New Britain herald., 1929-03-18
THIS HAS HAPPENED

Handsome Harry Borden Is
shot between one and four on Sat-
urday afternoon. His body is found
Monday morning by his secretary.
Ruth Lester. sprawled beneath the
airshaft window of his private office.
McMann, detective sergeant. ques-
tons the following suspects: Ruth.
Mrs. Borden, Borden's estranged
wife and mother of his two chill
dren: Rita Dubois, night clup
dancer, with whom Borden was in
fatuated: and Jack Hayward, Ruth's
fiance, whose office is across the
narrow airshaft from Borden's.
McMann's belief in Jacks guilt is
strengthened by Jacks admission
Saturday afternoon. and by the
testimony of elevator boys Micky
. Moran and Otto Pfluger. Bill Cow
an, Jacks friend, unWillingly tells
McMann he heard Jack threaten
Borden's life Saturday morning
McMann questions Benny Smith,
Borden's office boy: Ashe, his man.
servant: Minnie Cassidy and Lefty
Miller, seventh floor scrubwomen.
and Cleo Gilman, Bordens discard
ed mistress. Martha Manning is
questioned by McMann regarding
her relationship with Borden. after
Ruth brings her into the case by
clever detective work. She says she
last saw Borden Friday night in his
office after his bodyguard. Jake
Bailey, had left him and that finger
prints incrimin 1ting her were made
then.
Jake corroboratcs her story that
Borden was in his office at that
time but insists Martha could not
have followed them without his hav-
Ing seen her. Martha says she can
convince both Jake and McMann she
hid at the head of the stairs Friday
night.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XII
'.tll right, Miss Manning" Nc
Mann urged impatiently, as the wo-
mans blazing eyes swept dramati.
cally from Jake Bailey 10 himself.
'The stairway door, Mr.. Bailey
# You don't happen TO have no.
ticcd," Martha Manning besar
quietly, lis next to the elevator As
you waited for the elevator 10 take
You down, | had ample time to nc, ,
- with some amusemen, - your
taste in shirts and cravats."
as that so!' Jake Bailey snarlcd
whats wrong With en-" and he
looked down al the hluc-and- bite
striped shirt and plain black neck.
tic he was wearing al the moment
- the latter Oh, iously tribute tc
his dead employer.
Nothing with those you have
on" Martha Manning smiled. But
Friday night YOU were wearing :
shirt with broad purple stripes and
! a bright rcd cravat. Tho color COM
bjnation Nas-rathor noisy"
We're you wearing such a Ilirl
and tie on Friday night, Bailey
McMann demanded.
We'll - what if | was 90 Bailey
rctortcd.
Il suppose You yourself have al
alihi for saturday. BaIley?' Nc.
Mann changed tactics suddenly.
"AIihi? What tell do ] need Wit
an alibi?" Jake splnttered. II lef
town Friday night at 9:2A-went tt
visit my folks up near Newtown
They live on a farm, and ! CUES.
al least 0 people can ten you tina,
JAN" Bailey, the famous prize.
fighter, was spending Saturday
sunday and Monday with his fam.
fly. Ia a-bcat il home sooner. bu
! didn't soc city paper till this
morning, and thon l took the frs
train
Just give me the names of few
OF those 10 people" McMann sus
Eested, and Jake Bailey prompt,
obliged.
You can go now. Jake" Nc Mann
said. when that formality was con.
Guided, but don't leave town
Where are You going to live, now
that Borden is dead >"
Back to the Mills Hotel TO-
Jake, | guess, the eN-pugilist ad
nIittcd rucfully. sure, I'll keep il
touch with you, 'ap' he added
with his former genialiiy Then
And say, Cap, don't let this dam'
pull the WOOL over your eyes. TAKE
a lip from JAKE Bailey - she go
Harry"