The New York herald., 1921-04-07
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the woman told them that she would
pNy them 5000 20 DO the job.
Tnia seemed 10 the tao men 10 be
a lot ~ money. and after some further
nariey they agreed. Tho woman then
gave them ESQ On account. Harris said.
ana the next morning met them and
drove them in the machine 10 Ell
wells home on West Seyentieth
street
nRn wnt there n the early hours.
nrwkmrnAbly suNi before ElMeli came
aamm xiaSrw. a. 4 may be that he heard
lhem entering the place and came down
% .nrestixaie tbe peises ~ had heard.
~ any rate the woman. Harris said,
W. him inGo the house with a key, and
theu weut away ~ tho automobile
Harris then nnla that Dunkin ahot
Elmell. ard that they both left the
house without heing seen. lie said
thar before leaving him and Dunsln
Al EGNeF's door the woman. who said
she wMs-Mrs. Fairchiid, gave them $40
eueh. nakinx 500 eRrh they had re-
e~isea altogether. and told them she
would give them the remaining 1900
later
ss.pees. re w.s Dcsble Crossed.
Harris told Captain Murray that he
never received any more money and sas-
poets that Dunkin double crossed him.
He said that he remained IN New York,
lettering mostly up and down Broadway,
where both he and Dnnkin are wen
known. until the case began TO excite 20
much public interest, when he fled the
town aud has since then been drifting
about the country. doing various things.
among them bootieeging whisxey from
Canada into the United Statcx
Capt. Murray said that he learned
that Harris had been In Buffalo since
Tuesday. staying with his wife ~ a
hotel The police were tipped off that
Elwell was wanted for forging checks ID
81 GATHERINGS Ont. and capt. Murray
ard Detectives Howell and Fiyan went
20 the hotel and arrested him
Capt. Murray said that xncn ne
booked Harris the man appeared ~ hg
very serious lie gave his age ~ 20
and his nationality a. an American Jew.
Tha captain said the detectives began 10
question him. and for long time Hmr.
rls persisted IA hir story that he was
a travelling man and had never been IA
New York
You're wanted IN New York. said
Captain Murray. We've got your
We kN0W 81 ABOUT tOAs
What am ] wanted fors' demanded
Harris
"You know" replied Captain Murray.
Harris Fails late Traps.
The Captain and the Detectives told
Harris that they had the dope" on
him. and that Ia would be wise 10 come
through. At that time they had noth-
irv whatever against the man, bur Cap
tain Murray and the two detectives are
old and experienced man hunters. The
Captain said over the telephone AZ half
past two this morning that be believed
Harris was .hiding some big secret IN
the back Of his head as soon as he saw
him.
''He looked at me-" said the Captain.
in such way that II seemed TO me ne
was trying TO dodge something. hadn't
talked to him any time before I knew
that there was something he was trying
TO keep from us"
The Captain then went 10 work on tina.
basis. on the theory that there was acrr =
thing In Harris's life that he was dcs-
perately afraid he would tell and thaf
he was trying just as desperately to
keep secret. Captain Murray and the
two dectives worked on the man in re-
lays.
Il guess we went after him pretty