The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 15, 1947, Page 4

Gua Ta dee yh ‘PAGE FOUR “>=: Chapter 17 T= thug who had attempted to blackjack Harry Hawkins sat in the detectives room at the West 54th street station. A bril- liant light glared into his face as he squirmed nervously in the chair. Six detectives and an as- ‘sistant district’ attorney lounged about the room, while two more detectives fired questions at the prisoner. te ty) Sey ! ‘Don’t hand us that con about not being tied up with that gambling mob,” said a detective, glowering at him. “I suppose ou’ll be telling us you. don’t ow a thing about the guys who snatched Dawson and Jean Saun- ders!” “But I’m teling you I don’t know nothin’ about that snatch,” he cried. “This guy’s got amnesia bad, Lieufenant,” the questioner told him with ponderous sarcasm. “Can’t remember his right name, don’t know what mob’s he’s tied up with—ain’t even heard about that snatch at the TN _ office. Worst memo failure I ever seen! Think a little special treat- ment might help?” . “Take it easy, Garrity!” the Lieutenant advised him curtly. “No need for that stuff. I know this punk—and who’s he tied up with.” Me can ‘iter » Jeaeie symptoms, . Willie,” the detective told him. To the others in the room, he added. “This punk is Willie Kovacs. He used to be a tin-horn bookie over in Hoboken. The Raskin-DeLuca mob brought him across the river about two years ago. as a muscle man. If some cheap sport welshed on his gambling losses, the mob would “sic Willie on him. He’s a black- jack expert; slugs them groggy without bumping them off.” “T used to think I was a pretty good hand with a slug stick my- self,” said Garrity pointedly. “Maybe Willie’d like to try a little of my stuff.” Kovacs, wincing, shrunk down in his chair. “Don’t let him slug me. Tieu- —-.——_—_--_-_- 2 a Elizabeth Ayala Becomes Bride a ao a MANHATTAN EDITOR THE KEY WEST CITIZEN By Gene Gleason tenant,” he cried almost hyste- rically. “I’ll tell you everything I know, honest! Only don’t let him work me over!” “Okay, Willie,” the Lieutenant said. “Spill it.” “This job on Hawkins was my own idea,” Kovacs admitted. “I figured I'd dust him off a little and then maybe take a whack at Dawson. I wasn’t gonna beat his brains out or nothin’—just crack him on the conk a couple of times, I coulda snuck up on Haw- kins and let him have it, only I wanted to let him know what he was gettin’ it for, Him and Daw- son and that guy O’Reilly was all in on that squeal that got the Castillo. and the Biarritz raided. I figured the head man would slip me a Kittle extra for the job when he got out, but he didn’t know anything about it.” “I didn’t know about the snatch, Lieutenant. Honest, I was gonna work on Dawson after I got through with Hawkins. Can’t you see I woulda pulled nothin’ if I knew that snatch was on, and cops runnin’ all over the place! Some of the other boys was talkin’ about polishin’ off Dawson and them other newspaper guys, but I figured they was just fan- nin’ the breeze. They didn’t get no orders from the head man, I know that.” HE ‘Lieutenant was silent for + a moment. “All right, Willie,” he said. “Suppose we assume for a min- ute that you’re not lying as usual. I'll bring in the elevator operator from the TN building; he’ll give you a description of the two muggs who made that snatch. If you should just happen to tell us who they are, maybe I won't let Garrity demonstrate his ex- tensive repertoire on your thick skull.” The elevator operator, looking confused and uneasy, was brought into the detectives’ room. He stood behind the light, hidden from Kovacs’ sight. “Well, one of them was a little guy, kinda gabby and a sharp dresser. The other one was a great big gee. He didn’t say much, but I noticed one thing— he had big ham hands and arms ‘Of Lt.-Comdr. John E. Odell, Jr. Jamaica was the honeymoon¥ choice of Lt. Comdr. and Mrs. ._ John E. Odell, Jr., who spoke } TODAY’S ‘wedding vows Friday /in Our The former Elizabeth .Ayala, 1793—Henry C. Carey? Phila- daughter of Mrs.. Emma Ayala, Pdelphia publisher, country’s first 1221 Petronia street, wore a} great economist, son of a noted street length dress crepe with gold embroidery? and{ Died October 13, 1879. brown ,accessories. She carried a 1837—George Browne Post, white prayer book marked with! famed Néw York original archi- ANNIVERSARIES adelphia writer on colonial days orchid streamers. Matron of hon- tect, born in New York. Died or and sole.attendant was Mrs.i November 28, 1913. _ T. B. Logan, gowned in pale pink | crepe. Lt. Comdr. William Bates served as best man and Rev-fCo., Pa. Died July 29, 1928. James H. MacConnell read the 1848—Edwin H. matriage service. Following the} eminent mural artist, born in ceremony the Odells were hon-! New York. Died October 12, 19- ored at a reception held at Fort \ 36. Taylor Officers’ Club. 1856—Mary H. Willard, New The junior Mrs. Odell was aj York founder of a new business, member of Kappa Delta sorority | prepared food for convalescents, at Florida State College for! leader of women supplying sur- Women, and until her marriage ; gical dressings in World War 1, was secretary to the Command-;born in Jersey City, N. J. Died : ing. Officer of the Naval Base in! March 29, 1926. Key West. E a Lt. Comdr. Odell, flight of-} DISARMED BY TRAIN ficer of the VCN-2 at Boca Chica } Field, is a veteran of wartime! hia cera ie es oe aif isthe Nawy in tesland | Thomas Delaney. detective for uty wi e Navy e’and, }the Belt Railroad, saw aman England, Africa and the Pacific. