The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-01-02

See that, boy? Those people
would like to lynch you. That's
why I'm asking you TO trust me.
The quicker We get this thing
over. the better for You We're
going TO try 10 keep EN- from
bolhering YOU. But can't you see
the longer they stay around here.
the harder it'll be for us TO han
dc them?"
Buckley let 20 Of Biggcrs arm
and hoistcd the window. cold
wind swept In and Bigger heard
roar Of voices. lnvoluntarilv.
he stepped backward Would they
break into the Jail? Buckley shut
The window and led him hack to
The room He sat upon tho cot
and Buckley sat opposite him
"Yon look like an Intelligent
boy You sec what you're in Toll
me about this thing Don't lot
those Reds fool you into saving
you're not guilty. I'm talking n
Won as straight as Id talk 10 q
son Of mine. Sicn confession
and get this over with"
bigger said nothing he sal
looking AT tho floor
Was Jan mixed up in this7"
Bigger heard the faint excited
scurd Of mob voices coming
through the concrete walls Of the
buldinr
"Hc proved en- alihi and he's
free Tell me did he leave YOU
holding the bas7'
Rlsse heard he far-aWay clang
OF q street car
"lf he made YOU do Il, then sign
a complaint against him.
bigger saw the shining tip Of
mans black shoes the sharp
creascs IN his striped trousers;
tho clear icv elntine Of eye-
r,asses upon his high, long nose.
Box. said Buckley in voice
SO loud that Bigger flinohcd.
where's Bessie.r
Bigeer's eyes widened He had
rot thought OF Bessie but once
since his capture Her death was
unimportanf beside that Of Mary,
he knew that when they killed
him IL would be for Marys death;
not Bessie's
Well hoy We found her You
'hil he with brick. but she
didni die right away
Bigger's muscles jerked him 10
his feet Bessie alive. But the
voice droned on and he sat down.
she tried to get out OF that
air-shafi hut she couldn't She
froze 10 death We got the brick
Won hit her with We got The
blanket and the quilt and the
pillows YOU took from her room.
We got letter from her purse
she had written to YOU and
hadn't mailed n letter telling YOU
she didn't want 10 20 through
with irving 10 collect the ransom
money You see hoy. we got YOU.
Come on. now, tell me all about
It"
Bigger said nothing. He buried
his face in his hands
You raped her. didn't YOU.
We'll II YOU Won't tell about Bes-
sic. then tell about the woman
YOU raped and chokcd 10 death
over on University Avenue last
fall
Was tho man trying 10 scare
him. or did he really think he
had done other Killings
BOY. YOU might just as well
tell me. We've got line on all
JtI ~ q
girl YOU attacked in Jackson Park
last summer Listen. boy. when
YOU were in your cell sleeping
and woulds't talk. We brought
women IN 10 identify YOU. Two
women swore complaints AGAINST
Won Ono was tho sister Of the
woman YOU killed last fall. Mrs.
, Clinton. Tho other woman. Miss
Ashton. says Won attacked her last
, summer ~ climbing through the
window M her bedroom
II amt bothered no woman last
summer or last fall either" Big
ger said
Miss Ashton identified you. She
swcars you're the one"
, Il don't know nothing about it
But Mrs Clinton. the sister OF
! the woman you Killed last fall.
i came rs your cell and pointed you
/ out Who'll believe YOU when YOU
say YOU didn't do a.? You killed
and raped two women In two
days: who'll believe YOU when
, YOU saw YOU didn't rape and kill
, the others? Come on. boy. You
, haven't chance holding out"
II don't know nothing about
other women" Bigger repeated
stuhbornly
Bigger wondered how much did
> the man really know. Was he
lying about the other women In
order 10 get him 10 tell about
Mary and Bessie Or we're they
really trying n pin Other crimes
upon him.
' Boy. when the newspapers get
! hold OF what we've got on YOU.
you're cooked I'm not the one
who's doing this The Police De-
partment is digging up the dirt
ard bringing II 10 me. Why don't
you talk Did you kill the other
women? Or did somebody make
YOU do ~? Was Jan In this bus
+ mess? We're the Reds helping
you? You're fool u Jan was
miNed up in this and you won't
tell"
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