Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-07-29

BARLEY as q rule never lost his
poise.
He glanced US all over. his eyes
resting with a smile upon the girl.
who sat with one hand In that OF
her husband. When he spoke his
words were addressed to her.
Mrs. Camp" he said, II wanted
to ask YOU some questions In this
room. / brought you up here be-
cause I thought the sight of the
place where your father was found
might bring back some fact to you
that you have overlooked"
But. Mr.. BARLEY" came her low
voice, Il told you all knew."
He smiled at her, Il know that.
Faith. But it's my idea that there
Ii something we have overlooked,
some little fact that We must have
That's why / brought you here 20
ask you once more to go through the
story of the finding Of your fathers
body"
The girl looked very sober as she
caught the import OF his words and
l saw her brow knit as she tlied to
recall all that had taken place. The
story was the same as we had heard.
For some reason she had been alarm
ed when the butler could nor find
ber father and had insisted that the
door be broken in. Some one had
said they might get locksmlth, but
she insisted that the detectives
break through the woodwork. An
az was found and Hall chopped a
hole in the door. Then they went to
the little room and found her father.
Her voice broke when she came to
this part of the story and her hus-
band put his arm around her.
Faith" BARLEY broke in. you
told me you never touched anything
on the floor. Are you sure?"
Her eyes went around the room
for a moment and she simply nod
ded, then said, mo. l did not"
BARLEY took a piece of paper from
his pocket, also a pencil and drew
chair UP by the desk. Then he
turned to the girl.
Faith. I am going to try a little
test. It's one of the psychological
tests used across the sea. AS call
eff different things, I want you to
give me the first word that flashes
into your mind. Don't try to pick
a word, just give the first word tina,
comes, no matter how foolish 1t Is.
could see the girl did not under
stand why he should request this
I. myself. understood. I knew that
in criminal circles abroad and ever
once in a while in this country the
word association test was used. Il
was a psychological test to get the
reaction of person to certain
things. In a long list of words. Ger.
tain words were put in and from the
length of time the person took tc
reply, it was decided whether hi
were hiding anything. I doubted
however. If BARLEY thought the cir
was keeping anything back. In.
stead, was sure he thought she
had forgotten something.
He started to read off his list oil
words. writing down the word she
gave in reply. 1 noticed at once, hi
was only naming certain objects n
the room-objects which had heel
there the morning of the discovery
Of the crime.
Her replies came quick enough
yet seemed to be of little value
The first object mentioned wa.
floor and her answer was father.
One could see that there flashed
into her mind the picture of mel
| father dead on the floor of the room
|, When he came to window she re.
|, piled open showing that she hal
remembered the open window.
In like manner he went down g
long list of words. mentioning the
various effects that had been IN the
room. Evidently he had gained
nothing. for he started to fold the
paper and place it in his pocket
when his eyes fell on some object
AS II he had forgotten It, he wrote 8
word on his list and said camera.
Like a fash. she replied floor.
At her reply, BARLEY looked a
her curiously. why" he asked
did you say floor when I mentioned
| the word camera"
! why, because it was the first ONT
that came into my mind. ."
Suddenly I saw her eyes grow his
as she turned and looked first al
Bartley. then at the camera stand.
ing near her. 1t was large camera
| standing on a tripod and used, WI
! knew, to take pictures of variou.
books. 1t had been covered by tnt
| draIeries that had been pulled dowr
i in the struggle and had fallen ovcl
the camera.
What do you remember" came
| Bartley's voice.
Why" she said. ITS foolish but
I did touch something that morn
ing"