The times-news., 1937-02-19
By Dennis wheatiey Q 1891
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By Dennis wheatiey Q 1891 by NJ
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lnvestisating the murder oi
.BoIitho Blame, British finaneier'
aboard Carlton Roekssvase'
yacht. Detective Officer ketterins
run, INTO a maze of eonfheans
A. ,ks,iiftstis.,ion p.osre''e.;;
kstssripr ls.Fn. from .Resinald
Joeslya that koekssvage pos.essed
the bes. motive for the crime
financial gain. Moreover, he learn
ed that Roeksavage was able TO
dre,, for dinner in four minutes,
q feat eoneeivably enabling him to
commit a murder and return to
the ships lounge without creating
suspicion. Only Nicholas Stodart'
Blane's secretary, has a complete
Alibi.
Confronted with Jocelyn's rev.
eiation. Roeksavage counters that
Joeelyn, too, had a good motive
money. Furthermore. that Japa-
ne,e agent Inosuke Hsyashi.
stood to lose a million dollars had
Blame lived and concluded a mer-
ger with Roeksavage, thereby kill
ing the soap monopoly deal Hay
ashi sought. Al the same time
Lady Welter becomes deeper in.
voIved when unable to prove her
whereabouts at the time OF the
crime.
Hayashi. Questioned again by
ketterins. admits his interest in
the soap monopoly but denies muir
dsrins Blame. Contending that he
was in his cabin when the crime
occurred. he offered tho steward
a. proof Of this.
NOW co ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XXI
DETECTIVE OFFICER kETTER-
ING'S FOURTH REPORT,
CONTINUED.
Having re-examined all the par
ties. | proceeded to a new analysis
of the situation ana composed a
fresh draft of possible motives.
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POSSIBLE MOTIVES No. 81
9-1-37.
MRS. JoCELYN.: Nil, as far as
is known at the moment but she is
in, collusion with her husband,
supporting his statement that he
was in his bath at 7:45, when we
know that he was not, and she may
or may not have been in her own
cabin, at that hour.
z COUNT POS0DINI ALIAS
"SIICK" DANIELS: A motive, in
that he admits that it was through
Blsne's agency that he was sent
down for his first term in Sing
Sing, and that Jocelyn brought
him. on board with the deliberate
intention of giving him the oppor-
tunity of getting even with Blanc.
Il is even possible that Jocelyn
may have paid him to do the job.
or that they did the job between
them. His alibi depends on his be-
ing able to prove that Mrs. Jocelyn
was in his cabin from 7:45 till
$40. and this she denies.
MIR. ROCKSAVAGE.: Strong
motive. and it is now proved, ow-
ing TO his capability 81 changing
in under. four minutes, that he had
ample time to commit the crime
between $40 and $3.50.
THE BISHOP OF BUDE.:
Strong motive. In the Bishops
previous statement he said that he
had only met Blame casually in an
English country house once about
seven years ago (1929), whereas
he does not now deny that he met
Blame in France in 1917.
.Blane's letter shows that there
was some strong tie up between
the two. Il now seems certain that
this was in connection with the
unsavory business that the Bishop
is so anxious should not be made
public. The probability is that
Blame was holding this over him
and. as there was ample oppor-
tunity for the Bishop to commit
the crime. he now comes strongly
under suspicion.
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LADY wELTER:. Strong mo-
tive owing TO the. fact that il looks
as though she would have been
completely bankrupt il the Rock
savage companies had gone under
and no longer in a position to fl
nance the group of papers which
arc her principal life interest.
Mr.. .HAYASHI: Strong motive.
II now appears that he stood to
lose a considerable sum of money
If Blame and Rocksavage had ever
got together.
Mr.. JOCELYN:. Strong motive.
Lady Welter's bankruptcy would
have thrown him back into the
precarious existence which he was
leading between 1929 and 1881.
with the additional burden of a
wife 10 support. II is now proved
that he told a direct lie in his early
statement where he said that he
was in his bath at 7:45. since Mr..
Rocksavage met him In the pass
age still unchanged at S:10. More
over. "Shck" Daniels evidence
goes to show that Jocelyn had de-
tiberately invited him on board in
the hope that he might, square ac-
counts with Rlane. 70 -.
MISS, R0CKSAVAGE: Nil. as
far. a. is known at the moment
The foregoing examinations and
the writing Of the. report, have oc-
capied me all morning and at the
moment admit that / am COM
plctely baffled. Only the two
stewards, the ships carpenter and