The Washington herald., 1909-07-18

BigClOW was IN bed. lll at the time; but
sober. lie mentioned a power of attur-
ncy, but ala not show &c. lie gave or.
derS that checks signed by George, using
both their names, should be hOnOred u
the future, but asked the bank 10 nOtl.
~ him by mail each time It was done,
stating the amount drawn. Later, George
Bigclow appeared at the bank ana re-.
corded the signatures, as he Intended 20
"That was done year ond eight days
ago, ehY All right. Here we are
The valet admitted them 90 the house.
At the request OF the. chief, he took them
To the library and summoned the other
servants, who were questioned closely
piCnE the lines talked by the valet. at
the station house. Then the two officers
visited the sccplug apartments OF the
btothers Hair an hour later they re-
TUNED TO headquarters
"Nothlng doing nt the house Mac; only
the furthcr evidence supplied by the SER
wants that everything about this affair
Socms To- date back one year. What about
the automobile machnistT'
"Its locomohllc; made In Bridge.
port. The man viii be here at half past
hye sheridan has dug up Alfred's past
without much difficulty There was very
little TO dlg mp. lie found the famiiy
sttect-who attended the father, and Al
fred also until year ago. lie was
discharged then. There was nothing tho
matter with Alfred save that he has been
asthmntlc lie has always been afflicted
with an asthmatic cough, but"
IAN right, Inspector When those two
NlthhHtuIS SHOW up, put Ahtin through n
line OF questioning about the habits and
physical condition of Alfred Bigelow az
each one has known him. When the ma
chinlst arrives from bridgeport, tell him
that I want him TO be- able TO identity
the Bigelow cnr, when II Is found. I
want him To be able to Identify the diff
fcrcnt parts or II, too N that Is pOssi
BILE. Let him use the long distance phone
TO communicate with the factory for any
Information he doesn't possess. Unless
I'm greatly at fault. we are on the track
ago, and the automobile Is the keystone
of our case What Is Il. JOEY"
appeared a. that moment
detective Savarir is OH the phone,
sir "
POUR days nfterwnrd nt the same hour
I'm the afternoon, the door OF the CHIEFS
private Office opened 10 admit Coylc and
Conway George Blgelow. looking ex-
trcmcly angry, and also very ugly, was
with them. II was plain that he was
there against his Will
What the H. does this meanT" he
demanded, the instant he was across the
threshold "Youll have TO pay for this.
you" He got no further than that lu
his tlrade OF abuse, for the policemen
had received their Instructions and at
a sign from the chief, Coyle seized Bige-
low by the throat and choked of further
uttcrance. While the slight struggle was
going on, the inspector came into the
room, followed by each or the detectives
"
on the case. They arranged themselves
In individual attitudes of expectancy: for
long practice with their chief had taught
them TO know when he was about to
wiring a confession from suspected man.
This practice Is popularly known the
third degree" but 10 Is rarely practiced
twice In the same manner. for the reason
that there are rarely two cases which
call for the same methods. The CHIEF,
as soon Bigelow had been properly
subdued turned toward HIS secretary.
Read that fellows story, joe" he
said. "Bigelow we have found person
who knows all about you You thought
that nobody knew, but there was one
who did. lf you have any corrections
TO make I'm what you hear now, you can
make them later; but II you interrupt
the reading OF this mans confession,
Onicer Coyle has Instructions 90 hand you
one on the jaw that will teach you tue
wisdom OF keeping quiet when another
has the floor. Go ahead, Joe"
(The following document, solemnly read
aloud to that group Of Interested listen
ers of which George Blgelow was the
center, had been dictated by the CHIEF
20 his private secretary. for this occasion.
The chief had not theOrized at all In ITS
preparation; he had only carried out
certain facts that had been brought to
his knowledge, TO consecutive and log
lcal conclusion. Everything that the pa
per contained was built upon the axiom
of cause and effect. Every fact used In
the document was the product OF the
men on the inspectors stan. There was
not one whit OF romance, or tmagina-
tion, In the paper, save In the name ana
the existence OF the supposed deponent.
He was fictitious being, created for
the occasion)
~ ITY and County and State of New
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