Also, my onyx clock was
missing."
"Where was the clock when the Ladleys were moved up into this room?"
"On the mantel. I wound it just before they came up-stairs."
"When you saw Mrs. Ladley on Sunday, did she say she was going away?"
"No, sir."
"Did you see any preparation for a journey?"
"The black and white dress was laid out on the bed, and a small bag.
She said she was taking the dress to the theater to lend to Miss
Hope."
"Is that all she said?"
"No. She said she'd been wishing her husband would drown; that he was
a fiend."
I could see that my testimony had made an impression.
CHAPTER XII
The slipper, the rope, the towel, and the knife and blade were
produced in court, and I identified them all. They made a noticeable
impression on the jury. Then Mr. Llewellyn, the lawyer for the
defense, cross-examined me.
"Is it not true, Mrs. Pitman," he said, "that many articles,
particularly shoes and slippers, are found floating around during a
flood?"
"Yes," I admitted.
"Now, you say the dog found this slipper floating in the hall and
brought it to you.
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