The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-01

IeIG olOcs eyes DIOWIl Ut QdI 81 dyl
features regular, strictly American
type; considered handsome; fine,
large white teeth; cleft chin
wait a minute anything else,
Dundee?"
The younger detective, seated OPP
posite his chief at George Berke-
ley's desk in the library, consulted
his notes before replying:
Was wearing dark blue serge
suit, navy blue silk bow tie with
white polka dots and white shirt
with blue stripe May be wear
ing pair of crepe-soled tennis shoes,
size 8, missing from Crosbys effects"
Strawn repeated the information
to Sergeant Turner at police head
quarters as Dundee gave it to him,
then added:
Carried loot away in black pig
skin bag of Gladstone shape. Bag
was not initiated. Now here's what
he took, Turner. Ready? Neck
lace of matched pearls-forty-n mine
of 'em-worth $4,000; diamond and
platinum clasp. Necklace of seed
pearls, worth about 500; pearl
ring-large pink pearl, black enamel
setting, worth 5000; five other
rings"
AS Strawn's heavy voice plowed
on through the list of stolen ar
ticles, Dundee's attention wandered.
A hundred thoughts flashed through
his mind like minnowS darling
about a pool.
And as he let his thoughts play
he frowned, tapping his pencil
thoughtfully upon the Sheaf of
notes he had made during the in
vestigation which seemed to be
practically over now.
XXTHEN the long list was ended
w Dundee heard his chief bark
into the receiver: Hop to it, Tur-
ner! Draw up a Wanted placard
and rush it to the city printer. But
first put every available man on
the job to check railroad stations,
hotels and every other likely place
for trace of the man.
yeah, I'll be down in about if
teen minutes, but wanted to start
the ball a-rolling Sure, I'll
have his description broadcast every
hour till he's caught BY the
way, Turner, send somebody over to
the employment bureau to get hold
of his registration card. Best way
to get his handwriting and finger
prints o. K. Don't waste any
timei"
He was about to hang up when
the officer at the other end of the
wire detained him.
Whats that?" Strawn snapped.
ooh, Maxwell! On his way here
now, you say? Well, I'll give him
ten minutes. He may have seen this
bird johnson leaving the grounds. .
He hung up, wiped the perspira-
ton from his heavy faceand turned
to Dundee.
They've rounded up John Max
well. Guess he'll clinch Clorinda
Berkeley'S alibi, all right, even if
she did want to keep his name out
of it Heigh-hoI Pretty swift
work, I'd say. Body discovered at
tbs. Murderer's description in the
noon editions of the newspapers"
You feel sure the case is solved?"
Dundee asked.
In the bag!" Strawn exulted.
why, lookee! Every single fact we
had-outside OF theold Crosby case,
Of courSe-clickS right into place!
Even that peSky flask of perfume
that we had such a devil of a time
getting into the summer house.
Here's how I see it now:
This bird johnson is a big-time
crook. from the east probably, where
it gets too hots for him. He reads
in the Hamilton papers that there's
going to be big doings at the Berke-
ley place and registers with the en-
ployment bureau as valet.
Probably had a bunch of faxed
references and has used them be-
fore-plenty! AS matter of fact,
I think he followed the Berkeleys
out here from New York, after read
ing in the papers there how Mrs.
Berkeley tried TO smuggle in that
rope of pearls and got caught by the
customs.
AT any rate, the way he bur-
gled that safe of the old DANES
shows he was no amateur AS neat
a job Of Safe-cracking as ever saw.
Didn't leave a trace of a finger
print. according to Csrrawy, either
on the safe or in CroSby's room"
''Conceding that he stole the flask
of perfume" Dundee interrupted,
we can definitely place the time
of the robbery between 1890 and
l0:45. For it was 1880 or there