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mm WteUHi?SDA?, NOV. 10. i?t>7. I--'- yV5T ^rPJ'^ Kl OTTOLENGUI ^?ytc A?THOfi; QF"AH A1?TIST I? CRIME ETC. {Copyright,' 1S?7, bj G. P. Putnam's Sons? 3 k- ' " CHAPTER IX. INTERESTING TESTIMONY. R|. Buring tho delivery of the statement made by Sarah Carpenter there was the stillness of death. Her words caused a BpDTofonnd sensation, and even after she' y ceased no one spoke, bnt eagerly waited Hpo hear what those in charge of the in Bg?estigation would have to say. The squire at length addressed, the witness: v "You say it wasT'about half an hour after you had parted from loverly when V: you heard the shots fired?*' ("Yes, sir, '! said the girl eagerly. "I: ^?certain it was as long as that, fox I went to the hous?to get my things, as I said, and when I found that I did not' have my key I looked all about the room first, and it was some time before; , I concluded to search in the barn. When ?. I did, I had.to get a lantern, and it was; |i, quite a long time after I got to the barn i; ?before I heard the shooting." i "Then, provided your estimate of the . time which -elapsed is correct, it must . ? have been abDut 9 o'clock when this oc . CTrrred?" - "I am sure of it Tieft just after and went home, and it was a quarter past 9 ^Khen I wound mv watch before going io ned." ,' *'Miss Carpenter," said Mr. Tupper, "how is it that if you suspected your friend Mr. ' Everly yea did not go to l-v^feiin and ask him about this matter?" "I came over here yesterday fer that : purpose, but Will had gone to 2?ew ^l?aztet? - . . . : \ "Was it snowing when you left the : farm 09 Sunday night?" , - . v'*2ib,sir; it had stopped. " I: She was then allowed to retire, and ^ Mr. Tupper called attention to the facti >V that her evidence had corroborated the .... detective's theory as to the time of the The nest witness called was Harry ' Lucas. "Mr. Lucas," asked the squire, "do 3?on recall the day cn which Miss Lewis ?oej?hrat?d her birthday at-Biv.erside?" "Certeinjy. I was there, " answered -..Lucas. .. 6<Bo you.recollect the trouble between I Hf. Lewis and Marvel?'* "Yes, sir, perfectly." . "When Marvel was leaving, did he Titter-any threat against Mr. Lewis?" /'He said some angry words. I should v not care to state'positively what they Were. I was too much excited myself at >.the time." you recall what you yourself said to'Mr. Lewis?". "Notexactly, sir." : "Bid you not threaten him?" ; "I don't recollect. ? may havei I * was very angry and quite excited." "You have heard of the death of Mr. 1L2W?S, I suppose?" ~ "I have, sir." " Were you in' Lee on the night of the murder?" "I was." "Did ycu tell any one that you in? tended leaving town that night?" Lucas remained silent "I have been told by several parties that you were heard to say that impor? tant business wouidjcall you out of town. Was that true?" - "I did tell several people that,'but it was not true" "lam to understand, -then, that you told a lie?" Lucas colored deeply. "I did not leek upon it in thai way. I had good reasons lor wishing people to think me out of town, and, under the circumstances, did Bot hesitate to speak as ? did. " "Will you tell mc what those circum? stances were, which would make you think it excusable to resort to a false? hood?" "I would rather not. " The squire nodded to Mr. Tupper; who took the witness. "Mr. Lucas," said he, "was it not because you ictended to visit Eiverside farm that you spread the story of your absence?" Lucns made no reply. "Did you not go to Eiverside that night to meet a lady?" Mr. Tupper spoke slowly, and Lucas started and locked confused, but still persisted in his silence. The lawyer continued : "Did you not meet a lady in the sum? mer house, and was not that lady Miss Lewis?" "How did you know that?" blurted out the witness, at last aroused to speech and evidently amazed. Mr. Barnes smiled slightly. "How I know is cf small conse? quence," said* Mr. Tupper, "but I will tell you. The detective hhs been all over the place, and as fortunately there He neoned a little nervous as he saw the blood mark. no snow on the ground tho im ur feet left no room for ere w?s a meeting between woman in that summer 'hat was left was to discov ntity." have you done that-that "'Do you deny that you and J Lewis met at that place and on 1 night?" "I neither deny nor admit it" "Perhaps you "will later. You you were in Lee. If noe at the fa where were you?" ' "I was out for a time and then w home." "Mr. Lucas, did you hurt your that night?" ' *I believe not- How do you mt hurt myself?" * 'Did any accident happen to you? "I don't recall any." Mr. Tupper stooped and picked u; small paper covered parcel, which unrolled, and taking therefrom a ma white shirt handed it to Lucas ? disked: "Do you leccgnize that as y< property?" ? * * "I can't be