"Yes, sir. Each accuses the other."
"Can you account for Jackson and Walling the night preceding the finding of the body?"
"Only up to the time they entered the cab at Wallingford's saloon. Then all traces are lost. Neither Jackson nor Walling was seen or can give any satisfactory account of their whereabouts from 7 p. m. of Friday to 3 a. m. Saturday."
"Have you any other evidence?"
"We found two valises, one having blood stains on the inside, in which we believe the missing head was carried from the scene of the murder."
Detective Crim was excused and Detective McDermott was called. He corroborated Crim's statements. Sheriff Plummer was recalled and gave testimony corroborative of the two detective's statements. Dr. Robert Carothers submitted a report of the result of the post-mortem which was held by order of Coroner Tingley.
Dr. W. H. Crane, the chemist who made an analysis of the stomach of the murdered woman, regretted having no written report of the analysis, as it had not then been completed, but testified to having found cocaine in the stomach.
A number of other witnesses testified as to the finding of the body, the discovering of the foot-prints, blood, etc.
The examinations were completed, and after the court-room had been cleared the jury entered into a discussion of the examination.
The evidence as taken by the court-stenographer was carefully gone over and debated. Every little technicality was examined and passed on unanimously, and after an hour's session the jury returned the following verdict: