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Home My WebLink AboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1937-08-19, Page 6tage six THE WINGHAM ADVANCE-TIMES Thursday, August 19, 1937 SYNOPSIS; A card game is in ses* sion in Elmer Henderson’s penthouse atop a New York skyscraper. The flayers are! Henderson, Police In spector Flaherty, Martin Frazier, Ar chie Doane, Max Michaelis, and his friend, Williams, a stockbroker. They are waiting for Stephen Fitz gerald. When he fails to appear, a telephone call brings the information that he is out with a girl. Fitzgerald and Henderson are both romantically interested in Lydia Lane, the famous actress, but Archie Doane reveals that she is engaged to marry him, Doane leaves the party early when Fitzgerald fails to appear. A short time later he telephones Inspector Flaherty with the frantic news that he has found Fitzgerald and Miss Lane dead in Lydia Lane’s penthouse apartment. Doane leaves the partly early when Fitzgerald fails to appear, A short time later he telephones Inspector Flaherty with the frantic news that he has found Fitzgerald and Miss Lane dead in Lydia Lane’s penthouse apartment. When Flaherty and the medical ex aminer reach the apartment, they find that Miss Lane is still alive, She is rushed to a hospital where blood transfusions and care promise to re store her. All circumstantial evidence points to Archie Doane as th'e murderer, espe cially when the murder gun is found carefully planted in the chimney •clean-out in the basement. All circumstantial evidence points to Archie Doane as the murderer, es pecially when the murder gun is found carefully planted in the chimney clean out in the basement.* * ♦ “Oh, no, sir; she has a stage name. 'Mademoiselle from Armentieres’ it is. She’s saving her money to help her old father over in France buy a piece of land, she told me.” “Do you know which night club it is she works in?” “No; but it’s somewhere in the West Fifties.” “Tony!” the, Inspector called, and Detective Martinelli came in. “Her name’s Marceau, Chief,” he said. “I know it, and he stage name’s 'Mademoiselle from Armentieres’ and she works in a night club in the West Fifties every Saturday night. Now get busy and find the dame,” the In spector ordered. Then he turned to the others, “We’ve gone as far as we can go to-night,” he said. “It’s almost three o’clock in the morning. Say we ad journ to some place where we can get a bite and then try to get some sleep between now and two-thirty this af ternoon. Max, if you’ll be responsible for Doane, I’ll let him go in your cus tody. Agreed?” “1’11 produce him whenever lie’s wanted, Dan,” responded the lawyer. “There are one or two things I wish you’d do for me, though.” “Shoot!” said Flaherty. “I’m getting sleepy.” . “First, have Headquarters get a re cord of all telephone calls from this number between six o’clock and elev en forty-five.” > “Second, ask the Medical Examiner to have Fritz’s body taken to a mor tuary and a careful examination of it made for any other wounds, scratches or abrasions of the skin on any part of the body.” “Hear that, Doc?” the Inspector said to the Medical Examiner. “I don’t know what it means, except that Max has got one of his theories.” “Hardly even a theory yet,” said Michaelis. “I need a few more facts, What I want to know, Doctor, is whe ther there is anywhere on any part of Fitzgerald’s body, anything of the sort that you medical men call, I be lieve, a ‘solution continuity’ of the skin, and if so, of what nature and where?” “That’s easy enough,” the examiner assented. “I’ll have the report in your office by noon, Inspector.” “One more thing before we go, Dan,” the lawyer persisted. “I want you and Frazier to join me in Miss Lane’s ‘dressing room for a moment.” He led the way, and the others, wondering followed. “Look at these shoes,” said Michae lis, “and tell me whether the soles have been wet recently.” “Dry as a bone,” grunted the In spector. “And this fur coat. Has that been wet—spotted with snow?” • “Doesn’t look like it,” the others agreed. , i * “She might have worn rubbers,” suggested Frazier. “Where are they?” asked Michaelis. He opened the door of a dress closet and disclosed a shoe rack which held a dozen or more pairs of shoes and two or three pairs of overshoes. “AU neatly put away and clean and dry,” said Flaherty. “It doesn’t look as if Miss Lane had ever gone out of this apartment after she came in at six o’clock, does it?” asked Michaelis. “1 give you right on that, Max,” agreed the Inspector. “What’s your theory now?” “I'll’ tell you about it after we’ve talked with Miss Lane,” replied the lawyer, as the group broke up. “And I don’t think I’ll go with you, Dan; I want to get Archie to bed in a place where he’ll be sure of a night’s sleep, and I’ve got some work to do myself. By the way, Doctor,” he went on ad dressing the Medical Examiner, “Who would you call the best authority in New York on narcotics?" “Doctor Smith of Cornell Medical College," replied the examiner, after a moment’s thought. “George T. Smith.” “Do you happen to know who stands high in glandular therapy?” “Two or three good men. Bartow is perhaps the most thorough as well as the most competent.” “Thanks, Doctor. A client of mine wanted to know. Good night, Dan. Frazier going with you? Good night, Martin. We’re