The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-12-20


me-he said II all as hysterical won.
an would Somehow / managed TO DC
az he asked. / had TO pass Captain
Hanska's door. heard people ma.
king a noise inside. OF course | did
net enter. But right by the door saw
something bright. l knew IL at 'once-|
It was one of my diamond buckles
ole OF the jewels which Captain Han.
ska had stolen from me. | picked II
up, and went on to my room. Juan
was therein my dress. He kept me
from faintlng or dying while we
changed back to our own clothes |
knew the rest from Juan.
Cat about this point, occurred one
OF those irruptions OF expletives brok.
en- sentences. pleas. prayers, which az
ways mar a confession for legal pur
poses, and is, therefore, edited out by
the police before the finished typewrit.
ten statement goes back TO the witness
for his signature. This extraneous
matter, you see, tends TO create in
the minds OF unthiHking persons a
false sentiment for the criminal)
Juan said that he waited until after
one o'clock. The house was quiet
From the window OF the lumber room.
he crawled to the fire escape. That
window had a spring catch--you had
only TO pull Il down and 1t locked OF
itself. Since he Intended TO leave Cap
tain Hanska's room by the door, he
closed this window behind him in or
a. In.
der TO cover up his tracks. That WIN
dow OF the captains room which lea
to the fire escape, was open Tor Ventl'
lation. The rain was drifting through
Il. IL occurred TO Juan that every
thing would be safer II he closed It.
he was afraid that gust OF wind
might blow spray into Captain Han
skas face, and wake him. lie ala
that; and he fastened the SASH Win
the catch. Captain Hanska was asleep,
breathing very heavily. Remember
that.
you have seen the room. The bu-
reau. where / found the stronghold,
was In the corner farthest from the
window which Juan had just entered.
Between II and the window were q
table and Captain Haneka's bed. Juan
carried our pocket electric torch. lie
turned IL on the inside OF the top bu-
reau drawer The box was there. Also,
the key was In It's lock. Juan thought
il would be better to take the jewels
out and leave the box. by doing that
he could dnd whether the bill OF sale
was with the Jewels. or whether ne
would have TO search further for II.
THAT was his great mistake. II was
trick box. Inside was an alarm-bell
which rang whenever the cover was
lifted.
Juan opened it; the bell rang. Cap
tain Hanska awoke aponce. Juan had
no time TO move, before Captain Han
ska pressed the button at the head OF
his bed and turned on the electric
light. II must have bowildered him
for a moment when he saw what APP
peared to be a woman standing by his
bureau-but Juan held the strong.box
in his hands. When he saw that, the.
captain came at him. Juan is small
man Captain Hanska was big and
very powerful. Just then, Juan saw
on the table between them that great
knife.
Juan is a swordsman. He picked
up the knife to stop the captain by
threatening him with it--held the point
toward his chest Captain Hanska
was a brave man, and very violent In
anger He had one OF his terrible
spells OF temper now He began TO
curse Juan. And then his hands went
up to his head all OF sudden, and he
.umbled over with all his great weight
on the point OF the knife. Juan did not
thrust-he Is sure now he did not
.hrust--he only held the knife steady
but II pierced Captain Hanska
through" tin this place, Detective
Kennedy had to edit the statement a
great deal in order 70 make II seem
" for the Official Rrchives)
We will leave for moment the 20
ice statement
Fell on IT." asked Martin MCGEE.
What's that you're trying to give us 2"
"on my soul and my mothers. sol
smnly declared Miss Estrilla. Don't
you see-can't you understand?
doctor in Port OF Spain had warned
him Of it--Juan has done nothing
since nothing but read medical
oooke-he was dead before he touched
he point OF the knife-if Juan stabbed
him, he stabbed corpse-Captain
Hanska died OF apoplexy caused by his
Angerl"
During these last dramatic stages OF
Miss Estrila's narrative. Resale lie
Grange had slipped into the room. For
A moment, Miss Estrilla gaZed full up
On her betrayer. For a moment, all
hat the tropics had given her OF storm
and fame glared from her eyes. Then
hat light died away Thereafter, II
vas as though Rosalie had not been
II Miss Estrilla's glance. wandering
from one point 70 another in her effort
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