The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 28, 1936, Page 3

EDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1936. The Wrong Murderer By HUGH CLEVELY prsvr eles ih tne uerermmea effort to bring Ambrose Lawson and lis gang of kidnappers and dope Tummers to justice, Terence Mahoiy has watked deliberately dnto one of Lawaon’s traps. He has a rie house in an un- y neighborhood. and ts wait- Chapter 21 DEATH STRUGGLE lw that it seemed the man’s patience came to an end. His large fists clenched; he took half a pace forward; and at that Mahony’s pistol came out of his pocket and he pointed it at the man’s stomach. “Better not,” he said curtly. At the sight of the pistol pointed at him the Irishman paused. But only for 4 moment. “So that’s the game—twist me out of me money and threaten me with a gun!” he exclaimed in a tone of outraged -astonishment. “Shoot, then, me foine gintleman, if you've the pluck, and if you kill me, may you swing for it.” At. that, with an agility astonish- ing in a man of his bulk, he darted suddenly sideways, in order to con- fuse Mahoney’s aim, and then sprang, his huge hands outstretched towards Mahony’s throat. Mahony did: nat ee: Guia /yast thing he wanted Whe the rea a shot, which would attract the at- tention’ of the Whole ‘neighborhood; including the poli¢e, to the* houses, He ducked quickly underthos outstretched biands, stepped nimblj to one side, and slipped the pistol back into his pocket. Then, as his opponent turned for another spring, Mahony stepped in and brought his right over in a crisp, hard punch to the man’s. face. The man’s head went back; be- fore he could recover himself Ma- hony had hit him again with the left in the stomach and the right in the jaw. both good solid hefty punches that might easily have knocked an ordinary man out. ‘The big Irishman took them with- out flinching; then he gathered him- self together and sprang again. Once more Mahony slipped light- ly to one side; again his fist ‘thudded into his opponent’s face. The big man’s right cheek was cut; one of his eyes was fast closing: his lower lip was considerably swollen. It seemed that he had learnt his les- son; he no longer indulged in those mad rushes. Instead he adopted a half crouch- ing attitude and.began.to advange quite slowly acréss the room to wards Mahony, watching him like a cat the while. His intention was evi- dent; he meant to crowd Mahony in- , to a corner where he could pen him and get a grip on him. | But Mahony was not having any. He realized very well that once he came to grips with his herculean _opponent he would stand little | chance. ' Smack, smack, his fists landed in rapid succession in the man’s face, and he slipped away out of range. But the Irishman, it seemed, also knew something of boxing; though he could not avoid the blows alto- gether, he managed to turn his head slightly, so that none of them reached a vital spot. Slowly, remorselessly, he shuffled after Mahony, taking all the punish- ment that Mahony dealt out to him, waiting his chance to come to close quarters and get a grip on Mahony with those huge hands. IS chance came as Mahony. stepping back quickly Ont .of: range, caught his heel in the edge ofa rug. For a moment Mahony staw| gered, off his balance, and in that moment the Irishman le#ped. Mahony twisted desperately, try. ing to get out of range; ‘fe almtést succeeded, but not quite. The Irish- man's left hand got a godd‘grip on Mahony’s coat; with a sudden jerk he drew Mahony near to him: and his right hand, like a snake striking, closed round Mahony’s throat. “Now, me foine gintleman, we can continue the argument more com- fortably,” said the Irishman in a triumphant tone. For a moment, in that tremendous grip. Mahony felt utterly helpless. He struggled, hitting out with both fists at his opponent's body, but it was like battering at a brick wall. The Irishman was smiling; hiseyes were blazing with a light of victor ious exultation. Mahony's struggles grew weaker. And then the rug which had been his undoing proved his salvation. As the two men struggled, the loose rug, which had become thoroughly rucked up, became entangled be- tween their feet. Still holding Ma- hony, the big Irishman tripped; the! two men together staggered into 2 small chair, knocked it over, and came crashing to the ground. As he fell, the Irishman had in- stinctively released his grip and} flung out one arm to try to retain his balance. Mahony gave a desper ate wriggle and got clear. The two men rose to their feet al- most simultaneously. Mahony’s