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. j John E. Odell, Sr., of Florence, | Alabama, and attended Mary- | ‘ ome ‘ : ville College in Tennessee. are me se Bee hand under is a graduate of the University j the wheels of a moving train. of Tennessee and a member of } Delta Upsilon Delta. | After returning from Jamaica, the newlyweds will be at home at 429 Caroline street, for the! rest of Lt. Comdr. Odell’s tour of duty in Key West. About 96 percent of the phy- ; sicians in the United States are men, Some well-known brands of tea are blends of as much as 30 i different varieties. Rainbow Girls To | Exchange Gifts EK DO that! A regular meeting of the Order of the Rainbow for Girls will be held Tuesday evening at 7 o'clock. j After the meeting a Christmas party will be held, with Santa present, and there will be an ex- i change of, gifts among the girls. ; Refreshments will be served. | TO EXCHANGE GIFTS |, Junior-Senior High School P.-T.A. will meet tomorrow night. at 8 o'clock in the High School auditorium. Fernando ' Camus will be the principal speaker. ' All members of the association | are asked to bring an unmarked gift that will be placed in atbox and then each member of the Parent - Teachers’ Association ; will be given an exchange gift at the meeting. : - Don't add | to the troubles of the salesgirl during the Christmas rush by | * being a contorkerous customer. 1 In a natural state, tea elants | BE CONSIDERATE . . grow into full sized trees, but | in cultivation they are held to | the size of hushes. of “white? publisher, born in Philadelphia. | 1845—Anne H. Wharton, Phil- ! and ways, born in Cumberland! Blashtfield, | ' lurking near a boxcar and called out. The man fired at him once. ; then stumbled and lost both his | | pital. | pounds, four ounces. ; Phone 250—Ask for “CHARLIE” that reached away down to his knees. Like an ape I seen at the Bronx z00.'Me and Mamie and pone kids went there one Sunday and... “Save it for your autobiogra- phy,” the Lieutenant cut in, “Thanks, chum. You're excused. When the elevator operator had left, he turned to Kovacs. “All right, Willie, who were they?’ “I wasn’t sure right away, Lieutenant,” Willie — said, } when that guy talked about the gink with the long arms, I knew it had to be Chimp Rosario. He’s the only guy I ever seen with arms like that. The other guy must be Rocky McGann; Chimp always hung around with him.’ Kovacs added doubtfully. “But them two guys! Jeez! They was a couple of freaks; the head man didn’t trust 'em outa sight.” “Why not?” the Lieutenant asked. “Well, Chimp was a big dope. Always gettin’ in some dumb scrape, and the head man would have to bail him out. Besides, he thought McGann had some side racket and a hideout none of the mob knew about.” “All right,” he snapped, “Get out and round up everything we've got on Rosario and Mc- Gann. Locate _ everybody -that ever knew them—their pals, relatives and especially their enemies. I want every man. on this job full~time until we've found out where tone muggs are.” He turned to vacs. “For your sake, Willie, I hope you're not sending us on a wild goose chase—just in the interest of your continued good health.” “Don’t worry Lieutenant,” Willie said hastily. “Those are the two guys all right. I ain’t lying, so help me!” The Lieutenant walked out in the hall of the station house, where Harry - Hawkins and :Bill O’Reilly anxiously awaited him. “I think we’ve got a good lead, boys,” he--told them, re-telling Kovacs’ story. “We'll: have a thousand men on this manhunt. by tonight; we don’t want that Saunders girl harmed any more than you do—and we'll do our damndest to rescue her!” (Te be continued) Xmas Tree Party: At Presbyterian | The First Presbyterian Church ‘has planned a full program this week, including a pageant and ai Christmas -Tree:.-Panty. The Young Peoples’ Fellowship Group is presenting the Christmas Story told in song and pageantry Wed- i nesday evening at 8 ‘o’clock in | the ehurch. ; i This will be the first offering ‘of the organization’s newly- formed dramatics group, which is under the direction of Mrs. J. M. Whitson. Miss Marjorie Coburn is the ; musical director. All young peo- : Ple.and friends are’ invited - to come and -enjoy. a.beautitul, pro- gram, the pastor said today. ; Every Christmas, Santa Claus imaks a stop at this church. This ‘year he is expected along about 17 o’clock next Friday evening. {All Sunday School children ‘and {their parents have been invited , to attend. Mrs. Jane White and Mrs. Walter Clawson are entertaining the Women's Auxiliary with a ‘ Christmas party at the latter's | home, Seidenberg Avenue, on i Thursday evening at 8 o’clock. \ Daughter to Bells Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bell, 1508 Seminary street, announced to- day the birth of a daughter yes- ‘ terday morning at 1:51 o’clock in the Key West Municipal Hos- The baby weighed seven Subscribe to The Citizen. SANTA Says: You Will Find Children’s METAL TABLES and CHAIRS TROPICAL TRADER 718 Duval St. Phone 1000 ~ Dp. OFFICE Roberts SUPPLIES 126 DUVAL STREET Directly Qpp. Our Old Location For Immediate Delivery Royal Portables - Allan Wales Hand Adding Machines - R. C. Allen Electric Adding Machines - R. C. Allen Hand Adding Machine & Cash Register Combination -! Safeguard Check Writers Let us trade-in your old typewrit- er, portable or adding machine SOS ean eS EE SCI SS Let Sst ow teehee “put | ‘Church F riday . 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