Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-04-06

eyes that were turned upon her, and
she never looked up. Her story was
the one that she had told to BARLEY
and she added nothing new to it. In
answer to a question as to whether
she had glanced at her step-father's
door when she passed it the night of
the murder, she replied that she had
and that it was closed. Catching the
district attorneys eye at this point,
BARLEY motioned him to his side and
they whispered together for a moment.
The district attorney then asked the
girl If she had seen the dog when she
came in. Rather surprised at the
question, she answered that the dog
had met her at the front door smelled
of her dress, and followed her to the
stairway before going back to his rug.
When she left the stand, her testi-
mony had not added anything to what
we already knew.
realized suddenly that we knew
no more about the crime than we had
when the inquest began. Though /
was sure in my own mind that Slyke
had been murdered, had grave doubts
If it could be proved satisfactorily to
others. The almost entire absence Of
clues made 1t seem more mysterious
than it had at first, if that were pos
sible. Even the next witness, Mr.. Law
renee, added nothing to our knowledge.
He said that, at the close of the party,
Mr.. Slyke had asked him to stay be-
hind, for what he did not know at the
time. After the others had left, Mr..
Slyke had taken him up to his room in
the tower, and had asked him If he
would like to buy little whisky, as he
had more than he needed.
There was a ripple of laughter at
this unexpected statement. Though it
was the first time that whisky had
been introduced into the case, / doubt
If anyone regarded its mention as inn
portant. The laughter made Lawrence
more nervous than ever, and he talked
faster and more indistinctly. He had
STAYED only a few moments, he said,
| though Slyke had urged him to remain
| longer. A moment after he had been
| released from the stand, / remembered
| that he had not mentioned the fact
| that Slyke had told him he was expect
| ing another visitor Whether Law
renee had forgotten it or did not wish
| to volunteer the information, | could
not decide. 1t seemed to me to be a
very important point for him to have
omitted.
The butler, who came next, took his
seat to the accompaniment OF one OF
| the worst claps of thunder that we
had vet had, a clap that seemed al
most in the room. Then burst OF
rain swept against the windows. All
| through his testimony the thunder
made it almost impossible to hear him,
and he had to repeat many OF his
statements He appeared to be a
silent man, who seldom spoke of his
| own volitiOn. He had little to tell
us and disposed of the card party in
| q few words. After it had broken up
and he had let Mr.. Lawrence out, he
| had locked the windows but left the
| front door unfastened, as Mr.. Slyke
| had told him that he, himself, would
| attend to 1t later. In answer to q
question as to whether he had seen
Slyke after Lawrence left, he replied
| that he had not. In fact, he had not
seen him again alive. He had gone
| to his room leaving the dog in the
| living room, as was the custom. His
| first knowledge that Slyke was dead
came when he entered his room with
| Miss Potter.
So far, like all the other witnesses
that had been heard, his testimony
presented nothing that we had not
| already known. Then suddenly he
| added a new piece of information. SO
| far as we had been able to discover,
| the relations that had existed be-
| tween Slyke and the members of his
| household had been the usual ones.
mean by that, that while there had
been no unusual show Of affection nor
any signs of deep grief at his death,
| there had been no evidence of any
| trouble between them. When the but
| ler was asked If he had ever heard
words between Slyke and any member
of his family, he surprised us all by
saying that he had twice heard Miss
Potter and the broker quarreling.
Miss Potter gave an angry start and
turned a flushed face on the servant
who refused to meet her eyes. The
girl by her side looked around at her
aunt, startled. l glanced quickly at
BARLEY and saw an amused smile on
his lips.
You say you neard MISS rotrer
and Mr.. Slyke quarrelingT" asked the
coroner.
The butler began to speak, but his
words were drowned out by terrific
clap Of thunder that shook the house.
When the sound had died away in the
distance, he answered, "Why, yes, sir,
l did; twice"
AS he paused and did not continue.
the coroner asked him to tell us where
the quarrel had taken place and Whaf
1t had been about. From the rather
self-satisfied expression on the but
ler's face, / judged that he was not
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