The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-04

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 s..,,.>>,4..~,->r>>> >>>>,,s-~ ~~>un0.zs>oMs#M,r& Rocksayage. We are business friends--it is nice to meet each other--and enjoy the pleasures of such excellent company upon his very beautiful yacht.
 K: Now, that won't do, and the sooner you come clean with me the better. This pleasure trip was blind to cover a big business deal between Rocksavagc and Blanc. You're going to tell me just what part you were going to play in that.
 H.: tell you anything you like. When I say that it is a pleasure trip speak truthfully, but l have already said that I was a business friend of MT. Rocksavage, too. When business men are together, even for pleasure, their conversa- tion is of their business also, most of the time, a I have frequently observed.
 K.: You knew, then, that business would come under discussion?
 H.: Certainly I knew that.
 K: Well, let's hear the part you were going to play in 1t.
 H.: I have the honor to act for the Shikoku Products Company, which is associated with my gov ernment. Shikoku handles various commercial concessions for the ministry of the interior and one of these has to do with the supply of soap to the armed forces and also civil services of Japan. This monopoly is of considerable value and Shikoku hoped to raise loan of 10 to 12 million dollars on it,. Also, this monopoly would have considerable value for whatever company acquired 1t since, if they wished, they could float a subsi- diary company upon the prospec- tive profits which the monopoly will bring and thus attract con- siderable new public money to their bushes.
 K.: And you were about to sell this monopoly to either Rocl,sav- age or Blanc?
 H.: That is so. I have been ne- gotiating by correspondence with both for some time, A fortnight ago, however, MT. Rocksavage cabled me that negotiations could go no further until after confer ence he proposed to hold on this date. He suggested that should join the party and said that, If l did 20, he bad every reason to believe that the affair might be concluded to the satisfaction of all concerned. I sailed from San Francisco to Panama and from there l came overland to join his yacht at Miami.
 K.: see. That will do.
 
 DEFECTIVE OFFICER NEAME'S
 SHORTHAND NOTES OF DE-
 TECTIVE OFFICER KETTER-
 INGS EXAMINATION OF
 COUNT POSODINI.
 P: Hello! Hello! Has this writ ing room been converted into a photographic studio overnight?
 K: No. Come in. Count. It's just that we're taking flash Of all the guests on board before we examine them. Matter of routine, that's all. Sit down, will you? There are just few questions I'd like to ask you about this unfor- t,,-ntn nffaIy ta ut YNtJhf
 P: Fire away, friend, fire away!
 K: From your name I had i'm agined you to be an Italian, but you talk like an American.
 P: am an Italian, but I have lived in the States nearly all my life. My mother was an Ameri- can and she had the money so, although I still have the old place in Italy, regard New York as home.
 K: I sec. Now, would you mind telling me what your move ments were from the time the yacht sailed till you went in to dinner last night.
 P: There's no mystery about that. was having drink in the lounge with Mrs. Jocelyn when the engines started to turn over. A few moments later MT. Rock savage joined us. We had another spot with him and then Blane's secretary, chap called Stodart, came in and made himself known to us. We had another round of drinks to keep him company while he was taking some notes of share prices off the board for his boss. The lounge steward took those down to Blane,s cabin for him and came up to say that he couldn't get any answer to his knock, 50 Stodart told him to take them down again and push the thunder the cabin door.
 Just after that I said I thought 1t was just about time to go below and change.
 K: Can you tell me what time that would have been?
 P: About a quarter Of eight Mrs. Jocelyn said she thought she would 20 down, too, 50 we went down together, after which wen' straight to my cabin.
 came up to the lounge again about 8:25, and when the dinner bugie sounded most of the guests were assembled there.
 tFROM THIS POINT COUNT POSODINIB STATEMENT CON- FffaMg THAT OF THE CTHERS.)