Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-15

Bloor, ana au-
mirer of Janet's mistress, plans to
STEEL the diamonds. Janet also
means to rob her mistress.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
Janet Tells the Story
He said good night pleasantly and
left me L went back to my room
~undressed, and donned a complete
suit of Mr.. BlooT's evening clothes,
and theater hat, when l had taken
the liberty of borrowing from his
room. At the time when [ knew
that the night-watchman's back was
turned, l slipped out, descended a
few of the stairs which were exact
ly opposite my door, assembled them
again noisily, walked along the COR
rider, entered Mr.. Bloor's room,
waited there a moment or two, came
out again, and entered the sitting
room of our suite. In ten minutes
| was back in my bedroom with the
diamonds. In an hours time Mr..
Bloor's clothes were back in his
room and the diamonds safely dis
posed of.
Greyes Tells His Side
1t was really, in the first place,
not owing to any request from my
friend Huntington that l became
interested in the Brighton robbery
and murder case. Philip Harris,
who was a director of the hotel com
pany, wrote me a personal letter,
asking me to represent the interests
of the hotel in any way / thought
fit, and it was on the strength of
this appeal that / travelled down to
Brighton and took up my temporary
residence at the Magnificent Hotel.
Within a few minutes of my arrival
the manager himself waited upon
me. Almost before we had shaken
hands, he had commenced to unbur-
den himself.
There is just one small matter,
Sir Norman" he said, (which wor-
ries me a little. Mr.. Sidney Bloor
is all the time practically under ar
rest. He has left the hotel and is
staying in lodgings on the front, but
he is watched night and day"
There seems to be a moderately
clear case against him." l remark
ed.
I'm many respects it would APP
pear convincing" the manager
assented. His antecedents are bad,
his attentions to a oma nearly 20
years his senior are difficult to ex-
plain on any basis except that of
self-adVantage. He escorted her
round to the Royal Hotel to play
bridge, cut out during the evening,
came back to this hotel, and was
seen by the fireman, who acts as
night-watchman, to enter Mrs.
Trumperton-Smith's suite. Mrs.
Trumperton-Smith and he returned
together early in the morning, be-
tween one and two, and he escorted
her to her suite. His story is that
he stayed there for about five min
utes and had a whiskey and soda
in the sitting-room, parted with her
on friendly terms and subsequently
went to his room"
And what is your comment upon
his story?" 1 asked.
Just this" was the earnest re-
ply: There is no doubt whatever
that the young man did return to the
hotel alone, but whereas the night
Waterman swears that he saw him
enter Mrs. Trumperton-Smith's suite
at half-past ten, the hall-poTter
downstairs, two of the pages and a
reception-clerk are equally positive
that it was exactly midnight when
he came in and went upstairs"
This divergence of evidence" l
observed, 'is interesting, but l
scarcely see what it leads to. Per-
haps / had better talk to Mr.. John
son for a little time"
The chief constable himself paid
me the honor of a visit, accompanied
by Johnson, who was an exceeding
ly painstaking and capable officer.
You say that nome of the jewelry
has been recovered ?" 1 asked.
None of the jewelTy in question,
I fear" Johnson admitted. "Mr.
Bloor has two very handsome pins
in his possession, but he vas clever
enough to admit at once that these
were given him by the deceased"
you haven't been able to collect
any evidence as to his having spok-
en- to anyone outside, on his way
back to the Royal?"
mot at present, L am sorry to say,
sir"
what about this discrepancy in
the alleged time of his visit? ?"
"That is another of the things we
are trying to straighten out. Any
way the night-watchman, who is a
very respectable fellow, is prepared
to swear that he saw Sidney Bloor
r~e-enter the suite. ever though his
idea of the time seems to be out. AS
Stunning that the theft took place
then, though, the motive for the
murder becomes obscure"
And Mr.. Bloor's own story?"
HE came a terrible cropper, sin, F."
johnson declared, a little trium-
phantly. HE at first stated that he
only left the bridge-table when he
cut out, to get some fresh air-that
he leaned over the wall of prone
made, looking at the sea, the whole
of the time. Afterward he admitted
that he had visited the hotel and