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to be fruitless. Just at this point TIE
pawnbroker suddenly exclaimed:
There's the man.


The picture he pointed out was that of
Michael McGloin a parsonage well known
to the police.
The third step in the plan was to locate
McGlon. That was comparatively easy
He was found in the haunts Of crime. and
for many weary weeks he was Swallowed
Every move he made was reported; every
word he uttered was recorded. 1t required
infinite patience, but the espionage re-
suited in the discovery that on the night
of the murder McGloin had been out on
spree in the company of three of his
pals.-by name Thomas Moran, Frederick
Banfield and Robert Morrisey.
The case had now reached siege where
caution was of the utmost importance
A single false move might ruin every
thing. 1t would be easy enough to arrest
the men on suspicion, but would slcn
step serve the cause of justice! lnspec-
tor Byrnes evidently thought not, for ne
postponed that act. Professionals, who
did not stop at murder, were adopts in the
! making of alibis. and the detective did not
propose to be fooled by such device;
| He sent woman to live with McGloin'
and he supplied her literally with money.
| Indeed there we're times when the muir
derer wore tire clothes Of the inspector.
With Byrnes the end justified the means.
| McGloin did not confess to the woman
| he WAS not the COuIeSSlllS hilo. AuI Siit
| lived with him for over a month, and
| during that time secured enough facts
which, patched together, convinced
/ Byrpes that McGloin was the person who
mad murdered Hanier.
| ~
By the time the people of busy New
York had forgotten all about the tragedy
of West 26th street or had consigned 1t
1 ,ha Of ,,rdi scnUpred mVStprtpS
Byrnes, on his part. determined that the
! hour had arrived to strike decisive blow.
He sent his men out and arrested Nc
Gloin. Moran, Banfield and Morrisey.
Each one was apprehended on some
trivial charge and they were brought to
headquarters and placed in separate cells.
They protested vehemently. but all to no
avail. incidentally, 1t might be remarked
they were taken singly, and no one OF
them knew of the arrest Of the other.
Also, each one insisted that the action OF
the Superintendent was an outrage and
a violation of the Constitution, which
guaranteed to every man the right to LIE
| liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
| Ryrnes smiled .grimly ard said nothing
| Day after day passed and the four men
remained under lock and key. Some OF
the subordinate officials, not being aware
of the plans of the inspector, wanted to
know what was to be done with the pris-
oners 1t seemed childish, to them, to
hold the men Indefinitely on such trifing
charges. He made no explanations, offer
ed no excuses-simply said wait. He
cared nothing about Moran. Banheid ano
Morrisey, but he cared great zeal ABOUT
McGloin. He wanted to make him L.
comfortabie-and he succeeded In the
meantime he was carefully preparing the
stage for the last big act In his little
drama He would not be hurried; .-e
would not be cajoled. He bided his time
II came finally. and the scene was
"pulled OFF, in a way that made the
| meIodrama of the modern stage seem
stale and improbable In comparison.