New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 6, 1929, Page 13

) [T A\ THIS HAS HAPPENED Ruth Lester, secretary, finds the body of her employer, *“Handsome Harry” Borden, Monday morning sprawled beneath the airshaft win- dow of his private office. He was shot some time between one and | four Saturday afternoon. | McMann, detective sergeant, ques- | tions the following suspects: Ruth, | Mrs. Borden. Borden's ustranged | wife and mother of his two children, | who admits calimg on him Satur- day afternoon: Rifa Dubols. night club dancer, who says she called on Borden Baturday afternoon to get thegtorn haif of a $500 bill he prom. ised her; Jack Hayward, Ruth's| fiance, whose office is across the marrow airshaft from Borden's. Hayward says he returned to the | seventh floor Saturday afternoon to get his and Ruth's matinee tickets left on his desk. McMann's belief in Jack's guilt is stengthened by | the testimony of Micky Moran and | Otto Pfluger, elevator boys, and of Rill Cowan, Jack’s friend, who tells of having heard Jack threaten Bor- | den's life. { A detective is sent for Cleo Gil- man, Borden's discarded nistress. | Benny 8mith, Borden's office boy, says he returned to the office Sat- urday afternoon to get Ruth's gun for target practice but it was al-| ready gone. Ashe, Borden's man- | mervant, tells McMann of a woman | with a beautiful contralte voice of | whom Borden tived in fear, Minnie Cassidy, scrubwoman, tells of going to Borden's office at 1:30 Saturday, answering his phone while us out. and of felling the wo- man with a “heautiful alto that Borden refused to talk to her | then but asked her to call later. th asks Mrs. Borden if her hus- | band knew some woman with a beautifiil contralto voice. The widow | haughtily evad-s the question. Letty Niiller, scrubwoman in Jack's wing of the bLuilding, is brought in for | anestioning. | NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY | CHAPTER XXXI Minnle Cassidy must have found Letty Miller already at work in some office that had closed early for the | day. for when the cleaning woman who "did” Juck Hayward's of appeared within three minutes, she was carrying her broom, floor mop and scrubhing nail, filled with oily dusting rags. Rirdwell, the detective, opened the door for her, and was hailed by his chief, McMann. “Any further report from en Cleo Gilman?” “No, sir." “See if headquarters has got any Mne on Jake Ba‘ley, Borden's body- guard,” McMann directed, then, as| Birdwell withdiew. the detective | sergeant glanced negligently at | Letty Miller, “Come on over here, | 1 won't bit you. . . . Now, take that chair, and don't fidget; I'm not go- ing to keep you long. You'll have plenty of time to do your work. You're Letty Miller, the woman | who regularly cleans John C. Hay- ward's offices?" e voice" i Clay | calico-clad body ac- cepted the support of the edge ol the chair McMann indicated. Her face was raised anxiously; faded brown cyes peered at the detective nearsightedly through ugly, steel- rimmed spectacles. Gray-haired, frail, tinnd — no wonder, Ruth thought, Letty Miller had appealed to Jack's tender heart, so that he had tipped her mnore than he could afford. Was it in her power now to repay him for his kindness? It was hard for Ruth not to take the wit- ness out of the detective sergeant’s hands. o ‘es. sir.”” Letty quavered. You cleaned Mr. Haywars fices last Saturday afternoon oy “At what time, or approximately what time?” The cleaning woman pursed her colorless lips in thought, then an- swered slowl] “1 couldn’t say ex- actly, sir, but was after half-past two. because | was in another suite at half-past two and happened to lcok at the clock and remember that 1 still hadn’t cl-aned Mr, Hayward's offices. thongh ordinarily they'r lamong the first | get to.” Ruth’s cold hands gripped each other ficrcely as she waited for Me- Mann to put his next question: why didn’t yon clean Mr. Hayward's offices ecarlier, in your regular routine?"” “Because Mr. Hayward came i when 1 was just dy to begin.” Letty answercd a tiny flash of defiance “And ordered you ouf, eh?” n suggested significantly. “No, sir," Letty retorted, almost spiritedly. “He told me to go right ahead with my work, hut just then bis phone rang and while he was answering it 1 took my things and left.” T with Me- conside MeMann nd what