Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-05-12
CHAPTER A

.,: THE TRANSCRIPTIONo OF the in.
terrogation of Gonzales by Detective
Keyes continues:
q. / have a warrant for your ar
rest on the charge of numbering
Margalo Younger and Laura Ran
dali.
A didn't do It'll I never saw
Laura Randall.
O. Nevertheless. arrest you in
the name of the law.
A. You can't. / tell you-1 didn't
do it.
Q. You may arrange your defense
with your own lawyer. Take this
man out. Neff
A. 1. tell you'll didn't-don't you
: see-I didn't never saw Laura
Randall in my life. and l wouldn't
kill Margalo-captain, give me a
nhance. One chancel
c. Are you willing to tell me about
Che sale of the ruby?
A. Anything.
Q. You sold Miss Younger her
ruby. then?
A. 1 did.
Q. How much did she give you for
It?
A. A check for $1,000. and $4,000
I'm cash.
O. Small bills?
A. Yes. / asked for them.
@. Where did you get the ruby?
from Spain.
Q. Are you sure?
A. You may ask him. He will tell
you as much.
Q. Tell me more about the ruby.
Where did ne get it?
A. He-bought II in Spain for a
song. knew Margalo was interested
in Jewels. so 1 approached her. She
was eager for 1t. Did not bargain
about the price. didn't have to sell
II to her. She demanded II. She
wanted II right away. Pietro and
were to split. Pietro was the one
who wanted the small bills. He
thought 1t would excite suspicion if
he had large ones.
O. You were with Miss Younger.
then. a week ago Monday afternoon?
A. ! was. 1t was then I gave her
the ruby. and she gave me the
money.
O. Why did she not put it in her
safety deposit box?
A don't know. explained that
the sale must be kept secret. That
the gem which Pietro had bought in
Spain might have been stolen. Pietro
did not know the man who sold 1t |
to him. We had to be careful I ad- |
vised Margalo not to tell anyone.
Q. Why did she not take the jewel |
to a jeweler and have it examined? |
A. don't know.
q. Did you advise her not to?
A. No. I only told her not to dis
play It for while.
Q. Did you take it to a jeweler and |
have it examined?
A. No-Pietro vouched for II.
- Q. Did Miss Younger mention it
the following week?
A. Several times Always when we
were alone together. She was de-
lighted with it.
@' u. Had 1t been a long time since
you had seen your brother?
A. Four years. l arranged for his
passage. sent him the money to come
on.
O. Where were you Monday nigh?
A. I was in Washington attending
to some details about his entrance
There was trouble. My friend the
Spanish ambassador had to be SEEN
as / told you before.
Q. Your brother was in New York?
A. Yes.
Q. You read Of Dow Van Every's
purchase of the ruby in Monday
mornings Dispatch?
A. Yes. I did
= Q. What did you think Of It?
A. was worried. Miss Younger
called me Monday. but I was gone.
She was worried. probably. for fear
she had bought a fake jewel.
O. Did you see her Monday?
A. No. I was in Washington.
q. Who took the message?
A. live with another man. as you
know. He took the message. Bay
ard Kemp. also a writer.
q. What did he say about the
message?
A. He said that Miss Younger
called. and seemed worried Wanted
to have me call her at once, as soon
as ! came back to town. Kemp
promised he would give me the mes
sage.
- @. Your brother was not living
with you?