The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-02-21
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THIS HAS HAPPENED
:HAN som e HARRY"

THIS HAS HAPPENED
:HAN D SOM E HARRY"
BORDEN. promoter Of dubious
stock companies. il murdered
sometime between one and four
o'clock Saturday afternoon. His
body il found Monday morning
sprawled beneath the airshaft
window Of his private office BY
his secretary. RUTH LESTER.
The scene Of the investigation is
the office Of the victim. The
first suspect questioned by 20.
LICE DETECTIVE McMANN
is MRS. BORDEN. Borden's
wife and mother OF MS two chill
dren, who admits calling Satur.
day afternoon for her monthly
alimony check.
The second suspect 70 Ruth
Lester. who admits Borden's At.
tempted familiarity with her on
Saturday morning but denies
any knowledge Of the crime. The
elevator bows, MTCKY MORAN
and OTTO PFLUGER, IN.
willingly cast suspicion on Ruth.
They tell Of her joining her II.
ance, JACK HAYWARD, at
1:20 Saturday. her almost i'm.
mediate return alone to the Bor-
den suite, and her subsequent
departure with bruised lip.
The next suspect Is Jack Hay.
ward. whose office is Just across
Y the narrow airshaft from Dor.
den's.
Hayward explains his return
to the seventh floor that fate.
full afternoon by saying he left
his and Ruth's matinee tickets
on his desk. McMann strength.
ems the case against Jack by
bringing in BILL COWAN.
Jacks friend, who tells of hear
ing Jack threaten Borden Satur.
day morning. Cowan further;
tells of calling Jack Saturday
afternoon, Of being plugged in
on = busy line and Of hearing
BOrden's voice raised In violent
anger. PHILLIPS. waiter, who
served Jack and Ruth Saturday
at luncheon, is questioned. BEN.
NY SMITH, Borden's office boy
and RITA DUBOIS, night club
dancer and friend of Borden's
are sent for.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER Xxx
"Well, what about the office boy
Birdwell? Why the devil hasn't he
shown up?" McMann demanded Of
his subordinate, after the waiter had
,een dismissed.
Callahan traced the Smith family
o their new address, and has Just
,honed from the neighborhood, sir, 81
3irdwell answered YEARLY. ."The
10Y, Benny Smith, is sick in bed.
Callahan says the doctor has been
here, and won't let the boy out of
he house until the middle of the aft
'rnoon, if them"
"What's the matter with the
,oy?" McMann barked impatiently,
Birdwell coughed. Upset stomach,
t seems. The boy was sick this
morning, but insisted on coming
lown to the office, Callahan says,
eaving the house about half past 10.
1t IL he was back, and seemed so
lex that his mother had a doctor
n"
Benny sick!" Ruth marveled to
erself. "Why, he has the constitu-
ion of an OK! / wonder"
Whatever It was she was about to
81: herself was cut short by Nc
dann's next question, aimed at Bird
veil: "What about Rita Dubois ?
my word from Clay?"
"Yes, sir. Clay has traced her to
he home Of . friend Of hers-a
fisS Wilbur = Willette Wilbur. An
ther dancer. living with her moth
r. at" and he consulted q memo
Rndum for the address.
s'Then why doesn't he bring her
az" McMann demanded Impatient
Birdwell refused to be hurried.
The girlsaare out, sir, according to
(rs. Wilbur. She says Miss Dubois
peut the night with her daughter,
nd that after breakfast this morn
IL the two girls went downtown to-
ether to do some shopping. They
expected to have lunch with Mrs.
Wilbur, and mentioned that they
1ould be back by one o'clock"
"Well, guess there's nothing to
. but to watt McMann admitted
rudginely. by the way, Birdwell,
lay didn't tip off Mrs. Wilbur that