The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-23

l we know who she is," Blocker said. "We haven't found her. That hunch of yours was one of the most remarkable things I've ever encountered"
 "Go ahead" Griff said. "telI me about it." -:; we got the lead not over half an hour after was talking with you on the long distance telephone from Riverview," Blocker. said. Bill Osborne, one of our reporters, made a check on a disappearance case which had been reported by a Miss Alice Lorton, 24, residing at the Elite apartments, 319 Robin son street. She had reported. the disappearance of Esther Odway, 22, who shared her apartment"
 The intense nervousness which had characterized the criminologist the night before seemed to have left him now. He stretched, out, physically relaxed the only sign of nervousness being the quick, viz orous puffs on the cigaret which indicated an inner tension.
 That" he said, lis what I like about dealing with you newspaper chaps. You get all of the essential information and pass it on in a concise manner. Tell me some more about Alice Lorton."
 "You mean about Esther Ord- way, the one who disappeared? ?" asked Blocker.
 Sidney Griff shook his head.
 "No," he said about Alice Lor- ton, the one who reported her dis appearance"
 Blocker looked mildly surprised.
 TT didn't talk with her person. ally" he said. 'The reporters gathered the information. She is, I understand. blond, blue-eyed and pretty-not outstandingly beauti- ful. you understand. but pretty"
 "Go ahead" Griff said: T want to know everything can about her. l want to get a complete pic- ture." a~
 Let me tell you first about the apartment and about Esther Ord- way" Blocker said.
 Griff once more extended his right arm. with the fingers out stretched, seemed to be groping his way through a maze of intricate thoughts. G.
 "All right, go on" he said all most dreamily.
 "Alice Lorton said this Ordway woman had mysteriously disap- peared without leaving any word. She'd taken suitcase and some clothes. After a couple of days passed and Alice Lorton didn't hear anything from her missing friend, she notified the police and the Bureau of Missing Persons.
 Wed never have bothered with 1t, only for what you said. and the fact that she must have disappear ed at about the same time Morden was murdered. We sent finger print expert up to the apartment. He used pass key. No one knew he went in there. He developed latents in places where male WIS., itor might have left fingerprints on ash trays. on the brass bedstead, We had Morden's fingerprints on file at the paper, you know.
 And, by God, we found some of Morden's fingerprints. There can't be any mistake. He was in that apartment.
 Have you told the police?"
 'No, we're keeping 1t under cover until you tell us to release it.. We figure we may be able to do better playing it under cover"
 "What's this Ordway woman like ?" Griff asked. dropping his hand to the arm of the chair. his eyes closed, his manner that of one who is completely relaxed.
 From the description we get, she's 22, medium sized. brunei with black eyes. She used lots of makeup. and there was more or less mystery about her. Alice Lor- ton says she doesn't know very much about the girl; that they shared the apartment. and the girl always paid her share of the rent promptly; that she was sup. posed to be out of work and lock- Ing for a job, but she always seem. cd to have plenty of money" Mot a very good deseription.' z oriff said. "How about photo That's the funny thing" Bleek. hold Of q photograph. There's just q chance that the girl played fosy and took all Of her photOEfaphl with her. Alice Loftnn anya Hhf was certain there was q nl,apshol or two in q photograph album the GiFl had, and 6 framed picture that was on the dFssseF' but shs