The Washington herald., 1918-12-29
Adventures of Members of metropolitan Police Force


! torturer! l could keel you! l wish
/ could keel you now"
Come on now and talk about that
murder You don't go to sleep till
you do"
Sleep" muttered the Italian. eve
gotta sleep" He nodded heavily, and
as he did SO one of the officers took a
glass of water from the ice cooler and
dashed 1t, full in his face. Carlmo
name together with a shock as the ice
water ran down his neck, and. like a
wild animal, threw himsGjf upon his
tormentor, swapping and biting
viciously. The policeman grabbed his
wrist and twisted until there was a
snap. Tell US; go ahead and tell us;
you've got to- thundered the lieu
tenant as the Italian screamed In
pain.
mo, no." pleaded Carlmo. Don't
any more. Pleeze have pity. I'll say
It; I'll say it."
Say what?' demanded the lieuten-
ant. with his face glaring closely into
that of Carlmo's. T.
What 1t is you want me to say.
Pleeze~ ask me and let me sleep. Don I
hit me again, meester; pleeze don't. y
"You killed Policeman Hooper,"
"T-I-pleeze don't hit me. Yes, i
keeled him. Keeled him!" raising his
voice to a scream. II tell 1t because
you won't let me sleep. That's it.
couldn't sleep. ! couldn't sleep. You
policemen are devils. torturers.
keeled him. | keeled-who did keel?
Tell me who it was"
DAILY Asks Question.
For the first time during the scene
one of the privates, Officer John e.
DAILY, new man on the force, as
signed to the Palace of Vice" beat in
terrupted ASK him how he killed
Hooper, he suggested, quietly.
Carimo was now shaking and trem-
bling in the arms of the policemen.
He was showing his teeth and NUT
tering wildly. Wont you never let
me sleep? Mus l keep confessing all
night before you let me sleep?
Pleeze-''
Tell us how you killed Hooper
then you can sleep" said the lieuten-
ant
Don't you know how he was keel
ed?" screamed Carimo. "Oh, pleeze-
l stabbed him. l sneaked up behind
him and stabbed him. Have pity, po'
licemen; aren't you through"
That's enough said the lieuten
ant. Take him back. How about it
boys? Don't you think that was gooc
work."
But Policeman Daley, as he made 6
few notes in a memorandum book, re
membered that Hooper had not beer
stabbed from behind. The wound tina
ended his life was not two inches be
low the jugular vein. And the deaC
officers night stick, which Daley hac
| examined closely, showed a split iron
the handle to the end. indicating tina
| Hooper had dealt a terrific blow a!
| he battled for his life.
Standing in a doorway near th'
palace of Vice" about o'clock tn,
following morning Policeman Daley
| heard one of the doors of the dive be
| ing opened and. watching. saw a we'll
| dressed man. carrying a grip. emerg'
and start briskly down the street
| The officer. his suspicious aroused
/ followed. keeping close to the tree!
/ along the curb. Several blocks away
! the man entered a residence. on the
! front of which a physicians sign was
! displayed Daley rang the bell anc
| the door was promptly opened by the
man he had followed
What's the matter, officer? Arc
! you ill?' he said.
NO" replied Daley. II saw you
some minutes ago leaving Reid's dive
! and the fact Of a mans leaving there
! at this time of morning with a griI
| looked suspicious and ! followed you
| Are you DIR. Arnold?"
Yes" answered the doctor. II have
been handling a rather sad case ir
that Joint for a few days. A fellow
there had a serious accident. Eel
from ladder. he says, and his head
was split wide open. Funny thing
about it is that he had no medical at
tention until some one came for mt
I twenty-four hours after the accident
and the fellow refused point blank tC
go to hospital. though his injury Ii
critical. He had a head hemorrhagt
at 2:3O this morning and they sent q
rush call for me. l believe he's pretty
near gone"
EnIIsts Doctors Aid.
Doctor" said Daley. there's a Sc
rious reason for my wishing to tall
with that fellow. l can't get to hin
as a policeman, so I'm going to ash
YOU to take me along on your mex
visit to him.
The doctor looked a little troubled
That wouldn't be quite ethical. Off
GER" he said. rs it necessary"
1T is in connection with a crimina
investigation" replied Daley. and th'
/ law asks you"
"All right Meet me here at to-
morrow evening and We'll go to-
gether."
When Policeman Daley. in citizen!
clothes. accompanied DR.. Arnold int