The Washington times., 1934-11-03

from Denver, sockless and under
Wearless as usual, with thousand
dollar bill sewed in each shoulder
of his coat; Spider Girrucci wear,
ing a steel-mesh vest under this
shirt and a scar from crown to
chin where his brother had carved
him years ago; Old Pete Best,
once a Congressman; Niger
Vojan, who once won 5000 In
a Chicago ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
tattooed on him in three places;
Alphabet Shorty Mccoy; Tom
Brooks, Alphabet Shorty'S brother
n-law, who invented the Richmond
razzle- dazzle, and bought three
hotels with the profits; Red Cud'
ahy. who stuck up a Union Pacific
train in 1924; Denny Burke; Bull
Met onickle, still pale from 10
years in Joliet; Toby the Lugs,
Bills running mate, who used to
brag about picking President Will
sons pocket in Washington
vaudeville theater; and Paddy the
Mex.
Duff looked them over and whis'
tied. j.,
"A few more tricks like this, y
he said, "and we'll all be out OF
Jobs. There won't be any gratterS
left to protect the taxpayers from. "
I'm glad you like it" I told him
sMe-Td hate like hell to be a
San Francisco copper the next
few days"
"Why especially"
Double Cross
"Iook at this-one grand piece
of embarrassing. This village Of
ours is full of mean lads who are
waiting right now for these StlttS
to bring 'em their cut of the stick
up, What do you thinks going tc
happen when the word gets Out
that there's not going to be any
gravy for the mob? There are go
ing to be hundred and more
stranded thugs busy raising get
away dough. Thereu be three
burglaries to a block and SUCK
up to every corner until the car
fares raised. Lord bless you, my
son, you're going to sweat for youl
wageS!"
Duff shrugged his thick Shout
ders and stepped over BODIES u
get to the telephone. When ne was
through I called the agency.
Jack Counihan called a couple
of minutes ago." Fiske told me
and gave me an Army Street ad
dress. HE says he put his man II
there, with company"
/ phoned for a taxi, and ther
told Duff, I'm going to run ou
for a while. I'll give you a rims
here if there's anything to tn
angle, or if there isn't. You'll
waltz"
IF you're not too long"
I cot rid of my taxicah tW'
blocks from the address Fiske hat
given me, and walked down Arm
Street to find Jack Counlha1
planted on dark corner.
st got a bad break" was Wha
he welcomed me with. while
was phoning from the lunch-roon
I'D the street some of my peopl'
ran out on me-"
yeah? What's the dope?"
Well, after that apey chap LEI
the Green Street house he tro
leyed to a house in Fillmore Street
and"
what number?"
The number Jack gave was tina
of the death-house l had just LETT
I'm the next 10 or Is minute
lust about that many other chap
went into the same house. Mos
of them came afoot, singly or II
pairs. Then two cars came up tt
gether, with nine men in them
I counted them. They went int
the house, leaving their machine
in front. A taxi came past a llttl
later, and stopped it, in case m
chap should motor away.
Wholesale Death
Nothing happened for at leas
half an hour after the nine chap
went in. Then everybody in tn
house seemed to be become dem
onstrative-there was a quantit
of yelling and shooting. 1t laste'
long enough TO awaken the Who'll
reighborhood. When it stopped
10 men-I counted them-ran Oh
of the house, got into the two cars
and drove away. My man was on
of them.
my faithful taxi and I crie'