sore," faltered Lucas. "It has your name on it" sugges the lawyer. "Where did you get it?" "Never mind that Just tell us if is yours. " "It looks like one of mine. " "Exactly. Now, if you please, hi did you get the blood on the wristband Lucas examined the garment m< closely and seemed a little nervous he saw the blood mark. "I don't know how it got there, ' \ si he, and then with some anger add( "I won't answer another question t you tell me how you came into possessi of this shirt" 4 "It was sent to your washerwom on the day^ following the murder, ai .as she had heard cf the crime she ke the blood stained garment " "Do you mean to say that you accu me of killing Mr. Lewis?" "I accuse no one, but I will remh you that it is the duty of every hone man to help and not to hinder the m chinery of justice. If you are an inn cent man, you shoold not hesitate to i ply to my questions. Tbatwemayha' no more evasion I will tell you at on that I know how the blood got on yoi shirt" "How should you know, when I te you I do not know myself?" asked Li eas incredulously. "The blood is your own. You we: bitten by a deg," continued the lawye Lucas starfed in surprise. "You we] to Riverside, and you were attacked fc the mastiff." "Yea?ECere well informed." "I only state what is a fact" Thc suddenly producing the pistol, "Do ye recognize this weapon ?" At last the young man showed sigi of distress, as he replied more humbl: "Yes, fir, it is mine. " "lt. was found at the farm near ti summer house. Will ycu admit no that ypu were there?" Lucas made or last effort: "1 may have drowned it there at an |me" "In which case," interrupted Mi Tupper, "it would have been covere by the snow." Lucas now seemed t recognize that further attempt at coi cealment would be useless, and Burroo even thought thut he seemed relieved, c though, ia fact, he had been previous! playing a part which little pleased hin "You ba^e the best cf me," nert plied. ' 'Go on. I will answer yen questions." "Very weil. You admit, then, tba you went to the farm to meet Mis Lewis and foat,ycn did see her?" "Yes, sir." "At what hour was your appointmer; -with the lacy?" "A quarter-.to 9." "Miss Lewis left ycu at tho summe house and went toward tho river, di: she not?" "How dolyou knew that?" Lucr. was plainly very much surprised at th knowledge displayed by the district at tomey, who,-cf course, had previcusl; been posted by Mr. Barnes. "Footprints," said Mr. Tnoper terse ly.1 "Oh, weil! You aro right " "When did the dog attack yon?" "As soon as Miss Lewis left me '. started for > home, and the brute cam! for me." "Did he bite you?" "Yes, sir, on the ann." Drawing z] his sieeve, lie showed that his arm wa bandaged. "Ahl Then that accounts for thi blood cn the shirt, as I supposed. Now. then, Mr. Lucas, there is another mat ter. This pistol of yours has an emptj shell in it How do you account fe: that?" "I used 4he pistol to defend myseh against tho deg, but he was too quici for me, and before I could aim at hin he had buried his teeth in my arm. The weapon was then discharged." "You are sure," said Mr. Tupper, speaking with great deliberateness and looking Lucas straight in the ejes, "you i are sure, that you did not lire this pistol first and that the noise did not attract the deg and make him attack you?" "What should 1 have fired at?" asked the witness. ?"Mr. Lewis perhaps," continued Mr. Tupper in tho same measured tones. Lucas seemed about to make an angry retort but controlled himself and an? swered: "Tho whole thing occurred as I have related it. As soon as the dog opened his jaws ajrain I ran for my life, and as I did so I thought I heard two shots in quick succession." As this seemed to corroborate tho story told by Sarah Carpenter, Mr. Tup? per paused in his inquiries, and the "squire asl;ed: "Did you seo who fired these shots?" * 'No, sir; I did not think cf looking around. I was too intent cn getting away." "Can you say about what time this shooting occurred?" "I met Miss Lewis at a quarter cf 9, and we talked till about 9, I should say. It was a few minutes after when I started to leave. V Mr. Tupper resumed tho examination. "Can voa tell me who it was that Miss Le wis went to meet on tho other side of the river:" "Did she cross the river?" "Her footprints were found orcr there and also these cf a man. Nov,*, von ..m.ustJ^QW, viho"r?at..rr:*;?i. is?.'! x Qon ? see now t?at follows." "Why did Miss Lewis have yon ra her at so late an hour?" "I do not think that this is my cret. I would prefer to have you ; the lady herself. " "I think we may do that, Mr. T? I per," said the squire. "Yes, yes, squire, that will do qc well, ' ' replied Mr. Tupper, and wit] nod the squire dismissed the witne He then called for Miss Marvel. 