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"KANAKY” MUKDEK KASE
S. S.VAN DINE AUTHOR 9 THE BENSON MURDER CASE
"You're not on the witness-stud in your men defense, Mí. Llewaer, however much you appear to regard yourself as cligible for that position."
CHARACTERS
PHILO VANCE
JOHN F-X. MARKHAM, District
Attorney of New York County
a mood for the pleasantries of The curious.
Jonly his lips moved as he put the
question.
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"Knowing this young woman as well as you did," explained Mark ham patiently, you are no doubt In possession of some information -certain facts or confidences, let! us say which would throw light "overnment and business, with on her brutal and apparently un-government regulation avoided as long as equal opportunity to all expected, murder."
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Cleaver was silent for some time. His eyes had shifted to the wall before him, but otherwise his fea- tures remained set.
"I'm afraid I can't accommodate vou," he said at length.
"Your attitude is not quite what might be expected in one whose onscience is entirely clear," re- turned Markham, with a show of resentment.
What has my knowing the girl to do with her being murdered? She didn't confide in me who her murderer was to be. She tldn't even tell me that she knew any one he intended to strangle her. If she'd known, she most likely could have avoided being murdered."
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ELROD SENTENCE IN SHANGHAL
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FOR THE HONGKONG SHANGHAI tle removed from the others, and. you possess, we have turned to you erime for which Elrod was con- leaning, over, murmured in my car; to lead us in these immediate leted was a serious ond and that "Markham's up against another yours when the greatest need of
he was extremely fortunate that lawyer-poor dear!....A crump-our eoantry is the application of!
the charge was not murder. Had principles in lin' altuation."
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the charge against Elrod would surely have been murder instead of assault with intent to kill.
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But, however inauspiciously this Interlocatory skirmish may have begun it soon developed into a grim combat which ended in Cleaver's complete surrender, Markham, de- pite his suavity and graciousness, was an unrelenting and resource ful antagonist; and it was luar hefore he had forced from Cleaver some some highly signi- flennl information.
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in had begun to fall late in ly evasive rejoinder, he turned the afternoon, and when dinner quickly and leaned forward.
"You're not on the witness-stand was over it had turned into a stendy
TYPHOID OUTBREAK
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Judge Purdy began by stating that certain facts in the case instify clemency in passing sc tence. The Court declared that he did not feel that he could give Elrod a suspended sentence as the crime committed was a serious one and the convicted' man must be Manila, Aug. 13. During the past few days made to feel the seriousness of it. Hyphoid fever has climbed rapidly
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His Honour said that it was bet.. the leading place in the number ter for Elrod to go to prison for
MARGARET ODELL (THE) downpour. which threatened to last in your own defense, Mr. Cleaver;" contagious diseases reported his deed than to return to his wife
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of the lounge-room,, andligible for that position."
constituted only about 5 per cent apply to the Board of Pardons and 1 setled ourselves for a protracted Cleaver glared-back fixedly with the total diseases reported Paroles for a parole, and if his
smoke.
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round man, with a heavy, florid he could from the other's phleg "TONY SKEEL, & professional bur-[eo and thin grey hair, strolled up matic countenance. Bat Cleaver contagious diseases reported, 3 plan advanced for the little farm
as with a stealthy self-assured was apparently just as determined were tvehold; on August 6, of 33 in Georgin, with his wife. WILLIAM FLEMER JESSUP, teleaff, and wished Markham a jovial that his vis-a-vis should decipher cases, 17 were trnhold; on August
phone operator
Hod evening. Though I had not absolutely nothing; and the fen-7, of 17 cases, 5 were (vuhold; on
"I think this man," the Court HARRY SPIVELY, telephone]
set the newcomer I knew him to tures that met Markham's scrutiny August 8, of 20 cases, 7 were operator
he Charles Cleaver.
were as ard as a desert. At phaid; on August 9, of 23 cases, stated, "will be better off away 'ERNEST HEATH, Sergeant of the
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There was moment of allence as The thing that bales Vance imbre of calculation and coldness, ther you discuss the matter or not becoming alarmed and in spite of most is the jewel case. It had Markham rose and, after shaking here in the club to-night. If you the claims made by health officials Judge Purdy asked: heen opened with a steel chirende, introduend him to Vance prefer to be brought to my alice they claim the disease is becoming after unsuccessfully being primi ad me though, it seemed, Vaner in the morning by a sherif with a epidemin and more serious steps with a poker, Spatoode hd kua hin slightly for some subgbena. I'll be only too glad to should be taken to combat and gone out with Margard Odell the night she
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THE STORY THES FAR.
