The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-06-24

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take Where and how. could not see,
ouf was sure that was making one.
! had a strong conviction that Il Hig-
gins were guilty. he would never
have taken the accusation as he had.
IL Higgins had done III the things we
had imagined his doing, Higgins was
insane. for he was without conceive
able motive. And an insane man. con-
fronted with captivity, is not usually
as placid as he was. At least. I iidn;t
think So Il was , straw. but I gasped
az It franticalIy.
Higgins" said, haven't you any,
thing to say to defend yourself?"
N0t thing. sir"
William and I took him upstairs. n
was consistent with my general stu
pidity that. although I had many
qualms about his guilt, l no sooner
slipped the key Of bis locked door into
my pocket than regarded the en-
tire episode as closed. II was all over.
And now-what2
William stirred uneasily at my ell
bow i feel like rat. sir. He's an
awful old man."
l wanted to get away from William.
Without replying ! made of down
the corridor 70 the main hall. Lights
stiu glared there, and I could hear
the Intermittent murmur Of voices in
M Farrlngton's room. ! knew that I
should go in there and tell them what
had happened knew that they were
N al probability working themselves
into a fine frenzy waiting for me. But
! was in no mood to face n Earring
ton-or even Michael.
The Case Against Higgins
4 WENT downstairs into the cold.
l deserted library, where l made a
IRE. helped myself to stiff drink and
sat down 10 think For the most part
was concerned with the where
abouts Of the Skipper. That Higgins
in his right mind would in any way
InJure the Skipper seemed 70 M out
OF the question. And l could not con-
vince myself that Higgins was not In
his right mind.
/ went over and over the question.
1 took another drink and then another.
! threw myself down at the desk and
tried to write. The feel of pen in my
hand was comfortingIy familiar. More
10 quiet my nerves than IN hopes Of
proving anything. SCI to work.
HIGGINS
KnetD Of the presence Of Norman
Harrington. Whereabouts at the time
OF the death Of Jude suspicious. Easy
TO imagine him IN the confidence Of
eUeTg single person Hs0lested TO date
Jude, Norman burlington, 81. Far
Tingt0H, and the Skipper. Seen I'D
stairs tCheB the cat tras killed and the
room torn Up. Lied about Il afterscard.
Only person t1ko might hare re-
HaOUed letters from Williams room.
Witness for his abb on the shooting
Of 81. Harrington lSkippeTI missing.
Obtained something from drug store.
Poison? Started 10 tell me something.
A confession? Tried to get ny finger
prints on the gun Esed on n. FoFTsng-
ton. Carried keys to every room y
the house.
NoTE. Standing at my otUR eIbotu.
tUhea Cook lC0s attacked Locked IA
room sCith others lghen William and
iCere attacked. Has seemed afraid
Of something from the beginning.
Seems Teliered to =: locked Up. Mo-
tire uncomfortable.
Pausing for a cigarette. / surveyed
my results. A pretty disorderly mess.
Well. it could be Strengthened out
later. AT least my nerves were steady
ing down.
WILLIAM
Convicted Of felony. Served fun
term IN spite Of iRteTes- of Mr.. Bin
shop. Seems to indicate that no Uindi-
eating evidence has ret been found.
KnesC the BlinshopS- OHly person
trifh conceivable motire - reDenoe.
OEIy person 70 oiUe evidence against
Higgins. SRbstontiation of all his evi-
dence comes from his t1ife and Cook,
lrho are cIeUeT enough to hare fooled
the household oueT long period Of
time.
KnelD Of Higgins gun and admits to
being a good shot Abb covering kill
ing of cat and training of t1ife and
Cook questionable. Proof Of tchere-
Gbouts during death 3f Jude again
rests on those tlCo. Found Jude's body.
Might hare dealt tcith me in his ROOM
Might hare planted and removed let
tiers to cast suspicion elsetUhere. SHg-
oeStea the locking Of upstairs rooms.
Ma hare had Hi0gins' keys at the
time. May haze seen Norman Earring
ton tUhen Michael saiD him Servants
gossip from the Blinshcps' might hare
told him tcho Norman lr0s- Might hare
had Higgins ssspecfinq him
Strong enough to hare oUeTpoi1ered
both the Skipper and her brother.
Seems tCeIl UeTsed IN drugs Admits
going 10 drug store. NoTE: Was in
jured tChen lcds. might hare throt1H
himself dotCn the stairs-D Did TeUiUe
II. Farrington- Admits locking Us IN
cellar.
1 placed the two lists side by side
and considered them with unabashed
delight. Il seemed to me that the
case against William overshadowed
the case against Higgins.
fcoDyrioht 1857. Esther TylerI
Tomorrow, 1 check the eases
against Nike. Gay, Cook, Annie and
NJ. Harrington