all to meet at Center Street at two-thirty? Correct. Good night.” He hailed a passing taxi and got into it, accompanied by Doane. “I’m taking you to my club,” he said. “I’m going to turn you over to Peters, who has charge of the baths. After he has finished steaming and sweating and rubbing you, and fed you a glass of hot milk, your nerves will be calm enough to let you get some sleep. I’m going to my house and rout a few people out of bed over the tele phone. I’ll pick you up at noon and we’ll have breakfast together. Don’t worry. Everything will come out all right, so rest easy until I return." “You’ve gbt a theory then?” asked Doane. “Not a theory yet; only a hunch. But you’re not to think about this miserable business .any more. Here Business and Professional Directory - r t I : ' ' ...... ... .. v: .. ....- , ■ . , Wellington Mutual Fire Insurance Co. Established 1840. Risks taken on all classes of insur ance at reasonable rates. Head Office, Guelph, Ont, ABNER CO SENS, Ager»t. Wingham. ......................1 J. ......... . ... "■ Dr. W. A. McKibbon, B.A. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Located at the Office of the Late Dr. H. W, Colbome. Office Phone 54. Nighta 107 HARRY FRYFOGLE Licensed Embalmer and Funeral Director Furniture and Funeral Service Ambulance Service, Phones: Day 117. Night 109. / ■ DR. R. L. STEWART PHYSICIAN Telephone 29. J. W. BUSHFIELD / 1 Barrister, Solicitor, Notary, Etc. 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As a matter of fact, you’ll find that lots of people who used to overdo it regularly in blind pigs, drink pretty moderately in the present day beverage room... 1st Member: Maybe you’re right there: But I still think they’re sort of unnecessary. Why wouldn’t just sale by the case do? 2nd Member: Perhaps beverage rooms are unnecessary to you. You can afford to buy anything you want and drink it in comfortable surroundings. But what about the working man? Why have a law only for the rich! " 1st Member: How do you mean? / 2nd Member: A mail engaged in hard manual labour may need a glass of beer after the day’s work mere than anyone else. Are you going to force him to buy a whole case at a time? Or lug it home with him, before he can have even one glass. Is it sporting, is it democratic to keep all the privileges that appeal to you, while you take away from those leas fortunately placed the chance of drinking a wholesome, mildly-stimulating beverage in legal surroundings? 1st Member: It is a bit different put that way—I guess you’re right • This advertisement is inserted by the Brsttring Industry in the interest of a better public under* standing of certain aspects of the problems of temperance and local option. I we are at the club. Now don’t forget to do what I told you to. Keep calm.” ■ He left Doane in the friendly hands of Peter and went on to his own home, whence he proceeded to carry out his threat to rout several per; sons out of bed by telephone and have explicit and definite talks with them. “Miss Lane is doing splendidly,” said Martin Frazier, as he joined In spector Flaherty, Max Michaelis and Archie Doane in the Inspector’s of fice <at half past two on Sunday af ternoon! “I’ve just got word from the hospital. It was a close call, Carrel says, as she is what the doctors call a ‘hemophile’—a bleeder; the blood doesn’t coagulate. But a single trans fusion fixed that after they had stop ped' the flow from the bullet wound. There was a puzzling angle to the case, they told me. For a long time after she regained consciousness she acted as il she had been under the in fluence of some narcotic and. was hav ing difficulty throwing off its effects.” Max Michaelis’ eyebrows lifted and his thin lips curled in a slight smile. "Has that got something to do with your theory, Max?” asked, the Inspec tor. “It has everything to do with it,” replied the lawyer. “Can we see Miss Lane? What did the doctor say?” “He said that one person could talk to her for a few 'minutes,” replied Frazier. “We’ll go up right away, but first let’s see what other news we have ■ here. Where is the Doc, Larkin?” In spector Flaherty asked of his secre tary. The Medical Examiner was waiting otitside. "I personally mdde a minute •examination of the body, as request ed,’ he reported. “I found no scrat ches or abrasions of the skin,- but in the calf of the left leg there was a puncture, somewhat larger than a pin .prick.” “Could it have been made by- a hy podermic needle, Doctor?” asked Mi chaelis. “That is what it suggested to me,” was the reply. Again Max Michaelis smiled his enigmatic smile, as he thanked the medical man. “What about those telephone calls?” he asked the Inspector. Larkin laid a memorandum on Flaherty’s desk. “The telephone company reports that there were no calls. from Miss Lane’s phohe between two P.M. and eleven twenty-four,” the Inspector read. “But she telephoned me at eleven o’clock!” exclaimed Doane. “They haven’t any reeord of it,” re plied Inspector Flaherty, glancing at Max Michaelis. The lawyer smiled’ his enigmatical smile again. “My hunch is rapidly becoming a cinch, Dan,” he said. “Did Martinelli find the girl, Adele?” “Waiting outside,”'replied the In* spector. “I wish you’d tell us what you’ve got on ’your mind, Max. I’m all at sea,” “Not the first time,” retorted Mi chaelis. “I can’t tell