New Britain herald., 1929-03-19

 desk, n IT come rlshr ill here. m we--wc quarreled--'
 What ahout?" the detective in- corrupted sharply.
 ''AW-Iist about him ric}ltH' on .u.. H - everything, x he picked un o'-ass fe}ered oycs ro>od over thr desk and lighted Gpon the glass Ink N If, gnptv now, slnoc MeAtann had us,l is contents with which ID takr Martha Aannn-4 tngerprjEts --'Jhat fhtre ink w,u and started 10 throw if al lae, n ! grabbed Ruins sun-'
 Wait. Just where ~as this -u4." NoN84n c1t in.
 "Layt' on tH1 dcsA.' Trnny an- snered, "tG-hr-wght 3er".-' and ae laid hGs laHd in tb~ ccuter of th, ing =vo. II htorter. ''The h@ stiff tw-} ro toat me 70 i-'a thought l5- "#a -oi1 to shoot Iae-
 "Aorr t@.re you ~Itr :ha ink .@elr"" Ng1Junn ash,d Ha.ly.
 "II,-h5 rur tla ink we'll doAn." Esny am5nI-7 1eSp-rat,ly. IN 3sal1 thu lrJ-@,r. rhout Eao~n "uat MS domt m jH@ suu weuf c'f - n 'Ht-s aIlt" he ranr"I".& -,Enu@ in. 2lt~s for d long da r-r' ot t.- ,.oll water.
 "S1 - zau z#o- Nor2u Wh1l~ h. ~at If 3= aaes" Mc2Ilnn said slow ". "Iatt rizr,e''
 "1.ah. t'S w-h.." Tausy re- torf ] .Eara#z.
 "Th'n ho~ Ho you &.nouot for t6e t.c' fht m~ toay VAS round away u,'r ther4 under tha atrshaft window N NaHu i uaud.0.
 "I-I @or-ot tAat" H,nuy con- l@-,ea. 'Gnt-~ay. don't }ou go and t'~v 10 n~@u .sv aay I dtln't Ejl eu -- 'rt"~a Hs!! I-1 d3d II in ~.lf-det@a~a,'' l- adlrd. ohltously a HtrL" r"orut or his Use Of a legal uHfa~,. ''AtI.r l shot hfw, fa got No .a4 "+tk,d o&rr tH.r, aud L.ll ' t.o3u-'at.s how 1 anrognt t9r l',''
 TGa 5et->rir rN.rart,rl an off, @al-GoohiuE, typed aocaI4rnt from lis porhe,. t@ he ur. ol3,i it. Ruth caught glimpse Of the Nor,Jius of h" Chief Medical ENaminrr. De- partl1ent of Police -' McMan. studied the detailed report in silence, then folded 1t slow y and returned ii to his pocket
 Now. Benny you know it cant make any difference in the long run whether you shot Borden while Il. vas seated at his desk. or while he Was standing at that window. Come. aow-just where Was Borden when you shot him ?'
 'Settin' at his dysk," Benny re- peatod stubDornly, and began to cry like a small hoy. and not at all like the f7-year-old young man. ahout-toWn that he faneied himself 10 hn
 And Benny - McNann's voice Was V.rH gentle now - ''hoN many times did you shoot Borden? How. : many bullets were fired?" . Just onr, - ! ~ort4 come to 3 when seen what Id dom" n ] . dropped ihh gun II beat it--'' Just one bullet, Ruth repeated to , herself And two bullets had been . fired on Saturday, orr imbrldins HseIf in Borden's chest. and the other scarrin= q brick l.. side Jack { IIayWard's office window. So you dropped the gun. eh, r E"nny2" McMann asked gently. l. odd "o didn't find it." II picked it up again IT stuck { il in my oN4rcoat pocket n then beat it down the stars" Benny | corrected himself feverish y, shrilly - ''l-gosh, was scared 1-I wrapped the gun in a new ~papef N.hat I-l found on the stajrs-l . mean in one Of them biz sacks in he hail. what the cleaning women Lisc to dump Wastebaskets inn : Il chucked the gun in a-a big trash can on the sideNalk-" "Where:' MeMann interrupted. | II don't remenH4r. .tn. G4" : Mister, what dor> all them fhines 7 matter now" A."'t ] told Fou done tg" the boy pIeaI"d, ~jpiae lis vyes on tha eh--ye Of h1= coat. ' "B"nny. after you'd-shot Ror- I den, dld you go around to Mr Hay - wards office for any reason what "vere" Ruth intercepted with 6 - quas-jon ot her oFn.
 The boy stared at hnr lrunhl > . puzzled. Nav why should r."
 "I thought so. Oh, Benny, Why T are }oI doing all this" Tor m l 1ah". Bauuy?" fh" girl cr5pI h,' q voice shaking. Jmplus up iron 7. her chair at the desk, sHe aban 3 dourd her notyhooiz tnd mnrNl anu Y ran 10 the boy. T bHoW yoarr 5ua
 making it all up, Benny GaHng T Why. N hy""
 $ eIIe-a,-'at dotoIsr"- H.nm l soDhed -"toId mo yesterday Ia bot .' tsr come clean. or 2ou = you'd b' arrested for nfrIor.'
 I "On." Eath cried hr nlae 1t,
 llaz5ng scorn at tho eu.oari9i.~~'
 Ietaatisa. Thon. 10 th" boy. sooth $ in@1y. 'J)elr Penny, l told you }aa D t.rGay Has m no danger" n "I;ut after he'd sent you for Min '. mir. ta ssid you wa+, n JUat di..u' q know it n al last night n i'm r m0uuu ] studied how could z l you ogt Of If. cause I'm just kje
 }, they #ouldH't 'icctrocutc me - The aoy broke off, sobbing heart 9 5rokeniy.
 The door opened. Mrs. Smith i here. sir
 But Benhy'z mother waited for nt | permission. A small woman. he ' sharp-feat4red face framed il a trlzzIy waved ught-broWn hair pushed past Detectize DiraweiI an(
 ran to the -solUHg boy.
 = "B4nny smith, if yoa wasn't sick ', I'd spaAk you ri-ht here in iron 0f these folks" she scolded the ho!