New Britain herald., 1930-04-22
Hole in the Skull From Mystery
 Shot a Police Puzzle
Missing Bullet

No bullet" said Doctor Barnes, eravely, "could penetrate two and a half inches into mans brain anl then pop out again.
 'T agree wi1l you" the medical examiner declared but where is the bullet? That's why l called you in. There's no doubt but what 't was . .22 caliore bullet is there?" iNot in the least, the hole in the skull proves that.
 two and a half iqches-thats plain?'
 "Quite true" Doctor Barnes agreed again, but this man Smith was found face down. He had been shot in the back of the head. The dirt, cuts and bruises show that ne tell on his faca. If he had fallen on his back the bullet couldn't have shaken back through the soft brain and out ot that bullet hole, not once in a billion times.'
 Don't know it-I tell you that 5 why I called you in. want verifica- ton that the man was shot. that the bullet cannot be found, that t isn't in his head or any part Of his anatomy and that it couldn't be shaken out and it wasn't probe1 out--I got there soon after he WIS killed, he was still quite warm what's the answer?'
 Heard the Argument
 The officer who found the body Of Nick Smith, and the detectiv" who arrived with the examiner. were present and heard all or this argument.
 -'Monkey business" namely sug- gested the cop,
 No chance, the man was shst from behind,' Detective Lawtol snapped
 Couldn't there have been some chemical bullet that would have dissolvedo" asked the cop.
 Quit reading magazine thrill CTS" the examiner said, grossly Wed have found that out, We had the portion of brain around the death wound analysed"
 "Well,' said the cop, its up % Eawton to find out who shot this man and it's up to Doc to explain where the bullet wont to. That let's me out" 3"'Yeah? Why not try and use your bean for something except your flossy new cap, Henderson ?" the detective asked the cop. You'll always be pounding paTe- mieuts at this rate.'
 ,Im satisfied Policeman Hen derson said, getting red, but he wasn't satisfied,
 He began working on the case secretly.
 He knew that Nick Smith was 9 no-account chap, but that didn't matter. Murder is murder whcth- er the victim is great and prom:- nent citizen or just a low-down hop peddler like Nick Smith.
 ~ Right Place to Hide
 Smith had been killed on Elev- enth avenue, and was found on the sidewalk at night in front of | building that was being torn down. It. was an excellent place for the slayer to hide,
 The chances were that it was q fight over money from tho dope trade. Perhaps Smith had held ont on the party he was distributing it for, or perhaps he was on some oth- eSa fowdown dope peddler's beat.
 No one had heard shot in that vicinity. they said. The chances were they wouldn't have admitted it if they had heard a dozen shots. Those birds were their own law anI did no squealing 10 the bulls" Three days later on Patrolmaa Henderson's day off he went b headquarters and found Detective Lawton. He had narrow. three fcot object trapped in a news paper. .. g
 Found out about that bullet? ?" he asked Lawton.
 "Of course not"
 T have" Henderson declared. He had.
 How did Henderson solve the missing bullet problem
 SOLUTION TO YESTERDAYS
 The Problem