Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-09-30

Martin Mc0es, you're free to look
for that Perez man wherever you
want. You won't get him. You'd
stand a chance II you had just him on
the other aide. But you've got me.
too. An you know me! Now, listen.
Maybe this 10 tho last talk we'll ever
have together, an want to put It
straight You're out to send that boy
to the electric chair, Just like you'd
send piece Of stove wood to be
burned up in the Are. You amt
thinkin' about anythn' else. know
how you and the District Attorney
would put It to the jury. He was
committin' burglary---he stabbed his
man-he's dago with no pull--that
talk about apoplexy Is to laugh. But
ask you private-do you think he
deserves it,"
"Well, that's the law. amt IT."
here for"
Rosalie's heart gave a little Jump.
But she controlled her expression. He
was willing to argue the case--the
first skirmish was won.
"The lAw!" exclaimed Resale.
THAT for your law! Golly, could
carry . Votes for Women banner
when I think about It! You men
have been makin' the law al these
years. An you've run 1t on rules
nothin' but rules. Diagrams. Did he
do It? All right hang him. You
can't look ut things except on the
outside I wish you did have few
women to look ut EN- inside an out.
Once In q while one of your cussed
juries uses its common sense an let's
q man 60 when the police evidence Is
against him. But they don't DO 1t
themselves. No, sir! It's their
mothers in onn-"
That will do" snarled McGee: this
suffragette dope has nothing to do
with the case. Where's Perez?"
| Nov this Perez" pursued Rosa
| lie, treating the Inspectors anger rs
though it had not been, was darn
fool-worst fool I ever saw-as those
cute little men generally are. But
what was he doin when Hanska died?
Gettin his own from a crook. the
property that belonged to him. In the
only way he knew. Suppose It's true
ne killed Captain Hanskar- did ever
you see man that deserved kiln
more? Besides, he didn't"
you aren't swallowing that yarn
about apoplexy, are you?" asked In
spector MCGEE.
In the first place." said Rosalie,
"who knows MArgarita Perez better,
you that pumped her yesterday after
moon or me that watched her for
month? Me that heard her talk her
soul out to her mother an her lover?
II tell you, she told the truth"
Yves, and how did she know he died
Of apoplexy? She wasn't there-"
4 "she didn't know except on hearsay.
But l do
"How?"
Because. Martin MCGEE, just be-
cause, That don't go down with you,
though comm from me it's the best
reason that is. But this ought to Ak
|you, even. You know Clearly don't
mean the sergeant, mean the Coro-
ner's physician that made the Hanska
4 autopsy. There's some Coroner's doc
. tors I'd trust my life with as soon as
/ any. but Cleary-political appoint
ment-you know. Do you think that
] Cleary. when they handed him over
man stabbed in the heart. looked any
further into the cause? I'm betting
Though, that even Cleary must have
seen one thing which would have
meant something to anybody but q
political doctor saw 1t that night.
i And this Perez-Estrilla-fe saw
lit"
/, ooh, you've talked to him them"
! "ThatIl come in later--if you're still
Ilistenin' to me- Well, before he knew
what I knew, this Estrilla told me that
4 Captain Hanska, after he fell, was
bleeding at the nose. I'd seen that,
too-when I came into the house ahead
OF the doctor Now here's the thing
4 to do" she added. "You call UP that
j DR.. Cleary right now. You see II he
4 didn't notice It an just walk away
from It"
Inspector McGee, with the air OF one
who punctures bubbles. opened his
Spring double o." he said; and
then to Resale: you can listen on
the extension II you want to-" His
voice was formal, and he averted his
eyes.
4 While they waited for the police
I central to get the number, neither
spoke. Rosalie, however, regarded
him with an expression whereof the
main tint was anxiety and the under
tone soft mischief.
i "Dr. Cleary?" inquired the lnspec
tor, Inspector MCGEE. Doctor have
you your notes on the Hanska case!
The autopsy I mean. In your pocket
notebook? Well, just one little thing
Did you find any blood on the
nostrils?"
i Here's the record" came back DR.
4 Cleary's voice after q half-minute;
"slight bleeding from the nostrils
|oaused probably by the fall"
"That will do" said McGee-"wa
la second--you didn't perform any
autopsy on his head? You didn't looH
Into bis brain?"
what was the use?" came, back
'Cleary's voice, little defiantly. The
was stabbed in the heart, wasn't he?'
Nov who's lynn said Resale LIZ
Grange, az she hung up the telephone
But there was still a snarl In Nc
f|Gees voice as he spoke:
f"You think you can monkey with the
law, You! You think you can Sci
crooks loose lust as you please and gel