Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-27
The Wrist
Mark
By
]. S. Fletcher


oeatn ABOUT IL O'CLOCK the previous
night?"
''Can you affirm positively that he
was dead before he was thrown into the
river?"
"Yesl He had probably been dead
some little time before being thrown
into the river"
We'll, how long2"
Perhaps half an hour"
you think he was killed about IL
o'clock and thrown into the river about
half-past 11?"
IT should say those times are APP
proximately correct"
Would you be surprised IL It were
proved beyond all doubt that Col. En-
gleden was attacked and murdered at
least two hours before the time you
| f1x-that is, at O'Clock instead Of lip"
IT should be surprised-yes
do you say 1t Is impossible?"
"No-I won't say it Is impossible. But
my belief is that he was murdered
about the time mentioned. and that
belief Is shared by the two doctors who
joined me"
Never mind what their belief or
| opinion is, DR.. Colgate" interrupted
Pecke. IT can deal with all that at a
later stage"
He sat down again, and Madison pro-
his case. Now the evidence brought
forward was new to most of the people
in court. And IS 1t slowly unfolded
itself it became more and more damag-
ing. Even johnson began to feel that.
after all, Madison might be on the
right track.
Matthew Hopkinson, landlord of the
Black Hussar Inn, Caddlegate, Barows-
burgh, said that he knew the two de-
PENDANTS, Luttren and Clarkson. They
frequented his house. On the Monday
evening in question they were there.
They were not drunk. They were be-
having themselves fairly well while on
the premises. Asked what he meant by
that term, he answered that the two
men were rather rough customers and
had to be kept in order. He had never
had to turn them out, however. On
the night in question they left at 10
o'clock He did not know where they
went then.
James Suite, a laborer, said that he
was with Luttrell and Clarkson when
they left the Black Hussar Inn. They
all three went to Mother Bullets, in
Castle street. That was q place where
you could turn in late at night II you
wanted q bit of talk and company.
Pressed on the point, he admitted that
i you could get drink there, though he
couldn't swear that Mother Bullet sold
drink. He had had drink there with
soldiers, but he didn't know who paid
4 for 1t. He, Luttrell and Clarkson all
had drink there that night. He didn't
see any money pass. He stayed there
until 1890 o'clock and then went
home. Luttrell and Clarkson left at
the same time. He saw them going
along Castle street toward Castle Steps.
Castle Steps led down to the river.
John Scott, laborer, said that he
lived at the foot Of Castle Steps. On
the night referred to he was entering
his cottage at about 1880 O'Clock when
two soldiers came down the steps. They
babe him goodnight as they passed
him, and then turned into q path that
ran along the riverside. That footpath
would take them past the ruins of
| WraiSdale Abbey. He was positive that
the two men now in the dock were the
two men. There was a gas lamp just
there, and he saw their faces quite
plainly. The men turned full face to
him when he spoke to them.
William Peters and Colin Shipton--
who both gave evidence with obvious
reluctance-sai that the two prisoners
did not come into the barrack room
until 1890 o'clock on the night in
question. Peters admitted that Luttrell
had told him that they had managed
to scale the outer wall of the camp
buildings. He never told any one of
this until the police from Barowsburgh
came making inquiries. One of the
detectives, he said, told him that II he
knew anything and didn't tell 1t he was
liable to be prosecuted, and so he told
what he knew.
Now followed the more discriminating
| part of the evidence. The next witness
was Charlie Goodhind, landlord of the
Crown q Cushion Inn, at Harrington,
who said that on the night after the
news Of the Barowsburgh affair had
first got about he changed q 5-pound
note for a private soldier from the camp
at Wraisdale Moor. Happening to read
murder of Col. Engleden, he took the
note he had received to Supt. Madison
of Barowsburgh and discovered that it
was one Of the notes stolen from the
murdered gentleman. He had been
given an opportunity of picking out the
man who changed the note from among
a row of other soldiers, and had pointed
to Luttrell, the man he now saw in the
dock. He had no doubt whatever that
Luttrell was the man who changed the
note. He would swear it.
The next witness was Detective Sergt.
Peel, attached to the local police force.
Peel said that he had been put In
charge Of the case by Supt. Madison,
after information just referred to had
been given, and, with another detective,
Robins, had visited the camp at Wrais-
dale Moor. He had eventually received
| information which had led him to ques-
ton the defendants as to their move
mentS on the night Of the murder; fur
ther investigation and the receipt Of
more information had led to their ar
rest yesterday afternoon. On being
| formally charged they made no reply,
but, as they were being brought to
Barowsburgh, ClarkSon remarked that
he could say something II he liked.
After arresting Luttrell and Clark
son." continued Peel, at searched their
quarters. Each man had q locked box
by his cot. On opening the box be-
| longing to Luttrell I found, concealed
among clothing at the bottom of the
box, q number of five-pound notes.
which now produce. The numbers
of these notes correspond with the
| numbers on a list in the possession of
Supt. Madison, which was furnished to
him by Mr.. Seton Engleden. also
| found in Luttrell's box a gold watch
and chain-I produce both. In Clark
| sons box found more five-pound
notes, a diamond ring and a diamond
scarf pin-I produce all these. In each
| box there was also small amount of
I gold and silver. I made this search,
/ and found and removed the bank notes
and the valuables in the presence of
the adjutant OF the regiment, Capt.
| Archer. The notes found in Clark
/ sons box correspond to numbers on
the list have just mentioned. In each
| case the notes"
! At this point there was q sudden
| interruption. Up to the mention of
Peers discovery Of the notes and
valuables the two men in the dock had