The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-08-31
FRENCH BLUEBEARD
IS HARD TO CORNER
Iandru Has Ready Answer for
Every Question Propoundcd nv
Parts Magistrate.
IS BOTHERED BY TOOTHACHE
Man With Eleven Missing Sweet
hearts Refuses To Trust self IN
Hands Of Dentist

aud who has the patience OF job,
For nearly two weeks he haH been
questioning Landru day after day
concerning the case Of Nine. Cuch"t,
one OF the prisoners II missing
nweethcaria
Although the defendant still re
fuses to explain the dslppcarancc of
Nine. Cuchct and her son ho no
longer refuses to answer questions
he has begun to talk, ana Tor the
rrtsent this Is good enough Tor me
'Juge,' who sometimes gets lrudru
IN a corner. ana he Is Obliged tp aGr
mi, things which so against him.
Toothachc
This happened yesterday The
black bearded prisoner. looked Ncy
gloomy when he arrived at The mag
iStratc's office. Clearly he was'in
bad temper. ana was holding his
swollen jaw In his hand lie ck
slalnod 70 Inc fudge that he was sui
frrinR from toothache lio Was ad-
viscd TO see the prison dentist wncn
he returned
40 Qtank you" snld Laudru, Il
do not trust your prison dentist"
when you first knew Nine. Gu |
chot." said the judge, you were |
without resources. but Il short time !
after that lady's disappearance you |
put 5000 francs In a bank at Chan
Ully. How did you get this money!"
Landru, who spoke with difficulty, |
owing 20 his toothacho, answered |
that 1t was all wrong 10 say he had
no money then. On the contrary,
he had made lot Of money IN Vafl-
Gus business transactions He hd-
mitted having at that time given his
wife gold watch. bracelet and
other jewels which used to belong to
Nine, Cuchet.
But" he said, "it was Nine. Gu
. chet herself who sold them to me.
She and her son had been spending
n lot of money, and when she was
about 10 depart | gave her $500
francs. for which she signed a paper
10 mo TO sell her furniture"
',It Ia very curious" remarked NJ i
Donin mime. Cuchet had good
amount of money We have the
proof of that. You had none That
we know also And yet IL was you
who lent money to her"
Madames sccrct
Then the Judge. referring TO Ian
dru's statement that Nine. Cuchet
and her son went abroad when they
left him, remarked. you kept all
their. papers. Now. thon. could thoy
obtain passportsY"
Landru quickly disposed OF this
castle smile. he said TO the Judge;
well, we'll II was not 80 difficult
20 leave this country without pass
ports" II
But the magistrate insisted. "Ah."
replied Landru. you know, Mon
sleur 10 juge, have told you already
that the question OF where Niue {
Cuchet went must be secret be-
tween her and me II tell yopany-
thiu n htiHl.
ness you win know all about H. We
must keep our secret
Then the magistrate said 10 Ian
dru: But Nine. Cuchet was about
to marry you. At least you had
promised TO marry her"
mo" said Landru, that Is an
other ridiculous yarn"
We'll" objected tho Judge. "mnny
witnesses and friends Of the missing
woman say NO."
Iandru. laughing and looking at
the magistrate with a Knowing eye
retoricd: Witnesses may say what
they like. DO you really believe IN
what these old women say? Voyons
Monsieur Bonin II man were 70
marry all his lady friGdsl"
The Judge remarked that II
seemed curious that as soon AS she
became acquainted with Iandru,
all her old friends
This brought from tho accused a
rather unexpected, explanation
Mime Cuchet was Ike M. she was
iisgusted with the Hypocrisy of peo-
plo. and especially OF those who
rome and tell you they are your
good friends "
Mime. BoIane's Prcscntimcni.
NJ. Bonln then gave rest 10 Ian
e.. HI t.N
room while witness was called
rhls was Mime Rol1no. whose late
son. an aviator killed ~ the front
was the hes, friend NJ Nine. Cuchcts
'on Tho two young men used 80
'xchanEe letters often
When young Bolhnc was about 20
eave for the front I'm the early
months Of 1918 ne wrote several let
ers 10 his friend CuChct but hetI
lever received any answer One day
mva'crious black bearded man
allied at Nine RoBna's house and,
Without giving his name. said In an
.mha rrassed manner. Mime CuChet /
md her son have sent nc 10 tell
'ou that they have left for Eng
and"
Nine. Rolanc thought this very
iirange Neither Mime Cuchct nor
,er son had ever mentioned the idca |
u leaving France. Tho mysterious
'isitor said ne knew nothing more.
ind retired.
II had strange feeling thcn"
Iafa Mine Vo.lnc 20 tho magistrate
that this man wanted 10 stop us
rom going to Nc~nou,lct. whore we
,new Mmc. Cuchc' was residing
nd tina, shc ana her son were dead
never ssV this strange man again"
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