The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-02-03
TON THOMAS, D. D., THE
LORD BISHOP OF BUDE.

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just few questions, so that ! car
check up on events last night.
b.: OF course. ! am the last per-
son to wish to obstruct you ir
your duties, officer. Any informa'
ton that can give is entirely at
your service.
H.: That's nice Of you, Bishop,
| only wish that all the people
I've had to question looked on
things like that. Now, perhaps
you'll tell me what you were doing
between the time Of the ship sail,
ing and going in to dinner last
night.
E.: / was standing by the after
rail on the starboard side Of the
ship, with Lady Welter when we
left Miami.
X: You saw Blame and his Sec
rotary come aboard, then?
b.: Yes.
n: You are quite certain that
it was Blame?
b.: Oh, yes. L.remarked to Lady
Welter at the time how very much
older he was looking.
n: You knew him before then!
b.: | would hardly say that |
knew him, but we met once about
seven years ago. He was staying
in an English country house where
also Glanced to be guest.
X: What happened after that?
b.: Lady Welter and | went be-
low shortly after the ship sailed.
! changed for dinner and came up
to the lounge at 8 o'clock. | can
state the time with certainty as
the ships bell was sounded just
as ! went up the companionway.
Ny host, MIR. Rocksavage, was
there with Mr.. Stodart. A few
minutes after that Lady Weller
came in and then Mr.. Rocksavage
went below to change, remarking
as he did so that he had left it
very late and, if he were not up
on time, we were TO 20 in to din
ner without him.
q = .
Lady Weller and | talked with
Mr.. Stodart for a time, and then
o Japanese. gentleman, who had
come aboard in the afternoon,
Joined us. Mr. and Mrs. Jocelyn
came in next-no, no, I'm wrong
there - Count Posodini arrived
after the japanese. then the Joce-
lyns, just before the dinner bugle
sounded. 't,. "a.
Mr.. Rocksavage was a little late
and had no sooner arrived in the
lounge than he was sent for to 60
below. We stood about for few
minutes, and then Miss Rocksav'
age came In. Soon after she re-
ceiyed message from her father
that Mr.. Blame had been taken i'll
so that the yacht was returning to
Miami, and that we were to go in
to dinner without waiting any
longer,
: n: Thanks. Bishop. That's al
nice and clear. Now, what car
you tell me about the objects OF
this party?
b.: Well, it's just a pleasure trip,
you know. | had hoped that il
would be a most pleasant relaxa.
ton from my arduous duties. j
have . large flock yod know,--a
large 'flouk, = ~. 70
N: But you were aware, surely
that Lady Welter is n. very rich
woman aid a considerable portion
Of Thea fortune is invested in the
R0cksaydge conPanieS2
B.: Yea. l.. WIS aware OF that.
Lady. Wcltsi' il q very old friend
of mine--one of my oldest and,
you will not misunderstood me
when ] say, one Of my dearest
friends. Those papers that she
controls ut home WELD an enorm'
Gus influence for. good, and II has
been my privilege On many, occa,
si6ns to advise her, on questions OF
policy for those paperS. -
X: She might we'll have con-
suited you then if the money
which supports those .papcfs was
in jeopardy?
B.: Yes, she certainly might
have done so as an old friend, you
know--a very old friend.
n: But you didn't actually
know that this trip, was cover foi
a big business deal in which Rock
savage, Bolitho Blame and Lady
Welter were concerned?
B.: No. | was not actually aware
Of that.
r.: And, although you had
known Blame previously. you did
not have any communication with
him while he was on board this
ship?
CAT THIS POINT SToDART,
WHOM WE HAD SENT FOR
EARLIER FOR THE PURPOSE
OF GETTING A FLASH PHOTO
GRAPH. OF HIM, CAME INTO
THE CABIN. | SNAPPED HIM
AS HE ENTERED. WE THEN
SAW THAT THE BISHOP HAD
COLLAPSED IN HIS CHAIR
AFTER A MOMENT HE CAME
ROUND OUT OF HIS FAINT
APOLOGIZED AND MENTION
ED THAT HE HAD HAD No
BREAKFAST, ALSO THAT HE
SUFFERED FROM HIS HEART
DETECTIVE OFFICER KITTER.
ING. HAVING CONCLUDED HIS
EXAMINATION, HE ALLOWED
THE BISHOP TO WITHDRAW
IN STODARTS COMPANY
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