The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-03
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Our troubles are over, SIR" hi
said, and paused to light his cigar
I've arrested Jessup"
1t was Vance who broke the dra-
matte silence following this as
founding announcement.
I'm the name of Heaven-what
for?"
Heath turned deliberately, in no
wise abashed by the others tone.
For the murder of Margaret
Odell and Tony Skeel.'
"Oh. my aunt! Oh, my precious
aunt! Vance sat up and stared at
| him in amazement. Sweet angels
of Heaven, come down and solace
mel"
Heaths complacency was un-
Shaken.
You won't need no angels, or
aunts either, when you hear what
I've found out about this fellow. I've
got him tied up in sack, ready to
hand to the jury"
The first wave of Markham's as
constituent had subsidized.
Lets have the story, Sergeant"
Heath settled himself in a chair.
He took a few moments to arrange
his thoughts.
TITS like this, sir. Yesterday
Afternoon / got to thinking. Here
was Skeel murdered. same like Odell,
after he'd promised to Squeal; and
it certainly looked as though the
same guy had strangled both Of EN-.
Therefore, concluded that there
musta been two guys in the apart
ment Monday night-the Dude and
the murderer-just like Mr.. Vance
has been saying all along.
Then I figured that they knew
each other pretty we'll, because not
only did the other fellow know
where the Dude lived, but he musta
been wise to the fact that the Dude
was going to squeal yesterday.
1T looked to me, sir, like they
pulled the Odell job together
which is why the Dude didn't squeal
in the first place. But after the
other fellow lost his nerve and threw
the jewelry away. Skeel thought he'd
play safe by turning States evidence,
so he phoned you.
The sergeant smoked a moment.
II never put much stock in Man
nix, Cleaver and the doc. They
weren't the kind 70 do a job like
that, and they certainly weren't the
kind that would be mixed up with
a jailbird like Skeel.
80 I stood all three of 'em to
one side. and began looking round
for a bad egg-somebody who'd
have been likely to be Skeel'S &C
complete.
But first tried to figure out
what you might call the physical
obstacles in the case-that is, the
snags we we're up against in our
reconstruction of the crime"
Again he paused.
Nov, the thing that's been both
ering us most is that side door,
How did it get unbolted after six
o'clock% Who bolted 1t again after
the cri1ne?"
"Skeel musta come In by it before
eleven, because he was in the apart
ment when Spotswoode and Odell
returned from the theater; and he
probably went out by it after Cleav-
err had come to the apartment at
about midnight.
But that wasn't explaining how
it got bolted again on the inside.
Well, sir, I studied over this for
long time yesterday, and then I
went up to the house and took an
other look at the door.
young Spively was running the
switchboard, and I asked him where
JeSsup was, for I wanted to ask him
some questions. And Spively told
me he'd quit his job the day be-
fore-Saturday afternoon!"
Heath waited TO let this fact sink
in.
IT was on my way downtown
before the idea came to me-, Then
it hit me sudden-like; and the
whole case broke wide opeh.-Mr.
Markham, nobody but JeSSup coulda
opened that side door and locked it