1 young lady appeared and plainly she ^gd that she was very nervous over 1 prospect of testifying. "Now, Miss Marvel," began 2 Tupper, ' 'we are sorry to trouble j in this matter, but it is so very seri< that we are compelled to examine ev< one who by any possibility may be a to throw any light on the terri; crime." "How should I be able to dose asked Miss Marvel, already alarmed. "We do not know that you can," : plied Mr. Tupper, hastening to reassi her. It was plainly evident that if ai thing was to be learned from this w ness it would be by dint of the greati care. "But," continued he, "if you know anything we feel certain that y will not hesitate to inform us once." "But I tell you I do not know ar \ thing about it, except what I ha heard." j * "Perhaps ever? that may prov* ; ! nable. But stop a minute," for she w j about to interrupt him; "let me ask t ; questions, and yera answer. That w: be the quickest way cf proceeding. 1 begin, then, when did you first kno of the murder?" "Monday morning. Virgie came m told me." "You are sure you did not know of Jooner?" "Virgie found me in bed, so ho could I hear of it sooner?" "I said 'know,'not 'hear.'" "Well, know, then; it is all-tl i same." "Were you at home on Sundi night?" "Why-why-of course. Where el i should I be?" stammered the girl, j "You told my daughter xbat you we: ? going to drive with Mr. Lucas," inte rupted the squire in his kindliest tone "Mr. Lucas could4 not keep the a] j poinanent." y L "Do you know why?" asked M I Tupper. ' 'I suppose he had some business. J fact, hs told me so. " "Did he say that it was out ? town?" The girl started with surpris* "Yes, sir. How did you know?" "He told thc same thing to other: Do you know why he should have to] so many people that he was going ct I cf town and then not have gone?" Alic [ in gr?ait perturbation locked appealim ; ly toward Lucas, but the latter avoide ! her glance. Very hesitatingly she ai ? swered: "Mr. Lucas could tell you better tba I." Eer equivocal reply made M: Barnes conclude that she knew the rea j son, which, it will be remembered, Li I eas had refused to give, and he gav l^he lawyer a sign io press the point, j "The question has been asked M> j Lucas, but we want to hear what ye know about the matter. Have you see: . him since Sunday, when he told ye I that he meaut to leave town?" "That is the last time he called." "But have yon seen him?" Alice wa evidently troubled by the question, an thc lawyer determined to come lo th main point at once. He continued: "After he left you on Sunday wher did you go?" ! "I did not go enywhere," stammer? j the poor girl. i "Come, you w^Il best serve y oursei ? and yonr friends by telling the truth." j "The truth! Why, what co yo j mean?" She seemed greatly agitatac], i j net positively alarmed. ."After he left you," continued Mr Tupper, "you went to Riverside farm You went there not to see your fri en; Miss Lewis, but" "Hew do you know I did not go t< j see Virgie?" interrupted Alice excited ir. j "You did not go to see her, cecaus< i yon had discovered that there was to b< ! a meeting between lier and Harry Lu j eas." "It is false! Hov; canyon say such ? thing?" "You went into the summer house and hid there, so that you might over? hear what passed between the two. " > "It's all a lie-a wicked lie!" cri?e the girl, hysterically sobbing betweer thc words. "I did not go near the farm, and I did not go after Harry-and-it's all made up-and"- Herc she broke down utterly, sobbing so that it was necessary to delay the proceedings til] she could recover from her agitation. Lucas, much disturbed, arose and ad? dressed the coroner: . "Squire, is it necessary to continue the examination of Miss Marvel?" "If it could have been avoided, 1 should not have called her." "But can you net let it drep now, since you see that she knows notting:''' "She knows what passed between you and Miss Lewis in tho summer j house," said the squire sharply. "If I I cease questioning her, will you give us i the information wi;ich wc want?" J "It is impossible," said Lucas de? spondently, "and I doubt that Miss Marvel knows anything about it." " We will let her answer that ques? tion; she seems tobe recovering her self possession. ' ' Lucas reluctantly returned j to his seat. As soon as Alice had suf j ficiently regained her composure Mr. j Tupper resumed: ! "JS'ow, ZMiss Marvel, you see that pre ! varicaticn is useless. We are fully in ; formed as to your movements on tho j night in question. What we want you j to tell us is what passed between Miss . Lewis and Mr. Lucas." A gre at weight ! seemed lifted iror.i Alice's mind, and j she replied quit; r< adily: "Oh, if that is all, I'll tell you thc i whole thing." Laras barely suppressed a groan. "Before I go any further I ! must tell you how I came to be at thc ! farm. Mr. Lucas came to mc on Sun ; day and told me that he could nut go I driving, ?? we had planned, because he had.ta-o out cf town- Ol course I be ! lieved bim and was satisfied.