The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-10-19
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The Little Wooden Cube

i stroll one day when he was set
upon by three men and badly beaten.
There is no doubt that the men in
tended to murder him, but he was a
strong and courageous person and he
gave them such battle that they final
" took to their heels and ran away.
The project not only lived, but he
determined to find his assailants and
see that they were punished, If it re
quired the remainder of his natural
life.
/ The men had come at him so sud-
denly and he was forced to fight so
hard that he did not get good look
at any one of the trio.
But there were two little clews that
gave the detectives something to work
upon.
One was the odor of musk.
The other was gray glove that lay
on the sidewalk.
The project Of police called all of
his men together and showed them
the glove.
He directed them to visit every glove
factory in the country and also every
establishment where gloves were likely
to be sold, in the hope Of finding the
mate to that gray glove.
1t seemed like hopeless quest. but
eventually they found the factory
where that kind of glove was manu-
| featured.
There they secured list of the shop
keepers who sold such gloves at retail
and finally as the result of almost su.
perhuman patience they located man
named Emil Dressler who owned the
glove.
he was Swallowed for some days be.
cause the police wanted to be sure OF
their man before they placed him un,
der arrest.
| While this was going on he discov.
cred that he was being trailed and
took alarm.
For five days he remained away
from his lodgings.
At the end of the five days, think
ing that the coast was clear, he re.
turned
But the minute he went into his
room an officer was at the door de.
handing admittance.
"It's all up, Dressler," said the po'
liceman.
"Your place is completely surround
ed and l call on you to surrender"
"An right" he replied. in pleasant
voice; eff you will give me minute
I'll do as you wish"
The officer waited with all-concealed
impatfence. and just when he was
about to pound on the door again he
was startled by the loud report Of q
pistol.
He burst in the door.
On the floor lay the dead body OF
Emil DRESSER, holding smoking pts.
tol in his right hand.
The project of police was summoned
and he made a careful search of the
premises.
| In a bureau drawer he located the
missing glove-the mate to the one
that had been found on the sidewalk
on the day he was assaulted.
On a table was partly finished let
ter which the suicide had been writ
ing to his mother.
In it he confessed that he belonged
to secret society which was pledged
to wipe out the heads Of the govern
ment.
They had begun, he said, by trying
| ~ hin Tho y,rafaot of nn1inQ
But he was at bay now and would
be compelled to quit with his work
unfinished.
This was not all, for in hiding
place was discovered little wooden
cube, with the letter "a" inscribed or
it's side.
1t was evident that the members OF
the organization drew lots when II
came time to assassinate ruler, and
that the little cube was the noti6ca.
ton that had been sent to Dressler.
That same day man was arrested
while in the act of assaulting a man.
ufacturer of Prague.
He had about him the odor of musA,
and in his pocket was found one of the
little wooden cubes with the letter "a
upon it.
He was given the third degree and
made a confession duplicating mum.
Der of other men in the city.
They were vowed to overthrow tn.
government and to set up a Red repub-
lie.
All of the papers and paraphernalia
were found and trap set for the ring
leaders.
That night nineteen of them were
arrested.
Some were executed and others inn
prisoned for life, but the net result
was to nip in the bud the movement
for the Red republic.
WNU Service.
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