Evening star., 1928-06-10

| last night at almost the exact hour that
the former shootings occurred--a little
after half past H."
WAS he in his own room at the
timer" Vance was pouring the coffee
which Currie had brought In.
Il believe Heath did mention he was
found in his bedroom"
Shot from the front?"
"Yes, through the heart, at very
close range"
Very interestin'. A duplication of
Julia's death, as 1t were" Vance be-
came reflective. so the old house
has claimed another victim. But why
Chester? Who found him, in
cidentallyp"
"sibelia, I think Heath said. Her
room, you remember. is next to Ches-
ter's, and the shot probably reused her.
But we'd better be going"
Am invited?"'
II wish you would come" Markham
made no effort to hide his desire to
have the other accompany him.
"Oh, I had every intention OF doing
so. don't " know" Vance left the room
abruptly to get dressed.
1t took the district attorneys car but
a few minutes to reach the Greene
| mansion from Vance's house on East
| Thirty-eighth street. A patrolman
; stood guard outside the great iron gates,
and plain-clothes man lounged on
| the front steps beneath the arched
| doorway.
| Heath was in the drawing room talk
| ing earnestly to Inspector Moran, who
| had just arrived: and two men from
| the Homicide Bureau stood by the win
| dow awaiting orders. The house was
| peculiarly silent: no member Of the
| family was to be seen.
| The sergeant came forward at once.
! His usual ruddinesS of complexion was
| gone and his eyes were troubled. He
shook hands with Markham, and then
| gave Vance look Of friendly welcome.
You had the right dope. Mr.. Vance
Somebody's ripping things wide open
here; and it isn't swag they're after"
Inspector Moran joined us, and again
the handshaking ceremony took place.
This case is going to stir things up
considerably" he said. And we're
in for an unholy scandal II we don't
clean 1t up quickly"
The worried look in Markham's eyes
deepened
"The sooner we get to work, then. the
better. Are you going to lend hand
Inspector"
end entirely with Sergeant Heath: and
now that you--and Mr.. Vance-are
here, I'd be of no use" He gave Vance
| a pleasant smile, and made his adieus.
Keep in touch with me, Sergeant. and
| use all the men you want"
! When he had gone Heath gave us
the details of the crime.
At about half-past IL, after the fam
lily and the servants had retired, the
shot was fired Sibelia was reading in
bed at the time and heard 1t distinctly
She rose Immediately and, after listen
ing for several moments, stole up the
servants stairs the entrance to which
was but few feet from her door. She
wakened the butler, and the two of them
went to Chesters room. The door was
unlocked, and the lights in the room
were burning Chester Greene was sit
ting, slightly huddled, IN chair near
the desk. Sproot went TO him, but
saw that he was dead, and Immediately
left the room, locking the door. He
then telephoned to the police and TO
Dr. Won Blon.
Heath explained. The doctor was Out
again when the butler phoned. and
didn't get the message till nearly
O'Clock / was damn glad OF It, be-
cause 1t gave me chance 10 cneck
up on the footprints outside. The
minute turned in at the gate could
see that somebody had come ana gone.
the same as last time; and Whistied
for the man on the beat TO guard the
entrance until Snitkin arrived. Then
came on in, keeping along the eoge
OF the walk; and the first thing !
noticed when the butler opened the
door was a little puddle OF water on tne
tAmn
Gently tracked the soft snow IN.
found a coupla other puddles In the
faIl. and there were some wet imprinM
on the steps leading upstairs. fave
minutes later Snitkin gave the sig
naI from the street, and ] put him 70
work on the footprints outside. Inc
tracks were plain, and Snitkin was able
to get some pretty accurate measure
ments"
After Snitkin had been put TO work on
the footprints, the Sergeant, II seemed,
went upstairs TO Chesters room ano
made an examination. But he found
nothing unusual. aside from the muir
dered man In the chair. and after naii
an hour descended again 70 the dining
room. where Sibella and Sproot were
waiting. He had Just begun his ques-
tioning of them when DR.. Won Blon
II took him upstairs" said Heath,
"and he looked al the body. He SEEM
ed Ia want 10 stick around, but told
him he'd be In the way. 30 he talked
10 Miss Greene out In the nau TOT OF
10 minutes, and then left.
Shortly after DR.. Won Bions oepar.uie
two other men from the Homicide Bu~
reau arrived. and the next two hours
were spent In interrogating the MEM
bers of the household. But NOBODY, ex-
cept Eibella, admitted even hearing the
shot. Mrs. Greene was not questioned.
When Miss Craven, the nurse, who
slept on, the third floor, was sent In To
her she reported that the old lady was
sleeping soundiy; and the Sergeant de-
clded not 70 disturb her. Nor was Ada
awakened: according 10 the nurse, the
girl had been asleep since . O'Clock,
rex Greene, however, when interview
3D. contributed one vague ana, as u
seemed, contradictory bit OF evidence.
He flad been lying awake, he said, at
the time the snowfall ceased, which was
a little after III. Then. about 10 min
utes later, he had imagined ne hcafd
faint shutting noise IN the hall and the
sound of a door closing softly. He had
thought nothing Of IL, and only recalled
IL when pressed by Heath, quarter
VI an hour afteFward he had looked at
mis- watch II was then rs minutes past
III and very coon after that he mad
fallen asleep.
The only queer thing about hts
st0ry," commented Heath, lis the time.
II he's telling the tale straight, he
heard this noise and the door shutting
10 minutes 0r ~ before the shot was
fired And nobody In the house waS
uD at that time | tired 10 shake him
on the question Of the exact hour. but
iie stuck 10 IL like leech. / COM
pared his watch with mine, and IL was
10 X. Anyhow. there's nothing much
~ the gtory The wind migilta blown
door shut, or he migita heard n
noise OUT In the street and thought II
waA IN the hall"
'Neyertheiegs Sergeant" put in