The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-07-21

BlgelOW was in bed, ill at the time: but
sober. He mentioned !: power of attor-
ney, but did not show it. He gave or
ders that checks signed by George, using
both their names should be honored
the future, but asked the bank to mott
fly him by mail each time il was done,
stating the amount drawn. Later, George
Bigelow appeared ut the bank and re-
corded the signatures. he intended to
Them
'That was done year and eight days
ago, eh? All right. Here we are.
The valet admitted them to the house.
AT the request of the chief, he took them
to the library and summoned the other
servants. who We're questioned closely
aiCng the lines talked by the valet. at
the station house. Then the two officers
visited the sleeping apartments of the
brothers. Half an hour later they re-
TUNED to headquarters.
Nothing doing at the house, Mac: only
the furthec evidence supplied by the ser
wants that everything about this AFFAIR
seems to date back year. What about
the automobile machinist:"
Its a locomobile: made in Bridge
port. The man will be here at half past
without much difficulty There was very
little to dig up. He found the family
physcan-Doctor Green. in Twentytirst
street-who attended the father, and Al
fred also. until a year ago. He was
discharged then. There was nothing the
matter with Alfred save that he has been
asthmatic He has always been afflicted
Wllll an aSUnIEdllc cough, Dut-N
IAN right, inspector. When those two
c6hauffeurs show up. put them through a
line of questioning about the habits and
physical condition of Alfred Bigelow as
each one has known him. When the ma
chinist arrives from Bridgeport, tell him
that l want him to be able to identify
the Bigelow car, when it is found.
want him to be able to identify the diff
ferent parts OF it, too, if that is posi-
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
of a crime that was committed a year
ago, and the automobile is the Keystone
OF our case What is it. Joe?"
he added, addressing his secretary, who
appeared at that moment.
Detective Savarin is on the phone,
sir.
-FOUR days afterward at the same hour
in the afternoon, the door of the chiefs
private office opened to admit Coyle and
Conway George Bigelow, looking
trenlely angry, and also very ugly. was
with them. Ii was plain that he he was
there against his will.
what the h does this mean?r he
demanded, the instant he was across the
threshold you'll have to pay for this
you He got no further than that in
his TRADE of abuse, for the policemen
had received their Instructions and at
sign from the chief. Coyle seized Bige-
utterance. While the slight struggle was
going on. the inspector came into the
room. followed by each of the detectives
who had been assigned to various duties
on the case. They arranged themselves
in Individual attitudes of expectancy: for
Ions practice with their chief had taught
them to know when he about to
wiring q confession from Il suspected man
This practice is popularity known as the
third degree, bat it is rarely practccd
twice In the same manner, for the reason
that there are rarely two cases which
call for the same methods The chief.
subducd. turned toward his secretary
Read that fellows story. joe" he
said. '.Bigeow we have found Il person
who knows all about you. You thought
that nobody knew, but there was one
who did. If you have any corrections
to make in what you hear now, you can
the reading of this mans confession.
Officer Coyle has instructions to hand you
one ON the jaw that will teach you the
h Msd9 5ha of aoE keeping 5ae Man
(The following document. solemnly read
aloud to that group of interested listen
ers of which George Bigelow was the
center. had been dictated by the chief
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 Il consecutive and log
ical 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 staff There was
not one whit of romance, or imagina-
ton, in the paper save in the name and
the existence of the supposed deponent.
He was a fictitious being. created for
the occasion.)
40 1TY and County, and State of New
~ York, IS.
Timothy Burke. being duly sworn, de-
poses and says: That he resides in the
city of New York, and has resided in said
city more than twenty-five years; that he
knew Henry Bigelow. father of Alfred
and George Bigelow, and sometimes per-