^ After Ee i i bad gone I found a note on the floor, j and picking it up knew that Mr. Lucas ! ; must have dropped it from his pocket, ' j fer it was addressed to him. I should ! j never have thought of reading it, but I j j recognized the writing and knew it j came from Virgie, so I read it at once. ' ' j I Lucas started in surprise, but did not ; j speak. Alice continued: I "When I saw by the contents of the ! ; note that Virgie invited Mr. Lucas to ; ! meet her at night in the summer house, j I determined to be there also. I did so j because"-here she seemed a little j confused, and her rich blood mantled j her cheek-"well, because Virgie is en- i gaged to my brother, and for the min- j ute ? could net understand why she j made an appointment with another j man." Most of those present smiled at j the girl's naive explanation. "I reaoh- ! ed there first and hid in one side cf the ! appointed place. Not long after they came. I heard nearly all that passed. " "Tell us, please, as much as you can remember." "They talked quite awhile, and then she left. What they said was all about my brother. It seems that he had writ? ten to Virgie, in the care of some friend, and asked her to meet him that night j down by the river and tell him whether ! she would marry nim.- He said that j would be the only way he could come j back after what Mr. Lewis had done, i Just at this point the dog commenced to \ ! bark, and they spoke lower, perhaps be I cause they thought thc dog had heard j their voices, and they were afraid to j attract attention, and, in fact, after a j minute, the brute did stop his noise, i out it was hard for me to hear the rest j of the talk. At any rate I made out j that Virgie was afraid that Walter ! j would be angry ir she did not go away ? j with him at once, and that, she said, ( ! was out of the question. She asked Mr. j j Lucas to meet my brother after she had ! j seen him, so as to prevent him from do- \ j ing anything desperate." ! "What did ycu understand her to , j mean by .desperate?' " ! . j "I think she was afraid he might ! ( i commit suicide." j . j "It did not occur to you that she j , j micrht be afraid he would kill her ; , j uncle?" ! "No, of courso not!" Once more she i . j seemed excited. "You surely do net ? . j think- My God, what h?ve I been j \ saying?" ! . "Come, come, J5?iss Marvel, there is j ! nc need to be worried. No one accuses j . ?.your brother. Let us come to another j . j point While you were at thc farm did ? '. j you hear any pistol shots?"' ! . She looked at him andjremblcd vic- j ' I lently, but uttered not a word. Tho j ] ! lawyer then produced the weapon with j j her name on it j ( j "Is this yours?" ho asked. j ( Alice covered her face with her hands j i and groaned. j "Miss Marvel." said Mr. Tapper, j ! ? after a few moments'pause, "pray cairn ; j yourself. A great Coal depends upon J ] l i > - . ? Alice sucayed and fell in a fr..coor,K ! : your testimony. A man is in danger of \ j being accused cf this great crime unless ; ; : ycu can throw some light cn the subject ' I which will corroborate his statements." ! ' j She seemed dazed as she asked almost j j in a whisper: ! ; j "Who is he?" ! "We found, a pistol, with one cham- ? > j ber empty, lying near the summer j . j house." She shivered. "That pistol 'I j bears the name of Karry Lucas. " "Is he the man whom you accuse?" : "Ic will depend cn your evidence ! I whether wc do or not His pistol is emp- i ! ty, and he admits having fired it there ! ; that night" ! The girl made a superhuman effort ? ! and spoke rapidly: ! "And you think that he killed Mr. j ; Lewis? It is not true. I know to the j i contrary, for I saw Mr. Lewis alive ; i when Harry was running from the j j place." j "Ah! Now, are you willing to tell j j us how that happened?" Sho hesitated a moment, but she had i gone too far to stop, and besides her j fear for her lover spurred her on. "I was. still in the summerhouse! j when I heard the growl of the deg. I I j looked out and saw tho beast attack Mr. ? '. j Lucas. I heard the pistol fired and also ' i the sound of breaking glass. I guessed j that he had tried to kill thc dog, and j his bullet must have entered the house I through the window. But it did net j ! strike Mr. Lewis. Of that I am posi- j ! tive, for as I stepped to thc door to see j '. what was going on I distinctly saw Mr. j i Lewis- push up the sash and look out. j j What is more, ho raised a pistol and | j fired at Mr. Lucas, who was running ? ; away from the dog." j "Did you actually see Mr. Lucas fire j j his pistol?" ? "No; I was then in the summer ! j house." j "Then, although you saw Mr. Lewis ? come to the window, it is possible that j Mr. Lucas may have fired at the de ! ceased instead of at the