The Ordway new era., 1922-02-24

uickly succeeded in manufactur-
In alibi which appeared to be iron.
Half dozen witnesses swore
at the time Bouker was shot,
hey had been In their company.
that 1t was physically impossible
lin to reach the scene of the crime
ime to take part in the murder.
Saney's lawyer followed his clients
uctions to make the alibi good
rh for me to have "a hours clear
Conce I'm out Of Cleveland they'll
find me" and the district at
n. rather than imperii the entire
decided to drop the proceedings
bst Meaney and concentrate his
* upon the other three men who
The foresight to provide themselves
capable legal assistance. There
In spite of the pleadings. of Chief
Shaw, Meaney was released.
ss than twelve hours later. the
OF detectives secured evidence
rlddled the carefully prepared
Eeyldence which proved that
lev had been directly implicated
lie murder. But 1t was too late.
gunman had vanished. apparently
thin arr
hurried on by a realization that he
bad the man he wanted, actually
Id ia Jail, only to have him slip
11ugh a loophole in the legal wall
|leh surrounded him. Rabshaw de-
lined to nail the escaped murder
IA MS he stated, at took ten years
4 Every man on the force to do 1T"
The city of Cleveland was combed
ID one end to the other. Every
4Nn meeting place In the under
Ia was watched and raided and
d the days heightened into weeks.
the weeks into months. and still
was no trace Of Meaney.
night, when his days work was
led, Rabshaw would relieve the
always on watch at the former
ley home, for the chief had
y that some day the fugitive's
would provide the clue which
lead them to the man they
ID.
Is, know It's hard work and
hs work." Rabshaw would say,
took up his nightly vigil. But
Is no woman alive that can out
8 II We keep steadily at 1t.
events proved, however, Rab-
was wrong. The clue which led
e final capture came from an
and unexpected source.
was some eleven months after
Ouker murder-after Meaney had
traced to Toledo and Pittsburgh
Et. Louis and Toronto and vari-
points In between, the police al
one jump behind him-that Rab-
dropped into the Cleveland post
to purchase stamp. There was
hg unusual In the action itself.
I'D bought stamps at that window
eds of times before. But there
pomething In the attitude Of the
N ahead of him In line, some
furtive about the manner in
she attempted to conceal the
ss Of the letter which she car
which made the chief of the de-
es wonder what was wrong.
en- he caught a flash Of her face,
Hidden under long black veil,
ID an Intuition that he knew her
for trying to prevent anyone
seeing the letter. The woman
deaney's sister-in-law,
She purchased the stamp and
forward to aff1x 1t, Rabshaw
% swiftly out Of line, and sue
In catching a glimpse Of the
ppe One glance was all he
q. The missive was addressed
pm NJ. Oliver, at a number which
Jaw knew was In secluded and
part of Indianapolis.
~ the following morning Rab-
took up his vigil outside the
where Oliver was supposed to
ing But no one answering to
escflption Of the missing man
his appearance, SO the Cleveland
determined to force the issue by
pg Two of the local police In to
Put If anyone by that name re-
there. Scarcely had they re-
that "oliver lived there, but
Put at the time" than Meaney
"a down the street and started
uht the steps Of the house. total
usplcious Of his danger. An In
later Rabshaw was upon him.
atomatic ready for action, but
siuve, realizing the folly Of op-
Ph to superior force. threw up
nds and surrendered.
I'VE got me-" he admitted. Just
thought 1 was safe, too.
you manage it?"
title matter Of postage stamp"
apshaw, and 1t wasn't until aft
mad commenced his life term
ONO penitentiary, that Meaney
ered tile loophole which he had