The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-02-24

, s.rvI,e. Inc. William Morrow q Co.
lit could not, on the evidence
shown. have been any member of
the crew. This leaves me at a
completely dead end, and ! am
now awaiting further instructions.
| KEYS KETTERING,
Detective Officer.
Florida Police.
{ :55 r. m. 9-l-GT on s. Y.
| Golden Gull.
POLICE HEADQUARTERS,
Miami. Fla.
$50 p. m. 9-l-'37
MEMO
To Detective officer Ecttering:
Solution of murder perfectly
clear on evidence submitted.
Arrest Bolitho Blanc, now POS
mg rs his secretary, for the muir
| der of Nicholas Stodart.
! JOHN MILTON SCHWAB.
Lieutenant Florida Police.
| LIEUTENANT SCHWAE'S AN
ALNSIS OF TIE FOREGC-
ING ETIDENCE.
TIE time Cf the murder was set
between 1875 and $50, owing to q
message, supposedly in the VIC
ti.a's handwriting. appearing on q
leaf torn from Stodart's diary,
which was not in existence until
iTG0.
Compare the share quotations
supposedly written by Stodart,
| however. with other examples OF
/ handwriting known to have been
writes by Blanc. The word
"Rocksavagc" in the share list also
occurs twice in Blane's letter TO
Stodort and twice in his letter to
the Bishop. The similarity of the
frs; 20 the other four immediately
springs 20 the eve, only the IS
aud the - differing 20 any eN-
tent. Other similariticS appear on
closer inspection and there can be
no doubt that all three documents
were written by the same person.
No, the victim. but the writer
Of the share quotations therefore
wrote the alleged last message, so
that there is no evidence as 10
when the murder was committed.
The alibi Of the man presumed to
be Stodart begins only at 7:25
when he entered the lounge. II
the crime was committed before
that his abb falls to the ground.
Examination of the evidence
brings other points 20 light show
ING that the man known as Stod-
art throughout the investigation is
in reality Bolitho Blame. These
are rs follows:
FirSt-Photograph d of Blane'S
bathroom shows safety razor on
the washstaud, whereas photo
graph f. of Stodart'S cabin shows
cut-throat razor on the wash
stand. The photograph presumed
20 be of Stodart, flashed by Detec-
tive Officer Neame on the morn
ing after the crime, shows a razor
cuc on the mans face. IL is OBJ
vious that he had always been
used 70 shaving with safety ra-
ZOr but. as suite c was locked up
after the murder. he could not
get at this, and had TO do the best
ne could TO shave himself with the
cut-throat razor that was in Stod-
arts cabin.
Second-On examination of the
photograph presumed to be of
Stodart, it is apparent that the
coat he is wearing is too big Tor
him. as the sleeve is overlong, and
the garment must have been built
for a slightly taller man. 1t is OBJ
vious that Blame, having changed
identities with his secretary. had
to wear his secretary's clothes,
which did not quite fit him.
THIRD-It will be recalled that
on the night of the Sth, when the
man presumed 10 be Stodart dined
with kettering, he complained of
an abSceS which was causing him
trouble with his false teeth and,
as the upper set were slipping
badly. he was unable TO eat any
solids. An examination of photo
graph ID of Blane'S bathroom,
shows tooth brush and a plate
brush, the latter being an indica-
ton that Blame had false teeth,
whereas in photograph + of
Stodart's cabin there is on the