Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-04-03

noon or me that watched her Tor a
month? Me that heard her talk her
soul out to her mother an her lover?
! tell you, she told the truth"
yes, and how did she know he died
Of apoplexy? She wasn't there"
"She didn't know except on hear
say. But | do"
How"
Because, Martin MCGEE. Just be-
cause. You know Cleary-l don't
mean the sergeant, | mean the Coro-
ner's physician that made the Hanska
autopsy. There's some Coroner's doc
tors I'd trust my life with as soon as
any, but Cleary-polltical appoint
ment-you know. DO you think that
Cleary, when they handed him over a
mar stabbed in the heart, looked any
further into the cause? I'm betting.
though. that ever Cleary must have
seer one thing which would have
meant something to anybody but a
political doctor. / saw 1t that night.
And this Perez-Estrilla-fellow saw
It."
ooh, you've talked to him them
"That1l come in later-if you're
still listenin' to me. Well, before he
knew what l knew, this Estrella told
me that Captain Hanska, after he fell,
was bleeding at the nose. I'd seer
that, too-when | came into the house
ahead Of the doctor. Now here's the
thing to do" she added. you call
up that DR.. Cleary right now. You
see II he didn't notice 1t an just walk
away from it"
Inspector MCGEE, with the air Of one
who punctures bubbles, opened his
telephone.
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.
"Dr. Cleary" inquired the Inspector,
Inspector MCGEE. Doctor have you
your notes on the Hanska case? The
autopsy | mean. In your pocket note
book? Well. just one little thing. Did
you find any blood on the nostrlls?"
Here's the record" m back DR..
Cleary's voice after a half-minute;
Slight bleeding from the nostril
caused probably by the fall"
THAT will do" said McGee--"wait
a ~second-you didn't perform any au-
topsy on his head? You didn't look
into his brain?"
What was the user" anne back
Cieary's voice, a little defiantly. HE
was stabbed In the heart, wasn't VET"
Now who's lynn" said Rosah-. LIE
Grange, as she hung up the telephone.
But there wal still a snarl In Nc
Gees voice as he spoke:
"You think you car monkey with the
law! You! You think you a set
crooks loose just as you please and
get away with 1t! It's all very we'll
for you, but look at the fix you're leav-
ing for me. The Hanska case Is
cleared up. Wade is innocent. We've
had the wrong man all the time. That's
joke enough on US. But when we
find the right one. he gives us the
slip. The Big Commissioner will get
roasted by the papers and hand 1t to
the Deputy Cornish, and the Deputy
will pass the buck down to me, and
I'll have to report how 1t happened.
Yes, and | will, tool" he burst out.
I'll tell. all right! Conniving at o.
cape. You know what that means?"
is 1t a felony or a misdemeanor2"
asked Resale. Il sort of forgot which
1t was at the time | committed It,"
Look here" said MCGEE, you can't
bluff me-"
81 know I can't" said Rosalie, IAN
you cant me, either"
Come. out with 1t then-what have
you done and why did you do it,"
"As for what I've done," said Ros-
allie, "tellin' you would be spoilin' 1t.
Why did / do 1t? I've answered that.
| couldn't trust you or any mar alive
to let that poor boy off. Apoplexy?
You snorted when his sister said II,
an you'd be snortin' now II you had
him here In front Of you. They'd
laugh him to the chair. I've saved you
the necessity Of KILN an innocent
man. An l ought to be thanked, not
kicked"
You'll get worse" said Martin Nc
Gee; you'll go up-that's what will
happen to you'll"
Now will l." Knocked Rosalie, break
ing out her dimples, ull.blazon. for
the first time In two days. What IN
awful trick on o lady! Especially
when you'll have to do It yourself.
You're the only witness-the only per-
son who knows that l promised to
deliver Estrilla. You're the only per-
son that's heard me confess l let him
get away. So you'll be put on the
witness&tand, an then I'll be put on
the stand, An I'll testify how the
New York police were bafled with the
real criminals passin' right under their
noses twenty times a day. an how
a poor boardin'-house keeper that used
to be a medium-jest a plain. good old
soul-took a hairpin an a thimbleful
of common sense an got a confession
an made you all fools. My lawyerll
get 1t in; an II he dom, the papers
will, because I'll tell 'em.