The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-27

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But he did not dare to make the at
tempt before one or two o'clock in the
morning, when Captain Hanska would
surely be asleep-even the heaviest
sleepers sometimes lie awake a long
time after they go to bed. Mrs. Moore.
we knew, was very watchful-she was
afraid of burglars and she had habit
of running to her door whenever any
one entered or left during the night
She would know that l had gone out;
ii Juan left at one or two In the morn
ing, Mrs. Moore would take alarm
knowing as she did that 1 was out of
the house. Being nervous and igHo-
| rant, she was likely. we felt. to seize
him or to give some sort of an alarm.
We were thinking of every possibility.
you see. These things are necessary
for me to tell, that you may under
stand what happened later"
(This in answer to an objection of
Inspector McGee, who was urging her
to come to the point.)
AT about ten o'clock. we decided
just what to do.
Juan and / are about of a size.
am large for woman. He is small for
man. We do not resemble each 9TH
er in the upper part of the face, but
our mouths and chins are very much
alike. 1t was one of our games at
home to dress in each others clothes.
81 would put on his ulster, pull his
hat far down over my eyes, and fool
people into believing that l was he.
Further, his voice is light, and he can
talk in falsetto. This was an old
family game. We played eternally on
the resemblance in the charades and
theatricals that English people are
always getting up.
This was our plan: We were to
change clothes. We had heard people
singing in the parlor all that evening.
The boarders all knew that Juan some
times sang falsetto in fun. | was to
vacant, pass the parlor, sing just lit
tie in my own voice to make them be-
lieve / was Juan singing falsetto, and
go to his rooms, where l was to wait.
The night was rainy. 1t was natural.
therefore, that should be bundled up
in macintosh and have my hat
pulled down over my eyes.
Dressed in my clothes, Juan was to
enter Captain Hanska's room, get the
jewels, leave by the door, go down
the stairs and join me. l used some
times to get little outdoor eXer-
else in the early morning when l need
not fear meeting Captain Hanska, and
when most of the city lights are out,
so that the eyes have less strain. If
Mrs. Moore walked, looked out, and
saw Juan in my clothes, she would
think 1t was | going for my exercise
and take no alarm.
''In case Juan failed, he was to go
speaking Spanish and initiating my
voice. Then, still dressed as Juan,
was to return to Mrs. Moore's early
next morning and change clothes-but
that part of our plan does not matter.
I'VE began everything just as we
planned AS went down the stairs,
passed Mrs. Moore. In the hall, / saw
a young man-Mr Wade, believe.
showed myself at the door and looked
in, and sang little. BY the way they
laughed and spoke, knew that had
deceived them.
81 went straight to Juan's rooms.
The elevator man in his hotel was
fooled just as much as the boarders.
it seems. | waited there long time.
Then Juan telephoned to me, talking
in Spanish and calling me Juan, as if
he were L. He said that Captain Han
ska had been murdered and for me to
come at once to him-that he needed
me-he said 1t all as hysterical wom-
an would. Somehow | managed to do
as he asked. l had to pass Captain
Hanska's door. ! heard people ma
king a noise inside. OF course | did
not enter. But right by the door saw
something bright. l knew it at once
it was one of my diamond buckles
one of the jewels which Captain Han
up, and went on to my room. Juan
was therein my dress. He kept me
from fainting 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 explosives, brok-
en- sentences, pleas, prayers, which al
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 unthinking 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,