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

Continued From Saturday,
We will leave for a moment the po-
lice statement
Fell on it," asked Martin MCGEE.
What's that you're trying to give
us?"
ION my soul and my mothers" sol
EMMY declared Miss Estrilla. Don't
you see-cant you understand A
doctor in Port of Spain had warned
him of it-Juan has done nothing
since-nothing- read medical
books-he was dead before he touched
the point OF the knife-if Juan stab
bed him, he stabbed a corpse-Cap-
tain Hanska died Of apoplexy caused
by his anger!"
During these last dramatic stages Of
Miss Estrilla's narrative, Rosalie lie
Grange had slipped into the room.
For a moment, Miss Estrilla gazed
full upon her betrayer. For a mo-
ment, all that the tropics had given
her of storm and flame glared from
her eyes Then that light died away.
Thereafter, 1t was as though Rosalie
had not been. III Miss Estrilla's
glance. wandering from one point TO
another in her effort TO concentrate
on her narrative. touched upon Rosa
lies figure, they looked straight
through 1t.
Rosalie moved by imperceptible
stages TO Detective Kennedy's table.
Casually she picked up a fountain
pen and a sheet OF paper, and wrote:
New York, Nov. is, 100.
Il am telling TO the police all
know of my part in the death OF
Captain John II. Hanska. i have con-
fessed that we followed him to Amer
: lea 10 get jewels, and that it was my
brother Juan who appeared to have
stabbed him."
The Inspector was questioning gent
ly now upon the apoplexy theory, hop
! ing to trap the witness into an incon-
sistenoy. While she talked, Miss Es-
trilla Cor Senorita Perez paused from
time to time as though gathering
strength Rosalie waited for such a
pause Then she braced the paper
on book and slipped up TO Inspector
McGee.
You've forgotten this" she said.
you were goin' TO git 1t signed at the
very first, you know"
Inspector McGee's expression prov
/ ed that he was puzzled. But he had
become accustomed 10 following Ros-
allies mental flights without knowl-
| edge OF their destination. He nodded.
| therefore, and gave book, paper and
possible compliment TO the inspectors
third degree methods, that she signed
without a protest. Resale took the
paper silently; but she did not deposit
! IL where n DelOnged-amOng the OIL
/ cial papers on Detective Kennedy's
table. AS she resumed her station
outside the door. she was folding 1t
in her fingers.
The police went on. then, with their
searchings and questionings. They
| failed TO notice, so absorbed were they
the sound of retreating footsteps on
| the stairs
We resume, with the painstaking
Detective Kennedy, the statement OF
Margarita Perez, alias Estrilla.
1T was apoplexy. But Juan Ola
not know IL yet. He only knew that
| Captain Hansks had fallen on the
knife and died, and that Il would look
like murder. He understood your
law; he knew that TO get our property
he was committing what looked like
burglary, and that a burglar VINO
defense He waited by the window to
see whether the fall had disturbed
the house. No one stirred-probaoly
time IL happened Frightened as he
was. he still thought OF the Jewels
| and decided TO take them, whatever
| the risk. He examined the box; the
| bill OF sale was there. Circumstances
had changed now; an empty strong
box I'm the room OF a man who appear
ed 10 have been murdered, might set
the police on the track. He thought
OF this. so he took the box. open as
IL was. switched off the electric light.
and started TO leave by the door. The
catch OF the spring lock was on To
lock the room frorrl outside he would