Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-05-22

~I'ye heard so. never knew It.
! thought 1t was the key OF some car.
What car"
I've no idea. In my job one gets
. odd keys"
That's what I'm suggesting, Jack
son; That in your job one makes It
ones business to get odd keys"
I'm garagist
Il suggest you're a house-breaker. .
mo"
and that you run your garage to
cloak and TO aid the profession you
follow by night"
mo, sir"
Just look at that pistol, win your"
A pistol was handed up. Now we know
that when Shooters was entered that
pistol was taken away"
$50 I've heard"
You've seen the owner identify it2"
Yes"
And that pistol was found in Kill
lingham village pond?"
would you go through Killingham
village If you wanted to get to Linn
from Hahdom Bridge?"
aThe bullets found in that pistol ex-
actly correspond with the bullets which
passed one through one constable's
shoulder and one through one con-
stables hearth"
$50 I've heard"
'Is there any doubt In your mind
that that in fact is the weapon with
which the murder was done?"
1T seems likely enough"
"A pistol stolen from Shooters
house Of which somehow or other you
had the key?"
Somehow or other. 1t may fit other
locks"
Can you tell me another lock which /
that key fits2"
I've already said think it belongs |
to another car"
What carp"
That can't say. A lot Of cars pass
through my hands"
do you keep their keys?"
"SometimeS-by accident"
You mean you forget TO give them |
up. when you part with the carp"
That's right. It's easy enough"
NO doubt. But why carry them on
your In the lining OF your note-case,
able things?"
'T don't know how they came to be
there"
how many cars were in your garage?"
Eight, I think"
Had you the key Of any one Of those
eight upon your persona"
IL don't think So"
Where were the keys Of those cars?" /
81 couldn't say"
II suggest they were in the cars TO !
which they belonged"
VERY likely"
'sWhiIe the keys Of two other cars,
If which you had lost all trace, are ]
secreted in the lining Of the wallet in I
which you keep your notes2"
Apparently"
"Why?" .
II don't know. probably had some ]
'eason for putting them there"
II suggest you had an excellent '
'eason." 2
''If they're latch keys, never knew
t. I don't know where they belong" I
do you ever wear gloves2" s
When want to keep my hands /
lean"
rs that a pair that you wear-to
.eep your hands clean?" h
Some wash-leather gloves we're passed q
p Eyes" 2
when did you wear them lastP" a
II couldn't say" n
Gloves are worn by burglars?" r
81 believe So"
hat Sunday night?"
mo"
They're soiled, aren't they?" C
"They could do with q wash" 4
Found in your overcoat pockets" le
81 dareSay" II
But you can't remember when you n n
rore them?" -
II wore them from time to time"
Where did you get them, Jackson?"
II couldn't possibly say. I've had
,m for years"
you don't know where you got them
nd you can't say when you wore
hem. Is that right2"
"You can put 1t that way"
VERY well" saws counsel, smiling.
Now take your mind to that Monday,
he day Of the crime. When the police
rived at your garage, you were in
UNFORTUNATELY"
why unfortunately"
81 don't like pol-people nosing
0und my garage when I'm not there.
Don't you, Jackson2 Why2"
II don't trust the police"
Don't you? Why not?"
II Just don't trust them Look at
hose number plates"
What about them2"
"The police were In the garage
wenty minutes before came down"
What Of that2 Do you seriously
lggest that they ioosened the number
lateS?"
Il don't suggest anything"
"Only If the police we're to be there,
,u'd have preferred to be there, too?"
That's right, sir"
II see. Rather late that morning,
eren't your"
It'd had a bad night"
What time did you go to bed?"
about midnight"
"And you were fast asleep at 10
clock the next day2"
81 don't know what time It was. They
oke me to say the police was there"
Ten hours in bed?"
"I've said had q bad night. didn't
, to sleep till past four"
i suggest you didn't get to bed TIL
st A.
mo, sir"
Can you tell me any other occasion
1en you have been In bed and asleep
10 o'clock in the morning Of a work
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