The Pulaskian., 1920-08-12

'urtneF crime on their release bis own criminal instincts, already devel- oped, had grown stronger. and he had spent his time planning a new systep, or crime of which he was to he the heau, 'tsns as his confederates cer tain eFsdoerS with whom he baa bc- come aTG3aikted in prison. When h. lia0 been released he had ssiippe,. quietly away to the West and lived in eIose retirement until he had been for gotten, The white whiskers he had grown so changed his appearance. too, that he had little fear of bejn. recognized. Recovering such part ot the stolen money as was left to him. ne had come to New York in the guise or prosperous Western investor and, purchasing a plot of land, had erected the Granddeck apartments, designed Tor the occupancy of the wealthiest class of tenants.
 Tn this building, sitting like little White spider in his web, he planned to prey secretly on all who came to live there. Every attendant in the build ing was either a criminal or an associ- ate of criminals, reporting to him daily all that went on, and obeying his orders implicitly. A special switch board in his apartment enabled him to listen in at will on all telephone con- yersations that went on. Every letter delivered at the Granddeck went through bis hands before reaching the tenants. For every wall safe in the building he held q master combination and his pass-key would unlock every door there was. And in addition to all this
 HE HAD BUILT A SECRET PAS SAGEWAY.
 We found it that night and ex- plored it, familiarizing ourselves with all its exits, greatly to the amazement and confounding of German. Con- meeting with the service elevator by masked opening, it ran along the hall of each apartment, with entrances concealed in wall panels. It enabled Granders to wander at will through the apartments at night, leaving mys- terious notes to terrify his tenants, prying into the secrets hidden in their wall safes, listening when he chose to their most private conversations, ex- amining the contents of their pockets. As he had planned from the begin. ming, 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 small for tune out of the advance information. Several iRjudieious women he had successfully blackmailed, turning over to agents who never came near the Granddeek the secrets he learned from letters he opened and telephone con- yersations he had listened to.
 In the case of Rufus Gaston, he had plotted to steal the Gaston 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 se- cret passageway.
 But I can't understand" I said, "why, after he had once got hold of the pearls in Mir. Gaston's absence. he should have restored them to their hiding place"
 He had duplicate made of Ihony pearls" explained Mrs. Moore. Tt was part of his plan not to have any of the tenants discover the thefts. for long time after they occurred"
 If he was so cautious" said the district attorney, 'T am puzzled as to why he killed Miss Lutan and Mir. Gaston. 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