The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-10-11
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The Little Wooden Cube


L 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
strong and courageous person and he
gave them such battle that they final-
lv took to their heels and ran away.
The project not only lived, but he
determined to find his ASSISTANTS ana
see that they were punished, II II re-
auired 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 q 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 or
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-
manding admittance.
Its all up. Dressler," said the po
ilceman.
"Your place is completely surround
cd and | call on you to surrender
.All right he replied, In a pleasant
voice; If you will give me minute
Ill do as you wish
The officer waited with all-concealeE
tmpatience. and just when ne wa
about to pound on the door again d
was startled by the loud report OF
pistol
He burst In the door.
On the floor lay the dead body 0
Emil DRESSER, holding q smoking pis
toll In his right hand.
The project Of police was summone'
and he made a careful search or IN
premises.
In bureau drawer he located tn
missing gloye-the mate TO the on
that had been found on the sldeWal
on the day he was assaulted.
On table was partly finished le
ter which the suicide had been Wri
Ing to his mother
In 1t he confessed that he belonge
to a secret society which was pledge
to wipe out the heads of the govern
ment.
They had begun. he said, by tryln
to kill the project OF police.
But he was at bay now and woul
be compelled to quit with his wor
unfinished.
This was not all, for In hidlT
place was discovered little Woodt
cube, with the letter "A inscribed
its side.
II was evident that the members
the organization drew lots when
came time to assassnate ruler al
that the little cube was the notitlc
tion that had been sent TO Dressler
That same day man was arrest'
while In the act Of assaulting a ma
ufacturer of Prague.
He had about him the odor or mus
and In his pocket was found one OF t
little wooden cubes with the letter 7.
upon 1t.
He was given the third degree a
made a confession duplicating nu
Der of other men In the city.
They were vowed TO overthrow
government and to set up Red repl
lie.
All OF the papers and parapherna
were found and trap set for the I'll
leaders.
That night nineteen Of them W.
arrested.
Some were executed and others
prsoned for life, but the net res
was to nip in the bud the moyem
for the Red republic.
WNU Service,
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