Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-21
The "Third Degree" Introduced to
U. S. Detectives by Thos. Byrnes,
Has Solved Hundreds of
Battling Mysteries.

the watch legitlmately and coult
easily prove i'll
"Aw, you don't git me that way,
he said contemptuously. Il bought
that watch"
The Third Degree.
All the way to the station he was
thinking what fools the police were
and how easily he could get out Of
the charge brought against him whel
he appeared before Judge. But il
M'Gloin had only known what was
in the mind OF Inspector Byrnes h
would have gone to the cells in 4
very different spirit, for he would
never leave them free man again
On just as flimsy excuses Ban
field, Squircs and Rogers, the other
three, were placed in the police cells
each to play his part in the drama
which was to have its final act staged
in the execution shed.
The Inspector let several days slip
by before he prepared the stage tor
one OF the most remarkable studies
OF the criminal mind which has ever
been carried out. Several times his
prisoners protested that they ought
to be brought up in front OF a
Judge, but the famous detective put
them off by telling them that he
was making full inquiries about the
charges against them and as soon as
he was ready he would formally
charge them and not before. He had
reason for this keeping oi these
four men, all in separate cells, for he
knew that slowly they would begin
to get afraid, each afraid of what
the others might do or say. And
the detective knew that once he got
them into that state OF mind they
would be more likely to incriminate
themselves.
The first act in the drama he had
prepared for was played in Inspector
Byrnes' room at headquarters. This
room is worth describing, for it had
been carefully arranged in order to
make McGloin lose his nerve and
break down.
Setting the Stage.
First of all, a glass case containing
the ropes which had hanged murder
ers caught the eye. Each terrible
relic of the last minutes OF man 5
life was plainly labeled with thc
name OF the laws victim, and the
date upon which he met his fate. A
chair had been placed for McGloin
beside window looking out upon a
small courtyard. Anyone sitting in
the chair would have the full light
on his face, while Inspector Byrnes
would be sitting in shadow All
around the room were mirrors, so
that the detective could see all that
happened without moving. Here is
Inspector Byrnes' own description. OF
what happened in that room after
McGloin had been brought i'll aud
directed to sit down.
II talked with him a while, then
touched a button as a signal that
Rogers was to be led across the yard
in plain view of the prisoner seated
at the window. | pretended to be
busy at my desk, but was watching
McGloin's face. A sudden pallor ap-
peared thereon at the sight Of Rogers
and he turned his eyes in my direc-
ton. In them was the glare of a
hunted animal at bay, | asked him
several trivial questions about the
old watch, which lay upon the desk
in front of me. Five minutes later
another signal was given to the staff
downstairs, and Squires was taken
across the court, where McGloin
could see him.
The rack never inflicted greater
agony upon human creature than
the prisoner was suffering. He tried
to laugl, at one Of his own phrases.
but it was CHASTITY mockery, for
tears were in his eyes and large