THE
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
KANAKY MUKDEK CASE
By S. S.VAN DINE AUTHOR THE BENSON MURDER CASE
CHARACTERS
PHILO VANCE
only, did the other fellow know nabbed him. And he's the only where the Dude lived, but he person who could've unbolted and musta been wise to the fact that rabolted that side door Monday JOHN F.-X. MARKHAM, District the Dude was going to squeal yes-night.... Is that a case, or ain't
Attorney of New York County torday.
It, Mr. Markham ?” MARGARET ODELL". (THE)
Markham sat several ininutas in "CANARY")
thought/ CHARLES CLEAVER, 4
about-town
KENNETH SPOTSWOODE,
manufacturer
"It's a good case as far as it goc," he said slowly. "But what was his motive in strangling the
"It looked to me, sir, like they man-pulled the Odell job together- which is why the Dude didn't squeal a in the first place. But after the other fellow lost his nerve, and throw the jewellry away, Skeel
"That's easy. Mr. Vance Eero thought he'd play safe by turning suggested it the first day. You re- state's evidence, so he phoned you, member, he asked Jessup about his
The sergeant smoked a moment.
"LOUIS MANNIX, an importer
DR. AMBROISE LINDQUIST, a
fashionable, neurologist TONY SKEEL, a professional bar-
glar WILLIAM ELMER JESSUP
telephone operator HARKY SPIVELY, telephone op-
erator
ERNEST HEATH, Sergeant of the
Homicide Bureau
"So I stood all three of 'em to one side, and began looking round THE STORY THUS FAR for a bad egg--somebody who'd have been likely to be Skeel's nc- Margaret Odell is found stran complice. But first I tried to figure gled in her apartment. Skeel's out what you might call the phys Anger prints are found on the ical obstacles in the ense-that is, Beene, but Vance believes Skeel the smugs we were up against in our had been hiding in a clothes reconstruction of the crime." closet while the giri was nur.
Again he paused.
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER R 19, 1928.
THE HONEYMOON MURDER.
(Continued from Page 7)
boarding house that afternoon, the atcused chose to go in by a way exposed to every window. Ho was, in fact, seen by all the three people in the house. There was no ovi- desco that he was concealing some- thing. He had his hands on hig right alde, which was exposed to everybody's view. It was neces sary, if possible, for the prosecu- tion to fix the time of the murder. It was an odd coincidence that the watch had run down at a quarter to seven, which time agreed with Dr. Crawford's evidence that the murder might have taken place then, and when the accused was in Borrowdalo Gates. What possible motive could be suggested? The husband and wife were on perfect-
"I never put much stock in Man-feelings for Odell; and Jessup ly friendly terms. If he had want
ed to get rid of her, could it not nix, Cleaver and the doc. They turned red and got nervous."
"Oh, Lord!" exelnimed Vance.have been done in New York, or weren't the kind to do
# Job like that, and they certainly weren't "Am I to be made responsible for could he not have waited until he the kind that would be mixed up any part of this priceless lunacy? got to his own country, and his True, 1 pried into the chup's chance of escape would have been with a gaolbird like Skeel.
emotions toward the Indy; but that much easier. Instead of that, it was before anything had come to was suggested he came to Cumber- it. I was bein' carefultryin' land and selected a place where ho to test each possibility as it arose." could be easily obagtved and pur- "Well, that was a lucky question sued. He could get what money of yours, just the same."
ho wanted, as he had a substantial Heath turned back to Markham. bank balance in New York. As to "As I sve it: Jessup was stuck on the accused's subsequent conduct, Odell, and she told him to trot he anid at once to Inspector Graham along und sell his papers. He got in the most convincing language: all worked up over it, sitting there and in broken "sentences, "What, dered. Maunix, Dr. Lindquist and "Now, the thing that's been both-night after night, seeing these other my wife dead. Me detained on bus- Clenver all lie about their where-ering us most is that, side door. guys calling on her.
