Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-12-01

About the only information the police were at
first able to develop the fact that the murderer
must have entered the room from the fire escape.
There did not seem to be the slightest evidence as
to the identity of the intruder. The bottle which
contained the traces of chloroform bore label,
however, and detectives working on the case
traced it to druggist in Newark.
This man stated that he had sold the drug to
Mrs Kane and gave her address in New York
city to them.
Meanwhile police working in the city had be-
come suspicious of Paul Geidel bellboy, who
had been discharged from the Iroquois a few days
previously. When they learned that he was liv-
ing in room which he rented in Mrs. KaneS
apartment their suspicious were strengthened, but
there was as yet nothing which to hold the boy.
He had not been seen by anyone on the premises
where the crime was committed since his dis
charge: STILL certain information which came to
the hand of George S. Dougherty, at that time
, deputy police commissioner in charge of the de-
tective bureau, led him strongly to believe that
Gedel was the murderer.
The deputy commissioner himself, together
with Detectives Thomas Van Twister and Domi-
nick Reilly, went to the apartments of Mrs. Kane,
a pretty woman, who earned living as hair
dresser. AS they entered Mrs. Kanes sitting
room Geidel and Patrick McGrane another bell
boy were sitting with her.
DoUgherty told Mrs. Kane that he wished to
speak to her alone an important matter. The
adjoining rooms, each with of the two boys.
They each attempted to question their custodian,
but he would not speak, not even admitting that
he was detective although the youths must have
known it, and this silence multiplied their fears.
Mrs. Kane in a very frank manner admitted
that she had bought the chlorofOrm and said that
she used it in the treatment of hair.
"Have you still got that bottle of chloroform in
the house?' asked DOugherty.
"No' she saids sit has gone"
"Where?' asked Jougherty. Mrs. Kane at first
hesitated, but by adroit questioning the commits
sioner learned from her that it had disappeared
from the shelf in the bathroom After learning
all that he cared to Dougherty produced the bot
tie.
"Was that yours?' he asked.
Mrs Kane said that it was and became very
much alarmed. The detective treasured her. "All
I want you to do" said Dougherty, lis to answer
my questions again, just the way you have this
time"
Then he sent for McGrane, who was in the
next room with GeideI. After few unimportant
questions he said to McGrane: "NOw all want
you to do is to sit here quietly. Don't say
word, and if Geidel looks at you make sign
or sound unless you want to get into trouble
yourself"
McGrane, thoroughly frightened took his place
on a chair the detective offered to him.
Stepping to the table, Dougherty turned down
the oil lamp, which had a red shade Then he
drew the curtains, shutting out the twilight,
which heightened the effect of the red-shaded
lamp. Every bit of furniture placed by the
detective so that the effect he was striving for
would be enhanced. No stage director could have
exercised greater care in the arrangement of de-
tails.
He sent for Geidel. Reilly came in with him.
The bellboy seated in chair which directly
faced the door to the bathroom where Dougherty
had already replaced the empty bottle of chlorO-
FORM
"NIrs. Kane" said Dougherty, "did you purchase
a bottle of choroform from druggist in Newark
about ten days ago.?
EYES," said the woman.
"Why did you get it?"
ST use it in dressing hair" Mrs. Kane replied.
did Paul know that you had this drug?"
"Yes he did, admitted Mrs. Kane who was so
seated that the light from the lamp shone on her
head and features making them the most dis
tinctive things in the room, and Gedel seemed
unable to take his eyes from her face. He smiled
with a certain amount Of bravado the ques-
tioning continued.
"Did Paul ever say anything about the drug?
What his words?
Mrs Kane looked imploringly at Gedel, but
either she did not dare not to answer or her wish
to tell the truth was stronger than her sympathy
for the boy.
"He asked me if there was enough chloroform