“The truth—curiosity.”
“Then, having seen the axe, where did you go?”
“Below.”
“Please explain the incident of the two articles Mr. Goldstein showed to the jury yesterday, the shirt and waistcoat.”
“That was very simple. Mr. Turner had been very ill. We took turns in caring for him. I spilled a bowl of broth over the garments that were shown, and rubbed them out in the bathroom. They were hung in the cabin used by Mr. Vail to dry, and I forgot them when we were packing.”
The attorney for the defense cross-examined her:
“What color were the stains you speak of?”
“Darkish—red-brown.”
“What sort of broth did you spill?”
“That’s childish, isn’t it? I don’t recall.”