The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-01
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floor and no finger prints. Nina was
crying and hysterical.
she claims she was out Of the
Office making a telephone call at a
public phone booth on the next
hoor-a personal message she
didn't want Fowler to hear.
when she came back, she found
Fowler lying on the floor with blood
on his clothing. She ran to him and,
she says, he tried to say something,
but she couldn't understand the
words.
When the policeman got there
Fowler was breathing. but he never
regained consciousness. The only
others in the building we're the
superintendent, fireman, two
cleaning women and the boy who
runs the elevator.
The superintendent and fireman
we're in the furnace room and didn't
hear thing. FoWler's office was
on the ground floor. Nobody had
gone UP in the elevator for thirty
minutes, according to the operator.
he was in the basement, too. but
says he heard the shot.
The cleaning women were on the
ninth and tenth floors, and didn't
know about the shooting until they
finished their work two hours later.
What makes it much worse is these
letters they found.
What letters?"
"Oh, two or three letters Fowler
had written to the girl. They're
pretty notwithstanding to the
newspapers. I haven't seen the
originals.
You see, Nina worked for Fow-
Ter for nearly year and half. She
told me that he'd been giving her
a line about his wife misunderstood
ing him-all the usual thing-and
that she fell for it.
Then month ago they quar-
relied, and that ended the affair.
Like a fool, she kept his letters.
Nine swears there was nothing to the
Irritation except few dinner dates.
"Of course, the prosecution is
going to try to make out it was
Jealousy"
And you said the man was mar
ried?"
Jim nodded. They had his wife
In court today. Cried all the time"
Did they have any children?"
NO. There's an adopted boy, 2
years old. The Fowlers took him a
year ago"
" Vim, do you think this girl really
- killed the MANI"
I'm her lawyer. I've got to prove
she's innocent if I can" jim looked
down at the floor and then glanced
up again. ''You know, it's funny
thing" he went on. Il talked to
that girl half the afternoon and Il
didn't get a thing out of her that
l could bring before jury.
Il haven't the slightest idea in
the world who else could have shot
Fowler if she didn't, and yet I'd be
willing to take an oath anywhere
that she's innocent"
But that makes it terriblel Has
she any one to help her-any
friends?'
Jim shook his head. "says she
hasn't any relatives. Shes been
living in cheap rooming house
down on Mulberry street. Told me
she came here two years ago from
Chicago
'Of course, this thing has her all
unnerved. I don't believe she trusts
any one. Couldn't seem to make
her understand that I was going
to try to get her out of this"
Gypsy had been looking at the
girls picture in the newspaper while
he spoke.
"she doesn't look any older than
I am" she said.
How old are you, Gypsy?"
The girl smiled. Why, don't you
know? I'll be 20 in June"
4Nl41SbCCl4s 1lIl4g was 4 Two
months ago. Lord didn't know
you were such an infant"
Nineteen isn't an infant. How
old is Nina RobertS?"
twenty-five, she says"
Gypsy dropped the newspaper.
Listen, JIM" she said earnestly,
eff this girl is innocent. you've got
TO find a way to save her! You've
got to. Why-think what might
happen. They'd send her to prison!
They might even take her life!"
Don't you suppose I know that?"
Matilda appeared. in the doorway.
Dinners ready, Mrs. Wallace" she
said.
Gypsy arose and jim followed
into the dining room. Over the soup
they continued discussing the muir
der No date had been set for the
trial.
It'll be soon, though" Jim pre-
dicted Bennett, the states attor-
ney, thinks he has a chance to get
Q rYiYirL- conviction That will i'm