tin Mr. Hiyward returned, 1 miean? Aguin Letty Miller pursed her lips in thought. “I couldu’t say to the minute, sir, but it must have been about 10 minutes to two. come on at 12 on & do halls and tories until th ry ate of yvou, I'm commented drily. was this — when tenants begin to leave at one. And last urday ¥'d done four snites of offices before 1 went In to do Mr. Hayward's—and him. lik: 1 told you., So it must have heen pretty near two— from 15 to five minutes of soen say two.” “You ke Mr. Hayward mighty well, don't you, Letty? He's been good to you—about tips and so on?" McMann asked suddenly. Letty's Ilned, pale face flushed a dull red. “Of course 1 like him, sir, He's a good, kind gentleman, and T'in sure—" “I thought so!" rupted grimly. “All right, what next? When did Mr., Hayward leave? 1 suppose you're going to be very helpful and tell exactly when he did leave?" Both Ruth and the serubwoman glared at him then, but McMann McMann inter- Ang | T We | but we | baseboards and lava- ‘ NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD. WE! E BLAGK RIGEONS| ©1929 By NEA Service, Inc, ANNE AUSTIN did not seem, to mud. He did seen {a little nonplussed. however, when | Lett answered defiantly: “No, sir, I'm not. hecause | don’t know when he did leave! | wasn't in that cor- ridor then. When Mr. Hayward | come back | took my pail and mop and broom anJ went around the corner to an office | knew was [closed for the day, because it's at- | ways closed all day Saturday. And from there 1 went to the office next [to it. 1 didnt come back to Mr. | Hayward's office till after half-past |two, like 1 said, and 1 didn't see him again.” The nope that had routed Ruth's overpowering fatigue when she had | remembered that Letty Miller had |scen Tack on his return to his office |died a violent death, elaving the | &irl utterly crushed, and so tired that she felt she could not even lift her eyes again, no matter what happened. If only Letty had waited, and watched for Jack to leave, had heen {in his office from two until 10 min- utes past two, so that she could have refuted Bill Cowan's damning story about the telephone call! While McMann continued his Guestioning of the cleaning woman, tuth sat in a small. inert heap in her chair, staring with despair-dull- e eyes at her lax hands. | Dimly she realized that McMann zained no further information; 11y had not worked in the corri ron which Borden's offices were located, hence had not had oppor- tunity te witness the arrival or de. parture of the dead promoter’s vis- A not hecard the shot or. if shu had, had not noted consciously when she had cleaned Jack Hayward's offices she had not glanced across the airshaft. through k's window to Rorden’s. had, therefore, neither seen the pro- moter nor noticed whether his win- dow was closed or of As to Jack’s gun. Letty had never seen it, she said: on Saturdays, when she had wiped off the desk drawers, the Lottom d rawer had been closed. and she had not opened it, or any other drawer. did not even raise her head when Letty Miller was dismissed, with the usual structions from MeMann, but she had the imipression that Letty's near-sighted. dutl. jbrown cyes peered at her pityingly, |asking her to forgive her for ot | having been able to clinch Jack | Hayward's alibl. But she could not |look up. and Letty was gone. | “Detective Carison wants to re- port, #ir,”* Birdwell announced frém | the door. “All Fight: chow Mann replicd curtly. “Hcllo, Carl- son. Anv news? You've scen all | 1he stock salesmen that showed up, haven't you “Yes, sir, Carison answered | cheerfully, as he lowered his fat | body into the chair vacated by | Letty Mi “Four of 'em blew fn, with alibis all neatly wrapped up jand ready to deliver. That accounts him " Mc. 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BUICK .WITH MASTERPIECE BODIES BY FISHSR CAPITOL BUICK CO. 1141 STANLEY STREET Associate Dealers Buick Motor Company, Flint, Michigan Division of General Mosors Corporation TELEPHONE 2607 ‘| packed my trunk and for all of Horden's boys except Adams, und Graot, one of the sales- men, just received this wire frow |him. T've checked his , alibi with his tandlady. He's been renting a room in an apartment, of which he gave the address, and | called the woman on the phone. 