Accused (Amish Romance Mystery) (Amish Secret Widows' Society #3) by Samantha Price Page B
Authors: Samantha Price
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way of making her feel uneasy, as if she had committed some type of crime.
Elsa-May told Crowley all about the suspected identity of the dead man and the identity of the witness.
“When it was mentioned to have Jacob do a DNA test, Robert wasn’t agreeable,” Emma said.
The detective was silent for a while. “The boy would’ve been through enough. I can understand Robert not wanting to put the boy through any more dramas.” The detective scratched his chin and after a moment said, “What we can do is match the boy’s birth certificate records to find his biological father’s name. Once we have his name, we’ll try and find his dental records and match them up to the records from the dead man’s autopsy.”
“ Jah , brilliant idea,” Elsa-May said.
Detective Crowley smiled at Elsa-May, “I’ll get straight on to that today.”
Silvie said, “If it is proven that the witness did have some kind of relationship to the dead man then would that be enough to clear Ross’s name? Especially since the woman was keeping information from the police?”
“Possibly; it’s not up to me. It seems there’s much more to this whole case than what it first appeared. Why don’t we meet back here the same time tomorrow?” Crowley said. “That should give me enough time to find Jacob’s birth father’s name.”
* * *
The next day, Angela and the other ladies kept the appointment with Detective Crowley at Elsa-May and Ettie’s haus.
“I found the name of Jacob’s biological father from his birth certificate. His name is Wesley Conrad and he’s still alive and well, living in California. We contacted him this morning. He claims he ceased all contact with his sister some years ago, and last he heard of her she was living in England. What’s more, her description does not fit the description of the witness.”
Crowley pulled a notebook from his pocket and read his notes. “Wesley Conrad is not a pilot and he works for civil service. He has no wish for any contact with the boy that he gave up for adoption. He said that he barely knew the mother of the baby. He continued to say that he suggested to the mother that she abort the baby and she refused. She eventually agreed to adopt. Wesley heard that after she gave the baby up, she tried to get him back.”
“Who is the mother; did you find that out detective?” Emma asked.
“Ah, that’s the bit I was saving ‘til last. The mother’s name is Juliana Redcliffe.”
The widows gasped.
“That’s right. Jacob’s birth mother, the woman who is named on his birth certificate, is the woman who has claimed to witness Ross killing the man.”
Angela asked, “Why would she tell Jacob that she was his ant , when she’s really his mudder ?”
“Most likely she didn’t want the boy to get confused by having two mothers, who knows,” the detective said.
Ettie said, “If the witness is the mother, why would she wish harm on Ross?”
Angela said, “Robert said that Ross warned her to keep away from Jacob. He would’ve known who she was.”
Elsa-May said, “Have you talked to Juliana again now that you’ve got the new information, Detective?”
“Not yet. I’m going to see her tomorrow in the afternoon. Just wanted to check with you ladies first, to see if you’ve found out anything else.” Detective Crowley leaned forward, stretched out his hand and took a chocolate slice. “Mmm, this is very nice.”
Maureen said, “Emma made those.”
Emma glared at Maureen wishing she had not said that. The detective smiled at Emma and Emma managed to force a smile back at him.
“As I was saying, I’ll go and see the woman and see what she says about the whole thing.” The detective continued to bite into the slice.
Ettie said, “Why didn’t all this information come out before? Why wasn’t more investigation done into it?”
The detective swallowed his mouthful. “With no known identity of the deceased and with the arrested man dead, the case
Elsa-May told Crowley all about the suspected identity of the dead man and the identity of the witness.
“When it was mentioned to have Jacob do a DNA test, Robert wasn’t agreeable,” Emma said.
The detective was silent for a while. “The boy would’ve been through enough. I can understand Robert not wanting to put the boy through any more dramas.” The detective scratched his chin and after a moment said, “What we can do is match the boy’s birth certificate records to find his biological father’s name. Once we have his name, we’ll try and find his dental records and match them up to the records from the dead man’s autopsy.”
“ Jah , brilliant idea,” Elsa-May said.
Detective Crowley smiled at Elsa-May, “I’ll get straight on to that today.”
Silvie said, “If it is proven that the witness did have some kind of relationship to the dead man then would that be enough to clear Ross’s name? Especially since the woman was keeping information from the police?”
“Possibly; it’s not up to me. It seems there’s much more to this whole case than what it first appeared. Why don’t we meet back here the same time tomorrow?” Crowley said. “That should give me enough time to find Jacob’s birth father’s name.”
* * *
The next day, Angela and the other ladies kept the appointment with Detective Crowley at Elsa-May and Ettie’s haus.
“I found the name of Jacob’s biological father from his birth certificate. His name is Wesley Conrad and he’s still alive and well, living in California. We contacted him this morning. He claims he ceased all contact with his sister some years ago, and last he heard of her she was living in England. What’s more, her description does not fit the description of the witness.”
Crowley pulled a notebook from his pocket and read his notes. “Wesley Conrad is not a pilot and he works for civil service. He has no wish for any contact with the boy that he gave up for adoption. He said that he barely knew the mother of the baby. He continued to say that he suggested to the mother that she abort the baby and she refused. She eventually agreed to adopt. Wesley heard that after she gave the baby up, she tried to get him back.”
“Who is the mother; did you find that out detective?” Emma asked.
“Ah, that’s the bit I was saving ‘til last. The mother’s name is Juliana Redcliffe.”
The widows gasped.
“That’s right. Jacob’s birth mother, the woman who is named on his birth certificate, is the woman who has claimed to witness Ross killing the man.”
Angela asked, “Why would she tell Jacob that she was his ant , when she’s really his mudder ?”
“Most likely she didn’t want the boy to get confused by having two mothers, who knows,” the detective said.
Ettie said, “If the witness is the mother, why would she wish harm on Ross?”
Angela said, “Robert said that Ross warned her to keep away from Jacob. He would’ve known who she was.”
Elsa-May said, “Have you talked to Juliana again now that you’ve got the new information, Detective?”
“Not yet. I’m going to see her tomorrow in the afternoon. Just wanted to check with you ladies first, to see if you’ve found out anything else.” Detective Crowley leaned forward, stretched out his hand and took a chocolate slice. “Mmm, this is very nice.”
Maureen said, “Emma made those.”
Emma glared at Maureen wishing she had not said that. The detective smiled at Emma and Emma managed to force a smile back at him.
“As I was saying, I’ll go and see the woman and see what she says about the whole thing.” The detective continued to bite into the slice.
Ettie said, “Why didn’t all this information come out before? Why wasn’t more investigation done into it?”
The detective swallowed his mouthful. “With no known identity of the deceased and with the arrested man dead, the case
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