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MEDFORD MATL TRIBUNE, MEDFORI). OREGON. SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 9. 1936,
gYHOPSIS: Bo tar at anybody
hat guceted, tht man Bobby Jonet
and Or. Thomnt found at the bot
tom of a cliff on the Marohboll golf
links f'll over tht edge. Bobby hat
gont to London tor a oouplt ot
days, and on tht train rtturntna to
Walet hat met Lady Franc Der
wont, a Iriend from childhood.
Franktt hat event tht ttmt going
over mutual acquaintances, and
itttt at the train rearhet March
bolt the otjert to tain Bobby homt.
Chapter Flva
THE INQULtT
pHB Inquest on the body of Alex
Prltcbard was held on the follow
ing day. Dr. Thomas .-ve evidence
a to the finding of the body.
"Life was not then extinct?"
liked the Coroner.
"No, deceased was still breathing.
There vi, however, no hope of re
covery. The " Here the Docto- be
came highly technical.
The Coroner came to the rescue
of the Jury. "In ordinary, everyday
language, the man's back was
broken?"
"If you Ilka to put It that way,
said Dr. Thomas sadly.
He described bow he bad gone off
to get help, leaving the dying man
In Bobby's charge.
"Now as to the cause of this dis
aster, what la your opinion. Dr.
Thomas?" '
"I should aay that In all probabil
ity (falling any evidence as to his
state of mind, that Is to say) the
deceased stepped Inadvertently over
the edge or the cliff. There was a
mist rising from the sea. and at that
particular point the path turns
abruptly Inland. Owing to the mist
the deceased may have not noticed
the danger and walked straight on
In which case two steps would
take him over the edge."
"There were no signs of violence?
Bucb as might have been adminis
tered by a third party?"
"I can only ssy that all tbe Injuries
present are fully explained by the
body's striking the rocks fifty or
sixty feet below."
"There remains the question of
suicide?"
"That Is, of course, perfectly pos
sible. Whether th deceased walked
over tbe edge or threw himself over
Is a matter on which I can say noth
ing." Robert Jones was called next
Bobby explained that he had been
playing golf with th- Doctor and
had sliced his ball towards tbe sea.
A mist was rising at tbe time and
It was difficult to see. He thought
be beard a cry and tor a moment
wondered If his ball could bave hit
anybody coming along the footpath.
He had decided, however, that It
could not possibly have travelled so
tar.
"Did you find the ball?"
"Yes, It was about a hundred
yards short of the footpath."
4
HEJ then described how they had
driven from the next tee and
how he himself had driven Into the
chasm. .
Hera the Coroner stopped him.
since his evidence would have been
a repetition of the Doctor's. He ques
tioned him closely, however, aa to
the cry he had heard or thought he
heard.
"It was Just a cry,"
"A cry for help?"
"Oh, no. Just a sort of shout, you
know, In fact 1 wasn't quite sure I
heard It."
"A startled kind of cry?"
"Thai's mora like It." said Bobby
gratefully. "Sort of noise a fellow
might let out It a ball hit him unex
pectedly." "Or It he took a step Into nothing
ness when he thought he was on a
path?"
"Yes."
. Then, having explained that the
man actually died about live min
utes after the Doctor left to get help.
Bobby's ordeal came to an end.
The Coroi.er waa by now anxious
to get on with a perfectly straight
forward business. Mrs. Leo Cayman
waa called.
Bobby gave a gasp ot acute disap
pointment. Where waa the face of
the photograph that had tumbled
from the dead -nan's pocket? "ho
tographers, thought Bobby disgust
edly, were the worst kind of liars.
The photograph obviously must
have been taken some years ago. but
even then It was herd to believe
that that charming wide-eyed beauty
could have become this braien-look-Ing
woman with plucked eyebrows
and obviously dyed hair.
Time, thought Booby suddenly,
waa a very frightening thing What
would Frankle, tor Instance, look
like In Iwenly years' time. He gave a
little shiver.
f KA.VWHILE. Amelia Cajman of
17 St Leonard's Hardens, Pad
dlngton, was giving evldenca. Da
oeased wss her only brother, Alex
ander Prltcbard. She had last seen
him , the day before the tragedy,
when he had announced his Inten
tion of going for a walking tour In
Walea. He bad recently returned
from the East '
"Did he aeem In a happy and nor
mal state of mind?"
"Oh, quite! Alex was always
cheerful."
