New Britain herald., 1926-08-30
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my stars!' Osborn looked in
amazement at the neat row of old
liquor bottles on the shelf. What
ever did she want of them? ?"
They have certain value to COL
lectors. Anyway I'm confident this
was one of hers. I've seen her COL
lection before, and I've heard her ex-
ult over certain specimens. Wasn't
this bottle the property of Mrs.
Health" he added, turning suddenly
to Inman. sA
2 Yves" Larry stammered, not
so much i'll at ease as startled by the
abrupt question.
Have you any idea who used 1t
to brain herr" put in the coroner.
1t was a pet device of Osborn's to
fire an unexpected question at a
witness, and watch its effect.
"I? No, indeed. How could
have?"
Larry had regained his composure,
and was ready for any ordeal.
Mott, the detective sergeant, took
up the matter then, and in a quiet,
almost gentle tone, began to ask
definite questions.
who discovered Mrs. Heath's
body here?" he said.
Katie. the parlor maid" Herrick
answered.
Where is she? Tell her to come
here"
Herrick nodded to the girl, who
came slowly into the room and stood
before Mott.
Tell the story of what happened"
asid Mott, gravely but not too
sternly.
well, sir, 1 come down stairs and
went to my work."
AT what timer"
| Katie flushed a little, and said, 81
was a bit late. sir. I'm to be down
at eight and it was ten or fifteen
after"
Not more than that?"
mo, sir. And I tidied up the
lounge, and busted about bit, then
1 came in here to do the same, and
as soon as 1 got through the door
| saw-that-" she pointed to Myra's |
body.
What did you do?"
Il let out yell that they must |
have heard over at the Park! l
couldn't help i'll was that scared,
sir"
Yes, you must have been startled.
What neXt?"
Then l just ran 20 the pantry to
find Herrick, and I told him."
You didn't stop to look at Mrs.
Heath more closely and you didn't
didn't touch her?"
Goodness, no! Touch her? l
should say not! I just rushed out
of this room as quick as could"
as this the gown Mrs. Heath was
wearing last EVENING""
Eyes, sir, the Very same, only of
course, she didn't have that scarf on,
nor those beads. That's Miss Bun
nys scarf"
Make no remarks, except in an
swer to questions. When did you
last see Mrs. Heath alive?"
Last night, about half-past eight,
sir. 1t was my evening out, and
after fixed the bridge table In here, /
I went out"
where did you go?"
"I went to the movies. Over in
Garden Park" s
what time did you come homer"
Katie turned red. II don't just $
didn't notice" II
"Ah, you were later than you {
should have been?" t
IA little"
"Katie's good girl" Herrick t
spoke up for her. "She might have $
been minute or two late, but moth I
ing to do any harm" c
Never mind that now" Mott said. I
when you came in, Katie, did you
notice anything unusual about" :
"Well,-no, SIR /
Clearly she had been about to c
make different answer and sudden t
ly changed her mind. c
Again Mott said, Never mind e
that, now" and proceeded with his t
queries. L
DO you recognize this bottle, c
Katie?" He pointed to the pieces S
without touching them.
ooh. yes, sir e
"WhoSe is II
"Why, it was Mrs. Heath's. The h
newest one she had. She set a deal Y
by it, sir"
Proud of it, was she?" r
ayes, sir. Said 1t was the finest V
Of the whole bunch. Terrible lookin'
things, | call 'em!" a
who do you suppose used this c
bottle to kill your mistress?" u
"Who but some horrid burglar?
Comm Of course, to steal someo of
her precious old glass. She often
said 1t was very valuable, sir"
Eyes, it Is And you assume
robber was after 1t and was discov-
cred by Mrs. Heath, and he killed
herr"
How else?"
"Did you see any trace of the rob-
Der when you came in last night late,
Or this morning, either?"
mo, sir, I didn't notice anything"
"You wouldn". Herrick, did you?"
did I what, sir?" :.
Did you see any traces of an in
.ruder when you opened up the
house this morning."
THAT l did not, for why there
weren't any such"
"You seem positive"
well, what mean is, that there
was no door or window opened or
/ fastened them all my
self, last night, d l found them
ust so this morning"
Proving to your mind, that no in
ruder could have gotten in or out?"
Proving that to anybody's mind,
jir. I always lock up everything after
he last one of the family goes up
Itairs. Sometimes that's pretty late,
out last night it was fairly early"
What timer"
Not much more than eleven-thir-
y, sir. Mr.. Heath, he was the last
me to go upstairs. Then / went my
-ounds and every window and every