South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-10-06

have had to slam the door-you know
how a spring lock works. That would
have made a great deal of noise. 1t
might awaken some one, who would
hear footsteps going from Captain
Hanska's room to mine. He put the
box under his arm and fastened back
the catch of the spring lock, so that he
could close the door without sound.
OF course. that left ii unlocked In
doing all this, 1t seems, he spilled out
of the box the diamond buckle which
/ found on the stairs
Juan went back to my room be-
cause he wanted time to think. His
first idea was 20 leave the house
dressed in my clothes, just as we had
planned, and join me. Then we would
escape together. But he knew that
the police generally catch fugitives
from justice in the end. We were in
a strange country. We had no friends
to help US. II we were missing from
the house in the morning, If we were
caught escaping, every one would be-
lieve us guilty. Then he had another
idea. If 1 could return, still disguised
as Juan, after the body was discover
ed, he would have a perfect alibi.
while he was thinking about this.
Mr. North came home and fell into
the blood, as you know.
Immediately, Juan heard some one
calling murder from below That was
his chance to carry out his plan. He
telephoned to me. l came. l have
told you about that. He changed TO
his own clothes. / made him go down
stairs and offer TO help. My clothes
which Juan had worn down the fire
escape in the rain, were still a little
wet. 1 looked them over carefully;
there were no blood stains on them. l
put them by the register to dry; and
/ cleaned the shoes-that pair of red
ones there in the closet. BY the time
they came to take me away TO this
house, no one would have known that
my garments had been out in the wet.
When they moved me, 1 took away
the Jewels and the strong box in my
bedding. Later Juan dropped the box
into the river and sent the jewels to
my cousin In Caracas.
try as soon as we might do so with
try as ssoon as we might DO SO with
out attracting suspicion. But when
they arrested Mr.. Wade, I could not
agree to that could not have his
death on my soul. Juan was implor-
ing me to leave; but 1 told him that
l would not until Mr.. Wade was re-
leased or acquitted. II it came to the
worst, 1 would confess. I persuaded
Juan that 1 was right. That Is why
we stayed. We had no other reason.
81 make this statement without
nope or O11er OF reward or immunity
solely in the interest of justice.
"MARGARITA PEREZ
1 reiterate-thfs narrative, which to
you may seem to run SO plainly and
simply, was broken all along the way
with police questions, with exclama-
tons with hesitations, with parOxyms,
mental and physical. At times. the
voice of Miss Estrilla Cor Sonora Pc
req was a mere whisper Of horror. At
times it swelled TO a full poignant note
as she tried TO make her points in
Juan's defense. Now, as she finished.
IL simply ran down until 1t was ST.
lence And with the tired motion of
child who falls asleep, she quietly
tainted.
Here, Kennedy. get some water"
! exclaimed Inspector McGee- Mrs.
lie Grange-Rose-Mrs lie Grange"
Receiving no answer, MCGEE search
I ed the hall. She was not there He
went down stairs. calling. he had
reached the second floor landing when
Mrs. Leary's voice answered him from
below
she went out a quarter OF an hour
ago." called Mrs Leary. You said
we were 10 do what she told us. so
| let her through. Wasn't that all right.
Chief?"
(To BE Continued.)