself, and,
further, even had that not been 30,
that he preferred being alone on this
particular errand, so as not TO COM
promise Lady Carlton byElettine any
one know that he had been to SDot-
ney. ~
The counsel appeared to accept :thiS
as satisfactory, and then turned to ask
him about his period Of waiting. Had
he seen nobody at all? How3waa Il,
II he was there all alone and as long
as he said, that he did not see Matilda
Manson, for one, coming along the
main path?
His reply was that part az least,
probably half, OF the main shruhbery
path, where the Summer-house faced
it, was in deep shadow and that II
was extremely probable that anyono
might pass along, past the little 6do
paths entrance, and not be seen from
the Surnmer-house.
He was asked again whether he did
not think that he nimself wa running
a great risk of being seen, coming up
as he did from the Summer-houso'
into the main path.
IT. thai ho ~rnnHo1 tina <vA2 $nI.
erably~ acquainted with the shrubbery
path inc knew that very few people
ever went along it at. that hour Of
night; also that a. he came \up the
little by-path he kept himself on the
shadow side as much as possible, so as
not to be seen II anyone should be-
| there. 5
And he had not heard a sound?
He remarked that he had heard
a. dog barking in tho darkness, once
or twice a man or boy whistling, and
several times repeated an owl hoot-
ing, Except those sounds he had
heard rome distinctly.
$50 then you went back 10 Lon
don, disappointed 2"
"Yes-if you like to put It So"
you did not attempt to go down
to the house?"
Certainly not. What would have
been the good?"
Tho counsel did not reply: After
all. he was not there to be the ques-
toned one. But he did say, in q tone
that implied much sympathy: ut
must have been very cold waiting
night"
But autumnal." the counsel com
mented: Were o n o very cold
! driving"
~Nof ~ vorvU se-:gE.
"Ah, you had a good rug7"
YES, a-good rug." @
Perhaps two?
The, question was the first, that
seemed to embarrass him at all. Eyes
II don't know" he said, Perhaps
there may have been two: / was
quite. warm"
And these ruEs-they were in the
a OF did you bring then to thu, gar
s from your roons?"
Neither. I drove the a round
to my rooms before left London and
picked up the rugo there"
This was evidence which, as ap-
peared later. was independently corro-
borated by a servant At Captain VIZ
bart's rooms. His account OF himself
as fugitive was truly pitiful. He
idea of removing himself from q. case
which threatened trouble for him and
for the woman whom he had loved
and wronged. I< q only later,
when he learnedssfrornsthe English pa
pers that the hs3e and cry was after
htm that he beSAn Disgusting and
hiding himself. Fl6Atins himself con.
tinually more andS1nore in the wrong.
I After that his wife was a chronic mis-
cry under his capture.
There was much further c~riss-cross
Of question and anBwer, but no new
fact was. elected, and at length he
wa allowed to quit the witness box
and resume his Did place in. the dock.