The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 17, 1947, Page 4

PAGE FOUR’ “7 °° Chapter 19 * AM luck yet on locating Mc- Gann and Rosario?” Harry Hawkins asked police. inspector Dan Ryan. Ryan, who had been placed in -charge of the investigation of the kidnapping of Jean Saunders and Charles Dawson, shook his head gravely. aa id “We've got a lot of dope on those’ two,” the Inspector said. “But so far, none of our leads have paid off.?: sap q . “Did :either of: thént have any Parser hangouts?” Hawkins asked. “That’s the baffling thing about these two,” the ector said. “They were tied up with Raskin- DeLuca mob,. but they never ran with the pack. If you want to stick around, I’m going to bring Raskin into the office in a few minutes for questioning. Maybe I can put enough héat on him to find out something.” Hawkins walked out in the hallway to wait for the arrival of Raskin. In the 24 hours since Jean Saunders had disappeared, he had not slept more than two hours, in fitfull catnaps at the West 54th police station. At first, he had been so torn by worry and fears that Jean would be harmed that his voice wavered when he spoke and his hands trembled so badly that he was unable. ,to light a. cigarette without wasting a half-dozen matches. ‘An old desk Sergeant who had observed his state of agitation took him aside and gave him some friendly counsel. “Listen, Son,” the Sergeant told him. “We want to see that girl rescued just as badly as you do. But none of us can do that job unless we steady down and con- trol our nerves—even when it’s the last thing in the world we feel like doing. So don’t let your- self come apart at the seams; you'll help her a lot. more by putting your brains to work and giving your nerves a brush-off.” He had fought grimly to sup- ress his fear during a day that ad been a succession of frustra- —_—- The Weather FORECAST a ee MANHATTAN EDITOR |] THE KEY By Gene Gleason tions and disappointments. He had ridden in police radio cars and detective cruisers while squads of trained men pounced on every known haunt of the Raskin-DeLuca gang. They had swarmed through 2 crime-ridden block in the. heart of Spanish Harlem, while dark- skinned children jeered at them|’ from the streets and uncommu- nicative adults, replying in a few Spanish monosyllables to their questions, left them without a productive clew. Two forays into the tough urban jungle of the Lower East Side netted a record catch of petty racketeers, crooked loan sharks and muscle men, but all of them protested their ignorance of the kidnapping. had The TN _ organization spurred the hunt for the kidnap- pers by posting a $25,000 reward for information leading to their arrest. The size of the reward brought a deluge of tips to the TN offices and police. Their volume was so great, in fact, that Bill O’Reilly was assigned full time to the task of sorting .-hem out and passing the likely ones on to police. “Lord in Heaven!” OReilly had told Hawkins after a few hours on the assignment. “Every crackpot, goof, wacko and psy- chopath-at-large in New York is on our necks. I’m. praying for just one fertile hint that will lead us to Jean and Daw- son. She’s one wonderful girl, and I'll feel like I’ve sold out Jean and her Dad if I can’t help to bring her back soon and sound.” The armed detectives had sta- tioned themselves around the Inspector’s office when Hawkins was finally invited in to hear the questioning. ’ Raskin, a short, stocky figure in an expertly-tailored brown gabardine suit, sat calmly in front of the Inspectors desk. Nothing in his manner indicated uneasi- ness or fear. “Those gambling raids were just the begining, Raskin,” In- .spector Ryan said. “Wev’e got” KING APPLICATION (Continued From Page One) dience. I thanked the people for | their support and _ confidence, Key West and Vicinity: Partly | but said I could not return un- cloudy to cloudy this afternoon and tonight with some indication of light rain or drizzle this after- cool. Thursday clearing and con- . tinued cool. Moderate.-to fies northeasterly winds. Florida: Partly cloudy today and tonight°drid Thursday. ‘Few local’ showers over ‘southeast coastal secti@ns. Cooler over the: !ce south portion today. | Slightly warmer on Thursday. si Jacksonville through the Flor- ida Straits and East Gulf of Mex- ico: easterly winds today gradually veering to easterly Thursday. Partly cloudy weather with a few showers over extreme south por- tions. Jacksonville to Apalachicola: No small craft or storm warnings have been issued. REPORT Key West, Fla., Dec. 17, 1947 (Observation taken at 8:30 a.m., Eastern Standard Time, City Office) Temperatures Highest yesterday 85 Lowest last night 73 Mean 79 Normal . pegte 70 Precipitation Rainfall, 24 hours ending 8:30 a.m., inches 01 Relative Humidity 91% Tomorrow’s Almanac (Eastern Standard Time) Sunrise ; - 7:05 a.m. Sunset - 5:42 p.m. Moonrise - 11:20 a.m. Moonset 11:15 p:m. TIDES Tomorrow Naval Base (Eastern Standard Time) High Low 12:42 a.m. 7:47 a.m. 2:29 p.m. 7:14 p.m. Additional Tide Data Reference Station: Key West Time of| Height of Station— Tide {high wate: Bahia Honda —0Ohr. (bridge) _.