South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-10-07
Not yeti" said Rosalie.

Il didn't give her my real reason.
was glad" she pursued, Ito hear
you bust out in that sincere way
when l said you killed Hanska. 1
put that in for a test; an you stood
it. Now sit there and listen to what
else your sister said, an see if any
of that could have been worked out
by detectives. She says you didn't
kill Hanska, that he died of apoplexy
an fell on the knife you was holdin
against him."
Estrilla turned his great eyes and
mOistened his lips as though to
speak; but he held to his nerve and
made no sound.
"She says that you carried out that
box of Jewels with the cover open, an
that a diamond buckle dropped out
as you were passing through the door
An when she came back in your
she picked IT up. The jewels are in
Caracas. You dropped the box in
the river. Could anybody patch that
together? Could anybody guess that ?"
Then if he died of apOplexy-if I
didn't kill him-why would they ar
rest me?" asked Estrilla.
Young man." said ROsalie, how
could you prove it?"
Innocently ana directly, Estrilla
confession.
HE was always in danger from
apOplexy-my sister knew that. And
undoubtedly it was a mortal seizure.
For his hands were going toward his
head, not toward the knife. Even
when he fell and died, his hands were
still going up, not down. ] have seen
doctors. 1 have read about apOplexy
in every medical book in the public
library And when l saw him last
there was blood in his nostrails.'
. ROsalie nodded.
Il saw that, too. My. but coroner's
physicians are dense ?" she said
Now I've got to talk hard and
straight. You were in the act Of bur
glarly 1t don tmake no difference
that you had right to burgle-no jury
would recognize that. The corOner's
physician never thought of anything
but that stab wound-never thought
10 look for apoplexy-case seemed
people who thought about that
bloody nose. The body's cremated,
an even if it wasn't-well, we won't
go into that. Why Juan Perez,
they'd laugh at you. Do you see ?
Don't you get your fix?'
He was trembling. and now he
made a pitiful movement with his
nanQS as though 10 STEADY MS mead.
so you must get away"
But my sister"
Now hold on to yourself. I've got
to talk awful 10 make you see this
thing. She didn't kill him she
couldn't. Anybody could see that A
sick little thing like her hasn't the
power in her TO drive such a knife
into big man who's standin' on his
feet. No jury would swallow it. She S
accessory or sOmethin'-but you can
bet, Mr.. Juan Perez, that an Amer
lean jury amt gOin' 10 give a verdict
against a sick little woman who's an
accessory because she's standin by
her brother. They may do that in
English countries. but not here. An
which do YOU think would be better
for your sister-to go 10 jail until
her trial. or 10 wait by the gate Of
Sing Sing an take you away some
morning all dead an floppy after
you'd had ten thousand volts OF cleo
tricity switched down your spinal
column"
Estrilla was on his feet now. in a
crisis OF nerves. His eyes closed and
opened 10 a set stare; every muscle
seemed 10 jump.
Il thought you'd see it. said Rosa
lie. - won't keep you in suspense
any longer. You're goin' 10 git away.
An I've fixed il. Look at this-here;