The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-02-16
TECTIVE OFFICER KETTER-
ING'S SECOND EXAMlNA-
TION OF LADY WELLER.

ING'S SECOND EXAMlNA'
TION OF LADY WELTER.
X; Come in, Lady Welter'
hope you're feeling a little more
reasonable this morning. I've got
to ask you a fe~'hnore questions
and the sooner you realize that
rudeness and obstruction vii. only
prolong the ordee: he better II
will be for you.
l.. W.: | find all this most tire
some. I've already told you that
/ know nothing whatsoever about
this man Blane's death.
n: Ii hasn't occurred TO you J
suppose that you might be charged
with it
l.. W.: What! /. You're mad,
my man. | shall report you.
n: You can make any report
you like but it won't alter the fact
that you had very strong motive
for wishing Bolitho Blame out OF
the way.
l.. W.: This is ridiculous.
H.: Not at all. You lost big
portion of your fortune in 1929,
you've been paying up the losses
on these papers which you run for
years and now you are up against
il, because the Rocksavage COM
panies in which the remainder OF
YOUR money is invested passed
their dividend last year. Owing
TO Blane's death Rocksavage Is
back on his feet again and you
with him. =,
L.W.: Well, if that is so MIR.
Rocksavage benefits by this man
Blane's death just as much as l
do.
X: You're wrong there. Rock
savage has other assets OUTSIDE
his soap companies, whereas you
haven't, so motive is stronger IN
your case.
L.W.: This is absurd, as though
an elderly woman like myself
could murder q man and push HIM
out of the portfolio.
X: You're only So, Lady Wei,
ter, and q strong, well-preserved
woman at that. Let me assure you
from my police experience that
many a woman with less physical
strength than yourself could have
done this business and IN your
case the motive was there. More
over, there is no check on your
movements from the time you
came below with the bishop at
7:05 until you arrived in the
lounge changed at sos on the
night of Blane's death.
L.W.: Oh, yes there is, young
man. My maid was with me, help
ing me to dress for dinner.
X: All, now that puts a very
different complexion on 1t, but
why didn't you tell me that before
Lady Weller?
L. w: Because l didn't think
you could be such fool as to
suspect a woman like myself OF a
crime like this.
X: Was she with you the whole
time?
L.W.: No, rang for her when
| reached my cabin and she was
with me for about half an hour,
until | had finished dressing.
n: Wait a moment, then, that
only gets US to about 1885, and we
know Blame was alive at z AS. You
were already chnaged and you had
20 minutes, therefore, in which
you might have done this job be-
fore arriving in the lounge.
L.W.: l was in my cabin the
whole time. -" -. 4
T.: So you say, Lady, but want
proof Of that and, il you're a wise
woman, you'll do your best to pro-
luce it.
L.W.: Proof! But how can any
BODY prove such a thing? You
must take my word for it.
X: I'm afraid / want something
more than that. What wore you
loing all that time? /
L.W.: Well, if you must know, !
vas knitting a jumper. only had
me sleeve to do so I thought l
would finish it before I went up
o dinner. i
X: Can you give me any proof
Il that? /
L.W.: Yes. My maid knows just
low far had got with the jumper
before I dressed that evening and
left 1t finished on the table for
her to press when l left my CABIN
,alf an hour later.
X: Can you produce the jumper
Lady Weller?
L.W.:. Yes.
n: All right. That'll do for the
no, not out OF that
door. D'you mind stepping into
the next cabin for few moments;
I'm going TO see your maid and
| don't want there to be any
chance Of your fixing things up
between you before I've had a
word with her.
L.W.: What impertinence!
ITO be continued)