MARION'S UNCLE.

A Case for the Detectives,

By SYLVANUS COBB, Jew

CHAPTER XIV

TH^* INQUEST —AN ANXIOUS MOMENT. Dr. Ulric Vanwert was the first witness examined. He would not take his oath that Arthur Singleton was dead, but he thought such was the case. At all events, somebody had evidently tried hard to kill him, and the sooner that same somebody could be identified and apprehended the bettor. He. described the course and effects of the bullet that had struck the head of the victim The other bullet, he said, had entered the breast between the second and third ribs, on the left side, within about two inches of the sternum. If it hai pursued the course which was clearly indicated by the nature and location of the wound, it must have pierced the heart.

'You are clearly of opinion, Doctor, that the heart was struck X said the coroner, interrogatively. 'You have not probed, I believe V ' No, sir, I have not probed ; but if you will look for yourself, yoft can see my reason for the opinion. If you will consider the course of the bullet that struck the head, you will see that it must have been discharged by a man at least as tall as his victim, if not slightly taller. Well, now, that same hand, levelling that same pistol at the breast, must have sent the secoud bullet—if it was the secoud—-rather in a downward course than otherwise, and that -would strike the heart surely.'

The coroner finally decided that tho man was dead, and directed his clerk to make record accordingly. Next he wished to know who first discovered the death, and the attending circum stances ; and John Tryon, a porter of the inn, was called to the stand and sworn.

He told his story cl-arly and directly. He told of the two pistol shots, and hoiv they had startled him. ' Peculiar circumstances, 1 he said, ' led me at once to think of this chamber.' Then he told of trying the door, and finding it locked, with the key inside ; the calling of his master; the forcing of the door; and the scene which met their horrified gaze when they had lighted the gas. Then, in answer to questions, he described the situation ; the smoke and fumes of gunpowder ; the open window ; the overturned chair ; and of his looking in vain up md down the street for a sight of the murderer.

When asked what he had observed in the street, he answered as he had before reported to his master, but with this addition : The two women whom he had seen on the opposite side of the way had stopped for a moment, and seemed to be looking up at him selfwhere he stood on the roof of the piazza; and he now called to mind that there had been a man with them. When asked to describe the man, he could only reply that he was tail certainly a full head taller than the tallest of the women, and quite stout. With regard to his garb, he could say nothing further than that it struck him as being that of a seafaring man. At this point the coroner told the witness he might step aside for a little while. 'Don't worry, my good man,' said Andrews, as tryon manifested his astonishment at being thus dis missed before he had given what he considered tho most important testi mony. ' You will be called again pre sently.' ' Before the man stepped down, how ever, Dr. Vanwert had a question to ask.' He wished clearer information in regard to the interval of time be tween" the two pistol shots. He asked the witness to put on his thinking-cap; to call to mind the two shots as they had struck his ears; and then to clap his hands as nearly in imitation of them as possible. Tryon went through the operation three times without. varying a shade. He made the two shots to have been not more than a seoond apart. Then he went down, and Daniel Loomis was called.

The landlord's story, from his being called by John Tryon, to the discovery of tho body, and the report of the latter with regard to what he had seen in the street,was simply a corroboration of that previously given. A few more questions relating to the position of the body and of the furniture were asked and answered, and then came the more important point. 4Mr Loomis, did you see anything that could direct you suspicion to the doer of the murderous work f

' Yes, sir, I did,' answered the host, with his heart in his mouth, gasping, and shaking from head to foot.

•Ah ! What was it V

1 This pistol, sir ; which I picked up from the floor, directly under the open window.'

' Does it bear the owner's name V

'There's a name engraved on it, sir— another name besides that of; the maker.'

