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turned directly to his cottage.
He said he asked the marquis if
the latter wanted him TO take Miss
Roberts home De ViSdelou said no
and De Mari9ny declared that he
then went to bed.
He was awakened about 3 m. the
accused man said. by the sound of
De VlSdelou driving away 10 take
Miss Roberts home. The marquis
returned in about Is minutes. and
De Marigny said he asked him to
take his cat, GriSou, out of the
room.
Went Upstairs to Bed.
Describing the party, De Visdelou
said:
About 1l30 Miss Roberts sug-
gested that We go upstairs because
l was coughing I took off my coat.
shirt and tie and put on a pajama
top and went to bed
Miss Roberts stayed on a couch
III the living room.
About l30 there was a knock on
the door 1t was De Marignv."
De ViSdelou was not permitted 10
quote from the conversation. which
was held in French, nor could he
tell what he told Miss Roberts in
explanation
He tried several times, but finally
gave up. with a gesture of MS arms,
He told of driving Miss Roberts
home about five minutes to 3.
L went back home and parked
the car in the same place by the
steps leading to my apartment" he
continued II removed the key and
went into the kitchen OF the main
house for a drink"
Questioned About Auto.
Mr.. Higgs questioned closely about
the parking of the automobile, since
the defense contends that De Ma
rigny could not have driven his own
automobile on later trip to West
bourne without having first removed
De VlSdelOu'S car from the driveway.
Almost as an afterthOu2ht. De
Visdelou added that while he was
IN the kitchen, he heard De Ma
rlgny calling to him.
De Marigny nervOusly smiled and
tapped his teeth with his forefnger.
He told me to remove my cat"
explained De Visdelou.
The witness himself grew more
excited as he reached this vital part
Of his testimony.
1 opened the door leading to the
porch and let the cat out" De Wis.,
delou said.
Plan of House Shown.
Chief Justice Sir Oscar Bedford
Daily brought out a plan of the Vic
tOrla avenue house and pointed out
that the door led from the dining
room to the porch
Then I took the cat and went to
bed De Visdelou added.
His testimony here differed from
that Of De Marigny, who had testi-
fed that De Visdelou entered his
room and talked to him.
De ViSdelou was gesturine with
both hands now, but he became
calm as MI. Higgs questioning
turned to the next day.
He said he arose early and gave
the keys of his automobile to De
MarlgnV in order that the latter
could move his automobile out of
the driveway.
De Marignv and John H Ander-
son came twice during the morning
to the cottage, De Vlsdelou said,
once to report Sir Farry's death
and again to confirm il.
De Marlgny testified that Ander-
son broke the. news to him. mailing
him on a downtown street.
DE ViSdelou mopped his face with
a handkerchief. and sad that
truckload of gasoline arrived at the
cottage about lunch time July 8.
Paid for Gasoline.
De Visdelou testified that he gave
the truck driver a check for Gl0
Cabout S42p and the same amount
in cash for the gasoline. He iden-
tilted the check in evidence, and
read the date, July 8.
He testified that Anderson. who
sWore that he feared the gasoline
might have figured in Sir Harry's
death, was present when it was de-
livered.
De Visdelou said he and Anderson
arranged to remove four full 50-gal-
lon drums from the property.
Special Prosecutor A. F.. Adderley
on cross examination brought out
that there also were two empty
drums which De Visdelou said he
believed police took two days later.
De Visdelou said he spoke in
French to De Marigny and to An
derson, who was seated on a win
dowsill behind the prisoners cage
listening to the testimony.
He offered to help remove the
gasoline, De Visdelou said.
You were very anxious to have it
removed?" asked Mr. Adderley.
well - De Visdelou hesitated
and cleared his throat 50 nervously
that spectators laughed and the
witness himself smiled.
He told Mr.. Adderlev that he