The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-24
CHAPTER XIV
DETECTIVE OFFICER KETTER-
ING'S FIFTH REPORT,
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CHAPTER XIV
DETECTIVE OFFICER KETTER-
TNd'S FIFTH REPORT,
CONTINUED
In closing this report now have
to confess myself completely at a
loss, The situation has developed
this Afternoon In most remarkable
manner and 1t Is even more BALI
ling than 1t was at midday.
After the examination which I
conducted this morning 1t was quite
apparent that numerous members OF
the party had ample motive for
wishing Blanc dead. The trouble ap-
peared then to be to fix upon the
actual perpetrator Of the crime but,
since then, so much new evidence
has come TO light am now far
more befogged than I was before.
In the last stages Of my exami-
nation this afternoon I had quite
made up my mind that the Bishop
Of Dude was the guilty party, but
the ships carpenter, jerks. con-
firmed his statement and 1t Is quite
clear that he never left his cabin
between 7:45 and 800, when he
went straight up to the lounge.
The following is an analyshis Of
what occurred according TO my
latest information, and in my
opinion 1t would have been impos-
sible to commit the murder, dispose
Of the body, and partially remove
the bloodstains from the carpet in
less than 10 minutes.
MRS. JOCELYN. Could not have
done 1t, because she was with
"Slick" Daniels, alias Count Poso-
DIM, from 7:45 till $40 in his cabin,
and from $40 till $3.50 she was with
her husband, changing.
COUNT POSODINI, alias Slick
Daniels. Could not have done it, be-
cause he was In his cabin with Mrs.
Jocelyn from 7:45 till $40, and
from that time until 8:25, when he
appeared in the lounge. he would
have been occupied in changing.
MR.. ROCKSAVAGE. Could not
have done 1t, because from $40
when he came down to his cabin,
until he went UP changed at 1885,
DR.. Ackland was with him and
vouches for his presence there.
THE BISHOP OF BUDE. Could
rot have done 1t, because from
7:15 until 800 the ships carpenter
was doing a job Of work outside his
cabin and Vouches for the fact that
he never left 1t during the whole
OF that time.
LADY WELTER. Could not have
done 1t, because her maid, Mildred
Short, was with her, In her cabin
from 7:05 until 1875, and from 7:35
till 8.05 che is proved TO have been
knitting the last sleeve of a Jumper.
which would have occupied her the
whole Of that time, until she went
UP to the lounge.
MR.. HAYASHI. Could rot have
done 1t, becauae. when he r. 9 his
bell at 7:50, the steward fou j him
in his cabin still unchargcd. and
he still unchanged when TIE &teW-
ard returned at 7:55, with The note
paper. Eight out of the following
20 minutes he was occupied IN writ
ing a lettc:. and the balance In
changing TO arrive in the lounge at
8:15.
MIR. JOCELYN. Could not have
done 1t, because from 7:l5, when
he went below, he was with Miss
Fcrri Rocksavage in her cabin,
until 8:10, and from that time until
$3.50 he was with his wife changing.
MISS ROCKSAVAGE. Could not
have done it, because from tbs she
was with Jocelyn in her cabin until
$40, and from thence EDWARDS she
was occupied with changing in the
presence Of her maid. Nellie Orde.
It seems TO me, therefore, that all
the parties under suspicion have
Uncomfortable alibis, and as we
know that Stodart was in the COM
pany OF various persons in the
lounge from 7:30 until 1888 he
could not possibly have committed
this murder either. Moreover it
could not, on the evidence shown,
have been any member Of the crew.
This leaves me at completely
dead end, and ! am now awaiting
further instructions.
KEYS KETTERING,
Detective Officer,
Florida Police
ass p. m. 9-l-37. on s. Y.
Golden Gull.
POLICE HEADQUARTERS
Miami, Fla
$3.50 p. m. 9-l-'37.
MEMO
To Detective Officer Kettcring:
Solution Of murder perfectly
clear on evidence submitted.
Arrest Bolitho Blame, now posing
as his secretary, for the murder of
Nicholas Stodard.
JOHN MILTON SCHWAB,
Lieutenant Florida Police.