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Não regressou nessa noite, nem no dia seguinte, data do seu aniversário.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"justify\" style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0.2cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003ENo sábado, à falta de notícias, não faltavam rumores e a certeza de que algo de grave teria sucedido. Ao início da atarde, José de Sousa Roriz, oficial da Administração do Concelho, dirigiu-se à Senhora da Guia (que, desde 1913, por proposta do Centro Socialista de Guimarães, vira o seu nome mudado para Largo 1.º de Maio), às instalações da firma Machado \u0026amp; Melo, que se \u003C\/span\u003Ededicava\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;ao comércio de cabedais e produtos relacionados com as indústrias que os utilizavam aquela matéria-prima. Ainda lá estava quando apareceu o sócio Manuel de Melo, cujo comportamento, associado aos arranhões e equimoses que não conseguia ocultar, deu azo a suspeitas que pareciam confirmar os rumores que circulavam na cidade, que diziam que algo de anormal teria acontecido naquela loja na noite de quinta-feira.  Manuel de Melo recebeu voz de prisão e foi conduzido à Administração do Concelho. Interrogado ao longo de várias horas, negou qualquer envolvimento no desaparecimento de Luís Pousada e persistiu na afirmação de que o gerente do BNU não tinha estado no seu estabelecimento naquela noite.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"justify\" style=\"letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0.2cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: large;\"\u003EAté que, por volta da meia-noite, vencido pelo cansaço e pela persistência de José Roriz, Manuel de Melo desabou, como a chuva que teimava em cair por aqueles dias, chegou a confissão, \u003Ci\u003Efui eu\u003C\/i\u003E, e\u003Cspan style=\"font-style: normal;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;entrou em prantos.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"justify\" style=\"letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0.2cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-style: normal;\"\u003EA história que contou a seguir, mantê-la-ia até ao julgamento.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"justify\" style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0.2cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"letter-spacing: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"pt-PT\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-style: normal;\"\u003ECumprindo o que estava combinado, na noite de quinta-feira\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"letter-spacing: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"pt-PT\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-style: normal;\"\u003ELuís Pousada \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"letter-spacing: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"pt-PT\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-style: normal;\"\u003Ecompareceu na firma Machado \u0026amp; Melo para proceder ao exame da respectiva contabilidade. A crer nas palavras de Manuel de Melo, estava “muito alegre e bem disposto”. Conversaram amenamente, durante algum tempo, até que o bancário perguntou pelo contabilista que lhe deveria mostrar as contas. Que ainda não tinha chegado, foi a resposta que escutou. Mas o contabilista acabou por não aparecer e aquela não seria a primeira vez que Luís Pousada ali se dirigia com o mesmo propósito, em vão, pela mesma razão. Disse o que achava de tal procedimento, que não voltariam a contar com a sua colaboração e terá classificado\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003Eos responsáveis da empresa\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"pt-PT\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;como\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003Epantomineiros.\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;O Melo exigiu-lhe a retratacão, iniciando-se uma altercação que escalou para confronto físico \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"pt-PT\"\u003Ee terminou com dois tiros que tiraram a vida a Luís Pousada.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"justify\" style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0.2cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"letter-spacing: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"pt-PT\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-style: normal;\"\u003EO homicida contou que, ao tomar consciência do que fizera, tentou o suicí\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"letter-spacing: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"pt-PT\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-style: normal;\"\u003Edio\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"letter-spacing: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"pt-PT\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-style: normal;\"\u003E, mas \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"letter-spacing: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"pt-PT\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-style: normal;\"\u003Eque terá \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"letter-spacing: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"pt-PT\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-style: normal;\"\u003Efalh\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"letter-spacing: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"pt-PT\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-style: normal;\"\u003Ead\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"letter-spacing: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"pt-PT\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-style: normal;\"\u003Eo, por a pistola se ter encravado.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"justify\" style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0.2cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"pt-PT\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EMais tarde, envolveu o cadáver do gerente do BNU em sacos e ocultou-o num fosso que existia no estabelecimento. Na noite do dia seguinte, sexta-feira, \u003C\/span\u003EManuel\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;de Melo transportou o corpo de Luís Pousada\u0026nbsp; num \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"letter-spacing: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"pt-PT\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003Elandau\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"letter-spacing: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"pt-PT\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-style: normal;\"\u003E(carruagem fechada) de aluguer, tendo dito ao respectivo cocheiro que o fardo que transportava era uma encomenda de formas de calçado e outros materiais destinados a um cliente. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"letter-spacing: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"pt-PT\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-style: normal;\"\u003ETomou a direcção de S. Torcato e, em chegando a Gominhães, mandou parar o carro e carregou o corpo do infortunado Luís Pousada, sem qualquer ajuda, até  ao lugar do Pombal de Cima, onde o atirou a um poço, que as autoridades não tardariam a encontrar.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"justify\" style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0.2cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"pt-PT\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EConfirmado o crime e a identidade de quem o perpetrou, a cidade de Guimarães abriu a boca de espanto. Ninguém compreendia o que \u003C\/span\u003Etinha\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;acontecido.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"justify\" style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0.2cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"letter-spacing: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"pt-PT\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-style: normal;\"\u003ENo dia 20 de Dezembro, a cidade parou para assistir às cerimónias fúnebres de Luís Ribeiro Pousada e ao cortejo que o\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"pt-PT\"\u003Econduziria\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"letter-spacing: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"pt-PT\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-style: normal;\"\u003Ea\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"letter-spacing: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"pt-PT\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-style: normal;\"\u003Eo cemit\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"letter-spacing: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"pt-PT\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-style: normal;\"\u003Eé\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"letter-spacing: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"pt-PT\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-style: normal;\"\u003Erio da sua aldeia \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"letter-spacing: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"pt-PT\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-style: normal;\"\u003Enatal\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"letter-spacing: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"pt-PT\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-style: normal;\"\u003E, Polvoreira. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"justify\" style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0.2cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EPassados d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"letter-spacing: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"pt-PT\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-style: normal;\"\u003Eois dias, um outro cortejo, igualmente triste e penoso, atravessou as ruas da cidade, em direcção à estação do caminho-de-ferro. Nele seguia Manuel de Melo, algemado a um ladrão já condenado. Levavam-no para a cadeia da Relação do Porto, onde ficaria a aguardar julgamento.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"justify\" style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0.2cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"letter-spacing: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"pt-PT\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-style: normal;\"\u003EAtrás, seguia o seu pai.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0.2cm; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"letter-spacing: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"pt-PT\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-style: normal;\"\u003E[continua]\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/araduca.blogspot.com\/feeds\/1985911547867716747\/comments\/default","title":"Enviar feedback"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=51812987822366859\u0026postID=1985911547867716747","title":"0 Comentários"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/51812987822366859\/posts\/default\/1985911547867716747"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/51812987822366859\/posts\/default\/1985911547867716747"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/araduca.blogspot.com\/2018\/03\/o-homicidio-do-gerente-do-banco_17.html","title":"O homicídio do gerente do Banco Nacional Ultramarino - II"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-kQtFPMttNJE\/Wq1eKwJgSzI\/AAAAAAAAK3U\/ah5LZ2evRlc7l-oq3ZixGfxMukrdVAUIQCLcBGAs\/s72-c\/DSCF5689%2Bposses.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}}});