The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-06-29

81 was cleaning hall on the Sec
0nd floor"
'That was when you saw him go
into Thayer's room?"
"Yes, sir"
"Did you notice anything queer
in the way he looked? Anything
different from his regular express
sion7 Was Mr.. Vernon mad?'
"How I know was Meester YER
non mad? He go into Meester Thay-
er's room, but always he do that
on account those two fellers Is very
fine friends forever. No, Meester
Harvey I cannot say was Mees-
ter Vernon mad because / was just
cleaning hall and ! do not know"
"You like Mr.. Vernon? You
wouldn't want to see him In trou.
BILE, would your"
No, sfr-I do not be happy to
see Meester Vernon in trouble"
| "And so you wouldn't likely re-
member IL he was mad or not r.
Carmicino's black eyes narrowed
as they flashed to the face of the
detective.
81 would not say something about
Meester Vernon / do not know,
Meester Harvey. If ! know he is
mad, say he Is mad. If only see
his face, do not tell you guess
he Is mad. because Meester Vernon
he is always nice to me-"
Harvey nodded approvingly. "Fine
boy, Mike. You and ought to get
along great. Now, you say you saw
Vernon leave the fraternity house?"
Eyes, sir, I see that"
aWhere were your"
ST was work downstairs back Of
the house-when / see Meester
Vernon come down before he leave."'
"Was he In a hurry? Was he
walking fast?"
@Yes, sir--he come down the
steps pretty fast"
"Do you remember If he had any
thing In his hands?"
"Not In his hands, no, sir. But he
have bundle under his arm"
"Do you remember If he was
wearing the same suit when he
left the fraternity house that he
had on when he entered?"
Carmicino hesitated. When he an
swered 1t was as though honesty
was distasteful 81 feel mos sure
he was not wear the same suit"
"You think he changed his clothes
between tie time he visited Thay-
er's room and the time he left the
house, err"
81 think. yes. But do not know
for sure"
"Do you know Mr.. Larry WEIGH r.
1Yes, sir. He is one fine feller."'
"Did you see him on May firstr'
"No, sir, l did not see him any,"
"You didn't see him come to this
house or leave it?'
"No, sir. did not see him at
all. OF course hear everybody talk
that he have been here to see Mr..
Thayer. But me, I don't set even
one eve on him."
Nov, suppose you tell me what
happened after Mr.. Vernon left the
| fraternity hOuse?"
81 was work In the back down.
stairs when see Meester Vernon
go away. Then get my mop and
floor wax and go up to second floor.
do not see anybody when go up
there. so | start waxing the floor
/, and after while look over and
see Meester Thayer's door is a
leetle bit open. | look again and
see his foots and also his legs
and think right away 1t is funny
he should be lying down on the floor
because that is funny thing to do.
"Then my mind says to me that
maybe Meester Thayer, he is drunk.
and l think I will put him on the
bed so he can sleep it away. / do
not want the other fellers to know
Meester Thayer is drunk In the fra
ternity house because that is not
nice except when they have a party
walk to the door. The
chunky frame of the janitor seemed
to shrivel at the remembrance and
there was wild light in his eyes :
81 go in the room, Meester Han.
vey, and right away | see that
Meester Thayer he is not drunk.
because his throat--his throat. -
The janitor covered his face with
his hands and rocked back and
forth. ''He is all blood. Meester
Harvey. l touch him once, and
see he is entirely dead and then.
Meester Harvey. something take
hold of me-here--and / get fright
en- scared and I do not know any.