The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-13
MILLIONAIRE ARRESTED
FOR yR0NSKI KILLING

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sitting Up excltedly In bed. n
breakfast forgotten. Bigelow bega
. read feverishly:
Thorne Dryden. wealthy young
New Yorker well known in So
elely. was arrested late last night
and charged with the murder Of
Count Anton vronsixi whose body
vas found Ii bis apartment yes
terday morning with a bullet
wound over the heart
According 20 police. the two
neen had quafreled violently a
few nights before and Dryden
had threatened Vronski's life. On
TIE nighf that vronslxi was killed.
Dryden left home shortly after 10
and made q round OF the night
clubs locking for vronski. He
nede inquiry for the Russian at
lhTee resorts that vronski was
known 10 freque-.t. The police
fnan On patrol euty In whose beat
laa murdered mans apartment
lea awears be saw Dryden twice
In ihat vicinity on that night
Mra Dryden admitted to police
ihma here had been bad blood
between he two men. but de-
rlared Dryden had attended a
Business meeting az his club the
night vronski was killed In
qalry 81 the club however failed
- substantiats this alibi.
Before her marriage q year
go. Mira Dryden was Lorna Will
leaEhby. only daughter Of the
iaie Daniel ]. Willoughby. Her
name had frequently been linked
81 gossip with that Of Count
Fronski before her marriage
when arrested. Dryden refused
- make any statement beyond
deciarine bis innocence.
blEalow glanced hurriediy throug
ne oiher papers. but they were a
EeFy much alike. Then he lighted
.iHarnite and leaned back. starin
aeinFe him with anxious eyes. Her
IS . development they had nS
anfiTipated-that an innocent ma
|haui9 be arrested tor the criFnel
lie reached for the telephone I
ell Anna. but Il Fang before be coul
lft the receiver.
Heller be called.
.lielio." came back In Austrelitz
salTn iones. I wonder II you can I'm
aua % run IN and see me sometim
laflns he dayf-
Yea you bet can"
Meanwhile" said the doctor quiet
=. = should say nothing and do moth
n9 Understand"
yea answered Bigelow.
I've given the same advice In {
14zt tlpo other directions. so
|healdnt Do too much telephonin
|fam where you are. II I were you.
i scat promised Bigelow.
Ha hung up and called Anne.
How about ianch7" be asked whe
u 81 her on the wire.
~Hea- cried Anne anxiously her
81 one. Motners going out. so W
Ihail BE alone"
III b there" Bigelow assured bel
Visit From A Stranger
LIE lsaped cut Of bed and turne,
on bis bath. Twenty minute
a<sf IS he wal briskly rubbing him
4if down. he heard q knock on hi
sting Foom door. lie drew on
.ath fobe and went 10 open H. Befor
In stood q man he'd never seel
.efore-a rather stocky. middle-age'
PAP with Ragged features and sharI
'gea
ar Bleelowf" asked the mar
cIullnixing him.
~fss- said Bigelow. Come in"
he stood aside while his visito
|nlefed and then closed the door.
Hope you'll excuse my coming
he this without first making an ap
'olniment But I didn't think you'I
noe ny came and / didn't want 4
nnsain my BUSINESS by phone.
that's az light" said Blgelow .-bu
n afraid ! haven't much time"
I'll take as much OF Il as you cal
ars me anyway" said the other witt
faint smile. My name Is Lyman [
lFone That won't convey anythinl
3 you. probably Z understand yol
aEenf lived IN New York for som'
ears Well. I'm q lawyer-and ! an
epFessnting Thorne Dryden"
~Dryden7- repeated Bigeiow. star
Be- SOL was Just reading abou
IN IN the newspaper. but 4 don
ellexs I've ever net him so { can
nazine why you have come 20 SCI
" But SIC dowp-wont YOU