picion." Did they believe that to abouts the night of the murder. How did it get unbolted after aix
be mere acting? The next day be "Then Skeel comes along, and, sent wires to relatives. There was Spotswoode, who had been calling o'clock? Who holted it again after on the girl, had rushed back to the crime? Skeel musta come in recognizing him, suggests burglar no reason why the key to the jewel her door at the, sound of her by it before eleven, because he was can't do the job without help, forcase would not be concealed by the
izing Odell's apartment. Skeel scream but had been reassured in the apartment when Spotswoode
ncensed's wife. Was there any- that everything was all right and Odell returned from the thea- he has to pass the phone operator thing more in this case than sus- Skeel Lelephones that he will tell tre; and he probably went out by coming and going; and as he's been picion, conjecture and surmise, who committed the murder. leit after Cleaver had come to the there before, he'd be recognized. fails to appear, and the next day apartment at about midnight. he in found strangled, evidently by the same person who had killed the "Canary."
CHAPTER XLII
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which would not do? He mitted that on the evidence there would be an obvious and inevitable verdict for the nequittal of the ac- cused.
A Commital.
The magistrates, without retir ing, decided to commit the accused for trial at the next Carlisle Assizes, to be held in October.
'Standing up. In the dock, the ac- cused exclaimed,. "I did not kill my wife.".
"Jessup sees a chance of getting it got bolted again on the inside. blame on some
"But that wasn't explaininer how even with Odell and putting the one else; ea, the Well, air, studied over this for a two of 'em cook up the job for long time yesterday, and then Monday night." When Odell goes went up to the house and took an out Jessup unlocks the side door, other look at the door. Young and the Dude lets himself into the Nine o'clock the next morning Spively was running the switch-apartment with his own key. Then found Vance at the district at-board, and I asked him where Odell and Spotswoode arrive unex- torney's office. He had brought Jessup was, for I wanted to ask him pectedly. several newspapers, with him, and some questions. And Spively told
"Skeet hides in the closet, and was reading, with much amusement, me he'd quit his job the, day be the first complete accounts of fore-Saturday afternoon!"
after Spotswoode has gone, he ac- Skool's murder. Monday
Heath waited to let this fact sink cidentally makes a noise, and
Odell screams. generally a busy day for Markhan, In.
Ile stops out, and and he had arrived at the office) "I WAS on my way downtown when she sees who he is, she tells
Mr. Theslger Intimated that there before half past eight in an effort before the iden came to me. Then Spotswoode it's a mistake.
would be an application to the "Jessup now knows, Skeel has Home Offee to have the accused re- to clean up some pressing routine it hit me sudden-like; and the mallers before proceeding with his whole case brake whie open-Mr. been discovered and decides to moved from Preston Gnol to a investigation of the Odell case. " Markham, nobody but Jessup could make use of the fact. Soon after prison in London, pending the trial, Heath, I knew, was to come for opened that side door and locked it Spotswoode has gone, he enters the as the Chinese Legation and any a conference at ten o'clock. In the again--nobody. Figure it out for apartment with a pass-key. Skeel, friends he might have in England meantime there was nothing for yourself, sir--though I guess you've thinking it's somebody else, hides were there. He hoped the Bench Vance to do but.. read the news pretty well done it already. Skeel again in the closet; and then Jex would have no objection. papera; and I occupied myself in couldn't've done it. And there aup grabs the girt and strangles like mammer.
Was
Punctually at ten Heath arrived, and from his manner it was plain that something had happened, to
wasn't nobody else to do it.?
Markham had become interested, and leaned forward.
"After this idea had hit me,"
her, intenling to let Skeel get the ereilt for it. But Skeul comes out of hiding and they talk it over. Finally they come to an agreement,
cheer him immeasurably. He was Heath continued, "I decided to take and proceed with their original almost jaunty; and his formal self-a chance; so I got outa the Sub-plan to loot the place. autised salutation to Vanco, was way at the Penn Station, and like that of a conqueror to a van-phoned. Spively for Jensup's ad- quished adversary. He shook dress, hands with Markham with more thun his customary punctuality.
