The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-04-06

inspector. I'm not going to ask you
any more questions. I'm going to tell
you what happened. I'm also telling
you can prove everything I say. When
l finish you can either sign a full con-
lesion and get off light, or you can be
indicted for about fifteen different
things"
Go ahead, MI. Commissioner. I got
to listen"
You certainly do. First of all, I've
got proof that you're Buck Mangin's
partner in that gambling joint. The
tipoffs have been coming from you.
L also have here a record of your de-
posts in every bank in the city over
the last five years. They make inter-
esting reading.
Second, I happen to know that on a
lor CRANKY went to Bucks place with
Mrs. Roger Carey. She's young and
fond of a good time. Her husband is
one of u foremost young citizens and
a member of the Civic Reform league.
He is bitterly opposed to ~patronizing
places like Buck Mangin's-in spite of
the fact that it has become the smart
thing to do. So when Taylor CRANKY
offered to take Mrs. Carey out there
while her husband was away-she
went. She's a fine, decent girl, but
foolish. She shouldn't have gone, for a
variety of reasons-chiefly the fact that
she is very much in love with her hus-
band and was running the risk of
%arousing his Jealousy and wrecking a
very happy marriage"
"A sweet little love story" grunted
Inspector Garrett. I'm about ready
to weep, Mr.. Commissioner"
You are" snapped Burke. "but you
don't know it yet. Now follow this.
You were out there that night collect
ing your half of the profits from your
partner, Mangin. Taylor CRANKY and
Mrs. Carey were in a private dining
room. She was getting a great thrill
out of the adventure, and while they
didn't do any gambling, for fear of be-
ing seen, they could look down on the
gambling rooms. There "a a very
loud jazz band there at the time, which
is why the shot, which came later, was
MT heard.
Zone of the roughneck walters short
changed CRANKY, figuring the man
wouldn't dare to raise a howl. Whether
the house was in on this particular gyp
I don't know. Anyway, CRANKY went
into Mangin's office, believing the mat
ter would be Strengthened out promptly.
You probably stepped into the adjoin-
ing room when CRANKY entered. But
instead of using his head Mangin got
hard with CRANKY. And he did worse.
He defied CRANKY to start trouble and
sneered that he'd never dare. Then
he wise cracked about Mrs. Carey's
morals. That was one thing that Gran
by-as a gentleman-wouldn't stand.
He made a bad play. He socked Man
gin, and socked him hard.
"Mangin is a rat-and he's always
been known to have a rotten temper. He
got up off the floor and mouthed some
more choice insults. CRANKY smacked
him down again. Then Buck Mangin
grabbed his gun and let CRANKY have
it.
"All this was heard by Mrs. Carey,
who had gotten scared and followed
CRANKY down the hall. She vas stand
ing right outside the door. A few Sec
onds after the shot she walked inter-
rified. And that was when she saw
you, inspector. You had rushed into
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you spotted Mrs. Carey and knew
who she was. Then you and Mangin
promised to make things tough for her
if she didn't keep her mouth shut. You
said you'd tell her husband a lot of
things that weren't true. You explain
ed that CRANKY was dead and there
was nothing to be gained if she talk
ed. You had her paralyzed with fear.
You identified yourself and promised
protection in exchange for her silence.
Then you drove her home, and at the
same time Mangin dumped Granby's
body in his W car, drove him down
the Berkeley road, and left him there.
"NeXt morning the man at the tire
station told about a woman who had
been with CRANKY. That was a sur
prise to you. You went to Mrs. Carey
and warned her that if she squawked
now you'd frame it to prove that she
was not only with CRANKY, but had
killed him. You couldn't have gotten
away with it, but she didn't know that
And she was fond of her husband and
hadn't done anything wrong. Cranky
was dead-and she couldn't help him.
So she kept quiet.
You put Danny Reardon on this
cover-up case. He's a good copper
young and ambitious. He got restless
over having nothing to do but kid the
reporters. And he had a hunch that
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