Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-01-10
The Gottlieb
Murder Case
BY 8. DAN VYNE

NSopSHbhe'
FELT a premonitory shiyer poss
/ down NV SHINE as vito phanee and
I entered the drab boarding house
where we had been summoned BY Dis.
trict Attorney Parkham. Evidently
Phance shared nv feelings for he
turned IN me and murmured. "Like
comm, into a tomb. Dan, don't y
knowP"
Parkham called from the head of
the stairs. Fright up here, gentlemen"
when he had mounted the steps,
the full horror of the situation burst
suddenly upon the two of US.
Stretched out upon the floor Of the
hallway was the form of a man and
II needed no second glance to prove
that he was dead. Herman Gottlieb
was his name, Parkham told us.
"something tells me that there has
been murder here" Phance muttered.
"What did you think It was-sui-
cider" sarcastic voice broke in.
at once recognized Sergeant Copse
of the police force who had been as
signed with Phance to the famous
"Orlale" murder case few months
before. Phance nodded with light
air OF aloofness.
'Tut, tut, sergeant" he drawlsd.
ut might be suicide at that. You
never can tell"
He reached into his pocket and.
from a leather case, slowly and care
fully selected a gold-tipped cigarette.
II wish," he continued rehectively,
as he lighted the cigarette, that the
man wasn't DEAD might get MN
Into poker game ana see II ne had
any inclination toward suicide"
(Phance was referring to his In
vestigation OF the "oriole murder
oerer INTO POKER game anu ue,er.
mineu Ironi MS ae.ions, not on'y 'n"'
ne was guilty. Out thal ne was eoh'
templating suiciue us Wehl
his gray eyes Iasteneu suuueh'y On
tne prostrate Iorm' tnen smnceu al
the open door Dehlnu IT, ana paek
once more 10 the pathrooe "oou' W"
niuruereu man.
just come OUT VI .he oa.hIoon
en- whatF ne eJacuia'eu' oerseun..
what does tnat suggest 10 your "'hu
Nothing, replied Copse lacetious-
ly, unless he'd enraged some one who
was In the habit OF using the Datn'
room about six O'Clock In the morn
Ing which Is the hour when the doctor
says the murder happened"
Phance smiled pleasantly out OF
his gray eyes.
REALLY, sergeant, I'm gettin' fondei
and fonder OF you every case we're
on. A most interestin' and valuable
suggestion. Woulu you mihd Calm
the landiaoyT
A moment later she was before
hlm' proving 10 De siatterhiy woman
with a Cockney accent. Phance
hicked the ashes carelessly from MS
cigarette Derore speaking.
was TINS man uottileb whos JUST
Deen kiiieu' IN the Vhpit OF usin inc
Datnroom more lnap seemed neces'
saryT' ne asked at last io
Il give you my word, sir" she an
swered, that there was bit OF com
plant among the lodgers about Ms
locking the door Just at the time they
wanted II. Mr.. Tying said once, i
heard the old devil singin' In MS
barth, like Dloomin' linnet, just at
the time when wanted to shave :
what ones OF your dodgers go TO
work about SIX O'Clock" Finance
asked quickly.
There's only Henry Young, sir,
the taxi driver" she said.
Phance turned with dramatic sud
denness to Sergeant Copse.
"Call headquarters and order them
to arrest YounR?p he directed
.aThere's your murderer
II develone6 however that tho mr..
rest was never 70 no made In the
afternoon. when phance and 7 were
in Parkbam,s Office Conse entered
and told of Young's death in a cab