The Madison journal., 1920-07-03

the stolen money as was left to him
he had come to New York in the guise
OF prosperous Western investor and
| purchasing plot of land, had erected
the Granddeck apartments, designed
for the occupancy of the wealthiest
class of tenants.
In this building, sitting like n little
white spider in his web, he planned to
prey secretly on all who came IN live
| there. Every attendant in the. huiId-
ing was either a criminal or an associ-
ate OF criminals, reporting to him
daily all that went on, and obeyinr his
orders implicitly. A special switch
BOARD In his apartment enabled him to
listen in at will on all telephone con-
versations that went on. Every letter
deilvered at the Granddeck went
thrOugh his hands before reachinp tbe
tenants. For every wall safe in the
building he held a master combination
ana his pass-key would unlock every
door there was. And in addition IN
all this
HE HAD BUILT A SECRET PAS
SAGEWAY.
we found II that night and ex-
plored ii, familiarizing ourselves with
all its exits, greatly to the amazement
ana confounding Of German. Con-
meeting with the service elevator by n
masked opening, it ran along the hall
OF each apartment, with entrances
concealed in wall panels. 1t enabled
Granders to wander at will through
the apartments at night, leaving mys-
ferrous notes to terrify his tenants
prylng into the secrets hidden in their
wall safes, listening when he chose TO
thelr most private conversations. ex-
aiming the contents of their pockets.
AS he had planned from the begin
nlng' he gained in this way much in
formation that he was able to utilize
TO his financial profit without arous-
Ing suspicion. He had discovered.
Mrs. Moore said, secret stock market
movements one of his tenants was
planning and had made a small for
tune out of the advance information.
Several fnjudicious women he had
successfully blackmailed. turning over
TO agents who never came near the
Granddeck the secrets he learned from
letters he opened and telephone con-
versations he had listened to.
In the case of Rufus CASTOR, he had
plotted to steal the CASTOR pearls.
Mrs. Moore explained, first terrifying
the old couple into leaving the apart
ment, the whispers that had been
heard coming of course from the Sc
cret, passageway.
But l can't understand" I said.
why, after he had once got hold of
the pearls in Mr.. Gaston's absence, he
should have restored them to their
hiding place."
HE had duplicate made of Ihony
pearls" explained Mrs. Moore. 1T
was part of his plan not to have any
of the tenants discover the thefts for
a long time after they occurred"
IF he was so cautious" said the
district attorney, 81 am puzzled as to
why he killed Miss Lutan and Mr.. |
CASTOR. He must have realized that
both murders would be thoroughly in !
vestigated."
Both were accidents, so to speak" |
the girl explained. Each of them
surprised him in their apartment, and |
he had to kill them to make his get
away. | suppose he had been roaming |
around so much he had got careless"
How about the revolver?" asked |
German. How did he come to plant |
it in Nelson's room?
"He was puzzled by Mr. Nelson but
ting in on the Bradford case. and il
made him sore. heard him and Wick
talking about it one day, and he said
that he'd teach Mr.. Nelson not to in
terfere. 'How?' asked Wick. I'll
frame him for the goat If anything
happens
"And was Il he who had me dis
charged from my officer l asked, Gag
eriy.
Sure it was. He wrote a note on
Mr.. Gaston's stationery saying that
you had forged a check after he had
befriended you. He wrote in the let
ter that he was not going TO prosecute
you because Of your mother but that
he felt that you were unworthy Of en-
ployment anywhere"
II believe" said the district attor-
hey, "that that clears everything up,
except for one thing-why, Mrs.
Moore, did you aid him and Wick in
Ill these crimesT'
"He promised that If I would help
him he would get Eddie out" she
.ried. Il was desperate. I'd do any
hing to get my husband back"
German and the district attorney G
Exchanged meaning glances. While '
lothing more was said, felt sure as 9
hey departed that both were thinking I
hat this brave young woman who had
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