The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-05
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weeping moved you. Not going soft,
are you, Gainey?"
The other nodded impatiently
Listen" he said, this is straight
The girls nearly crazy-and III tell
you why She thinks Herman did
it,"
Bannister Strengthened. Did she
tell you that?" he asked.
No, she didn't say it-not in so
many words. But I know it's true
Just the same. That's why she put
on that looney scene at headquar-
ters. She thinks he did it and she's
scared to death. Scared he'll hang
for murder"
A waiter appeared to remove the
soup plates. Conversation ended
abruptly until the plates Of corned
beef and vegetables had been served
and the two were alone again.
Its like this" Gainey went on
eagerly. "Scurlach's got temper.
His wife didn't tell me that. I got
it from the neighbors. And he's
terribly jealous. too Lately he's been
out of work. Cross. Cranky. Well,
Carlotta didn't like that. She
thought he wasn't in love with her
any more.
80 what did she do? Well, she
works in a movie theater, you know.
Usher at the State Probably got
her idea from some phoney movie.
Anyhow she decided to make Her
man jealous. This part she told
me herself. She wanted to make
him think some other fellow was
crazy about her--and she picked
Tracy King!
Being a sap. Herman fell for it.
But not in the way Carlotta ex-
pected. He came to the theater one
night-Herman, mean--and heard
King singing this song. Listen, Car
lOtta." I guess it made him wild.
The girl, trying to make her story
better, said King had written the
song for her. OF course, if Scurlach
wasn't completely dumb he'd have
known King didn't write that song,
but then he is dumb. He wrote the
letter they found In Kings room
threatening to get him if he ever
sang that song again"
nOES Scurlach admit that?"
~ Bannister asked. Writing
the letter, mean?"
ooh, sure! He raved on about
King trying to break up his home.
Said he wanted to frighten him and
make him leave Carlotta alone. The
cops didn't know until they talked
to the girl that she'd never even
spoken to Tracy King"
They're pretty sure of that, are
they?"
"McNeal believes it. AL Drugan,
who's supposed to be Kings best
friend, said he'd never heard of the
girl"
But here's what the cops don't
know!' Gainey had forgotten the
food before him, was leaning for
ward eagerly Three nights ago
the same night Scurlach wrote
that letter-Carlotta was late get
ting home from the theater. She
works until the place closes at mid
night. 1t was about 100 when she
got home and Herman was waiting
for her.
Il got all this from the woman
who lives across the hall. Mrs.
NichOlai, her name is. She said
CarlOtta knocked on her door next
morning and came in crying that
Herman was going to kill her. She
said he had a gun and had threat
ened to shoot her! AS near as she
could get the straight of it-MrS.
NichOlai I mean-Herman believed
that Carlotta had been with King
and that's why she was late getting
home.
Well, by this time I guess the
girl saw that her little game had
gone too far. She tried to tell Her
man the truth, that she didn't even
know Tracy King. That only made
things worse. They had a terrible
scene and once she thought he was
going to strangle her, then and
there. Instead he grabbed up a nat,
put the gun in his pocket and left.
Now listen to this-Carlotta hadn't
seen him from that time until she
went to headquarters today"
Ito Be Continued