"So far as you know he had noth
ing on his mind?"
"Oh, I'm sure he hadn't. He was
looking forward to his trip."
"There hsve been no money
troubles, or other troubles of any
kind, In hla life recently?"
"Well, really, I cou dn't say as to
that," aald Mrs. Cayman. "You see,
he'd only Just come back, and be
fore that t hadn't seen blm for ten
years, and he was never one much
'fir
I :
Ha stepped over the edge.
for writing. But he took me out to
theatrea and lunchea In London and
gave me one or two presents, so I
don't think he could have been short
of money, and be was In such gid
spirits that I don't think there
could have1 been anything else."
"What waa your brother'a profea
ston. Mrs. Cayman?"
The lady seemed slightly embar
rassed. "Well, I can't say I rightly know.
Prospecting that's what he called
It. He waa very seldom In England."
"You know of no reason which
might cause him to take hla own
life?"
"Ob, no, and I can't believe that
he did such a thing. It must have
been an accident"
"How do you explain tbe fact that
your brother had m luggaite with
him not even a knapsack?"
"He didn't like carrying a knap
sack. He meant to post parcels al
ternate days. Ha posted one the day
before he left with h,s night things
and a pair of socks only he ad
dressed It to Derbyshire Instead of
Denbighshire, so It only got here to
day." Mrs. Cayman went on to explain
how she hsd been communicated
with through the photographer
whose name was on the photograph
her brother had carried. She had
come down with her husband to
Msrchbolt and hsd at onre recog
nlied the body as that of her
brother. As she said the last words
she sniffed audibly and began to
cry.
i Bobby hat a sail from the Cay
mint, tomorrow.
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ALCATRAZ US
BAM TRANCIRCO. PVb. (AP
The Examiner Mid toouy Al Capone
and Cteorgo ("Machine Oun") Kelly
nfuMd to Join In th rioting of Amr
!( most ciangerous convict it the
recent outbreak In Alctr island
federal penitentiary.
The Examiner Mid It had learned,
from a aourr It did not dlacloM. the
riot January 20 waa far mora sertou
than prison authorities had Indicated
and lia aftermath continued today Id
the hunger strike of two of the lead
ers. Among the laivlera. the newspaper
aald, were Norman T. Whitaker. con
victed with CUnton Means In the
Lindbergh ransom !iou; Ludwlg
gang gunman Involved In the John
Factor kid ni ping: Harmon WaLey,
kidnaper of 0. year-old George Wever
h stutter; and John Paul Chase, lieu
tenant of the late "Baby Pace" Nel
son. When workers In the laundry,
where the worst criminals are assign
ed, quit work, the newspaper said
Capons remained at his post despite
cries of "Yellow rst."
Age Pension Tangle
On November Ballot
SALEM. Or., Feb. 8 ( API Petl
tlona, filed with the secretary of state
late yesterday, bore sufficient signa
tures to refer to the people the bill
passed by the apecial legislative ses
sion diverting to relief the pproprU
tons previously voted for old s
pensions.
The special legislature measure,
which took away the old age pension
funds, left the sales tux as the only
medium for supplying relief to the
aged. The tax blil wss subsequently
voted down at xiit special iecuo.a.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 8. fAP)
Speaker Byrnes predicted today that
If the resolution for an Investigation
of the Tommsend and other old age
pension movement comes before the
house It will be approved.
The speaker said the matter was
discussed yesterday at a meeting of
house leaders and. while no definite
action waa taken, there appears to be
considerable sentiment In the house
for such an Inquiry.
He added that he understood both
Republicans and Democrats want an
Investigation "and If everybody wants
It there's no reason why we shouldn't
have It."
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Confirm Wool Sale. I
PORTLAND. Ore.. Feb. 8 (AP) j
The Journal said today that pur- j
chase of the Hyslop wool clip of ap-;
proximately 150,000 pounds at 30
cents a pound by the Pendleton
Woolen Mills Co.. waa officially confirmed.
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for his "Carmen" than any other
piece. It Is his ou tat finding contri
bution to muslo. Yot. strange aa It
seems, to Bizet It waa his most dis
mal failure a failure which hasten
ed his death. When the opera was
first performed In Paris It was an
utter failure, catcalls and hisses
filled the opera house during the
performance. Within three months
the discouraged composer was dead
and authorities agree that his death
waa hastened by this "failure."
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