The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-01-24

he responded. 1.-THE young man, Mr.
Ladd, moved in only three months
ago. on the first of May, and IN;
morose neighbor, just below, tool
possession a year before that after
| myself had been here six or sever
months. The janitor. or superin.
tendent, looks las though he might
have been the furnace man for the
original householders and his name
l believe to be HEDGE"
! AS he spoke there came a respect.
full but authoritative knock upon his
door and he arose with sigh and
waddied over to admit long armed
wiry young man whose blue eyes
/ were as keen as Barry's own.
"Hello Craig!" the latter cried be-
fore either of the others could speak.
did the chief send you over from
headquarters to take charge of the
case? Semyonov. this is Sergeant
! Craig, from the homicide bureau"
II guess we all know what Pro-
fessor Semyonov has done for us in
times past" The newcomer laughed
rs he shook hands, then turned
frankly to Barry. Il don't know
why the chief assigned me to this
JOB when you were already on the
ground, John, but orders are orders
and I'll be thankful for little UNI
official cooperation"
I've got to interview the other
tenants of the house," said Craig
Are there any pointers you could
give me first? ?"
"You haven't seen them?,
mo. ] read the statements they
made to the precinct dicks and then
came straight for you. They're each
IN their own apartments with a
guard on each landing and two on
the street below, one at the entrance
door and one where the fire escape
comes down outside the studios. by
that vacant strip of land. There's no
other way any of them can get ou.
for Boyle and the other two went
over the roof thoroughly" Craig re-
piled. ut looks like an inside Job
all right, for Boyle was right out
side the house when he heard the
shot fired and nobody could have
come out of the door or down the
fire escape without his seeing them
What did the medical examiner
say?' Barry asked after a pause, in
cautious undertone.
mot much; you know he's always
like clam until he gets his report
dn at headquarters, and he has still
the autopsy to make" the other re-
sponded. ut was bullet from a
small pistol that killed her, though,
and it was fired from a considerable
distance for there were no powder
marks on the body nor anywhere
else that we could find. Come down
to the studio where the murder was
committed yourself and have another
look around; the tenants can wait!
Barry agreed with nod and to-
gether they descended past Girls
wold's door where a grinning police
man saluted them and from behind
which came defiant series of
snores. On the landing below an.
other officer stood on guard, but the
door swung idly on it's hinges, the
body had been removed and the !
lurid, counterfeit daylight had been
leaving only the soft.
opalescent glow of the lamps in the
luxurious, deserted living room.
Did you notice after you smashed
IN that this is spring lock ?" Craig
had paused at the entrance "Any-
one could have run out after firing
mat shot and pulled the door shut
behind him and it would have locked
OF itself. It's the only, one of its
kind in the house, too; the janitor'll
have to explain that, and if he don't
come back by morning we'll get the
dragnet out after him."
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