you a thing, Dan until I get a telegram that I’m ex pecting any minute now. Have Lark in call my house and see if it’s been delivered there, won’t you, while we talk to the girl?” ■ Adele Marceau, alias Mademoiselle from Armentieres, proved to be a fluent but apparently straightforward witness, and was evidently stunned and horrified at the tragedy in her mistress’ apartment. Under the alter nate questions of the Inspector and Max Michaelis, with the Assistant District Attorney occasionally inter vening, she said that she was alone in the apartment all Saturday afternoon, doing the weekly cleaning of the. place. She had permission to leave every Saturday at six and not return until Sunday night. Miss Lane had not returned at a quarter of six, but Adele got ready to go out and had her hat on when Miss Lane arrived ac companied by M’sieur Henderson. M’sieur Henderson, Adele said, did not come in, but left Miss Lane at the door of the apartment. “You knew Mr. Henderson? You had seen him before?” asked Max Mi chaelis.i “But yes. At the studio many times. Also at the Folies Bergeres.” “Had you ever seen him at Miss Lane’s apartment before?” “Oh, but cerfainly. Two times, three times—not so many as M’sieur Fitzgerald and, naturally, not so often as M’sieur Doane. But he sent flow ers more often than any of the other gentlemen.'" “Now just what did Miss Lane say amd do after she came in and before you left?" asked the Inspector. “She said, ‘Adele, I’ve got a pin in my* clothes somewhere and it’s stick ing in my leg. See if you can find it.' I looked and there Was, a great pin sticking in her skirt. I took it out and showed it to her. While I was looking for the pin she asked if her aunt had called. I told her no, no body had called. She asked didn’t Ar chie—she meant M’sieur Doane-*-call, and I said rto. She said she’d call him up in a minute, She was taking off her hat and gloves and I stood around Waiting to put her things away; She said I needn’t waif, it Was after six and she could look after everything herself. So I went, and that is ail, messieurs." “Did yoii lock the door after you went out? The upper lock?’* asked the Inspector. “But, no, so long as Mademoiselle was in, why should I?” was the re* ply. “Where did you go when you left the apartment?” “But naturally, to the Follies Ber* getes in Fifty*seventh Street, where I perform every Saturday night.” “You didn’t stop anywhere on the way, between Miss Lane’s apartment and the night club?” Inspector Fla herty demanded. “But yes. I went to the cellar to give l’Oncle Jenkins a newspaper. He is the janitor and we are great friends.” * “How long were you there?” “Only to give him the paper. A minute, perhaps two, perhaps three.” “You didn’t hide anything in the cellar?” . “But no, m’sieur. What should I- hide?" ' • ' | (Continued Next Week) DISTRICT NEWS Swimming Pool Planned For Walkerton The Walkerton Legion and Kins man Club are planning the erection of a municipal swimming pool in Walk erton. Plans and specifications have already been drawn, calling for a pool size of 60 feet by 30 feet, which will have a tapering bottom, with a max imum depth of six and a feet at one end and three and‘a half at the oppo site end. , Store Entered for Fifth Time Five times within one year has the store of Mr. W. F. Waugh at the Dobbinton corner been broken into and goods stolen. Just a few days ago, at an early hour in the morning, Mr. Waugh was awakened by the dog barking and on investigating he found the door leading into the rear of the shop forced in and discovered that over $75. worth of goods had disap- peared.—Tara Leader. Poles Removed at Palmerston \ By the end of this, week there will! not be a telephone or wooden elect ric light pole on any of the maim streets in Palmerston. Last summer the Public Utilities Commission re moved all its poles d from business, streets and the leading residential streets 'to lane ways, installing orna mental lights. This year the Bell Telephone Company transferred all, its pole line's to lanes, and this week, have been busy removing poles from streets. Palmerston Man Died of Burns Walter Britton, 19 of Palmerston^, died in hospital Cornwall of severe burns suffered in a soft coal gas ex plosion aboard the Paterson steam ship .line freighter, Newbrundoc, as. she made her way up the St. Law rence River. Britton’s deatli was due to terrible- burns and to shock. He'was employed as a deckhand on the freighter. N. Wellington Liberal to Nominate August 26 A convention is being held in thej town hall at Arthur on Thursday af ternoon, August 26, by the Nortlir Wellington Liberal Association to se lect a candidate to carry the Liberal banner in opposition to Dr. James. McQuibban, who has accepted the conservation nomination. ^WESTERN Canada. Im all Stations In Eastern Canada GOING DAILY—SEPT. 18—OCT. 2 inclusive Return Limit t 4* days A. 1:1 ....................:................. - - Special Bargain I EXCURSIONS ., . ................................. ii i i^ihi iniila TICKETS COOD IN • CO ACHES nt faiwa approximately lc per mile. • TOURIST SLEEPING CARS at fares approximate^We per mite.• STANDARD SLEEPING CAMS at farce approximately lJfcpSi.. ‘ COST OF accomNOoatIow IN SLEEmNO CANS APPITIO^aE ’ BAGGAGE Checked. Stopovers atPort Arthur. 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