New-York tribune., 1921-04-08

Drove to Central Park
Mrs Fairchild opened the door and
we were taken into the car. We drove
up to Central Park as far as the res
ervoir, at about Nineteth Street. We
wanted to find out what it was all
about. Jerry did all the talking.
Mrs. Fairchild says Are YOU sure
Of the kind of men you have picked
upg And Jerry says: Well. | can
vouch for Bill meaning Duncan, but
Duncan said he knew | woud he all
right. Jerry then said thae We would
be glad to do what she wanted w TO do
after we heard her story, and that there
would be murder in our hearts just to
listen to the story.
Mrs. Fairchild then faced us square
ly and said:
This fellow wronged me | had a
man once who tried that sort OF stuff
and | put him where he belonged, and
this fellow is going to the same place
Jerry looked to see what sort Of inn
precision she was making on us, and
Duncan said;
w ell. guess we can manage that
all right
There was a discussion about money
and Duncan said:
"'Well, Jerry, what do you call real
money!
Jerry said:
"'If you do the job and do it right
there is $1,000 apiece in it for YOU
But Mrs. Fairchild wasn't telling
us much about just who. the man was
that she wanted 70 be revengcd upon,
or where he lived. The meeting broke
up that night and we arranged to talk
about it the next night. when Mrs.
Fairchild said she would know one way
or the other whether she was going
through with 1t or not. This was three
days before the killing"
Mistaken in the Date
1t was here that Harris brought out
that the murder was committed on
June -, when it really took place on
the morning of June IL. He stuck TO
the former date all through his mar
rative.
"We met her the next night in front
of the Marie Antoinette, at Sixty-sixth
Street and Broadway Duncan and
were there at SIS and she arrived in
limousine, which Jerry was driving,
a little later"
Eve got into the machine and drove
up Broadway as far as 18Oth Street,
where we stopped at quiet corner
She was more talkative this time than
she had been before. Jerry explained
that he had the greatest confidence in
bis two friends. Mrs Fairchild said
she thought 1T would be all right, and
she was going to get the -
m little embarrassed to talk to
you boys about this she said, I should
at least give you something now as a
mark OF confidence and so YOU will
keep your mouths shut
You are men of heart. she went
on and | know you can feel with me.
am going to give up everything I've
got to get this fellow, including this
car
Il let Duncan be the business man.
Duncan talked with her. She promised
to give US $500 right away. She never
fatty said that we were to shoot him
or Kill him, but only said, You are to
get him. and she asked u.s. Have you
boys any artillery?' Duncan said: 4
got basketful; leave that to me-
We then drove to Breton Hall Ho- /
tel, at Eighty-sixth Street and Broad F
way, where she was going to treat US.
we were dressed pretty we'll. Duncan
was q model Of bird
Recognized in Restaurant
I'VE went into the dining room and
Mrs. Fairchild bowed to couples seated
here and there around the room who
recognized her. We then drove to
Seventy-second Street and West End
Avenue, and l whispered to Duncan
that we ought to get some money from
her that night.
She had not yet given US any be-
sides that $50.
Duncan turned to Mrs. Fairchild !
and said, Mrs Fairchild, you ought to
treat us like a sport
How are you boys fxed?' she said /
and we answered, We're broke Then
suddenly she changed her mind
We were to do the job on the 10th,
but she didn't have the money, and
then she explained she wanted it done
scientifically. so there would not be
any comeback That night, for the
first time, she conided to us that it was =
to be pulled of in house on Seventy (
first Street.
1--WE met her again the next night
the night of the 11th, at the Seventy
second Street subway at about H.
o'clock. This was the night we were to
get the rest of our money and pull off /
the stunt | had met Duncan about
etua1t eV O'Clock that night at Sesentieth
street and Central Park West, and /
there Duncan gave me black a.
callber gun, and pulled out another
pistol and said:
This is my little horse pistol
i didn't see how big it was because
~ was pretty dark, but l believe it y.as
bigger than mine
We met Mrs. Fairchild at the Sew
enty-second Street subway at about /
IL :3O and she drove us to Van Cort- |
landt Park. The lights were dimmed |
and we began talking about money.
You can see he has wronged ue
always broke in Mrs. Fairchild. and
am going to get him if it takes all I
got. at least will be instrumental in
getting him through your help '''
She then told us of his social on
gagements for the night.
She said she was later to on ~ +ho
Amsterdam Roof She told us she bad
keys to his house, and would see r. ~
that the coast was clear before she let
US in. 'e'
"she then gave us each $3.50 in two
rolls of bills. which she had done mn
for us with rubber bands. When sbe
handed it to us she sad
guess you will find that all RIGHT,
We didn't count it.
the bird? 40
She asked: Did you ever hear of
Zoe Elwell? p VI
Duncan said he had heard his name
mentioned around racetracks. | never
heard his name mentioned before. She
said:
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