Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-12

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 ------.----- times when mad with drink and oul of the room. He wanted the brooch dye see, though why he should have lost the loot by sealin' the kids mouth with 1t I can't say" "When did you come across Kril again"
 "Ho," said Jessop, drawing his hand across his mouth, "'twas this way dye sec came round here lots, and a swell come, too, cold''-
 "Grexon Hay" said Hurd, pointing to the photograph.
 "Yes, that's him." said Jessop. star ing, "and I hated him just, with his eyeglasses and his sneerin' ways. He loved the kid, now growed, fine gal as you know, and come here often In June-at the end of 1t anyhow he comes and hears him tells Mrs Krill, who was always looking for her husband, that one eyed booksell. CT in Gwynne street, Drury lane, had fainted 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, I didn't" snarled Jessop, who was growing cross. T knew old link CTS assistant had sold the brooch and he didn't oughter t have done 1t, as wanted it back. Mrs. Krill asked me about the brooch and wanted it, so said I'd get it back Tinker said 1t was gone, but wrote to the gent as bought it."
 MT. Simon Beecot of Wargrove, in Essex"
 That wos him; but the gent wouldn't give it back, so 1 s'pose he'd given 1t to his son. We'll 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, 'T don't rightly know what she did do, but she went up I don't think she saw Krill at his shop but she might have seen that Fash, who was MT. Hays law yer, and a dirty little ape O sorts he is."
 "Ha," said Hurd to himself, T thought Fash 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 ain't much more to tell. gr1mbled the captain. "I heard of this, and I wasn't meant to hear. But 1 thought I'd go up and see if I could get money out of Krill by saying I'd tell about the murder of Lady Rachel"
 You are a scoundrel," said Hurd soolly.
 q wos ard up," apologized the cap tain, 'or I wouldn't, not me. I'm straight enough when in cash. So I went up in July"
 "On the 9th of July"
 "If that was the day of the murder, yes. 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:"
 "WSSy, that Hay knew about the chap and said as he did business in a cellar after s. So Krill let me in, think ing, I s'pose, wos a customer. He'd been drinking little and was bold enough. But when I said as I'd say he'd killed Lady Rachel be swore he was an inherent babe and cried, the drink dyin out of him.
 "The same as it died out of you late ly," said Hurd, smiling.
 GO slow" grunted the captain in . surlyS tone. T ain't afraid now, as I ain't done nothing. I said to Krill I'd say nothing if he'd give me money. He wouldn't, but said he'd placed lot of pawned things with Fash, and l could have them. He then gave me a paper saying was to have the things, and I went to Fash the next morning and had trouble. But I heard by chance" again Jessop cast strange look at Hurd, that Krill had been murdered, so didn't wait for the lawyer to come back, but cut down to Southampton and went on a short voyage Then I come here. and you nabLed me" and Jessop finished his rum. That's all know"
 Do you swear you left Aaron Nor man alive?"
 Meaning Krill? I do. He wasn't no use to me dead, and made him give me the jewels Fash 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 a dirty face"
 Tray" said Hurd Hum. I won der how he knew of the murder before 1t got into the papers"
 CHAPTER XXI.