back } was against a corner of the wall; his breath was coming painfully in sob- bing gasps; and the Irishman barred his exit from the corner. In another moment that terrible grip would close on Mahony’s throat again. Mahony had neither the energy nor the breath remaining to dodge. There was only one thing to do, and he did it. As the Irishman sprang in again to the attack, he marshalled all his strength in one supreme ef- fort and sprang to meet him. And this time, either from sheer carelessness, or because he thought that his opponent was exhausted, the Irishman left a vital spot un- guarded. Mahony’s fist, with all the skill and timing learned during many hours of boxing, and with every bit of bone and muscle in his body, and all the strength of despera- tion behind the blow, crashed fairly on to the angle of the big men’s jaw. The Irishman, coming forward at full speed, was knocked clean over in his tracks, landing on ‘he flat of his back with a crash that seemed to, shake the building. Mahony, pant- ‘ing, and’ exhausted, leaned back against the wall. His right hand felt as''though ‘every’ bone in it was Ebrokei: Thefrishman lay still. ‘From outside ih the street came boun@af: voices and a car drawing up. The big Irishman stirred. Slowly and feebly he raised himself into a sitting position. Mahony stepped for- ward from the wall. In case of any more trouble he meant to use the butt of his pistol. The big man, sitting on the floor, stared up at him in a bewildered manner, his eyes wide with wonder. A hideous smile twisted his battered lips. “THAT was a foine punch, Mister,” he said in a tone of awed ad- miration. “I don’t know that any- body ever hit me as hard as that before.” “T'll hit you a damned sight harder, with the butt of this pistol, if you try to get up.” said Mahony bluntly. The Irishman raised a protesting hand. “Be aisy,” he said. “You can keep the money. I know——” He was interrupted by a knocking on the front door below. Mahony turned swiftly to the window and Jooked ont..A car wag-drawn up in front of the house, and by it was standing a uniformed policeman; another was standing a few yards away down the street. Both of them were looking at the house. “Hell! The Police!” exclaimed Mahony. “What’s that?” Irishman. With an effort he staggered to his feet, and looked round him. The smile had left his lips: his expres sion was that of a hunted man. “It will be me they're after,” he went on. “Some dirty traitor must have seen me come here and given them the wire. Get me out of this, mister—you will get me out of it, won't you? Sure, a man like you, a fightin’ man, wouldn’t see a poor devil of a fellow sent to jail without stirring a finger.” “I don’t know the blasted way out myself; 1 don’t want to be caught here any more than you do,” re- plied Mahony. “From what I can see, the place is surrounded. It will be no good going downstairs: [I’m 80ing. Ag try any juek; upwards. You can come if you like.” “Knjlwith yau,'taaid the Irishman. He reached out his hand, lifted the Whisky: frown the table, and took a mighty swig. «ALLA sbeoldaid: taking a deep breath. “Now I feel like a man agai.” | tiw exclaimed the - NINE TO CONTINUE THREE-HIT BALL FOR VIC- TORS; FINAL SCORE OF GAME, 5 TO 0 aS (By JOVE) i Behind the three-hit ‘pitching: of Jelius Villarcal and the,eandplay- ing of the team as a whole, the Coca-Cola outfit whitewashed. Ad- ministration to hold the top posi- Diamondball tion in the Social THE KEY WEST CITIZEN COCA-COLA WHITEWASHED OFFICE INFIRST PLACE FOLLOWING THROUGH -') €By JOVE) ‘eoacccoes | JULIUS VILLIAREAL pITcHED| se { {,' The Kéy* West Conchs’ baseball iclub-in«New York City, composed lof local, players, saw action in a 'game:?ecently ‘with the Puerto Rico | Stats aid “won ‘by a 3 to 1 score. | Harry -Albury; Jr, speedy left- ihander frdi.this city, pitched for ithe locals, allowing but three hits. Sescocccevesessee7000 CLASSIFIED _. COLUMN Advertisements under this head| ii be inserted in The Citizen at the rate of 1c a word for each in-| sertion, but the minimum for the! first insertion in every instance is 25c. Payment for classified adver- tisements is invariably in advance, but regular advertisers with ledger accounts may have their advertise- ments charged. Advertisers should give . their street address as well as their tele- phone number if they desire re- sults. % With each classified impale § ment The Citizen will give free Autostrop Razor Outfit. Ask for it. ‘Tobias Kipper, local economist, League. Final score was 5 to 0. | Two were cginected