Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-26

about much else
What cab was that?'
why. this here cab No. 49, 10 vas
around here that night and the gent that
was with Il must have been the guy that
was killed, or the one that did it,
Couldn't you recognize the man.
Yes, 1 guess / could although it was
pretty dark and 1 didn't pay much etten-
ton to him. Being new here l don't know
the customers at this hotel yet YOU know.
What I'm sorry for was that | didn't mo-
tice the driver As soon as l handed it
out that No. a was waiting around here
that night the 5ly cops come up by the
dozen and pumped me dry, and all the
reporters got the story Of my re and
some Of EN- took my picture. To-day they
was after me hot and heavy, and seemed
more anxious to know II the man had "a
rims on his finger or not l didn't see no
ring As to the driver, all I noticed about
him was that he was most too polite for a
cabby Touched his hat a bit too much.
English style, you know
Wasn't tho man in the cab a guest OF
the hotel? Didn't he dine here or any
thing"
Cant say as TO that. The lily cops asked
me all that lie went into the hotel and
was inside half an hour. suppose, When
he came out he went over to have q talk
to the cabby That's when l remember tell
ing him his cab was No. a. That's the
last I seen Of him Z suppose the guy that
was Killed was inside the cab an the time,
already cut up, may be
Johnson went into the loungins room
and ut cigar. After picking out a com
Portable chair he sat down and began To-
think, turning over In his mind various
Of NH Inn,
probable. Among these was the possibility
that Mr. Walton might have been the
man with the cab. lie got up and went
back TO the head porter and asked him
II he had heard any directions given to the
driver OF that Cab-to go to the Ears-
wood hotel for instance. No, he had not
Did he think II at ell possible that Mr..
Walton might have been the man that
came in the cab? No, he was quite sure
it was not lie knew MIR. Walton by sight
and had received very liberal tip from
the gentleman
Johnson sat down again and did more
thinking. Then he questioned several of the
clerks and other persons who were on
watch Thursday night, to see II any Of
them could recollcct a man that had
dropped into the hotel for half an hour or
So It would seem that hundreds of men
slightest attention.
Finally he went to the manager.
After considerable sparring during which
Johnson felt that something was being
held back he gathered that a gentleman
had called for Mr. James Walton on Thurs
day night, and that this gentleman was
personally known TO the manager who did
not wish to disclose his Identity. The de-
teCtive was sharp enough to see his adj
vantage and TO make the most Of it, so that
, the manager finally agreed, on the under
standing that johnson would consider the
matter as strictly confidential to send him
up to have talk with Mr.. Maynard. John
son could then personally confirm some Of
the things that the manager had taken
the liberty of telling Mr.. Maynard in ore
to put him on his guard.
johnson rejoiced inwardly Ho 4
up another clue. lie had found q, viii
knew Mr. Walton
So the reason that Hartley had not seen
anything OF johnson for nearly a week
was that johnson was hunting high and
. low for Maynard and had put relief watch
, on his apartment night and day
The jsnitor told him that Mr.. Maynard
had left no word as to how long he would
be away. He often went away for a week
OF. two without saying anything about it.
Being a bachelor, there was no reason
why he should explain his movements to
any one.
While engaged In his search for May
nard, Johnson had looked up many of the
retired brokers' old business haunts and
had made minute inquiries as to his habits
and his connections. He had found an old
servant, that had often waited on him
at table and had overheard many things
but nothing that would throw any light
D on his probable destination II he went
81 off on a trip by himself,
During the yigils 81 these two or three
days Johnson had done a great deal more
, thinking and had constructed and rejected
a number of theories. What bothered him
e was TO reconcile Mr.. Hartleys knowledge
of MIR, James WaltOns intended move
ments and the fact that the movements
T. had not taken place. That Mr.. Hartley
was very much astonished at Mr.. Walton
8 failure to arrive at the Earlswood hote
was clear, That he did not know what hao
prevented that arrival was also clear. BS
putting this and that together, johnson
came to the conclusion that it was Mr.
9 Maynard that had interefered with or pre-
vented Mr.. Waltons arrival at the Earls
= wood hotel. Consequently Maynard prob
T ably knew the direction in which Mr.. Wal
= ton had actually gone. What he woul,
b very much like to know was, whethe
e or not Mr.. Hartley was acquainted witt
J. Mr.. Maynard as well as with Nj Walton
II so, is was just possible that ne coulC
II throw some light on the matter II h,
g knew that Mr. Maynard and Mr.. Walton
d were together at the time that one o
n them should have gone to the Earlswoo,
e hotel. The idea was gradually becoming
J. conviction in Johnson's own mind tina
- Mr.. Walton and Mr.. Maynard were to
q gether in cab No. a on Thursday night
n johnson had carefully noted the tim
A. of the cabs arrival at the hotel, as give
il him by the head porter. He found that
agreed exactly with the time of the ca
n that was afterward Cancelled, but su
d stood on the stub, for Mr.. James Walton
10 When the managers description OF MI
lr Maynard was repeated to the head porter
TX without giving the porter the slightes
10 hint that It was the managers. he admltte
T.. that It was pretty close to the appearanc
~ Of the man that got out OF the cab whe