The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-05-30

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 First, MT. Sundean, you told the police that there were five revolver shots last night while you were in the court with some person whom you did not see?"
 "Yes, i've"
 Hmm. Then I may be right in my surmise. It's 8 possibility al least-"
 What Is possibilityw
 "That the other revolver shot, the sixth"
 But there was no sixth; there were only i've"
 "He fired twice at your f1ashlight. three times over your head. You still remained in the courtyard" T couldn't get away" I said.
 Exactly. Therefore it is reason able to suppose that if the sixth shot had still remained in his revolver he would have again tried to-er- shoot you"
 q don't see," I said, "that that has anything to do with getting me out of here. The man was murdered by stabbing. Look here, perhaps you can tell me just why I'm here. Whats this new evidence Low. schiem was so afraid he'd tell me about?"
 Hmm. We'll, it's rather bad, MT. Sundean. But still not at all con. vincing. There's the matter of the clock sword being from your room: they are divided in opinion at the moment regarding your seemingly frank bringing the thing to their attention. At the moment fear the weight of opinion Is that 1t was only a clever ruse on your part" HOW do you know that"
 | ! i've been talking to the of. ficer in charge. I took the liberty of telling him, MT. Sundean. that was your legal representative. And owing to matter which brought before him he was inclined to talk to me at some length"
 That's very good of you" said warmly.
 "Then there's your shattered flashlight."
 But 1t was shot out of my hand"
 Yes. of course. But unfortunate ly it is so completely shattered that it is difficult to tell just what did happen to 1t. Pieces were found just below the landing on which there was a patch of blood from the mur. dered man; those pieces might be taken to mean that you simply dropped your flashlight in a strug. gle with him."
 But that's-why, that's no evi. dence."
 r'The police are apt to take a diff. ferent view from what we expect. But there are two other things, MT. Sundean. There's a matter of a soiled towel; towel which bears traces of blood. They say you dried your hands on it."
 Why. of course, I washed my hands! Remember, I stumbled and went down on the body. And then when discovered what it was I dragged him through the door and into the corridor"
 That's what you say"
 "It's the truth"
 "Oh. certainly, MT. Sundean. But there's the other way of looking at it And the conclusive thing to their mind Is this: Letters were found among your things, as well as 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 bulletin. on file here with the police, makes no mention at all of Moscow. In 1t you claim your home is in New York. Is your home New York?"
 "Yes. That is. no. That is-I have no home. exactly. New York does as well as any place. And I've been on a construction job in Russia. I'm an engineer"
 "So Miss Tally told me-" he said. He was at last looking directly al me, but 1 could not measure the look in his dull deep-set eyes. He added expressionlessly: Perhaps I'd better tell you that I cannot pos. sibiy help you unless you give me your confidence"
 Hang it. man. am telling the truth. I've told the truth all along. There was no reason not to. I've been in Moscow, certainly. but what of it? Many people have been iu Moscow: the city's full of people,"
 s.Well, you see." said Lorn slowly. "The murdered man-they have reason to think that he's Russian, too."
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 Mir. Lorn tomorrow, inJects .