Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-21
sy NAZARIENE DAAN KANNI-
REIIE.

ceived many offers of honors
from other countries, but de-
clined them on the ground that he
considered it sufficient honor to
be citizen of the United States.
He wrote a book. professional
Criminals of America" which has
become a classic in literature deal
ing with criminals. 1t was due to
Inspector Byrnes that the we'll
known and dreaded Third De-
gree" came into use in America.
The following story illustrates In
spector Byrnes' methods of using
the "Third Degree" and so play
ing on the nerves of prisoner till
he confesses. The chief of the
New York police retired in 1886
after 20 years service.
Mrs. Louis Hanier suddenly sat
mp in bed and listened intently in
the darkness. In the room below
her keen, strained ears caught the
sound Of cautious movements and
Low, hoarse whispers. With shak-
, ing hand she awakened her hus-
band and in low voice told him
what she had heard.
She had hardly finished speaking
when the crash Of a falling glass
from the bar OF the wine shop Louis
Hanier kept reused his hali-awake
senses to their fullest pitch CT
watchfulness The Frenchman was
brave man, and without hesitation
he sprang out of bed with cautious
warning to his wife to stay where
she was.
"I'll creep down and get the po-
lice he said.
By the light OF gas jet, which
vas usually left burning all night
the wine shop keeper saw the head
and shoulders of man ascending
the stairs.
who's that?" he cried.
Almost before he had finished
speaking the man below raised re-
volver and fired. The bullet went
through the unfortunate mans heart,
and his terrified wife rushed out OF
bed, ouly to find her husband breath
ing his last. With sobbing cry OF
$sespair she flung open hersbedroom
window and pierced the stilluess OF
the night with her shrieks OF Muir
deri Policel Murderp
Below, four men we're moving
swiftly. The sound of the pistol shot
and the shrieks of the bereaved and
frightened woman above told three
of them only too plainly what had
happened. The fourth had murder
on his soul, but all knew that they
would have TO sink or swim together,
for the law would be merciless if it
caught them. One quick glance up
the deserted street, and the four were
soon swallowed up IN the darkness
Of the fatal December night,
1t was just after | o'clock in the
morning that Inspector Byrnes re-
ceived the following message:
Louis Hainer, aged 81, owner OF
cafe and wine shop at No. l44 West
Twenty sixth street, has been shot
and killed; murderer escaped"
Byrnes Arrives.
The little cafe and its owner were
we'll known to the police. Unlike SO
many New York drinking places, it
had good reputation, and the muir
dered proprietor was known as a
pcaceable, law-respecting man, with
a wife and three children.
When the inspector arrived on the
scene of the murder he found one OF
.ils subordinates in charge. The
body of the dead man had been re-
moved into the bedroom, where
Byrnes found the sobbing widow and
her three scared, fatherless children.
His first step was to prevent blum
dering official from arresting Mrs.
Hanier because her nightdress was
stained with blood.
Look there" he said sarcastically,
pointing to the youngest childs
nightdress, which also was stained
with the blood OF the dead man. Il
suppose she helped to murder her
father"
There was, however, practically
no clue whatever TO go upon. Al
though Mrs. Hainier was able to say
that she had heard voices, she had
not seen a single one OF the burglars.
non the bar. however. there were
TOUR tumblers, three OF which smelt
OF whisky, and the fourth of absinthe.
II seemed probable, therefore. that
four men had been concerned in
the attempted burglary and the muir
der. Nothing had been taken.
though undoubtedly the burglars had
forced their way in with the inten-
ton of robbing the safe of its Christ
mas week takings. for the murder
lad been carried out on the fourth
slsy after Christmas.
Rarely had detective a more ap-
,arently hopeless task to tackle, but
Inspector Byrnes had been up
against more than one hopeless task
in his life and won through. The
FIRST clue which came into his hands