"Our troubles are over, sir," he anid, and paused to light his cigar. "I've arrested Jessup."
for?"
to
prawl."
Mr. Thesiger, on behalf of the ac- cused, pleaded not guilty and'ro- served his defence.
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"Jessup tries to open the jewel- case with the poker, and Skeel finishes the job with his chisel. Then I got my first good news; They then go out, Skeel leaves by Jessup lived on Segond avenue, the alde door, and Jossup rebolts it. right around the corner from Skeel: The next day Skeel hande the swag I picked up a coupla men from the to Jessup to keep till things blow local station, and went to his house. over; and Jessup gets scared and It was Vance who broke the dra-We found him packing up his throws it away. Then they have a
aa-things, getting ready to go to De-row. Skeel decides to tell every matic silence following this tounding sanouncement.
troit. We locked him up, and thing, so he can get out from un- In the name of Heaven-what took his finger-prints and sent 'em der; and Jessup, suspecting he's the French railway workers, Napoleon I. was Emperor.
Dubois. I thought I might going to do it, goes round to his journalists and photographers.
Two large bouquets-gifts of According to the duke's atory, Heath turned deliberately, in noget a line on him that way, behouse Saturday night and strangles the Nord Railway and the Railway he received a visit from his son-in- wise abashed by the other's tone entse crookta don't generally begin him like he did Odell."
"For the murder of Margaret with a job as big as the Canary Beath made a gesture of finality Workers' Federations were pre-law, M. de Place, who first demand- Odell and Tony Sheel."
and aank back in his chair.
aented to her, and for a moment cd 50 francs, and then 100. the reception threatened to be mur- Clever-deuced clever,"
The duke was obliging enough to "Oli, my aunt1 Oh, my precious Heath permitted himself.a grin
mured Vance, Sergeant, 1 apolo- formal, but Miss Kitson's smile let him have the money-pro- aunt Vance sat up and stared at of satisfaction. ,him in amazement. "Sweet angels: "Well, sir, Dubois, nailed him up!gize for my little outburst a mo- and charming modesty soon dissi-bably because M. de Pince had armed himself with a dagger taken of Heaven, conte down ami solace fis name ain't Jessup at all. The ment no. Your logic is irre-pated this atmosphere.
With murmuring approvals of from
numerous William part is all right, but his proachable. You've reconstructed
Amongst the "charmante," crime beautifully. You've "charmante," un-real monilser is Benton. He was the
the Oriental arms hanging on the wall. convicted of assault and battery solved the case..... It's wonder- reception committee, after present-
When the visitor is alleged to "You won't need no angels, or in Oakland in 1909, and served a ful simply wonderful. But it's ing the flowers, holsted her on to
the locomotive, where, with the have demanded the duke's pocket- aunts either, when you hear what your in San Quentin when Skeel wrong."
"It's right enough to send Mr. other visitors, she was photo-book, however, he met with a re- I've found out about this fellow. was a prisoner there. He was also
fusal. Ile then took a larger graphed. I've got him tied up a suck, grabbed as a lookout in a bank rob-Jessup to the chair."
bery in Brooklyn in 1914, but didn't "That's the terrible thing about Miss Kitson was given time dagger, and showed his dexterity rendy to hand to the jury."
NEXT SAILINGS The first wave of Markham's come to trial-that's how we hap logic," said Vance. "It so often only briefly to explain to the in the use of it by plunging it into tonishment had subsided.
pen to have his finger-prints at leads one irresistibly to a false con- reception committee and reporters cushions and several: grotesque OUTWARDS FOR SHANGHAL YORKOHAMA, KOBE & MOJL, "Let's huve the story, Sergeant." headquarters. ·
her mission, and was than whisk looking dolls which ornament the He stood up and walked across ed away for a busy round of room.
From Hongkong Heath settled himself in a chuir.
