The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-04-18

shots last night while you were in
the court with some ,person whom
you did not seer"
eyes, five."
Hmm. Then I may be right in
my sarmise. It's possibility at
least"
What is a possibility"
"That the other revolver shot, the.
sixth"
"But there was no sixth; there
were only FIVE"
He fired twice at your fiashlight,
three times over your head. You
still remained in the Courtyard
II couldn't get away" I said.
Exactly. Therefore 1t is reason
able to suppose that IL the sixth shot
had still remained in his revolver
he would have again tried to-er--l
shoot you.
II don't see," / said. ''that that
has anything to do with getting me
ont Of here. The man was murdered
by stabDing. Look here, perhaps
you can tell me just why I'm here.
What's this new evidence LpY.
schiem was so afraid he'd tellym
about?"
Hmm. Well, It's rather bad Mr..
Sunbeam. But still not at all con.
vlncing. There's the matter Of the
clock sword being from your room:
they are divided in opinion Iat the
moment regarding your seemingly
frank bringing the thing 10 their
attention. At the moment I fear the
weight Of opinion is thatit was only
clever ruse on your part"
Tow do you know that?''
- I've been talking to the or
ficer in charge / took the liberty OF
telling him, Mr.. Sunbeam. that was
your legal representative. And
owing to matter which I brought
before him he was inclined to talk
to me at some length"
That's very good Of yoa.' / said !
warmly.
Then there's yonr shattered
fashIight.s
"But it was shot ont OF my hand"
Yes, Of course. But unfortunate
" Il - SO completely shattered that
It is difacuit to tell just what did
happen to- 1t. Pieces were found inst
below the landing on which there
was patch OF blood from the muir
dered man: those pieces might be
taken to mean that you simply
dropped YOUR flashlight IN a strng-
gle with him."
But thats--why, that's no svi.
dence."
"The police are apt to take diff.
ferent view from what NE exnecf.
But there are two other tningA, Mr..
THERE'S q matter OF q
soiled towel: a towel which bears.
traces Of blood. They say you dried
your hands on e.
why. of course, I washed my
hands! Remember, I stumbled and
went down on the body. And then
when discovered what it was /
dragged him through the door ana
into the corridor"
"That's what you say"
tits the truth"
"Oh, certainly, Mr.. Sunbeam. But
there's the other way Of looking at
It And the conclusive thing 10
their mind Is this: Letters were
found among your things. as well az
various articles Of clothing and pa
pers. that proved You have been In
Russia, near and in Moscow for the
last two years. Yet your arrival
on ille here with the police,
makes no mention at all OF MOSCOW.
In Il you claim your home is in New
York. Is your home New York;
Yes. That is, no. That ISL have
no home, exactly. New York does as
well as any place. And i've been on
q construction Job in Russia. I'm
nm engineer
$50 Miss Tally told me, be said.
He was at last looking directly at
me. but could not measure the
look in HIS DUH deep-set eyes. He
added expressl0nlessIy: aparhaps
E'd better tell ron that I cannot pos
slbly help you unless ron give me
your confidence"
Hang Il, man. / am telling tho
truth. rye told the truth ali along.
There was no reason not to. i've
been in Moscow. certainly. but what
Of ST. Many people have been IN
Moscow: the city'a full or people"
"Well. yoa see said Lorn slowly.
The murdered man--they have
reason 10 think that he's Russian.
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