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,! ,TRIAL--,! ,9DICTM5T 

#ahiiahii 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,L\ISE ,MAUDE 

,TEXT 3 

,! 9DICTM5T RAN AS FOLL[S3 ,ON ! #a#g? ( ,JANU>Y1 #a#h--1 9 ! LODG+-H\SE ,MAURITANIA1 OCCURR$ ! SUDD5 DEA? ( ! ,SECOND ,GUILD M]*ANT1 ,!RAPONT ,EMILIANOVI* ,SMELK(F1 ( ,K\RGAN4 

,! LOCAL POLICE DOCTOR ( ! F\R? DI/RICT C]TIFI$ ?AT DEA? WAS DUE TO RUPTURE ( ! HE>T1 [+ TO ! EXCESSIVE USE ( ALCOHOLIC LIQUIDS4 ,! BODY ( ! SAID ,SMELK(F WAS 9T]R$4 ,AFT] SEV]AL DAYS HAD ELAPS$1 ! M]*ANT ,TIMOKH91 A FELL[-T[NSMAN & COMPANION ( ! SAID ,SMELK(F1 RETURN$ FROM ,/4 ,PET]SBURG1 & HE>+ ! CIRCUM/ANCES ?AT ACCOMPANI$ ! DEA? ( ! LATT]1 NOTIFI$ HIS SUSPICIONS ?AT ! DEA? WAS CAUS$ BY POISON1 GIV5 ) 9T5T TO ROB ! SAID ,SMELK(F ( HIS MONEY4 ,?IS SUSPICION WAS CORROBORAT$ ON 9QUIRY1 :I* PROV$3 

#a4 ,?AT %ORTLY BE=E HIS DEA? ! SAID ,SMELK(F HAD RECEIV$ ! SUM ( #c1#h RUBLES FROM ! BANK4 ,:5 AN 9V5TORY ( ! PROP]TY ( ! DECEAS$ WAS MADE1 ONLY #cab RUBLES & #af KOPECKS W]E F\ND4 

#b4 ,! :OLE DAY & NI<T PREC$+ HIS DEA? ! SAID ,SMELK(F SP5T ) ,LUBKA 7ALIAS ,KAT]9A ,MASLOVA7 AT H] HOME & 9 ! LODG+-H\SE ,MAURITANIA1 :I* %E ALSO VISIT$ AT ! SAID ,SMELK(F'S REQUE/ DUR+ HIS ABS5CE1 TO GET SOME MONEY1 :I* %E TOOK \T ( HIS PORTMANTEAU 9 ! PRES5CE ( ! S]VANTS ( ! LODG+-H\SE ,MAURITANIA1 ,EUPHEMIA ,BOT*KOVA & ,SIMEON ,K>T9K91 ) A KEY GIV5 H] BY ! SAID ,SMELK(F4 ,9 ! PORTMANTEAU OP5$ BY ! SAID ,MASLOVA1 ! SAID ,BOT*KOVA & ,K>T9K9 SAW PACKETS ( #a-RUBLE BANK-NOTES4 

#c4 ,ON ! SAID ,SMELK(F'S RETURN TO ! LODG+-H\SE ,MAURITANIA1 TOGE!R ) ,LUBKA1 ! LATT]1 9 ACCORDANCE ) ! ATT5DANT ,K>T9K9'S ADVICE1 GAVE ! SAID ,SMELK(F SOME :ITE P[D] GIV5 TO H] BY ! SAID ,K>T9K91 DISSOLV$ 9 BR&Y4 

#d4 ,! NEXT MORN+ ! SAID ,LUBKA 7ALIAS ,KAT]9A ,MASLOVA7 SOLD TO H] MI/RESS1 ! WITNESS ,KITAEVA1 A BRO!L-KEEP]1 A DIAMOND R+ GIV5 TO H]1 AS %E ALLEG$1 BY ! SAID ,SMELK(F4 

#e4 ,! H\SEMAID ( ! LODG+-H\SE ,MAURITANIA1 ,EUPHEMIA ,BOT*KOVA1 PLAC$ TO H] ACC\NT 9 ! LOCAL ,COMM]CIAL ,BANK #a1#h RUBLES4 ,! PO/MORTEM EXAM9ATION ( ! BODY ( ! SAID ,SMELK(F & ! *EMICAL ANALYSIS ( HIS 9TE/9ES PROV$ BEYOND D\BT ! PRES5CE ( POISON 9 ! ORGANISM1 SO ?AT !RE IS REASON TO BELIEVE ?AT ! SAID ,SMELK(F'S DEA? WAS CAUS$ BY POISON+4 

,:5 CROSS-EXAM9$1 ! ACCUS$1 ,MASLOVA1 ,BOT*KOVA1 & ,K>T9K91 PLEAD$ NOT GUILTY1 DEPOS+--,MASLOVA1 ?AT %E HAD REALLY BE5 S5T BY ,SMELK(F FROM ! BRO!L1 :]E %E 0WORKS10 AS %E EXPRESSES IT1 TO ! LODG+-H\SE ,MAURITANIA TO GET ! M]*ANT SOME MONEY1 & ?AT1 HAV+ UNLOCK$ ! PORTMANTEAU ) A KEY GIV5 H] BY ! M]*ANT1 %E TOOK \T #d RUBLES1 AS %E WAS TOLD TO DO1 & ?AT %E HAD TAK5 NO?+ MORE2 ?AT ,BOT*KOVA & ,K>T9K91 9 :OSE PRES5CE %E UNLOCK$ & LOCK$ ! PORTMANTEAU1 C\LD TE/IFY TO ! TRU? ( ! /ATEM5T4 