__10 min. ‘0.0 ft. No Name Key +2hr. (east side) ____20 min. Boca Chica —Ohr. (Sandy Point) 40 min. Valdes Channel +2hr. (north end) _10min. +1.4 ft: (NOTE: Minus sign—correc-, _ tions to be subtracted. Plus slgn—corrections to be added.) _ Son To Alburys - A nine-pound son -was born Friday, Dec. 12, to Mr. and Mrs. | al Zone right of way constituted | the Galey | 37 percent of Panama’s national , }income in 1945. Oscar Albury, at Memorial Hospital. oe ail Moe ‘ ndians of the Andes lan\s wore platinum an@aose rings 2.000 yea high- | rs ago Continued | less the City Commission would unanimously request me to do so, and pass a_ resolution granting the city manager and heads of enough on you right now to send you up for “ive years—and make 1 stick.” “You didn’t bring me here to tell me that, Inspector,”. Raskin said quietly. “No, I didn’t,” Ryan returned a bit. irritably. “We know. that two of your mob, McGann and Rosario, pulled this snatch. A judge might find it hard to be- lieve that two of ro would pull a job like that without or- ders from you; it might be just a good enough link to send you up the river for life.” “I see no purpose in making threats about a highly unforesee- able future,” Raskin . answered without rancor. “But those two jerks had no orders, from me..Do you honestly think Id stir.up_.a storm like this when I’m alread: in ry for something else? If: could get.my hands on those two right now, I'd pleased : to wring their necks.” ; “That. doesn’t help us find them,” Ryan said. “You're still linked up with the job, unless you come through with some in- formation we can use.” Raskin looked at his finger- nails care A “Frankly, ’'m under gation to those jerks, said after a moment. “For. some time, I’ve suspected them of run- ning seme sort of a smugglin racket down on: the Lower Ea Side. As a matter. of fact, I:only added them to our ecannisetion to’ find out more about ‘it. But icGann ‘has been. fairly. 4 Td just begun to get a ona private ut of his when.'we ran into that little business in- terruption at the Castillo and the Biarritz.” He smiled faintly. “Where was it?” Ryan de- manded. , “I wasn’t able to find out ex- actly,” Raskin answered.’ “But I'm practically certain it’s some- where along the East River, be- tween ey Fulton Streets.” .. : “That’s plenty of territory,” the Inspector said. “But if we comb it out, we’re bound to lo- cate those rats.” (Te be continued) TODAY IN HISTORY (Know America) 1866—Historic Milligan case decision by U. S. Supreme: Court: that no branch of Government can invalidate a writ. of: habeas corpus where the courts \ are open. 1895—Historic President Cleve- land message to Congress on no obli- ” .Raskin departments the authority to dis- | Venezuela. ee : charge or suspend any employe! ‘* 1903*Birth of aviation: Wright Rest | that had* by acts of. deeds ! brothers first in history to fly made such action necessary. This 1S heavier ‘than air machine, at discharge or suspension, subject Kitty Hawk, N. C. Four flights to the review of the Civil Serv. |™ade that morning, the longest dations be submitted to the City Commission. I did not receive such @ vote of approval from the i majority Of the City Commis- Moderate to fresh north-j}sion, and therefore my resigna- tion was final. Once more, I have been ap- proached by several people to apply for the position as city manager of Key West, Florida. My promise to the people of Key West is still in effect and for} that reason I am attaching my formal application for the po- sition as City Manager of Key West, Florida. However, before reading this application to the Mayor and City Commission, for their con- sideration, I wish to say the following: | For ‘me to do the job that is expected of me, I must have the authority to discharge or sus- pend employes who, subsequent to my appointment, prove them- selves, by act or deed, unworthy or incompetent to continue in the service of the city, subject to the review of the Civil Serv- ice Board. That, the City Commission is a policy forming body as elected by the people and the city man- ager is to administer these pol- icies in accordance with their orders and as established by the City Charter. i That, I have not changed in any way or in action. It is well know that I work for the good of the city ad the people and not for any clique or political fac- tion. I do not allow city em- | ployes to take any active part in politics. That, I must have the affir- | mative vote of the MAYOR and | ALL City Commissioners ap- pointing me City Manager of | Key West. : If for any reason the City | Commission feels that any of my requests are unreasonable, and | that I do not receive a 100 per} cent vote, confirming my ap-! pointment, I could not accept or | do the job assigned to me. With my best personal regards ie to all, I am, Most sincerely, DAVE KING. | Rental for the Panama Can- Board and their recommen- of 57 | Britain, |One Servicyele, seconds’ duration. Little attention paid to feat at time and for some time thereafter. 1919—Rhode Island ‘sues to:an- nul prohibition in U. S. Supreme Court. : ‘ 1925—Col. William (‘Billy’) Mitchell found guilty in court martial of violating an. article of SE teat ae wal dnt ethagte els 1941 — Roosevelt establishes censorship. 1942—American planes bomb \ Japs in the Aleutian Islands. 1943—American forces estab: lish. beachhead at Arawe, New in face of Jap opposi- tion. atte 1944—U. S. First Army push- ed back five miles by the Ger- mans. 1945—Secretaries Byrnes, Be- vin and Molotov meet in Mos- cow. 1946—House Military Affairs Committee recommends organi- zation of an intelligence system \for continuous espionage abroad. FOR SALE 1019 Margaret St. dec17-tf Apartment. Ice box, 75-pound capacity, kitch- en cabinet, cannister set, radio. Name your price. Manager, Overseas Hotel. dec17-1t Lady’s hicycle, good condition, $20.00. 1021 Packer Street. i dec17-1tx good condition. , Extras. 619 William St. running $75 cash. dec17-3tx 1942 Zimmer 23’ trailer house. electric, refrigerator. See be- tween 4 and 6 at Ponce’s Bar- B-Q, Simonton St. decl7-3tx Westinghouse porcelain refrig- erator, 13 cub. ft., new unit, $150.00. Call 1348, 415% Am- elia. dec17-2tx Large army squad. tent, prac- practically new. Less than half of its value at $75.00. Call 9132. decl7-1tx House and lot, $2,500. 1125 Pack- er Street. 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