"That's up to you," Cleaver!
He took the chair Markham acenodate you.” was murdered. When dients, and, producing a cigar. he left her he told Jegaip to mallcarefully cut the end with a gold told him, hustilely
to his heavy a cab. They heard a scream from Upper attached
"
Markham.
"And what's printed in the news. her room, but when they reached catch-chain, rolled the eirar bepapers about it will be up to the
rejoined her door Were! 10td every-ween his lips to dampen it, and reporters," thing was all right. Thehled it in closely cupped hands. I'll explain the situation to them
had beew] next morning she
"I'm sorry to trouble you, M. and give them a verbatim report found stranglet Vance helenver, hegan Markham, "but, as of the interview." Heves two men were in the apart probably have read, a young "But I've nothing to tell you." ment, one in a clothes closet, the roman by the name of Margaret The other's tone was suddenly ron-1 other the murderer investigationdell was murdered last night in eilatory; the idea of publicity was discloses that Cleaver has been her apartment in 71st Street.
esidently highly distasteful to seen with her the most, and Gager-! He paused. He seemed to be him. prints in the apartment Ipad to the considering just how he could best |
"So you informed me before," identification of Tony Skeel.
oach a subject so obviously deli- eate; and perhaps he hoped Cleaver sald Markham coldly. "Therefore, would volunter the fact of his ne- wish you good evening."
He turned to Vance and me with quaintance with the girl. But not
CHAPTER XVI
He hung up the receiver
rubbed his harris together.
and a muscle of the man's face moved; the air of a man who had terminat-i
an, after a moment, Markliam con-ed an unpleasant episode.
"Now we're sailing," he rejoiced.tinued,
Vance had gone to the window, "In making Inquiries into the and stood staring down on the young woman's life I learned that "Bridge of Sighs," his hands thrust you, among others, were fairly well deep into his pockets. Slowly he acquainted with her."
Again he paused. Cleaver lifted turned, and fixed Heath with a contemplative eye.
his eyebrows almost imperceptibly,! "It simply "won't do, don't but said nothing. know," he asserted. Your friend,
Cleaver, however, made no move
to go. He smoked thoughtfully for short, bard laugh which did not minute or two; then he gave a even diaturb the contours of his fuze.
"Oh, hell!" e grumbled, with The fact is," went on Markham, forced good-nuture. "As you said, the Dude, may have ripped open a trifle annoyed by the other's de-I'm not on the witness-stand. that bally box, but his head isn'berately circumspect attitude, What do you want to know?" the right shape for the rest of last my report states that you were
evening's performance."
"I've told you the situation." seen with her on many occasions
voice betrayed during a period of nearly two Markham's
Heath was contemptuous, "Not being a phrenologist, I'm years. Indeed, the only inference curious Irritation. "You know the Who were her going by the shape of his finger-to be drawn from what I've learn-sort of thing I want. How did this
than Odell girl live? e is that you were more prints."
"A woeful error in the technic of casually interested in Miss Odell." Intimates? Who would have been "Yes?" The, query was as non-likely to want her out of the way? What enemies had she?-Any- criminal approach, Sergeant," re-committal as it was gentle,
to an plied Vance dulcatly. "The qu'es- "Yes," repented Markham. thing that might lead us tion of culpability in this CORD "And I may add, Mr. Cleaver, that explanation of her death.... And, lan't so simple as you imagine. this is not the time for pretenses incidentally," he added with tart- It's deucet complicated. And this or suppressions. I am talking to ness, "anything that'll eliminate gians of fashion and mould of form you tonight, in large measure yourself from any suspected par- whose portrait you're carryin' next ex officio, because it occurred to me ticipation, direct or indirect, in to your heart has merely added to that you could give me some assis-the affair." ita intricacy."
tance in clearing the matter up. I
Cleaver stiffened at theac last Tuesday, September 11: 6 p.m.) think it only fair to say that a worse, and started to protest in- Markham dined at the Stay certain man is now under grave dignantly. But immediately he vesant Club, as was his custom,picion, and we hope to arrest and at his invitation Vançe end I remained with him. He no doubt him very soon. But, in any event, changed his tactics. Smiling con- we will need help, and that is why temptuously, he took out a leather pocket-ense and, extracting a small figurdi. that our presence at, the
dinner-table would act as a bul- requested this little chat withded paper, handed it to Mark- wark against the intrasion of you at the club,"
"And how can I assist you?" casual acquaintances; for he was Cleaver's face remained blank;
ham.
(To Be Continued.)
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