The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-02-21
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%ANAKY" haUKDEK CASE
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He paused, and when he spoke
again his voice had become clearer.
1T Is quite true I once inadvisedly
attempted to brighten Miss Odell
with Z threat to kill her and to
commit suicide. But IL your ~.
formation 10 accurate as you would
have me believe. you are aware that
] threatened her with revolver.
| It is tho weapon, I believe, that is
conventionally mentioned when
making empty threats. / certainly
would not have threatened her with
thuggee. even had ! contemplated
50 abominable an act.'
~True," nodded Vance. "And
it's . rather good point, don't y
know"
The doctor was evidently encolr.
aged by vance's attitude. He again
faced Markham and elaborated his
confession.
"A threat. I presume you know,
is rarely the forerunner OF a vic.
lent deed. Even q brief study Of
tho human mind would teach you
that . threat is prima jacic evil
dence OF ones innocence. A threat.
generally. is made in anger. and
acts as its own safcty.valve."
He shifted his eyes. II am not
a married man; my emotional life
has not been stabilized, as it were:
and ! am constantly coming in
close contact with representative
and overwrought people. During
q period OF abnormal susceptibility
conceived an infatuation for the
young woman, an infatuation which
she did not reciprocate-certainly
not with an ardor commensurate
with my own.
Il suffered deeply: and she made
no effort to mitigate my sufferings.
Indeed, suspected her. more than
once. OF deliberately and peryersely
torturing me with other men. At
any rate. she took no pains to hide
her infidelities from me. confess
that once or twice I was almost dis.
tracted. And It was in the hope
OF frightening her into a more
amenable and considerate attitude
that ] threatened her.. I trust that
you are q sufficiently discerning
judge Of human nature to believe
me-"
Leaving that point for a mo.
ment." answered Markham non.
committally, will you give me
more specific information as to
your Whereabouts Monday night ?"
Again I noted = yellow tinge
creep over the mans features, and
his body stiflened perceptibly. But
when he spoke It was with his ha.
bitual suavity.
Il considered that my note to
you covered that question satisfac-
torily. What did omit?"
"What was the name Of the pa.
tient on whom you were calling
that night?"
mrs. Anna Breedon. She is the
widow Of the late Amos II. Breedon
Of the Breedon National Bank OF
Long Branch"
"And you were with her, I be.
lieve you stated, from eleven until
one?"
THAT is correct"
And was Mrs. Brecdon the only
witness to your presence at the
sanitayjum between those hours?"
u an afraid that Is 80. You see,
after ten o'clock at night ! never
ring the bell. I let myself In with
my own key"
"And I suppose that I.~may be
permitted to question Mrs. Bree.
don3''
Doctor Lindquist was profoundly
regretful.
MR.. Bresdon Is . very Ill won.
an. She suffered Z tremendous
shock q the time of her husbands
death latt summer. and has been
practically IN . semiconscious con.
oit1on ever since. There are times
when ! even fear Tor her reason.
The slightest disturbance or ex.
element might produce very se-
r3ouo Seoulto.s
He took . newspaper cutting
from . eo16edged letter.case and
handed e to Markham.