Evening star., 1928-06-17
Continued from Yesterdays Starr


The search for the missing revolve'
occupied several days. Heath turned
the task over to men trained especial,
in this branch of work, and supplied
them with a search-warrant In cast
they should meet with any opposition
But no obstacle was put in their way
The house was Systematically ransackec
from basement to attic. Even Mrs
Greenes quarters were subjected to
search. The old lady had at first OBJ
jected, but finally gave her consent
and even seemed a bit disappointed
when the men had finished. The only
room that was not gone over was Tobias
Greene's library. Owing to the fact
that Mrs. Greene had never let the
key go out of her possession and had
permitted no one to enter the room
since her husbands death, Heath de-
clded not to force the issue when she
refused pointblank to deliver the key
Every other nook and corner OF the
house, however, was combsd by the
ssrreant's men, But no sign Of the
revolver rewarded their efforts.
The autopsies revealed nothing at
variance with Or. Doremus' prelim-
tnary findings. Julia and Chester had
each died instantaneously from the
effects of bullet entering the heart
shot from revolver held at close range
No other possible cause Of death was
present in either body; and there were
no indications of struggle.
No unknown or suspicious person had
been seen near the Greene mansion
on the night of either murder, although
several people were found who had been
in the neighborhood at the time; and
q bootmaker, who lived on the second
floor of the Narcoss Flats in Fifty-third
street. opposite to the house, stated
that he had been sitting at his window,
smoking his bedtime pipe, during the
time of both shootings, and could swear
that no one had passed down that end
Of the street.
However, the guard which had been
placed over the Greene mansion was
not relaxed Men were on duty day
and night at both entrances to the
estate, and every one entering or leav-
ing the premises was closely scrutiniZed
So close watch was kept that strange
tradesmen found it inconvenient and at
times difficult to make ordinary de-
hveries.
The reports that were turned In con-
cerning the servants were unsatis-
factory from the standpoint Of detail;
but all the facts unearthed tended to
eliminate each subject from any pos
gihle connection with the crimes. Bar
ton, the younger maid, who had quilted
the Greene establishment the morning
after the second tragedy, proved TO be
the daughter of respectable working peo-
pie living In Jersey City. Her record
was good. and her companions all ap-
peared TO Be harmless members OF her
own class.
Henming, it turned out, was a widow
who, up to the time of her employ
fnent with the Greenes, had kept house
for her husband, an iron-worker, in
Altoona, Pa. She was remembered even
there among her former neighbors as
q religious fanatic who had led her
husband sterniy and exuitantly in the
narrow path Of enforced rectitude.
When he was killed by a furnace ex-
plosion she declared 1t Was the hand Of
God striking him down for some secret
sir. Her associates wefe few; they
we're In the main members Of a small
congregation Of East Side Anabaptists
The Summer gardener Of the Greenes
"a middle-aged Pole named Krimski-
NE5 04SCOFE16l In pTASdtc Sd3ODA AIi
Harlem, well under the benumbing in
fuence Of synthetic whisky state OF
beatifc lassitude he had maintained
with greater or lesser steadfastness.
since the end of the Summer. He was
at once eliminated from police consid-
GRAFTON.
The investigation into the habits and
associates of Mrs. Mannheim and
Eproot brought nothing whatever TO
hgnt. Indeed, the habits Of these two
were exemplary, and their contacts
with the outside world 50 meager as
70 be regarded almost as non existent.
Eproot had no visible friends and his
ecquaintances were limited 10 an Eng
lisa valet In Park Avenue and the
tradespeopie Of the neighborhood. He
was solitary by nature. and what few
recreations he permitted himself were
INDUCED In unaccompznied Mrs.
Mannheim had rarely left the premises
Of the Greens houSe since she had
taken Up her duties there at the time
Of her husbands death. and apparently
knew no one In New York outside Of the
household.
These rsss1sts dashed whatever hopes
Sergeant Heath may have harbored OF
finding solution 70 the Greene mystery
ey way Of possible aceomplice in the
II guess well have 70 give up the
idea Of an inside job" he iamented one
naorniag IN Markham's ONCE few
days after the shooting Of Chester
Greene
Vance. who was present eyed him
laziiy.
Il shouldn't ray that, don't y know.
Sergeant. On the contr'ry, II was in
dunitably an inside job, though not
Just the variety you have In mind"
You mean you think some member
Of the family DID i?"
Wel-Derhaps: something rather
along that line" Vance drew on his
cigarette tiaougatfuily But that's not
exactly what I meant It's situation.
o set os corlbitions~-an atmosphere, let
us say--thars guilty. A subtle and
dezoly prison te responsible for the
crimes, And that poison is generated
Ia the Greene mansion"
"A swell time I'd have trying U ar
rest an stnaosphere-~>or a poison either,
Tor the matter Of that" snorted Heath
NOh, there's a resh-and blood Vie
tlna awaiting your n1anacles soKae-
wfaefe, S<sZeant--the agent, 10 10
toeAk, III the stn1osp1sYe"
Markham, who had been coming
the various reports Of the case. sighed
heAyily. snt settled bzck In his chair
Well, wish ~ Heaven" he inter
Y>oShd bitterly. that he'd give Us sorne
hint ss 10 his identity. The papers are
~ u hammer ard tones There's been
snother heleaation Of reporters here
this manning"
The fart Was thai rarely had there
herr In New Yorke journalistic history
o case which h~S ~ tenaciOslEiy eeized
pson the public imagination. The
shkDting NJ julia and Ada Greene had
c%en treated sepsatipnaljy bat per-
fVfaetos;iy, but after Chester 1Jfeene's
murder an entirely different spirit sni.
s2Sthf the feyss1SDer s1orifg Here was