New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-02-12

come to Harry Borden's widow. ~
have made no confession. and will
make none. for l did not kill my
husband. l have merely relieved
Miss Lester Of a painful tuty -
that of telling what happened be-
tween her and myself Saturday
morning.
Il admit that ! was hurt-jeal-
Gus. ii you will - because my hus-
band was so evidently finding hap
piness with another woman. But
for many years he has given me
cause to be jealous. and have
borne 1t uncomplainingly for the
sake OF my children"
McMann nodded. his lips twist
ing in a brief. cruel smile. But
on Saturday you reached the end
Of your rope, didn't you. Mrs. Bor-
den? You quarreled with him
about this other woman, after he
had given you your check"
II did mott" Mrs. Borden inter-
rupted firmly. I'VE parted as
amicably as usual, and my hus-
band was alive. did not even re-
member that Miss Lester had a pis-
toll in her desk. My husband gave
me no cause to remember. and ]
was thinking only Of getting back
to the Chester Hotel, where ] had
left my children"
Again McMann grinned. but he
suddenly switched his glinting
hard eyes upon Ruth again. did
Borden buy the automatic and in
struct you to use 1t on bandits
Miss LESTER"
NO" Ruth breathed the word
rather than spoke it.
Il bought the gun for Miss Les.
ter. Mr.. McMann." Jack Hayward
spoke up. AS told you We are en-.
gagged to be married. I bought the
automatic several week ago. after
there had been two hold ups in this
building. but she was afraid {
learn to shoot it,"
McMann scowled at the young
man. thought deeply for a moment
then bounced upon Ruth again
III you were so afraid Of the gun
Miss Lester. how did 1t happier
that 20 many people knew you hat
it"
The memory of past humi,ia
tons painted Ruth's cheek scar
let. "Mr. Borden made me get i
out sometimes and show people
that we've were armed" she fall
tired. 1T - amused him to SCI
Row frightened of the gun I was
Several Of the stock statesmen wer'
in his office one afternoon, and y
made me bring 1t in - and-an
pretend I was a bandit"
swell sense Of humor!" Nc
mann commented. You weren't 81
crazy about your boss. were you
Miss Lester?"
Ruth stared at the detective witt
frightened blue eyes. The wa
nearly always a considerate employ
er. had no cause at all for com
plant. until the day of his death.
She could have bitten her tongu
after she had again uttered tina
phrase Of double meaning. but ap
parently It had made no impression
upon McMann. or he had accepte,
it at its face value.
You seem pretty sure that Dor
den died on Saturday. Miss Les
ter" the detective commented
Lets see what the medical ex
aminer has to say. He must h
able to give some sort Of report b
now. Oh. doctor!"
DIR. Nelson appeared in tn
doorway between the two office!
his pale eyes blinking mildly be
hind his thick -lensed spectacles.
when was Borden killed. doc
tor? or course know you can
say TO the minute or even the hou,
before you perform the autops,
but 1t would help me in my wor
If YOU could tell me approximate
when death took place"
The doctor cooked his thin-hairc
lead and smiled alizzicaliy. ''Yo
have SO little regard for the nice
ties of science, McMann. Vt
truly deplorabIc. hut. orfhand. an
on condition that you shall not hol
me 10 this opinion or make hast
arrest based upon it. ! shah sd
to you nov that the deceased ha
been dead between ~ and - hour
draw my conclusions from"
McMann waved away the me-
ical explanation. 80 he vas kille
after ono o'clock Saturday. eh' l..
me know later. doc. If you can ii
the time more accurately.
course We may have dozen wi
nesses among tie employees an
tenants Of the building as 10 wh he
the shot WAS fired. And say. do
phone me AS soon as YOU extra'
the bullet. won't YOU" m bet yo
a hundred it's 2 IS caIiber.
you're in betting frame Of mind
Not this morning" the doct6
,erudiatcd the offer dryIy. Nov
il 7 may. I'll phone the morgue
srrd for the body
"Wh"r" tho devil is Covcy 49, ~,
Mann began 10 fum-. but bsfor