off his deliv- If the Soda Water boys had ¢ry in the fifth after he walked a {runner and! gave the Puerto Ric- lost yesterday’s contest, which was ans their gnly run of the game. ti with | He struck opt eight batters. Al- ame.wi bury also hit'two singles and drove the Office nine would have result-. home two of his team’s runs. | The -Conéhs had the following {players:. P., Diaz, 2b; P. Moreno, ‘lf; Pollato, ¢;-H. Albury, p; L. | Garcia, rf;‘A. Moreno, cf; L. Mar- and a triple by Domenech were the; tinez, 3b; E. Martinez, ss; E. Go- {mez, 1b, and C. Baeza, Leo Gar- ‘cia and ‘Trampita, substitutes. In the third inning, McCarthy | Mack Walker pinched hit in this doubled to center, Sterling singled /B4me for Lino Garcia in the sev- to right, scoring McCarthy; Cates | Score euienings: singled to left, Russell ‘forced’ pyerto Ricd Stars— Cates at second and Lewis hit one. 000 001 000—1 tl h that brought Ster-, Key West Gonchs— oo : : 100 020 00x—3 Three runs were scored in the|vaigas; H..Albury and Pollate. sixth frame. W. Arias bunted; safely. Joe Pinder singled to cen- ter. Floyd struck out. McCarthy played at Bayview Park, ed. Singles by Goss and M. Tynes safeties garnered off Villareal. R. H. E. 3 = 5 2 Arrangements are for a doubleheader to be played WANTED says take care of your pennies and 1} Batteries: Santiago Cruz and L. } underway | hit the ball to deep center field for a home run, driving in two runners ahead ‘of him. McCarthy brought home runners and scored two runs him- self during the contest. He hit a double and a homer in four tries| at bat. Sterling connected for singles in four chances at the plate. Joe Pinder doubled and singled in two trips to bat. Only one Administration player reached third base, who was Dom- enech when he tripled to deep cen- ter. The game was played minutes, Score by innings: Administration— 000 000 0O—0 3 Coca-Cola ..002 003 x—5 11 1 Batteries: Gene Roberts and Barroso; J. Villareal and F. Villa- real, in 45 R. H. E. 1 This afternoon, Coca-Cola will play Sanitary Department at the same time, 5 o’clock. Batteries will be J. Walker and J. Gai for the Hea'thers, and the famous Villareal brothers for the Soda Water outfit. jat the Navy Field next Sunday DRIVING TO SOUTH CARO- LINA November 3. Can take two passengers. Smith, 817 Eaton street, oct28-2tx} WANTED—Rack numbers of The Key West Sunday Star, Sep-; tember 8, 1935. Will pay for same-if brought to The Citizen Office. oct21-tf FOR RENT the tax gatherer will take care of your dollars. 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T BARBERS COMPETE SPRINGVILLE, Ariz. — Jack Robinson, 71, and Frank Cvern, 126, barbers of this city, are com- peting in a million-point horse- shoe-pitching contest for the championship of the White Moun- tain district of Arizona. | One student in every four is ‘helping to,earn her expenses at : Florida State college for women | this year. i | BENJAMIN LOPEZ jFUNERAL HOME Serving Key West Half Century 24 Hour Ambulance Service Licensed Embalmer Phone 135 Night 696-W FOR SALE They left the room swiftly and ran up the dark, narrow staircase. From down below came a sound of loud thudding on the front door. The police were no longer content with knocking; they were breaking in. At the top of the stairs was a small landing. And in the middle of it a narrow wooden ladder leading up to a trapdoor in the flat roof of the house. Mahony ran up the lad- der. To his dismay the trapdoor was securely locked with a padlock. From down below came a loud crash as the front door burst open. Mahony seized the padlock and gave it @ wrench. But it was a good strong lock and securely fixed; it did not move. (Copyright. 1936, Hugh Clevely) Terence makes a thrilling dash ce for liberty across the housetops, tomorrow. Peninsular & Occidental Steamship Company Erfective December 22nd, 1935. S. S. CUBA Leaves Port Tampa oa Sundays and Wednesdays at 2:30 P. M. arriving Key West 7 A. M. Mondays and Thursdays. Leaves Key West Mondays and Thursdays 8:30 A. M. for Havana. Leaves Key West Tuesdays and Fridays § P. M. for Port Tampa, Fla. For further information and rates call Phone 14. ed ta — Furnished two-story housé, and let at 1307 White- ead street. In exclusive n dighborhood. Beautiful view f the sea-and-overlooking Coral Park. For price and terms apply to L. P. ARTMAN, The Citizen Office WE WILL PUMP OUT YOUR CISTERN and clean it for the water therein. State Plant Board. Phone 701. oct24-6t FOR SALE TYPEWRITING PAPER — 5600 sheets, 75c. 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