1 Have you read it V

• I have, sir.' The coroner then took it. and held it to the flame of the drop-light. He clutched the weapon hard, and an ex clamation of mingled pain and astonish ment burst from his lips. Stephen Wilmot saw the pistol, and started eagerly forward. •': •Mr Andrews, will you allow me to look at that ¥ and at the same time putting forth his hand. \ The coroner drew back, and near

'Do not refuse me, sir, I implore you.' 1 Certainly, you are deeply and directly interested. Yes, take it.' And the weapon was given into the jankers hand. Wilmot glanced at the name on the butt of the revolver and caught his breath ; and for a time he stood, star ing vacantly into space like one bereft of sense. He was not startled - nor horrified —as both the doctor and the coroner had expected. His look was of pain and e'eep distress, like that of a strong man suddenly hampered by a harassing dilemma. •Mr Andrews,' he said, in a tono the depth and power of which fairly electrified those who heard, 'if your thoughts are led by that, you are mis taken. The thing is not only incred ible, but it is false—false! — utterly, utterly false!' The coroner looked at him in surprise as he took the pistol back. At length he said: ' We will suspend our judgment, sir, until we have heard all the testi mony.' As Mr Wilmot stepped back, Dr. Vanvvert, who had been an _ eager listener and observer, went to him and drew him aside; and for a brief space the two whispered together earnestly. At first the banker had appeared firm and unyielding; but, gradually, under the influence of the doctor's persuasive tongue, he cooled down, and finally surrendered. His last act, before turning his attention to the inquest, was to nod assent to Van wort's clos ing proposition, at the same time saying : '' You are right. There is no help for it that I can see. But lam sorry —very sorry.' When the pistol had been shown to the members of the jury, and the name thereon engraved had been spoken aloud—' Capt. Wai.trr Vernon'— tho coroner turned to the hanker : ♦ Mr Wilmot, haveyou any objections to taking tho stand? There is one question, and only one, that I much desire to ask you.' ' Mr Andrews,' the old man replied, with deep and heart-sent emotion, ' 1 wish you would excuse me from the form of the oath. From my place here I will answer whatever I can.' ' You are willing, are you not, to solemnly affirm that all by you told shall be truth, and nothing but truth V ' Most certainly, sir. And that Ido affirm, upon my word and honour as a Christian gentleman !'

'That is sufficient, my dear sir. And I thank you, too. I know it must be painful for. you to be thus called upon ; but the law of the land is our master, and we must obey. We find the name of Captain Walter Vernon on this pistol. Is that man at present in your employ V ' He is, sir.'

'Do you recognise this pistol as his property ? Or, has he, to your know ledge, one closely resembling it V ' Sir, I honestly believe that identi cal weapon to be, at this moment, truly and legallj', the property of Wal ter Vernon !'

' Thank you, sir; 'But. sir,' Wilmot added, almost sternly, '■ you will allow me to say to you, and through you to the members of your jury, that—-' At that point he felt a sharp twitch of his arm, and the whispered warning of Dr. Vanwert in his ear, and he stopped abruptly

' You may proceed, sir,' said the coroner.

' I beg your pardon!' tho banker re turned) with a graceful bow. ' 1 will say no more, unless you have further question to put.' ' Nothing more, Mr Wilmot.' Next, John Tryon was ma'led, and in answer to questions by the coroner, he told as follows:

Shortly after eight o'clock on that evening, Mr Singleton had called him by his "bell, and had told him to make a bowl of rum and brandy punch, not very strong, but to have it hot and sweet, with plenty of lemon, and a spoonful port-wine on top. *He asked me did I know Walter Vernon. I told him I should think I ought to, seem' how often he had come to see him. ' Well,' said he, ' I expect Vernon will be here in half an hour. If he's on time, you may bring in the punch at nine.' ' Upon that I told him I should be sure to see Mr Vernon when he came, and I would order the punch, and bring it up afterwards, Singleton said : 'Bring it up when he's here with me half an hour, or thereabouts.' Well, sir, Mr Vernon didn't come till past nine o'clock. I was in the upper hall —on this floor —and he passed close to me as he turned from the landing to come this way.' ' Did he speak to you V ' No, sir. I don't think he saw me. His head was down and he seemed to be thinking hard.'

' Well, go on.'

