The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-02-20

plain-c,othes MAJ from the precineS
detective force keeping IL under watch
and ward.
To this house came Captain McGee
and Rosalie lie Grange. They ap.
preached with all the caution OF fore
thought. entering the block through an
office building on the next street. open
ing the area door with a pass-key. go
ing into the house by the basement
door at the rear.
Ugh! hate TO touch it." said Ro-
sale. drawing her skirts away from
the wreckage OF the cellar. I'm glad
wore my old clothes. Guess Mrs.
Moore never kept this place any too
well-an' with this dust an your un-
tidy cops. Martin McGee. it's Just scan
dalous now. Well. come on" And so
she dragged her police escort through
floor after floor. room after room-at
first a superficial survey and then a
minute search
As they came 10 Captain Hanskas
room. Inspector McGee stopped and
made grafton.
"You can see." he said. that II was
an inside Job. Beginning on the roof.
there's no way TO enter except by the
hatch which goes down into the lum-
ber room. On account OF the fire regu'
lations. tho hatch couldn't be locked.
but II was closed inside by n bolt. That
hadn't been monkeyed with. In fact.
the dirt around the edges showed that
the hatch hadn't been opened for .
long time"
And the nre escape?" asked Rosa
lie. pursing her brows with concentra-
ton.
Runs from the lumber room
straight down. Passes at tho third
floor tho windows OF Captain Haneka's
room. The corresponding room on the
by the basement. either, Windows and
doors all bolted inside and showed no
signs OF being tampered with. You
see. Il was this Wade fellow. or an In
side Job. And while we're talking about
locks"--here Martin McGee opened
Captain Haneka's door and stood with
q foot on either side OF the threshold
this Ia n little piece OF evidence I've
figured out myself. Notice. no had q
spring lock Mrs. Moore says he put
II on himself That indicates he was
afraid OF somebody-Wade. probably.
Him being so particular on that point.
II was only natural he should keep II
locked when he was asleep. Now. look
here"
This was an inside" spring lock or
the ordinary pattern. II could be
controlled from without only by the
key. within. however. was knob and
button by which one could turn back
the catch and render It temporarily
useless as y lock. well. now." said
McGee, "the catch was back when they
found the body, and the door wasn't
locked at all. II he'd bsen alive after
Wade left him, no wouldn't have gone
TO sleep without seeing that his door
was locked. My idea is. no turned the
knob and shut the catch back when he
let Wade in-the way person does
with spring lock. Anyhow" con
cluded McGee. ITS a suspicious fact"
Very" said Rosalie; and McGee
did not catch the natness In her tone.
But anyone who got on To that fre
escape, one way or another. could have
entered Hanskas room by the window,
couldn't he7"
yes" said Inspector McGee. 'if
Il. - t.,t ~ Itus A
windows were closed when they found
tho body. Most OF tho witnesses say
that They remember because when
this Mrs. Moore tainted those girls
opened both windows to give her air
They Say they had to open the catches
to get tho sashes up"
"Stury muggy night. an both win
dows closed-an' him an Americani"
We'll, there's nothing particularly
strange about that. IL there7" said In.
spector McGee.
Not 10 youl" replied Rosalio Le
Grange, dimpling on him. II guess
well / guess before we do anything
else we'll go over everything In that
room"
They entered The bed was as Rosa
lie had seen II on the night OF the
tragedy---the sheets and quilts turned
back as though one had risen quietly
and naturally. II was 10 the bed that
Rosalle turned her first attention. Al
the foot OF the white counterpane. her
eyes stopped-Btopped and rested.
It's spotted" she said almost under
her breath.
Inspector McGee looked also.
CTO BE COSTINrrpD,