The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-07

were gong up, GrlH told nlin. 'Tf you hear a racket, come on up.' Griff led the way to the apart ment, pushed his finger on the buzzer. There was no answer. He pounded with his knuck1es on the door. Still no answer.
 "Open up!"' Griff shouted. ''We know you're in there, Boone: Open that door!" This time there sounded the rustic of surreptitious motion from behind the door. Griff stepped to one side. Bleek- CT pulled his gun from his pocket, stared grim1y at the door. Griff motioned the publisher to keep the gun out of sight. There was the sound of a rattling chain, the click of a catch. The door opened and a man of about 30 stood staring at them in hostile appraisal.
 Griff. swept his eyes over the dark skin of the face, the snap ping black eyes, the coarse black hair which came low on the fore head, the bushy black eyebrows.
 Boomer" he asked.
 "Yes," said the man in surly tones. What are you?"
 "Just two men who want to talk with you," Griff told him. and started to push his way through the door.
 Wait a minute" Boone said. T don't want to talk with you"
 "Oh, yes you do," Griff told him. Tt might be much better for you to talk here than to talk at head quarters"
 "Are you dicks ?" asked the man.
 "Do you want us to tell the hall- way about it?" Griff inquired.
 Boone hesitated, seemed to be weighing the chances for sudden dash for liberty. Finally he stood to one side.
 "All right" he said, "come in."
 The two men entered the apart ment It was single apartment, consisting of a combined sitting room and bedroom, small kitch- enet, a bathroom, and closet, doors. The curtains were down and the lights were on.
 "You," said Griff, dropping into chair. "knew a woman named Esther Ordway."
 Boone knitted his brows thought
 .No," he said slowly. T didn't"
 ooh, yes you did," Griff said.
 "No," Boone replied with more confidence, II knew her roommate, Alice Lorton. didn't know Esther Ordway,"
 "Never had anything to do with Esther Ordway."
 "No."
 "When was the last time you saw Alice Lorton?"
 q don't know-a couple of weeks ago, maybe. She and had a little argument"
 "You knew where she lived?" :
 Yes"
 over in the Elite Apartments?"
 "Yes."
 Did you ever meet Esther Ord way?"
 i've seen her a couple of times, but that's all. She wouldn't stay in the apartment when Alice had company coming. I met her in the hallway once or twice and knew who she was, but we never spoke. I don't think she knew who was.
 How did you know who she was?" apartment once"
 That's the only way you knew who she was?" Yes" Would you recognize her if you saw her again?" "Yes." Boone settled in his chair and sighed. He seemed much more certain of himself now. Ever know a man named Nor den---a newspaper reporter?" Grin | asked. 1 You mean the man who was murdered? The one whose picture was in the papers?"
 Yes" | 'No. I never saw him." | Griff exchanged glances with Blocker. Get ready. Blocker" he said, ito use the thing that gave you" | Boone's tone was suspicious. ] What's that?" he asked. l 'Nothing," Griff said.
 Listen" Boone told him "I don't like your attitude. You come busting in here and act as though I was on hot spot, just because I knew a jane that roomed with a jane that might have been mixed up in this case you're talking about"
 l Griff pulled from his pocket the check payable to Kenneth Boone and signed by Esther Ordway. ! That your signnture?" he asked