Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-19
through the Wall
BY
CLEVELAND MOFFETT
c.,,.,sh.. 1909. - D. A,,,..oo . CO.

ibid any one see her leave the ho-
tel?' demanded Pougeot sharply. look
ing at the others.
| cts extraordinary" answered the
doctor, 'sbut no one seems to have seen
| this woman go out"
| Again Pougeot turned to the waiter.
What sort Of woman was she? A
| lady or-or not?"
Joseph clucked his tongue admiring-
". ''She was lady, all right, and
a sumner! Oh. there's one thing
more!"
"You can tell me later. Now, doc
| tor, well look at the room. I'll need
! you. Leroy, and you and you" He
motioned to his secretary and to two
| Of his men.
DR.. Joubert. bowling gravely. opened
| the door of No. 6, and the commissary
entered, followed by his scribe, a very
bald and pale young man, and by the
two policemen. Last came the doctor,
closing the door carefully behind him.
| Stretched at full length on the floor
near pale yellow sofa lay man in
evening dress, his head resting, face
downward, in a little red pool He
was evidently dead.
| HAS anything been disturbed here?
Has any one touched this body" de-
manded Pougeot sharply.
mo" said the doctor; "Gibelin came
in with me, but neither of US touched
anything. We waited for you"
81 see. Ready, Leroy" and he pro-
ceeded to dictate what there was to
say, dwelling on two facts-that there
! was no sign Of a weapon in the room
| and that the long double window open
| ing on the Rue Marboeuf was stand
ing open.
DIR. Joubert's examination establish
ed at once the direct cause Of death.
Of perhaps twenty-eight, had been shot
in the right eye, ball having pene-
| trated the brain, killing him instantly.
| The face showed marks Of flame and
powder, proving that the weapon-un-
doubtediy pistol-had been discharg-
ed from very short distance.
Doctor" asked the commissary,
glancing at the open window, "if this
man shot himself, could he, In your
opinion, with his last strength have
thrown the pistol out there?''
Certainly not" answered Joubert
"A man who received a wound like
this would be dead before he could
| wink. Besides. search has been
made underneath that window, and no
pistol has been found"
ut must be murdar,., mnttared Pou-
geot 'See what he has on His per
son."
These instructions were carefully
carried out, and it straightway became
clear that robbery, at any rate, had no
part In the crime. In the dead mans
/ pockets was found considerable sum
Of money, bundle Of Ave pound
notes Of the Bank Of England, besides
a handful Of French gold. On his fin
gers were several valuable rings, In his
scarf was q large ruby set with dia-
monds, and attached to his waistcoat
was q massive gold medal that at once
established his identity. He was En-
rico Martinez, q Spaniard widely
known as a professional billiard player
and also the hero Of the terrible char
tty bazaar fire, where at the risk Of his
life he has saved several women from
the flames. For this bravery the city Of
Paris had awarded him q gold medal
and people had praised him until his
head was half turned.
"AhaY muttered the comMssary.
There may be husband mixed up IN
this. Call that waiter again, and-er-
we will continue the examination out
side"
With this they removed to the adj
joining private room, No. 5, leaving a
policeman at the door Of No. 6 until
proper disposal Of the body should be
made.
In the further questioning Of Joseph
the commissary brought out several
important facts. The waiter testified
that after serving soup to Martinez
and the lady he had not left the corri-
dor outside the door Of No. 6 until the
discovered the crime. During this in
terval of perhaps quarter Of an hour
he had moved down the corridor a
short distance, but not farther than
the door Of No. 4. He was sure Of this,
because one Of the doors to the ban
quet room was just opposite the door
Of No. 4, and he had stood there listen.
ing to a Fourth Of July speaker who
was discussing the relations between
France and America.
GLOW did you stand as you listened
to the speaker1 Show me-" NJ. Pou-
geot led Joseph to the banquet room
door.
Like this" answered the waiter,
end he placed himself so that his back
was turned to No. 6.
$50 you would not have seen any
one who might have come out Of No.
6 at that time or gone into No. 6f'
/ II suppose not"
"And II the door Of No. 6 had opened
while your back was turned would
4 you have heard it,"
Joseph shook his head mo, sir:
there was a lot Of applauding-like
that" He paused as roar OF laugh
ter came from across the hall.
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