The Washington herald., 1919-01-21

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Then, chief. I don't see any use
trying that lead. II begins and ends
in air."
1T most certainly does! Well cross
it out. The next call for our investi-
CATION"
(which was?" asked Delaney. wax
ting up.
(Which was the one notifying Stock
bridge that he had about reached his
span of life on this earth. was
there in that library when the call
came in. Again, from the millionaire's
description, this time, We have the
thin, whispering voice on the wire.
The man was probably the same He
mentioned the cemetery letter which
would establish that fact"
I'm following you, chief. Go on
Drew picked out a second sheet OF
paper from his pile. we went after
this call at the time. or soon after the
time II was sent in" he said. tapping
the sheet with his fingers. Il called
the Office here and had HarriGan get
in touch with George Westlake. third
vice presidentsof the telephone COM
pany. Westfake got busy"
| Delaney turned things over" con-
| tinued the detective. He made a
most thorough invests "a tion. We
have his word that there is no record
of this call! The wire chief at
| Gramercy Hill exchange declares that
It never went through the switch
board That the connection had been
made on the outside"
From the air?''
{ thing and questioned everybody. No
/ one talked with StockbridEe through
the switchboard at Gramcrcy Hill at
or near that hour. Therefore, we
must conclude. that. insomuch as
know somebody did talk with him AT
! that hour. the connection was made,
either in the junction box in the alley
or behind the switchboard at Gram
Grey Hill exchange"
How about underground. chief"
/ Impossible That is-almOst i'm
possible. The cables are in conduit
and sheathed with lead. It would be
a poor place to tap in on a line I'm
going to presume that the man who
tapped in knew his business. The
| junction box in the alley is under
suspicion. ! think it was done there.
I'm this manner" Drew paused and
picked up 4 third shec, Of hurriedly-
written notes.
"A junction box" he said. lis mere
lIy small switchboard here the con-
duit ends and the house connections
begin. 1t would have been easy for
an expert to disccarect the two leads
which led into Stock bridges library.
ring up with low tension magnetic.
and then cut in with d testing set
and a battery current and do the
talking That is what the trouble
man told Us might have been done.
He found no signs OF tamperinG He
saw a tall man escaping down the
alley. 1t would seem. Delaney. that
this tall man is the ono were after.
Perhaps. as you said. he left foot
prints. But footprints. like finger
prints. are not much uSe until you
get the man who made them
What dye deduct in this second
IcaII-chief?''
That we've run sQuarely up against
blind wall. Wen drop it for a time
and go to the third call
When was that"
The HowIcr Scores.
! "Stockbridge was murdered at four
| minutes and eighteen seconds past
70 by his own watch. DeIaney It
was a very good watch, Now allow
ing for a movement Of the hands on
account Of the fall. how are We to
account for a telephone call sent into
Gramercy Hill 97SS-the library phone
at exactly 1906 from a slot-telephOne
booth at the east end OF the Grand
Central Railroad station on Forty
! second street,"
How did you get that chief-''
| Drew chuCkled and wheeled in his
chair. 4 got it," he said. by simple
arithmetic plus the vice president s
pull. Here's how it was found. De
ilaney. Easy as two and two. You
remember the howler?''
III never forget it. chief, Not as
long as I live"
The bowler established considerable
in this case. The chief operator re-
members putting it on. She remem-
bers the time. She looked back. after
being logged by George westlake. and
| found that some one had called uu
| Stockbridge a few minutes after IL
II was probably this call to the old
man that caused him to be near
| enough 10 the telephone to knock (;
over when he was shot. The operator
I did not hear the shot. but she re
members a thin. piping voice asking
| for GrameTcy Hill 97S5'
The same guy. every time" de-