The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-25
THE WIRE TAPPERS

"WeII?" he queried. Anything do
ing?"
Think I've got EN- said the short
man laconically. "On to where they
hang out?"
A CLEAN as of hunger f1ickered in the
captains deep-set eyes.
"Good work" he commented Come
in here" and he opened the door of his
severely furnished private room. 'Now
for the goods. Let's have the full sto-
~, from start to finish"
The detective leaned back in his
chair, his hands thrust deep in his
pockets.
WELL" calculated the captain.
To a passing observer the detective
might appear as some wealthy broker
until he opened his mouth.
There's three in the game" he be
gan tersely. He paused to emphasize
his words. d" 'Sheenie Annie the one
we ran in two years ago as witness in
that panel game murder; Bugs Doc
Ian. the Chicago gum and the Pro
fessor.'"
The CLEAN deepened IN the captains
eyes. Il thought So" he said, quietly.
They have an apartment over on
ThiTty-secOnd street not two doors
from Sixth avenue continued the de-
tective- "Doolan and the woman are
known in the house as the Browns
and the old man is father-in-Iaw. There
is no one on to their game, 1 heard
they had a mix-up today. Yesterday
they tapped the wire of Clancy's pool
room and held up the news of that big
killing on Emetic, the thirty-to-one
shot. at the Sheepshead track. Well,
Doolan skinned around with a wad to
play the sure thing, but when he got
there Clancy had closed ali bets for
the ponies were off. Make out him and
the old man weren't mad! You know
the woman does the tapping and the
Professor said she gouged him-let
Clancy have the returns before Doc
Ian had time to get down their money.
Well, they resumed the scrap today in
the street and the old man stood off
and floored her. 1 wasn't around when
it came off, but when 1 got next to
their descriptions I was right on top.
Hear there was a free-for-all, is that
SOP"
Yes" said flanagan. Had out the
reserves. They got away" He eyed
the detective curiously. How did you
get put so wiser" he asked, slowly.
The detective permitted the luxury
Of smile to crack his features with
out breaking them open.
three days" he said quietly Didn't
want to let you know until I'd every
thing pat. The best I could do was to
get in two floors above 'em. Had to
be careful, for mixing il with this gang
is like butting into keg of dynamite.
But they amt on to me-"
You seem to have come on pretty
fair" observed the captain, with slow
commentator. Get any cvidence?"
"Surei The wires are tapped three
houses down and then run over the
roofs and down a leader. But, say,
guess what! Now when 1 got every
thing fixed the old man and Doolan
hit il up on the absent treatment. The
womans the only one in the house.
The boys haven't been home all day.
Maybe they got cold feet. Just my
luck"
flanagan eyed the detectives mel
ancholy face with quiet amusement
Don't shuttle, Billy" he said. You
have done your work all right. 1 know
everything's as you say, because 1 can
prove it."
'What?" calculated the other with
lowered jaw. Prove it? How?" Ian
nagan scratched the aggressive chin
enthusiastically.
prove it? Read that!" he said.
drawing a letter from his pocket and
f1inging II to his startled lieutenant.
That was delivered at the desk two
hours ago by a messenger boy
The short man, with a stolid air
opened the envelope and extracted
single sheet of cheap note paper. Care
fully, with thick, stubby fOreffnger
trimmed in mourning. he followed the
hastily scrawled words:
IF tomorrow night at s o'clock you
will be at Fifth avenue and Thirty
second street you will be endowed with