• Well, sir, about fifteen minutes after the visitor had arrived I went down to the bar, and told Mr Morton what Singleton wanted. He was bothered by customers, so that it was all of ten minutes before he had begun to make the punch j but; he had it done finally, and I took it up. The gentleman had told me to bring it right in ; so I didn't stop to have the door opened, but only gave a light kick against the lower part with the toe of my shoe, and then went in.'

• What time was that V the coroner asked, as Try on paused

»The clock of St. Stephen's Church struck ten just as I was coming out.' •Well, And now, John, will you tell ns what you saw and heard as you entered with the punch V -The witness bent his head, and so stood for several seconds. At length he looked up and spoke : ' I heard a loud talking, sir, before I reached the door, and I don't think

they heard me when I kicked. When I went in, both the-men were on then feet ; Mr Yernon was going towards the other, with his hand lifted. Then Mr Singleton put out both of his hands and tried to keep Vernon away from him ; at the same time he cried out—l remember Iris words perfectly, sir. Said lie. in answer to something his companion had said : « • No, no ! Stand back ! Do not touch me! Shoot me ! Stab me ! Do anything, but do not offer me your hand '

'He was going to say more; but at that moment he saw me and stopped short. He told me to set the punch down, and said he would want nothing more. I hated to leave him, he looked so pale and haggard ; but his command was not to be slighted, and I went

away,'

• Was that all V

'No, sir. It was, I should say, quarter of an hour after that—perhaps a little more—when I had occasion to pass the door. I had just got oppo site, when I heard Mr Singletons voice, loud and angry, in a real fury. I heard him say, 'Villain! Villain!' and he stamped on tho floor so that I nould feol it shake where I stood. Then he said : ' If you open your head to me, Til—' And that's as far as he went. I think Mr Vernon had heard my step outside, and stopped him. Anyhow, I heard no more then. I wont on and did what I had to do, and on my way back I stopped at the door and listened for just a moment. It wasn't curiosity on my part, gentle men, I would have you believe, _ I waa only anxious to prevent mischief. I stood there, it may be, a minute, and having heard enough to assure me that they were drinking together, I kept on my way down into the kitchen to get a jug of hot water for a guest. And that's the last, sir, until I heard the shots fired an hour and a-haJf, or thereabouts, afterward.' ' You did not see Mr Vernon leave this chamber V 1 No, sir; I did not.' 'May I be permitted to ask this witness one or two questions V said Mr Wilmot at this point. 1 Certainly,' returned the coroner. f Ask what you please.' 'Mr Tryon,'said the banker, looking straight into the man's face, but speak ing very gently and kindly, 'you huvc said it was ten o'clock when you carried in the punch.' ' Yes, sir, just ten.' ' It was fifteen minutes after that or more, when you hWl'd Singleton ex qlaim, " Villain \" and stamp with his foot on the floor V ' Yes, sir: as near that as I can re member. It wasn't half-au-hour, any way.' ' Very well. You came back, and listened again at tho door, and mado up your mind that they were drinking together V ' Yes, sir.' ' About what time should you say it was when you stopped that last lime at the door V The "witness scratched his head a few seconds, and then reckoned on his fingers. ' I should say, sir, it was just about half-pest ten. It might have lacked a few minutes of that.' * Now, sir, answer this : Suppose it was half-past ten when you left the door of this room, after having be come assured that the t>vo young men were drinking together, and suppose that any time between that and eleven o'clock Mr Vernon had left this room and gone away, would you have seen bi n Be careful now. Make no mis take. Think where you were. The porter was evidently a little un easy. He looked from the man who addressed him to his master^ and then back again, • John !' said the landlord sternly, ' why don't you answer. If you were away from your floor, say so.' 'Why—sir—you see—there was a sort of jollification down ia the cook's roon | and*— ' \ uu were away ? 1 Yes, sir. I didn't think—' 4 Never mind what you thought, my good fellow/ broke in Wilmot, smiling pieaaantjy, 'The truth is, if twenty men had got to and from this cham ber during the time I mentioned, you would not have seen them V < No sir, I shouldn't.' ♦One more question, John : you said in your former testimony that you saw, when you went out upon the roof of the piazza, two women on the opposite side of the way, and that a man was with them V •Yes, sir.' ' Would you know that man if you were to see him again V . ' I think I should, sir, because the light of the street lamp fell on his face.' .' Look at me. Was he anything like myself V •Why—he was just about your height, sir ; and your size; but he couldn't be yon. His heard wasn't like yours. It was almost red, and it wasn't so long. It was close and curl ing. The gas-light shone right through it, sot I saw it as though it had been broad day.' ' I am not poking fun at you, John,' the banker said, with another of his genial smiles, as the witness stared at him in surprise. ' I simply wished to discover whether I knew the man.'

