Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-04-23
CHATTER V.
coeuENIL oErs ~ ruE oAME.

COQUENIL GETS IN TIE GAME.
T was a long night at the An.
sonia and a hard night for M
Gritz France is land Of in
finite red tape. where even
such simple thing as getting born or
getting married leads to endless formal
ities. Judge, then. of the complicated
procedure involved In so serious a mat
ter as getting murdered especially in
a fashionable restaurant! Long before
the commissury had finished his re-
port there arrived no less a person
than M. Simon. the chief of police
round faced and affable, a brisk. dap
per man. whose ready smile had led
more than one trusting criminal into
regretted condolences. And little
later came NJ. Hauteville, the judge In
charge of the case. a cold. severe fig
1Fe, handsome In his younger days.
but soured. 1t was said. by social dis
appointments and Ill health. He was
in evening dress. having been sum
moned posthaste from the theater.
The officials discussed the case with
a wide variance In opinions and con-
-ciusions. The chief Of police and NJ.
POugeot were strong in the theory Of
murder, while M. Hauteville leaned to-
ward suicide. The doctor was unde-
cided.
d 'But the shot was fred at the closest
possible range" insisted the Judge
'HThe pistol was not a foot from the
mans head. How else account for
the factsP Martinez was strong
active man. He would never have al
lowed murderer to get so close to
him without a struggle. But there is
not the slightest sign of struggle, no
disorder In the room, no disarrange-
ment of the mans clothing. It's evil
IDENTIFY suicide"
EFF It's suicide" objected Pougeot
''where is the weapon? The man died
instantly. didn't he doctorw
Undoubtedly" agreed the doctor,
"Then the pistol must have fallen
beside him or remained In his hand
Wen. where Ia ity
"Ask the woman who was here
How do you know she didn't take itY'
'Nonsense" put In the chief why
should she take it? TO throw suspI-
cion on herself? Besides, I'll show
you another reason why it's not sui
eide The man was shot through the
right eye. The bali went IN straight
and clean, tearing It's way to the brain.
Well. in the whole history of suicides
there is not one case where a man has
shot himself IN the eve DID you ever
bear OF such a case, doctorf'
Never" answered ,loubert
"a man will shoot himself In the
mouth. In the temple, Ia the heart,
anywhere, but not IN the eye. There
would be an unconquerable shrinking
from that, SO say It's murder"
The judge shook his head. "And the
murderer
"Ah. that's another question. We
must fnd the woman. And we must
understand the role OF this Ameri'
can"
mo woman ever fred that shot or
planned this crime" declared the com
missary. unconsciously echoing Coque-
nils opinion,
There's better reason % argue that
the American never did t." retorted
the judge
.'What reasonG"
''The woman ran away, didn't shei
And the American didn't IL he had
Killed this man do you think anything
would have brought him back here for
that cloak aud bagY'
. D.. - A s....H t,,frtf nnHaaH fhn f4binF
"Ah. yes: she knows" rejected the
eOmmlssnry, "And. gentlemen. all our
talk brings us back TO this-we must
find that woman
Al half past / Glhelln appeared 20
announce the arres, OF Kittredge lie
had tried vninly 70 get from the AMER
aSau some clew 20 the owner OF cloak
ard bag
'i'il see what can squeeze out oi
hin in the morning" said Hauteville
erimly
you've got your work cut out
snapped the detective. "He's stub
born devil"
IA tile midst Of these perplexltles and
tochnlcallties note was brought IN
Tor NJ. pougeot The commissary
glanced az Il quickly aud then, With q
word Of excuse left the room. return
lng few minutes later aud whisper
inR enruesily a. M. simon.
~You say be ls herer exclaimed the
latter ~ thought he was sailing for =
M. PougeOt bent closer aud wills
perel again.
"1'nul Coquenilw exclaimed the
CHIEF ~why. certainly, ask him ID
come ln.
A m1menf later ioquepii eufered
And ail ruso With cordial greetings
1hai n. all except Glhelin.