,%E GAVE ?IS FUR!R EVID5CE--?AT :5 %E CAME TO ! LODG+-H\SE = ! SECOND TIME %E DID1 AT ! 9/IGATION ( ,SIMEON ,K>T9K91 GIVE ,SMELK(F SOME K9D ( P[D]1 :I* %E ?\<T WAS A N>COTIC1 9 A GLASS ( BR&Y1 HOP+ HE W\LD FALL ASLEEP & ?AT %E W\LD BE ABLE TO GET AWAY FROM HIM2 & ?AT ,SMELK(F1 HAV+ BEAT5 H]1 HIMSELF GAVE H] ! R+ :5 %E CRI$ & ?REAT5$ TO GO AWAY4 

,! ACCUS$1 ,EUPHEMIA ,BOT*KOVA1 /AT$ ?AT %E KNEW NO?+ AB\T ! MISS+ MONEY1 ?AT %E HAD NOT EV5 GONE 9TO ,SMELK(F'S ROOM1 BUT ?AT ,LUBKA HAD BE5 BUSY !RE ALL BY H]SELF2 ?AT IF ANY?+ HAD BE5 /OL51 IT MU/ HAVE BE5 DONE BY ,LUBKA :5 %E CAME ) ! M]*ANT'S KEY TO GET HIS MONEY4 

,AT ?IS PO9T ,MASLOVA GAVE A />T1 OP5$ H] M\?1 & LOOK$ AT ,BOT*KOVA4 0,:510 CONT9U$ ! SECRET>Y1 0! RECEIPT = #a1#h RUBLES FROM ! BANK WAS %[N TO ,BOT*KOVA1 & %E WAS ASK$ :]E %E HAD OBTA9$ ! MONEY1 %E SAID ?AT IT WAS H] [N E>N+S = #ab YE>S1 & ?OSE ( ,SIMEON1 :OM %E WAS GO+ TO M>RY4 ,! ACCUS$ ,SIMEON ,K>T9K91 :5 FIR/ EXAM9$1 CONFESS$ ?AT HE & ,BOT*KOVA1 AT ! 9/IGATION ( ,MASLOVA1 :O HAD COME ) ! KEY FROM ! BRO!L1 HAD /OL5 ! MONEY & DIVID$ IT EQUALLY AMONG !MSELVES & ,MASLOVA40 ,H]E ,MASLOVA AGA9 />T$1 HALF-ROSE FROM H] SEAT1 &1 BLU%+ SC>LET1 BEGAN TO SAY SOME?+1 BUT WAS /OPP$ BY ! U%]4 0,AT LA/10 ! SECRET>Y CONT9U$1 READ+1 0,K>T9K9 CONFESS$ ALSO ?AT HE HAD SUPPLI$ ! P[D]S 9 ORD] TO GET ,SMELK(F TO SLEEP4 ,:5 EXAM9$ ! SECOND TIME HE D5I$ HAV+ HAD ANY?+ TO DO ) ! /EAL+ ( ! MONEY OR GIV+ ,MASLOVA ! P[D]S1 ACCUS+ H] ( HAV+ DONE IT ALONE40 

,CONC]N+ ! MONEY PLAC$ 9 ! BANK BY ,BOT*KOVA1 HE SAID ! SAME AS %E1 ?AT IS1 ?AT ! MONEY WAS GIV5 TO !M BO? BY ! LODG]S 9 TIPS DUR+ #ab YE>S' S]VICE4 

,! 9DICTM5T CONCLUD$ AS FOLL[S3 

,9 CONSEQU5CE ( ! =EGO+1 ! PEASANT ( ! VILLAGE ,BORKI1 ,SIMEON ,K>T9K91 #cc YE>S ( AGE1 ! MES*ANKA ,EUPHEMIA ,BOT*KOVA1 #dc YE>S ( AGE1 & ! MES*ANKA ,KAT]9A ,MASLOVA1 #bg YE>S ( AGE1 >E ACCUS$ ( HAV+ ON ! #a#g? DAY ( ,JANU>Y1 #a#h#h--1 JO9TLY /OL5 FROM ! SAID M]*ANT1 ,SMELK(F1 A R+ & MONEY1 TO ! VALUE ( #b1#e RUBLES1 & ( HAV+ GIV5 ! SAID M]*ANT1 ,SMELK(F1 POISON TO DR9K1 ) 9T5T ( DEPRIV+ HIM ( LIFE1 & !REBY CAUS+ HIS DEA?4 ,?IS CRIME IS PROVID$ = 9 CLAUSE #a1#d#e#e ( ! ,P5AL ,CODE1 P>AGRAPHS #d & #e4 

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