The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-03-02
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'Y.ANAkY1 MUKDEK CASE
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! IL. The e&N9oN N0VRpER CASE

ins to their statements. had re-
,ained at home the night before.
The weather had been Indictment:
and though Manni1 and Spotswoode
admitted to having been out earlier
In the evening. they stated that
they had returned homo before ten
o'clock.
Mannix lived In an apartment.
hotel. and. as It was Saturday night.
the lobby was crowded. 20 that no
one would have been likely to see
him come in.
Cleaver lived In 4 small private
apartment-house without . door.
man or hallboys to observe his
movements.
spotswoode was staying at the
StuyvesAnt Club. and since his
rooms were on the third coor. be
rarely used tho elevator More
over. there had been . political re-
ception and dance at the club the
previous night. and ne might have
walked In and out at random .
dozen times without being noticed.
mot what you'd call illuminat.
In" said Vance. when Markham
had given him this information.
1T eliminates Lindquist. at any
rate"
''Quite. And. automatically. It
eliminates him az an object Of susr
picion IN the Canary's death also:
for these two crimes are part OF .
whole-tntegers of the same prob
lem. They complement each other.
The latter was conceived in relation
to the first-was. in fact. q logical
outgrowth Of It,"
Markham nodded.
that's reasonable enough. Any.
way. I've passed the combative
stage. ! think I'll drift for q while
on the stream Of your theory and
see what happens.
What irkS me Is the disQuietin
feeling that positiy ely nothing will
happen unless we force the issue.
The lad who Unanswered those two
obits had real bean in him."
AZ he spoke Spotswoode entered
the room and looked about 40 II
searching for some one. Catching
sight Of Markham. he came briskly
forward. with . look OF inuuisitivs
perplexity.
Forgive me for iutruding. sir"
10 apologised. nodding pleasantly
to Vance and me. "but . police Of.
l1cer vas here this afternoon in.
curing 20 to my Whereabouts last
night Il struck me as strange.
but I thought little Of It until
happened to geo the name Tony
6keol IN the headlines OF Q special
tonight and read he had been
strangled.
\ remember you asked mo re.
sardins such . man in connection
with Miss odell. and wondered II.
b any chance. there could b any
connection between the two muir
4eeos and e was. after al. to be
drawn tsto the affair.""
mo. ! think not" said Markham.
There seemed . possibility that
tho two crimes were related: ana.
- . mett6e Of routine. the police
eueotlone6 al the close friends Of
Miss odsll In the hope Of turning
Up sonethjag suggestive You may
dismiss the matter from your mind.
] trust he added. the odice1 Vas
not unpleasantly tmportunats."
mot 1t all" Spotswoode's look
q anxiety disappeared "He vas
extremely courteous but . bit mys
terious.-Who was this man Skeslr
"A half-world character and ex.
burglar. He had some hold on
Miss 0dell. and. ] believe. extorted
money from her.
4 cloud q angry disgust passed
ovoS 0potoWoode's eace.
"A creature like that deserves
the tate that overlook him"
We chatted on various matters
until ten o'clock. when Vance re6e
one oeyo MARKHAM = reproaeAlnl
leok.
TN going TO try TO recover some
Lost oleep. I'm temperamentally IN.
lifted Tor . policeman's life."
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