"When we put him on the grill the room, and back, his hands in receptions and fetea which will For, three-quarters of an hour M. He took a few moments to arrangetast night, he said he changed his his coat-packets. When he came leave her few epare moments de Place chased the unarmed duke
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Sails hence on or about 8th Nov. name after the Brooklyn racket, abreast of Heath he halted.
during hor, stay.
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Heath's complacency was shaken.
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[clusion."
round the room. "It's like this, sir. Yesterday and enlisted in the army. That's "I any, Sergeant; if somebody First she visited the monument afternoon I got to thinking. Here all we could get outs him; but we else could have unlocked that side to the railwaymen who died in the Then, taking a formidable sword Skeet murdered, same like didn't need any more.-Now, here door, and then rebolted it again war, where she placed a wreath. from the wall," he "pinked" his Odell, after he'd promised toure the facts: Jessup has served after the crime, you'd be willing to Then she was taken to a reception father-in-law in the hand. squeal; and it certainly looked as time for assault and battery. He admit that it would weaken your in her honour in the Champs though the same guy had strangled was mixed up in a bank robbery-case against Jessup-ch, what?"
Elyaces, both of. 'em. Therefore, I con-Skeel was a fellow prisoner of his,
Heath was In a generous mood. cluded that there musta been two He's got no alibi for Saturday night; "Sure. Show me someone else gays in the apartment Monday when Skeel was killed, and he lives who coulda done that, and I'll ad- night-the Dude and the murderer found the corner. He quit his job mit that maybe I'm wrong."
just like Mr. Vance has been say-suddenly Saturday afternoon.
"Skeel could have done it, Ser- ing all along.
"He's husky and strong and could geant. And he did do it-without "Then I figured that they knew easily have done the business. He any one knowing it." each other pretty well, because not was planning hle getaway when we
(To be Continued.)
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POLICE MAKE ROADHOGS mons-were his demeanour, his ing you that I should not carry on Court at Singapore recently that dress, and the dryness of his re-this policy if I did not think it was man who was removed to hos- pital after a traffic accident had
WALK HOME. (good." plies to questions.
been unconscious for twenty-two After speaking of Sir Austen's days, and was being artificially
Berlin, Aug, 28. He narrates a
Determined to suppress what is memory of Mr. great loyalty, the journalist dia
fed, Joseph Chumberlain, and how the cusses his efforts in the cause of
This statement was made by regarded here as the "plague" of latter used to speak of his son's first peace, of which Sir Austen is de Chief Court Inspector Meredith in noisy motor-cycles, groups of Ber- steps in political life, Mr. Beraud scribed as "one of the Paris, Aug. 24.
aaking that the bail granted to alin police, with experts in atten- makes much of the resemblance workers." Sir Austen Chamberlain is the between Sir Austen and Mr. Joseph
Chinese lorry driver who la chargdance, yesterday lay in "traps" at Although, adds M. Beraud, Sired. with causing grievous hurt into and out of the city.
selected points on the main roads
Owners of such nolay machines subject of today's article by M. Chamberlain.
Austen's head
had to take the tram, or tramp, serves the Soviets should be raised from $500 to Henri Beraud in tho "Petit
Riders whose machines were
They will receive their machines! Dealing with their interview, M. as the emblem of insolent Western
$1,000. Paristen's" series on great figures Beraud states that the conversation wealth, he is a man without a for- Inspéctor Meredith also said making undue noise were stopped. back with instructions as to the
Experts examined the motor-necessary alterations. turned on France, and Sir Auston tune, and the writer concludes that
cycles, and took temporary posses- said how much he loved that coun- in the "Land of sterling" power that the complainant was not ex-
Future offenders are to be punish- What struck the writer most try. "I assure you," he said, "that goes not so much to the rich as to pected to live.
The ball was raised as request-sion of those which did not comply ed by the withdrawal of their SIAMS, SLAMS, CLAMS, CLASS, when he saw Sir Austen for the the unity of our two countries gives the worthy.
with the silencer regulations. licenses.
in contemporary positions.
ed,
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