' And do you, sir 1' ' I hope so. But it remains to be proved. That is all I have to say.' After this the landlord was asked if, between halkpasfc ten and half-past eleven o'clock on that evening, a roan could have left that chamber, and gone out and away, by the front door, with out his knowledge. His answer was in the affirmative, He said a dozen men might have come and gone, and he have oeen none the wiser.

How was it with Mr Morton, the bar-tender 1 The same question was put to him ; and hia answer was like

unto Loomis's. Then the coroner turned to Mr vvu mot, and drew him apart. 1 My dear sir, you see how my jury must stand. Let me ask you, a"^ you will answer me frankly ana honestly : If you were in my place, W possession of ray light, what would you do f . , ' Much as it pains me to say it, answered Wilmot, in a hoarse whisper, ' I should feel it my duty to order the instant arrest of Walter Vernon. But, sir, let me ask, as a great favour to me, that you will make the arrest m person, and that you will allow me to accompany you.' The coroner thanked him for his ready response to his question, and cheerfully assented to his proposition. And, further, upon Mr Wilmot's be coming personally responsible, he agreed that lie would not make the ar rest until morning, and that he would take no assistance with him.

Andrews then returned to his jury, and asked them if they could agree upon a verdict. They thought they could, but wished him to put it in form. He nodded assent ; then turned to his clerk, and instructed him to write. The verdict was made up in due form—the name of the deceased, the manner of his death, the place where and the place when, closing with these words : ' And we have good reason to believe that said pistol was discharged V the hand of Walter Vernon.' _ It was now past two o'clock in the morning; and as soon as the jurors had signed the verdict, they were al lowed to depart, the coroner simply cautioning them, while they were getting ready, that they should be^ cir cumspect, and not speak of the doings of the night further than they were obliged to do. This they promised. Mr Andrews concluded that he would not leave with his friends. A whis pered word from the old doctor had determined him to remain behind. His deputy, Mr Topman, asked him if he should take any steps towards the ar rest of the suspected man. •By no means!' was tho prompt reply. ' I have promised Mr Wilmot that I will make the arrest in person. I will be responsible.' Topman was glad that the duty was not to be his; for he knew the young captain well—had been in the same regiment with him in the service—and could not believe him guilty. If he did the killing, there must have been a powerful and overwhelming provoca tion. • Hold on ! I shall want you, Mor ton !' called Vanwert, as the bar-tender started to leave with the others. And the man stopped. The landlord left the room to con duct the gentlemen on their way. The porterijohn Tryon, manifested a dis" positi/n to remain behind; but the doctor compromised with him. Said he, in his bluff, hearty manner : •Look ye, my lad,—Do you stop outside, and stand guard there. If any one ofl'ers to come in, tell them we are not to be disturbed. The door is locked. You understand V ' Ye-e-e-s, sir. O! I'll look out.' 'That's a good man.' Then John Tryon went forth, and Vauwert closed and locked the door behind him, the sOckot of the lock, which the host had forced off, having been temporarily put back in place. Then, briskly, and with a wonderful glow on his face, and a marvellous light in his keen grey eyes, he turned back to those who were strangely anxious to know what was coming.

(To be Continued To-morrow.)

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1887.

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