1.oohs straight, ali right. Here's the wire. | McMann accepted the yellow |sheet and scanned it frowningly. not too utterly tired to appreciate, passed it to the girl. It was a lor day letter: “Have just read of Borden's mu der. Saw him Saturday, left office about one-ten. He ordered me to Chicago, because he thought I was spending too much thought and time on my girl. Went directly to my room, Mrs. London's apartment, 8 West Sixty-fifth street, talked with Mrs. London for half hour and bag. Hail tunch with Mrs, London, Called my |girl. made date with her. and left |apartment about three o'clock. Met | girl downtown half-past three. W: with her till my train left for Chi- cago eleven-ten Saturday night Don't give my girl's name unle: | necessary. Miss Lester knows Bor- | den was sore at me and 1 don't want | police 1o think 1 guarreled with Borden and killed him. 1 did not. | He did bawi me out for falling down {on job but gave me another chanc: | Show this wire to police if they |haven't found real murderer. Am ! stopping at Druke Hotel. Will com | back Tmmmediately if nec v Adams.’ Roth read it, and let the sheet tlutter down upon Borden's desk. s “Well, Miss Lester, what do think?” McMaan asked. “I think be's telling the trut | Ruth answered dully. It had |occurred to me fo suspect Adams. 1 think it fine 1o velunteer this information | promptiy.” “Or very clever,” McMann said | y. ‘Get ‘he name of the i from that chap Grant, Carlson, Tou not Mr. him s0 A Letter froma Veteran Smoker . o Ralph Mutter ly discolored from nicotine. remember the time when mouth—a dried-out fecling. Sy then. with courtesy which Ruth was | DAY, M'PH 4 e | B0 see this Mrs. London personally {1 don't quite iike the looks of this | Too pal. Give *he yirl the works, | 100. Did any of the salesinen | have keys to this otrfice, Miss jter?” he added, when Carison had [ teft | “No. No one was supposed to | have a key but Mr. Borden, Benny Smith and mysclt.” Ruth answered Rita Dubois aad Mr. from Friday until tod never kmew Mr o Borden | anyone 0 far. ) course Rorden admitted Adams, untess th-y quarreled so viowntly that Adams had threatened Borden's life.” Me- Mann reflected alond. “After Adams left—assuming that he has told the truth about Borden’s having ordered him 1o have decided 10 ma peal 1o his boss, o stay h s “In that case, he den in the pointed out drearily but 1 to trust else would have rad Chicago—he may 1other ap- lowed 10 would have rid- clevator.,” Ruth d Micky Moran did not bring him up. Micky Adams well. He would not have forgotten if Adams had re- turned. Of it Adar lack with the intention of Mr. Borden, with the gun he was kept in my desk, he valked up. but if th bLeen so bitter as all that den would not have and Adams had no ke MeMann regarded th ily through narrowed slowly a smile twitched mouth u're a new Rut Lester! vour life to save Juck if it comes to that. but throw the we « word other you is gui want the answered knews Killing knew would have quarrel had Mr. Bor itted him, girl stead- cyes. and it his grim Cxperiene You'd Hayward's to nic Eive won't st vou zht of person that don't trath to save Jac o il but 1 suspeeting he thing Al 1 Mr. MeMa nch 1owanie |1 have told you ti Know | is innocent, il you for 15 guilty—except long, dread- no miatts tor il how on Borden's key | came ST ——— }auppl'uh’m‘d nothing uvothing! Ana I ask you now nol to forge fhat 1 have corroborated Jack's aibi | that he rejoined e at the Che | Hotel at 10 miinutes atter two, |did not lcave me aguin Accordins Ito Bill Cowan's story Borden w lalive and tatking the tel phone at 10 minules after 1so—" “With Juck Hayward!™ MeM nded her, with curious gentl and over ren n ericd Soineone in but not with my out th No!" Ruth “Perhaps wita Hayward's offic=, Hayward! I'd that. I've pointed larity of Jack's and Mi. telephone numbers. Either or the operator could i wrong number. And tho you don’t her bellieve stead that she robhed @ deac body. Rita Dubois has 1old you Borden was until half-past two—when Jack and | stoo lobhy of the Princiss theat “Then yon that killed Borden?” suddenly desperately Jack life o stuke Cowun got the ) 1 know betieve n- wan's alive n the believe McM Ruth stru =d with then raised her head 1o narrowed, probing gray detective “T—don't inswered despairingly. T ately, her voice like don't helie : did. 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