The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-15


had stolen the brooch.
/ "Ee said he didn't" rejoined the
man with emphasis, "but l truly be-
/ lieve, mister, as he did, one Of them
/ times when mad with drink and out
| of the room. He wanted the brooch,
dye see, though why he should have
lost the loot by sealin' the kids mouth
with it can't say"
when did you come across Krill
again."
"Ho." said Jessop, drawing his hand
1 across his mouth twas this way.
/ dye see. came round here lots, and
a swell come, too. a cold
"Grexon Hay" said Hurd, pointing
to the photograph.
Eyes, that's him. said Jessop star
ing. 'and l hated him just, with his
eyeglasses and his sneerin' ways He
loved the kid, now a growed, fine gal,
as you know, and come here often
In June-at the end Of 1t anyhow
he comes and I hears him tells Mrs.
Krill, who was always looking for
her husband, that one eyed booksell-
er in Gwynne street. Drury lane had
tainted when he saw the very identi-
cal brooch showed him by another
cove"
"Beecot. I know. Didn't you won
der how the brooch had left the pawn
shop" asked Hurd, very attentive.
NO, l didn't" snarled Jessop, who
was growing cross. Il knew old Tink-
er's assistant had sold the brooch and
! "a dr.fT 7
wanted it back Mrs Krill asked me
about the brooch and wanted it, so 1
said I'd get it back. Tinker said it
was gone but wrote to the gent as
bought H."
''Mr. Simon Beecot of Wargrove, in
Essex"
THAT wos him; but the gent wouldn't
give it back, so I s'pose he'd given it
to his son. Well, then. when Mrs.
Krill heard of the one eyed man faint
ing at the sight of the brooch she knew
twas her husband, as he'd one eye,
she having knocked the other out when
he was sober
"Did she go up and see him?"
well" said Jessop slowly, 'I don't
rightly know what she did do, but she
went up. 1 don't think she saw Krill
at his shop, but she might have seen
that Pash, who was Mr.. Hays law
yer, and a dirty little ape O. sorts he
, is"
"Ha," said Hurd to himself, 81
thought Pash knew about the women
: beforehand. No wonder he stuck to
them and gave poor Miss Norman the
go-by." He rubbed his hands and chuc-
} kled. well, we'll see what will come
| Of the matter. Go on, Jessop."
There amt much more to tell"
grumbled the captain. 'I heard of this,
and I wasn't meant to hear But 4
thought I'd go up and see if l could
get money out of Krill by saying I'd
tell about the murder of Lady Rachel"
You are a scoundrel," said Hurd
coolly.
II wos 'ard up" apologized the cap
tain, cor I wouldn't, not me. I'm
straight enough when In cash. So 1
went up in July"
"On the 9th of July?"
"If that was the day of the murder,
yes. I went up and loafed round until
1t wos dark and then slipped through
that side passage at o'clock to see
Krill"
How did you know where to find
him?"
'Why, that Hay knew about the
chap and said as he did business in a
cellar after 8. So Krill let me in, think
ing, 1 s'pose, 1 wos a customer. He'd
been drinking a little and was bold
enough. But when I said as I'd say
he'd killed Lady Rachel he swore he
was an inherent babe and cried, the
drink dyin' out of him."
1.-THE same as it died out of you late
ly," said Hurd, smiling.
go Slow grunted the captain in
surly tone. 81 amt afraid now, as
l amt done nothing. I said to Krill
I'd say nothing If he'd give me money.
He wouldn't, but said he'd placed a lot
of pawned things with Pash, and
could have them. He then gave me
paper saying I was to have the
things, and / went to Pash the next
morning and had trouble. But heard
by chance" again Jessop cast q
strange look at Hur6, that Krill had
been murdered. so I didn't wait for the
lawyer to come back. but cut down to
Southampton and went on a short
voyage Then come here, and you
nabbed me-" and Jessop finished his
rum. That's all l know
do you swear you left Aaron Nor
man alive?"
Meaning Krill? do. He wasn't no
use to me dead, and / made him give
me the jewels Pash had. dye see."
But who warned you of the death
when you were waiting?"
Jessop seemed unwilling to speak,
but when pressed burst out, "'Twas a
measly little kid with ragged clothes
and dirty face"
Tray" said Hurd. Hum! l Won