do-:, which lat ? ter is only a guess cn your part?" "I tell you Harry is innocent I j know that he is." "How can you know it?" "Because winn I saw thc coward fire j , at a mau who was already fighting 1 with a dog 1 shot him myself." Then, over onie by the strain upon j her nerves, Alice swayed and fell for? ward in a swoon. CHAPTER X. VIRGINIA LEWIS TESTIFIES. When Alice made the statement that | ?he had shot Mr. Lewis, ali present for i moment sat ''ob with amazement. When they saw that she had fainted, all were immediately possessed by tho lesire to minister to her wants, the re? mit being, as is nsnal in such cases, that the prostrate form of the young woman was surrounded, and she was deprived of all chance of fresh air. For? tunately Dr. Snow was present, and, calling upon Lucas to assist him, to? gether they bore her from the room, permitting only a couple of women to follow them. The squire, utterly confounded at the unexpected turn of events, scarcely knew what to do next, and in order to (rain time declared a recess of ten min? ?tes. The jurymen started to leave their seats, but the square requested that they would not do so and that they would not converse about the case with the other persons present. The crowd fell to discussing the situation and a bum of voices filled the room. Mr. Barnes and Mr. Tupper arose and went on the stand with the squire. "Well, gentlemen," said the squire, "this is a surprising affair. What shall we do now?" "Mr. Barnes, " said the lawyer, "you are more conversant with the case. What is your opinion rif Miss Marvel's statement?" "Gentlemen," said Mr. Barnes, "it is evident that Miss Marvel really be? lieves that she killed Mr. Lewis. It is plain to my mind, however, that we should bc most careful in accepting such a theory. In the first place I would call attention to the evidence offered by Dr. Snow. He tells us that he found two wounds, one having passed through the nightdress, and the other not. This sim? ple fact proves beyond doubt that the de? ceased changed his clothing after re? ceiving the first wound. Therefore it is manifestly clear that thc shot which Miss Marvel admits Kbe fired at him could not have proved fatal, for if so we would be obliged to believe that the other wound was made by the bullet from the pistol of Lucas in order to ac? count for their being two wounds, but these shots followed in such close suc? cession that there was not time for him to have effected the change cf clothing. "There is, however, a bare possibil? ity that he had already received the first v?ouud and was in bed, when, attracted by the cog, he arose and went to the window. In that case he might have been killed by the ball from Miss Mar? vel's weapon. Thus far, however, we have no evidence that would substan? tiate a suspicion cf this kind. Miss Car? penter and Mr. Ev orly would have heard the report if a shot had been fired earlier. Miss Carpenter heard shots ut 9 ox-icck, the time when Miss Marvel discharged her weapon. There is, how? ever, more convincing evidence which I can adduce to corroborate me in the stand which I tukc^ [ am in doubt whether the wound which did not pro\c fatal was made by Miss Marvel cr not, or whether by Lucas, either accidental? ly, as he claims to have fired, or with design. Eut I am positive that neither of thc shots fired at that hour was the one which destroyed tho life cf the de? ceased." "You allude to thc scrap of paper of which you told me, do you net?" asked Mr. Tupper. "Ido"," replied Mr. Barnes. "But let me explain to the coroner, so that he may be convinced of the necessity cf continuing. I found upon thc table in the parlor a sheet cf paper upon which was written, 'If I am dead in the morn? ing, my murderer is'-thc sentence be? ing unfinished. 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BOU?O at 5>utati?r frcm Ocro'-er 15th to Detainer 31st, :.fj;, for -hf c?i?fciion or' tvxes fer the pres ?nt fisc^i year, ar.d f<.r co" sect ion of commu? tation road t*z for 18S8. lt is very important, for two reasons, that jcu ?boci.'? pay up earlier ?hnn usu*!. Ia the 6rst nUce, rav salary having been re? ducen: twenty per cent by ?he last Legisla? ture reoders it impossible for nie to employ ruy usual clerks, hence with the usual rush toward the last, mary w?! f?il to get in. In '.bf second pb-ce, the Auditor bes cever re? quired heretofore that th? t r books fce turu ed over lo him promptly for making un the penalty book. He ha? already notified tas that on account of a change in the Law regu? lating th? wotk of his effic-e rh-?t be would be compelled ?o hsve ?b? books ns r?qaired by Law, so th:it I ?rn compelled to close up on Dec. 3 i st N.B. In view of the ttbove rearons don't put off lil! the lust and tben expect me ro protect you. 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