The Washington herald., 1919-01-25
Whispering Wires sz henry = LEVERAGE V G
WHO Killed Montgomery Stockbridgei
CHAPTER x-continued.
Copyright 1918 BY Morst Yard Company. New York;


Drew related his discovery in the
booths of the Grand Central He
went right to the point he ex-
/ planned the auger hole. the shavings.
and the fact that IL was the same
set Of booths to which the call had
been sent from .he prison. over the
time Stockbridge had been slain.
westlake listened with davning
light He smiled. He thrust his
thumbs under his vest. You're a
/ hardworking man, Drew" he said.
"but you didn't get it all Do you
remember the third call that / gave
you this morning2-the one when the
chief operator at Gramercy Hin put
| the bowler on? II was from the
same booths you just mentioned"
| '"what7"
"Jt certainly was. There's no use
looking at the record. The number
was sS4 Gramercy Hill In other
words we have the evidence TO show
that a thin. whispering voice called
up Stockbridge from one booth in the
Grand Central at the same time the
prison was connected to the adjacent
booth"
For the love Of Mike" said Drew.
''Yes-your case grows interesting.
chief. You've got a lot of tangled
leads and all that but a little mose
/ work should untangle them. A tele-
phone engineer ought to make a
| crackerjack detective. He's trained
/ TO unsnarl the worst snarls in the
world. You ought 10 see some OF our
wiring diagrams. II takes study TO
trace them out. You're learning
II don't know IL ] am. Westlake.
think that Morphy, up at the prison
has been 'phoninE New York he
lieve he has n confederate in this
town. This confederate, We will say
received his instructions about mid.
night last night. He bored a hoIt
through the booths and called W
Stockbridge. But what was it al
for"
That I can't answer"
J Drew rose from the chair and
! crammed his notes in his inner. over.
coat pocket. What the devil did they
do that for?" he asked with flashing
eyes. "Morphy calls up Gramercy
Hill 9S43 at. or about midnight
Gramercy Hin sS4 calls UP stock,
| bridge. Stockbridge was killed by q
bullet in the neck as he's talking over
the phone. Was the call TO war;
him? Was il TO threaten him. was
1t to occupy his attention so that
the murderer could get in the room
and fire the shot?''
Did you find out how he got into
the room?' asked westlake, leaning
forward.
II have not, The whole thing get,
weird. can't sleep, I'm not coins
to sleep till get some light on this"
You look healthy" said westlake
as he pressed the buzzer for the mex
caller.
Drew emerged from the elevator
and hurried to the street with short
quick strides He crossed the snow
and pressed open the door to a ciEai
store. He fished out a nickel and
called up his Office.
To HarriEan who answered. he said
tersely. Get Flynn up 10 the Grand
Central, Get MIN to the east-end trle-
phone BOOTH on the lower level. Tel
him I'll be there. He's back from
J Morristown. isn't he He 'nhonad
Ell? Get him 10 me, ] need him"
! Drew hung W with a swift fliD oi
the receiver. He hurried to the sub.
way station and caught a local up,
town. He had time to flash a fourth
and ffth set Of photos before Flynn
came putting across the lower level.
See here" snapped Drew. drawing
I the operative into the middle booth
Bend down there where that hole
is, and tell me what you see on the
Narnish."
IT'S finger prints. chief Two
three of them Looks like some
body pressed hard when they drilled
that hole. The outer print is n good
one OF a thumb Left thumb. should
say"
That's right, I'm going TO find
out who made that impression. within
one hour. You stay here and grab
anybody who tries TO talk with the
prison. Frick is up there"
How about O"Toole. who's watch
ing Nichols" asked Flynn.
Leave him stay on that assign
mont. need YOU here. Stick now,
Watch everybody who talks over
these three phones. Arrest anybody
who receives or sends a call to tho
prison. There's plenty Of central Office
men handy for a pinch. Fosdick viii
back them up"
Drew rushed for the subway. He
realized that he had wasted valuable
time by not taking the complete Sc.
Of finger prints photos on his first
inspection OF the booths. II was a
detail he had overlooked. But then.
he could afford TO make mistakes
/ The men or man he was after. dared
not make any. This was a thing
he had often recalled in dealing with
supercriminals
/ Fosdick's rooms at detective head.
quarters, on Center street, were luck.
/ fly deserted as he rushed dowr
through the hallway. The con1mis,
sioner widened his eyes as Drew
handed over the camera. with a rc.
quest that the films be developed and
prints made within twenty minutes.
Cant be done that soon" said tho
/ detective. Give Us fifty minutes"
I'll make It twenty-five" shot
Drew. 'T got lots TO tell YOU. but
it'll keep. Get those prints and vel
land our man. The last two films
have perfect samples OF finger work
Our man slipped there, He signed
his own death warrant"
The commissioner pressed a hutton,
To the young man who came. nc eX-
planned the necessity OF rushing the
developing and printing OF the films,
He turned as the messenger hurried
out with the camera.
What about that bullet" he asked.
Just as said, commissioner. II