Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-06-23
CHAPTER TX
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- cry in the Dark.


rrsrv one was eager to see him, and
- became at once the center of all
eyes
noaro~ King did not trouble BARLEY
.-.t, Questions. but allowed him to tell
t,s story in his own way. He recount
- 6ar arrival at the house and our eX-
animation Of the body. Az he told Of
gsrsasons for thinking that Slyke had
boon murdered, the room became very
Elm He described our search for
zines I'm the tower rooms, and what he
IA found on the balcony. Slowly the
Evidence realized that Slyke had not
basB killed in an of the rooms Of the
borsp. bat on d Il wer sixty feet in the
air
Tie r cr1red in short, concise words
how file body had been carried
down two fights of stairs, undressed
and mt into bed. A gasp went around
me room at his words, and I could
see from the faces of * listeners
that they could scarcely believe the
story he was telling them The sensa-
ron was increased when he spoke Of
tfa removal of tile revolver from the
daaa mans hand while we We're in the
raaar room of the tower. This was,
without doubt, 50 far the most dra-
matte moment of the inquest.
While BARLEY had been giving his
testimony the storm had come nearer
thunderstorm is never q cheerful
thing at the best, and this one was
masking every one very uneasy. At
each clap Of thunder, someone would
give start and glance nervously
around
Tie next witness, the photographer,
vas only ON the stand q short time. lie
told of taking the pictures of the room
III which the body lay and Of the body
itself. and stated that he had seen no
revolver in the dead mans hand.
TIE testimony of the following wilt
ness was also brief. The boy who
worked around the garage, although
very much frightened, stuck to his
e9Lg ti'l ne was sel'iHs INTO Oeu
Niae1 ne "eafu s'ioI anu .l'"' IL
sumter as u i were W II liie an
lae --A4s' "e tlousn'' was somewhere
between two and three in the morn
Ing.
When he had returned to his seat
ue s,ei.-0au-iler tooA MS piace' Iiei
FN9.ai "a lace nusheu unueF Tue many
esEs lN.t were turned upon her' ana
sas never looked up. fleF story was
05 4+7 ''al she llau toiu 10 ba''leS
ana sue 4udeu hotilius new 70 It, ia
1-S"sI " question as 70 Whethef
s4e nag glanced at her step'latier )
N.'1 ""et she passed u Inc hight OF
"t MURDER she feplied tilat sIe hao
anu mag u was closeu' Catching lile
eis.1.'1 attorneys eye at TINS point
l,of.1sE iaos'ohed MIN 70 ms slde ana
..ss whispered togeJher Tor a moment.
i@s oiSl'lct attorney then asked the
81 Il s"e hao seen the dog When she
.a4s in hather surprised at the
9a.st'oA She answered that the dog
I.a lnel her at the 'front.' door smelled
60. =. 1s' vi ass ana Iolo"ed her TO the
NJ ,as oe,ore gong PACK TO MS rug
- sue leIt the staho. her tesu-
- n1u uo' auued anything 10 What
a. sa1y Knew
IeaAzed suddenly that we knew
= 1'le aDout the crime than we had
~,.sG lne inquest began. Though !
rs sure N my own mind that Slyke
naa oeen murdered, l had grave doubts
q " could be proved satisfactorily to
ne almost entire absence OF
olsS made It seem more mysterious
no. - \ Aad at nrst, If that were pos
80 80, even the next witness, Mr.. Law
5slss aoaed Aothing to our knowledge.
r.. sa a, mat at the close of the party,
~ ~. S.s1e mad asked him 60 stay be-
s. amer the others had left, Mr..
- sNs Iau taken him up to his room in
80 - .o" We and had asked him If he
hs - NE 70 buy little whisky, as he
au more man he needed.
1AeFe was nipple of laughter at
'.s Unexpected statement. Though it
ss me first tine that whisky had
.seu introduced irto the case. / doubt