The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-05-23
CHAPTER TWENTY SIX Con
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"And the night he banged UP
q fellow and girl on the Brookside
road" said the detective. I'm New
York, then, too?"
Snake" grinned confidently
"That's the same night I slapped
this old crab out in Waterville," he
answered.
The detective referred to his
notes. "By God. you're right. And
that's another knot in that rope 1
was telling you about, Snake
First you held up the parkers on
Brookside road and then you go
right on over to Waterville and
try to murder this old man. It's
a bad case against you. Snake"
Woman sneered. so you goin'
to pin it on me anyhow. I was
tryin' to help you out, but that amt
what you want. If 1 don't plead
guilty to a murder, I amt had
nothin' to do wild, you won't be sat
isfied."
The detective took another slip
from his notes. well, you've got
one more alibi coming. Where were
you the night this woman was
killed on the Cheshire road?"
What woman?" Snake was Who'll
" on the defensive now. How do
you know a woman was croaked on
the Cheshire road? You amt
found 'er ody, have you? You amt
brought in no eye-witnesSes yet.
You don't know nothin' but what
some bird writes you not even the
bird that wrote it. 1 don't have to
have a alibi for murder that amt
never happened, do 70"
you'd better have an alibi for
that night, Snake if you know
what's good for you," the detective
declared. We've got enough on
you to hang you as it is, and if
you try to get smart, you're going
to settle it. VIII you tell me where
you were that night or not?"
TXTOMAIN slouched down in his
w chair and considered this
Ou1DOuS SGdJeIl6IlL.
"If 1 was to tell you the truth
you won't believe me, Cap" he said
after a time. "And I can't prove ii"
well, We'll at least give you
every chance to prove it. We're not
going to hang you because we can't
find the right man, Snake You're
going to get a square deal all the
way, and you know me well enough
to know my words good"
"That'S right" Woman agreed
readily. You always been white to
me. Cap"
''Then you might just as well tell
the truth. I'll sure do what can
for you if you put your cards on the
table"
Woman hestitated again. This
was serious business. They already
had a case against him. The best
thing he could do. he decided, was
to stick to facts and take his
chances. But it was risky.
"All right, Cap. And I'll hold
you to your promise. I picked
Salila up that night about z o'clock
and"
The detective fairly leaped from
his chair. you admit It'll" he cried.
You admit you were with the Rick
girl that night?"
Keep your shirt on" said Wo-
main. You wanted the truth and
I'm givin' it to you. picked Salila
up on Brook street about o'clock
that night and we started for Win
Sted for a dance. But Salila was
late meetin' me and I was sore and
: made a crack that got 'er goat.
Before we'd got TO the other end
of the Green, she lit in on me and
called me about everything she
knew and finished it up by askin'
me to stop the car. stopped it
and she got out. That's the last I
seen 'er, Cap"
viii you sign a statement to that
effect" the detective asked quickly.
Not much. Cap. And I'll deny
it in court. was just tryin' to meet
you half way. but it looks like you're
too anxious to hang me-"
1T looks to me-" the detective
replied, that you're trying to hang
yourself"