Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-11

| neighborhood who might have had the
| knowledge or the experience to take
! part in the robbery
" X X
! A FIRST step was the discovery of
milkman who at about O'Clock
on the morning of the murder had
seen two rough-loolIing young men
! emerge from the Farrow's shop.
These two men had also been seen
little later by girl who was on
her way to work. They were then
running along the High street. From
these people descriptions were oh
tanned, and If it. was really the MUIR
derers whom they had seen Fox knew
that he had to seek for two young
men, one of whom wore brown boots
and a brown coat.
1t looked like a long and tedious
job. Fox's cheerfulness was not
shared by those in high authority,
who knew as well as he did that the
beat-up was in the nature Of forlorn
hope. But luck, which has a habit of
sitting on the shoulders of the good
detective, was with the hunters. Billy
Gail, local detective. was assigned
to make some inquiries about a pair
OF young scalawags named Stratton.
about these men.
Their movements about the time of
the crime We're being looked into in
common with those of scores If
others. Thus it was not altogether
accident that brought Gall to an en-
counter with a girl called Annie
Cromarty, whom he knew to be on in
innate terms with one of the brothers.
Hello. Annie" said Gall, cenially
Where did you get that cye?"
The girl shrugged her shoulders.
where 'dja fink" she demanded.
It's abaht the ony fing ALI ever
gives away. That's wot l git for ask
ing for something to eat-blast him -
Hungry, are you?" observed Gall.
He took her to a neighboring coffee
shop, and while she ate she talked
with bitterness of her life with Alfred
Stratton. The discreet officer did lit
tie more than keep the conversation
going But he noticed that she spoke
in general terms. She was very eau
tions not to touch on the delicate sub
iect of Alfred STATIONS recent do
ings. When she had finished her meal
he suggested that he should take her
to have a chat with a friend Of his
who might he able to do something
for her. Sure. You're a good sort,
Bill" she agreed.
That friend was Fred Fox. He
also knew an angry woman when he
saw one. and he handled her tact
fully. She was enthusiastic on the
subject of her wrongs. She only per-
ceived where she was being led when
she had said just a little too much.
Then she became panic stricken. Il
amt a-goin to say nothin' to hurt
All, she declared. Il amt a-goin 70
answer any questions.
The chief detective inspector laid
a hand on her shoulder. Look here,
Annie" he said I'VE know a lot
more than you think. We want IT,
do the fair thing by you. If ALI and
his brother had anything to do with
tins murder you don't want to get
mixed up in it. We don't want to
have to rope you in as an accessory.
You know what an accessory means.
don't you? Now you be good girl.
THUS by persuasion backed by a
menace only dimly appreciated by
the girl he drew from her a story OF
vital consequence. She had been liV-
ing with Alfred Stratton at various
places, and they were then staying in
one room in Brockwell Street, STRAIT
ford Alfred had kept her short ri
money and knocked her about some
thing shameful" Fox dropped q
quiet question and brought her to
recent events, The black eye had