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Bartley seems to be the only disinterested witness of the shooting," observed the coroner. "If there is any further evidence needed to convince the jury that Mr. Bartley's statements are impartial and correct, you might read this," declared the city marshal. "It is the antemortem statement of one of Sneed's men, taken at the hospital at three-fifteen this morning. He died at four o'clock."
But in spite of the fact that the story revealed a pitiable state of affairs as between father and son, his frankness in assuming the responsibility won for him more sympathy than had been shown since the murder. "How did the clock get broken?" the coroner asked. "My father knocked it off the mantelpiece onto the floor." "He did not throw it at you as Solomon surmised?"
"Sober for aught that I know; but, to my thinking, he's that daft that he's noways responsible for aught that he says." "Were you up-stairs soon after the alarm was given?" asked the coroner, when she had told of hearing from the butler the news of the murder. "Yes, sir; I went up as soon as ever I heard what had happened." "Who was in the library at that time?"
Whitney and told him Mr. Mainwaring had shot himself." "Did you get the impression that Mr. Mainwaring bad shot himself from the fact that the revolver lay near his band, or had you any other reasons for that inference?" "No, sir, that was the only reason." "Can you state positively whether this revolver belonged to Mr. Mainwaring?" asked the coroner, at the same time passing the weapon to Hardy.
You come up to me in the street, and all the place going round and round, and you say to me, 'Found dead. Can't you say anything except 'Found dead'? Can't you tell me what you mean, found dead? Eh? Can't you?" The man said, "Now look here, sir. I say that's for the coroner. Least said best. And least you say best, sir, if you understand me. Looks as if the young woman took poison.
She rocked to and fro and fanned herself with her apron. "It must have been a very severe shock, Mrs. Dwyer," agreed the coroner. "Now," after a pause, "do you know anything however slight, mind you that would seem to point to who did this thing?" Mrs. Dwyer shook her head. "Me acquaintance with Mr. Hume was a business one only, sir," she said.
People intending to commit suicide will confer a favour by worrying along until the Coroner shall recover, as the Justices are all new to the business. The cold, uncharitable world is tolerably hard to endure, but if unfortunates will secure some respectable employment and go to work at it they will be surprised to find how glibly the moments will glide away.
"Very well, then; have two meals ready in half an hour, Lester," he said, "and a lunch we can bring back with us. I'll go to Miss Holladay now, and then come direct to Rotin's." He hurried away after the coroner, and I walked slowly over to Rotin's to give the necessary orders. I chose a table in a snug corner, picked up a paper, and tried to read.
"Yes, let him stay there for the present. He's an obstacle to the progress of the investigation, if not the actual murderer." Again Manning studied the newspaper account of the crime. "Confound it!" he exploded, crumpling the paper. "I've read every line printed about the case. I've talked with the Coroner and discussed the case with Greig for half an hour this morning.
Coroner, the dead cannot defend themselves. Out of respect to the deceased gentleman and the member of his family present, I think that line of enquiry ought not to be recorded or pursued." "The second time they have said that; what do they mean?" Eleanor asked Mrs. Williams in a whisper.
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