Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-03-03
who is that man ?

Helen regarding what had happened.
4 was not here" she explained
calmly, but rapidly. Il happened
to be near and arrived first. But it
is plain that robbery has been COM
mitted, and that this man, in trying to
protect the victim, was nearly muir
dereG. One of the villains is still in
the house. He ran past me toward the
conservatory, where left Mr. Butler"
A man went over TO close the win
dow which opened upon the porte
cochere root. At the very instant he
raised his hands to the sash an ex-
cited outcry came up from below The
words were plainly distinguishable in
side the room.
Here's one OF 'emi Fell
from the roof Dead! ~. ="
ill.
From the Miller-Crosby ball Helen
Bertel brought two important clues
The first of these was torn scrap
of note-paper that had been found
in Mrs. Charters bodice. 1t suffices
to say of this that it afforded a strik-
ing example of the thieves resource
fulness in availing themselves OF a
clandestine Irritation to lure Mrs.
Charters to the ladies' dressing-room
at q specified time The note was
merely q scrawled line, signed with
the initials of well-known name that
had frequently been coupled with the
dashing and wealthy young Widows.
Ferndale. with his eyes zealousIy
upon the costliest jewels at the ball.
was particularly solicitous OF Mrs.
Charters $4,000 diamond dog-collar.
Without. Of course, imagining its
cause, as the hour for the tryst in the
dressing-room approached her increas-
| ing nervousness and agitation aroused
his curiosity, and when she slipped
furtively away he followed to the very
/ door.
Thus he heard the first sounds of
tumult and struggle, and entered in
time TO confront two masked men. The
/ three promptly commenced a three
eornered fusillade. Ferndale believed
which, few minutes later, was dis
covered to be true-that he had
wounded the man who plunged
through the window
Mrs. Charters was insensible upon
/ the floor when he arrived, her rare
diamond ornament already reaved
from her throat Otherwise she was
not in the least injured
ch,d vVnan xr-l,N n1ll4S,d s.4s4y,
i Helen doubtless got rid of the teiltale
face covering and mingled with the
guests; for Harry Butler maintained
that he never even so much as saw an
armed masked man in the conserva-
tory.
The most interesting clue. from
Hazards viewpoint, had to do with
the man who fell into the snow from
the porte-cochere roof
1t transpired that he was not killed
nor even seriously injured; but before
he recovered Helen fished from one of
his pockets curious bit of paper. 1t
was the peculiar particulars which
this sheet bore that suggested the ap,
pellation The Secret Six. by which
later came to be distinguished one of
the most notorious and daring bands
of criminals in the country's annals of
crime. The paper appeared thus:
/ No. cover room a exit I'm prt-eochere
roof No. pass bundle to No at appted
place 8 & wait with auto as ordered
to cover retreat & lend aid il necessary.
Thus it win be seen that the rob
berry was planned deliberately down
to its smallest detail.
Indeed. the plot was carried 10 a
successful and sensational climax
right at the massive stone pillars and
huge wrought-iron grille that consti-
tuted the Miller-Croshv gate. The
wounded man was being led away by
q policeman to await at the spot men
toned the coming OF patrol-wagcn.
already summoned. AS the two
emerged upon the walk the police
man was set upon and overpowered
by three masked men, all armed with
businesslike automatics. The prison
er was bundled into an automobile
and, right from the midst of q group
of curious land frightened-chauf-
feurs. whisked away into the night.
During the ensuing fortnight almost
the entire Sutherland force, not only
] of the Chicago main Office but at
every branch in the United States.
/ was bending every effort to run 70
earth the Secret Six" and their con
federates. But it was Felix Hazard
who finally drove the principal mem.
bers Of the crime syndicate TO cover.
That the six principals for the time
being eluded the police was in meas
ure Disappointing; but q more vital is
sue was at stake, one far more serious
thar the capture of the criminals.
Helen Rertel at the time was In
their power.