The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-05-10
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and a nat-top desk in the center o
the room. BARLEY and The docto
we're bending over a small pad whei
entered. and BARLEY told me tina
the doctor had been drawing for hin
little map Of the roads around th'
slyke estate. The doctor looked olde
than when | had seen L m first, fai
more tired and nervous. II took sew
eral years to get over shell shock
from which he suffered, he told Us, and
he had been very foolish TO start to
practice again so soon after Is re.
turn from the front; lie recounted a
few Of his war experiences. and they
we're enough to have broken any man.
He said that, as soon as his duties in
regard 10 the Slyke case were over.
he we going to take a rest All the
time he talked to US he played with
a pencil or tapped the desk in front
Of him.
We spoke Of the inquest, and he
told us that he did not need 10 call a
coroner's jury unless he wished. The
facts were so complex or so simple
II was hard TO say which-that a jury
would be confused by them. He ad
mitted that there was no doubt that
Slyke had been murdered, but doubt
ed If any jury would bring In a yer
dict OF murder on such slight evidence
as we had. He suggested that, If II
were murder, some one from Saratoga
might have committed the crime II
was not bad suggestion, and to my
surprise BARLEY seemed to regard II
favorably. The doctor mentioned the
chaureur's arrest. and said that he
had only known the man by sight. We
talked for an hour or more. then re
turned home.
BARLEY was In his room changing
his suit for luncheon, when a tele-
phone call came for him. When he
returned he told me that the call had
been from Mr.. Styles lawyer. He
had 'phoned him. BARLEY said. that
among the papers In the safe was an
envelope with ten thousand dollars
In bills In II, and that the bank had
Informed him that, on the day Of our
arrival Slyke had deposited thirteen
thousand dollars with them.
While this was interesting news.
could not see that II was Of any I'm
portance TO us, and said as much to
BARLEY. He half smiled as he re-
minded me that ten thousand dollars
vas a lot OF money to keep In the
rouse. and added that II was strange
nat Slyke should deposit thirteen and
etain another ten In his house. He
wondered II his keeping the money
lad any relation TO the visitor that
Ie was expecting. At any rate, the
nan had not gotten the money, II that
ad been what he was after.
Luncheon over. Currie. BARLEY and
started for the inquest. The news
apers had evidently received a tin
nat there was more In Sykes death
nan had appeared. for when we ar
wed we were forced to run gaunt.
I OF reporters. who recognized Bart.
y at once and crowded around him
hey realized that. II he were inter
'ted In the case. II was of more i'm
ortance than they he, suspected
nd wanted to know II he did moi
I'VE some Information TO give them
ith a laugh at their Insistence. he
plied that he did not; but, when he
a. ne would see that they were the
les TO get II.
There were number Of cars IN
ont OF the house and small crowd
men standing about in twos and
rees. Just as we turned 10 moun,
steps, Lawrence drove up and
eeted us with a rather forced smile
The inquest was to be held In the
'ge h'ing room In which the bur
IRIS had been found. Though II wa,
public hearing open to ever, I
e. there we're goodly number o,
ople present. 1
Doctor King and the other officials
] not yet arrived; and BLACK who g
; talking to a group Of men. lef,
I'M and came to greet us. He to,d
that the chauffeur. Briffeur. was :, ~
brought from the Jail by Roche =
J that he thought his testimon,
uld make a sensation. Rar,,s,
med to understand what he mean, b,
ugh ! did not. The chauffeur ha. D,
used 10 talk and had answered al
s'ious by saying that he would ter
nj he knew at the Inquest. An =, =,
pts TO ind out what that Nigh, .. ~
failed. al
artley asked Black n he s,m =
nght that the chauffeur was yuiI,, /,
the murder. Black counfersa n, II
Ing that he did not believe ,ho,
one else knew as much abop, ~, /.
ir as he did II was his onln,o, /:
I. u the chauffeur ha- NOT knlaa /,
he al least knew soma,h,n L.
~ the crime. One thing the uar IL
admitted when questioned 49, "
was that when he testified hs H.
Ia ruin several equations Rs-, Ia
was much Interested. ana told IL
\ that he wished he womb at Is
he not TO bring Brireur into ~
tr"om nsss Il was time for MI
I've his testimony
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