The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-26
CHAPTER XVIII


ST WOULD prefer that you begin
4 your confession with the story
Of how Lefty Miller came into
existence, Miss Manning" the de-
tectiye sergeant decided.
There has been ample evidence
t. proEe your relationship with
Ezarry Borden-gour own story this
morning and the evidence vo!un-
teered by Frank Ashe, Jake Bailey
and Attorney Walters. I think per-
haps your visits to Mr.. Hayward'S
Office. ostensibIy to inquire about in
stirance, would be good starting
point"
mot ostensibIvi" Martha Manning
contradicted. 81 really wanted to
take out a small policy on my life
in favor of my son. I hoped to save
enough from my tiny salary, ard
to earn more in some other part
time job, to pay the premiums.
-The idea came to me when l
had followed Harry into the Star
bridge building one afternoon. He
did not see me until we were both
in the lobby, and he refused to stop
and talk with me.
'evfhen he had rushed into an
elerator, 1 stood in the lobby, gaz-
ing blindly at the bulletin board,
as ff I were looking for the room
number of a tenant. After a bit I
saw the words Insurance Broker
after the name John G. Hayward
and the Office number-742.
1 did not know Harry's office was
visible from Mr.. Hayward's window,
didn't know it until I was actually
standing at that window, I saw
Harry at his desk, but he did not
see me.
Later, a physician in a free
clinic told ne that had tubercu-
losis, and knowing that insurance
would be out of the question, / went
in person to pass the news to MI
Hayward.
81 did not want to see Harry
again, if only from a distance, ana
I was so lonely the prospect OF talk
ing with so kind a man as Mr.. Hay
ward was pleasant also. But L
had no plans, then"
"Ah! Plans!" McMann comrnenG=
ed dryIy, with a keen glance at
Ruth to see if she were getting
every word of the ,ConfesSion down
in shorthand. Gust when were
those plans made, Miss Manning"
"0N Christmas day, after my
~ humiliating interview with
Harry on Christmas eve" Martha
Mal.aing told him, the exquisite,
throaty contralto faltering slightly
ST felt that somehow I must be In
a position to see him alone-not
with his bodyguard, Jake Bailey,
present. But to explain how /
managed, I shall have to go back
q bit. One evening early in De-
cember" -,
"Just a minute, Miss Manning"
the detective interrupted. Until
his time-I mean, until the as
sumetion of a disguise-had you
ever made threats, vebal CT writ
ten. upon Harry Borden's life?"
II had notl" the woman an
swered emphatically. Nothing was
further from my wish or intention
killing him, [ mean. LOVED nm.
"And yet-you became Lefty
Miller a scrubwonan, McMann
reminded her. But go on, Miss
Manning. I believe you said some
thing about one evening early IN
December
eyes. One evening early IN De-
oember when I had followed FAIRY
to the Starbridge building, without
getting a chance to speak with him,
and was waiting for him to come
out, a small army of cleaning
women poured out Of the building.
It was just after 8.
zone of the women-it was Min
ME Cassidy, as 1 learned later
looked so i'll that I followed her into
the street. She almost tainted, ana
I took her home, using the last cent
Iyhad for the taxi.
ION Christmas day, when was
desperately casting about for a, way
to see Harry alone, I remembered
Minnie Casidy's gratitude, remem-
t,erad TOO that she worked on the