Gunnison news-champion., 1924-01-11
Detective storie.
TOE-PRlNTs

~~WsSes - - We~esH eye4oas@ -
HEn Ut Tn net takins any ehanceA
n Joni I know that house like
know the inside q this room.
What d yOu suppose got that Job ~
furnace man fort You don't think
like the worn. do youf Just ten min
utes-thaf's al IN need. The safe's
over In one corner Of the bedroom. and
the combinafiou's one ! could work in
my sieep-One Of those old-fashioned
affairs where you can hear the tum-
blsrs drop clear across the room.
-Besides." continued the man known
to his accomplices ~ Lefty Joe" and
to the police rs one of the cieverest
second-story men In the business.
'thisln b the last JOB IN tackle.
promise you that Well sink the stun
down at Uncie ,Abie's and make . see-
away before the bulls know the place
has beca cleaned out"
1T sounds all right" admitted ths
gii b whom the burglar was speak
Ing. hut I've got q hunch tharsahere's
Q siip-up somewhere. You'll be care
fui to wear those rubber gIovesf-
~6urs I WILL" answered the Other.
sForo. o. whatever be calls himself,
amt goin' to fnd any Of my finger
marks all over the place No. nor any
footprints either. tell you. Jen. this
is . cinch. This time next week well
be out In the sticky-somewhere where
they don't know us-landin' q decent
JOB with no fear OF bulls. Hurry up
with those socks. will youf Don't
bother to nnlsh them. II amt the FIRST
time that I've worn 'em full O. holes."
Shortly after ten o'clock anyone who
might have been watching the fence
which marked the end Of the Phipps'
property. would have seen q shadow
balance itself for 4 moment. silhouet-
ted agnins. the dark gray sky. and
then drop. nolselessiy. inside the
grounds.
Moving cautiously. % ~ to avoid
the burGlar-alsrm wires which he had
previously charted, Lefty Joe crept
softly toward the house.
Il was the work Of q moment to
Jimmy open one Of the windows on the
nrst floor, and In almost less time than
II takes to tell Il. Joe was In the bed
room. spinning the combination Of the
wall safe. his sensitive ears listening
for the click Of the tumblers N they
dropped Into position Less than half
an hour later be was back In his room,
pouring his loot Into Jennie's lap,
"we'll have to lay low for couple
Of days or 60" he Informed the girl.
III the police nnd out that I've
skipped, they.ll suspect me Itsht away.
and Try to frame up something. THEY'LL
have hard time proving II though, - ]
had my gloves on and my shoes off.
and not soul saw me. 80 we're safe.
girl. and I'm thruugh-at least until I
and another crib ~ easy ~ this one.~
But even ~ Joe was speaking, In
spector Joseph A. Faurot Of the New
York detective force. was on his way
to the PhIpps home. One Of the serv-
ants. returning early. had noted the
opened window and had notified Mr..
PhippA. The latter. after . hasty ex.
animation Of the rified safe. had
phoned for the police. and the mere
statement that some $4,000 worth Of
Jewels were missing. had been enough
to bring Faurot. the iinger-print "a.
pert. to the scene Of the crime.
"Whoever broke In here knew what
be was doing" stated the inspector.
after he had examined the house and
the grounds. 1T wasn't much Of
trick to open the safe. and our friend
took good care to use rubber gloves.
No finger prints anywhere about the
house. Anything outsidef
Nothing At Ill. chief" replied one
Of the policemsn who had accompa-
nied the inspector. "Wires all right
and no footprints In sight"
"Hmmm." unused Faurot, his eyes
6xed meditatively On the hardwood
door Of the bedroom. Then he moved
his head suddenly to one side, a. II
trying to catch . clearer glimpse Of
the light reflected from above. An In
slant later be was ON his knees, dust
ing tho door with . powder which he
produced from his pocket-a combina.
tion Of mercury and chalk. 4 few
strokes of camei's hair brush. to
eliminate the surplus powder. and he
photographed the smudge with
pocket camera which be Invariably car.
ried with him.
This Il an experts Job" he an
nounced q he arose. "Round up every
seco0d-story man In town. and give or.
ders that no ones to leave the city
without my permission-anyone with
. record. I mean"
One BY one, = they were brought
into headquarters, the suspected men
were put through . strange ordeal.
After removing their shoes and socks,
prints Of their toes were taken, pre-
cisely a. their finger prints had pre-
viously been recorded. II took the In
spector less than five seconds to order
the release Of each man. until he ex-
amined the prints Of the sixteenth pris-
0ner.