At the trial, two Brighton street iris gave evidence of conversations (with Mancint which would certainly Ineriminate "him." And an" East London gist named Doris Savile de-feared that. Mapeini. took er for side om ly" 18. che "ai, but firmly maintained that it w for baroques) ang. although he never seen her. before, tried to per-ande her to. concoct with him a story that would Nave given him" an alibi fon the fatal May 10, respect of reported con two facts are to be remem fnpee of time. since Violet's dear the notoriety it had attained, How many of us could accurately remem ber a conversation of six or seven rent ao, or dlaenangte it from Feports and general talk? "And. the ater, supers newspapi
people who. told these storier were of of an eduented ela Mancini said bluntly that the two Brighton ris were seared; they had their living to. make in the street; they would. say anything that they: Thoustht would pense the police, The aitbt story. and thab about using. Rammer against his: wife he utterly ented, The Judge brushed them aside.
fact they were Utterly Improba "yet the case against Mancint Looked very blacke—until he went into. the box, firmly submitted to having the fwhote of fis life leid bare, and told his own story, Then, T think, public opinion swing in his favour," Was tenet exactly the sort. of life that would tend. to sap a man's. faculty thinking clearly, make him fear fo" free facts, clutch only. at any possibility of saving time, staving off Biscovery? "Here. was an explanation that rang true, harmonizing with a [dozen eases of moral cowardice, much Ste we all can remember, in confine: fies tar tess apvolling than that which Maneini found hi meet Crescent, approached by area stairs.
Early in May, Mancini got employment as waiter in a cafe. On the 16th Violet came there in the aflernooa; It is said she was jealous of one of the waitresses, but there appears little in this. She seme to have been under the influence of drink or drug was evidence that she had taken both for several years. Also, after her death, morphia was found in her, more' than a medicinal dose. But For me at Toast, the interest of the frit Tay chien' in Mr. Norman Birketts handling of the defence. froescexamination, it was often alte cure to see the tendency of his ques fons ar he zraduatly ted the "wit hhesses on from. stage 10. stage. with the whole Tine of arument suddenly eve ated itself and' the Improbablity the. witness's statements stood larinely evened. "Yet. with' the inane aisle Mr, Birkett wns mark foaly vender. avoiding any shadow of nothing unusual happened that afternoon.
In the evening when Mancini came home, he could not open the fist door get any answer to his knocking. Finally he entered through the window. to find Violet huddled up on the bed, a wound in ber head, blood on the for.
was not long before he recognized teat she was dead, And now one must try to picture his feelings. What has been his re-leerd? Twice he has been in prison, for months he has been living with Jand on this woman. " What will the police inevitably think? What sort Sie, BerzaraSoliabury, the, we fence, id not come off 40 wel.
own in criminal Sulspre Birkett forced him to admit tht Mle evidence at to the manner of Violt Kaye's death was based on theory. for on facts that he could not. be Dositive which end of the hemmer Prouna na cupboard of the fat in Park Crescent) had dealt the wound In the head, although In the police court be had expressed himself quite Sositivelyy and Mr, Birkett quoted Koom Sit. Bemerdis statements. another tial, to show that It wae possible for Violet Kaye, after haw "(Continued om page "73.)
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