The Washington times., 1935-07-20

Vane on the quiet.
Vane tells me that on the
afternoon Of the murder he
painted from o nude model,
called JEANETTE, until about 4.
She left, and his wife arrived
q few minutes afterward. Heavy
storm had broken.
Look Up Bobbie
Vane and wife stayed in for
dinner. unusual for them. He
had headache. says she was
unusually kind prepare
medicine to aid him.
Vane claims he and wife
dined at 1880 or 8.
DR.. Gilbraith asserts that de-
ceased had been dead fully six
hours when discovered at 1880.
Betty Potter secretly devoted
to Vane.
Vane acknowledges hopeless
love for Betty.
/ checked up on as many Of
the names given me by Kate
Doyle as possible.
Found that Renton was In
town at time of murder.
Lovelace was at his Long
Island place. . or supposed to
be.
johnson was in town.
Roger Thornley, was three
days on the road on a motor
trip to the West with his wife,
Mile"
Again Cyrus K. leaned back
and spoke aloud.
II must look up that chap
Bobbie Nichols" he said. II
hear that he's q human dicta-
phone-hears and records ev-
erything, and repeats 1t when
wanted as though turned on by
q switch. Yes, I really must
look him up at once"
He turned again to the page
headed "Clues," looked at 1t for
a long time, removed his glasses
and rubbed his eyebrow with
them, replaced them on his
nose, pursed his lips and slowly
started to write.
"Ftngerprints on veronal bot
tie are feminine.
Woman who made them I'M
known.
Tracks on roof, showing that
body had been dragged from q
door into the penthouse, to the
position in the corner Of the
terrace where it was found.
A chip of brick and mortar
work found on floor Of terrace
just in front Of this door.
Absence Of head Of murdered
woman.
Absence Of any blood stains.
1 discovered that ISobel
Vane's clothing and hats were
all intact in her closets, but
that her jewelry was gone.
No cocaine found in apart
ment.
Cyrus K. breathed deeply ana
lad down his pen.
so much for that" he said.
"Now we'll see where we go
from here, as the youngsters
say"
He turned to the page labelled
characters" and wrote rapidly:
Lawrence Vane, Wilbur
Renton, Betty Potter, In
Spector 1ngles, Donetta
Dane, Roger Thornley,,
Suky, Lovelace, Johnston"
He paused a moment, then
slowly wrote.
"ISobel Vane?"
Again he studied what he had
just written, then flipped the
pages over to Possible SuS-
pects," and wrote:
Lawrence Vane, Wilbur
Renton, Suky, Lovelace."
and then, after q moments
thought, he repeated bis former
action, and wrote:
"Isobel Vane?"
Assuming that perhaps Vane
Is lying and that the body Is in
truth that of his wife, did some
other man murder Lsobel, and
if so, who committed the crime?
Is there anything hidden in
the secret life of Vane and his
models, that has not been
brought out so far?
If Wilbur Renton is telling
the truth when he denies the
telephone call, then who called
up headquarters, giving Rem
tons name, and what was his
purpose?
Who, besides Vane and his
wife could have had access to
the roof terrace without pass
ing through the apartment?
Does the fire escape I noticed
have any connection with this?
Who is it that Suky hates
and is practicing Voodoo
against?
Why does she hate this per-
son?
Did the model JEANETTE really
leave the building the evening
of the murder?
Did any of the men who had
been intimate with 1Sobel hate
her?
Did any of them still love
her?
Why should ISobel Vane dis
appear on the night Of the MUIR
der assuming that she Is not
the murdered woman, leaving
all her treasured clothes and
hats, but all her jewelry vanish
with her?
Was Isobel Vane in love with
anyone?
Does Betty know anything