The Washington times., 1937-06-15

Yesterday"
did the editorial have anything
to do with it or had you decided
beforehand"
IT knew I was reaching the
limit. but Rinehart came to me
He was afraid 1 was going to be
stampeded and 1 didn't like it and
told him so. He accused me OF
bowling to expediency and that
made me sore"
Did he make any threats?" ]
asked, enjoying his righteous
wrath. He almost kicked me out
of his office, you remember"
Prosecutor ScOrnful
Of His Suicide Threat
YES" said Miles, and was sud.
denly thoughtful. HE said thai
sooner than have his name
dragged in the mud he'd blow his
brains out"
talk"
Miles nodded but looked con,
cerned. Hes peculiar, though
proud and arrogant as the very
devil. Cold as an iceberg when he
wants to be-"
Don't I know it? Quit worry
ing about it. Tell me this: Did he
admit being fond of Margie?"
HE admitted a Slight infatua-
ton for her sensual charms" said
Miles in an imitation of Rine-
hart's lanquid manner. He gave
her that tapestry, by the way.
Margie, it seems, was fond Of him
or of his money. She wanted to
marry him. When she found out
he was engaged she resented it
and even threatened to expose him
to his fiancee."
I whistled. And you still think
he couldn't have done it? Where
could you find a better motive?
Was that what they quarreled
about the night of the murder?
Was that why he came downstairs
wearing such a queer expressions"
Miles nodded.
docs Cropsy know thiS?"
OF course. We both questioned
him the day he gave himself up.
found out about the tapestry later,
afer you had asked me about it.
It was an expensive one, too. He
doesn't give cheap presents. His
gestures are always magnificent"
Vw1ikla chn|n IF 'tI'V
done all I could, haven't ~" he ap
pealed.
Everything"
I'm glad to hear you say it,
he held out his hand. And you'll
forget this-this personal side Of
It, of course"
Its forgotten already. But ]
can tell the office about your de
ciSion to call in Rinehart?"
"Just so nothing is printed be
fore I say the word"
With that left him. I wen
straight to Cropsy. He knew al
about it, of course, but he told me
something elSe-that Saul Mitch
ell, having given anything but 8
satisfactory explanation of his
whereabouts on the night of Pink
Flint'S murder, would be booked
for suspicion on Monday.
I'm all for THROWN him in the
can now" growled Cropsy, "but
the chief says no. He wants Mitch
ell and Rinehart to have an even
start. No favoritism for million.
aires in the police department" he
added significantly. From which,
I suppose, was to form my own
conclusions about the prosecutor S
office.
Knowing what I now knew, I
said nothing to this. and Cropsy,
switching back to the subject OF
Saul Mitchell. proceeded to voice
his extreme distaSte for that in
dividual.
Hes sneaky! l wouldn't trust
him from here across the street.
Know what he said he was doing
the night you saw him out in the
Storm"
"What?"
"He said he went to a lecture
at the University. I asked him
what he was doing out after mid
night waiting under lamp post
and his mouth opened a foot. Then
he explained that by saying he
went in a restaurant for some.
thing to eat after the lecture and
finally it got to showing so bad
he decided to hail a cab instead OF
walking or taking a street car
He said he couldn't get a cab at
105th and Euclid; they were all
busy. So he wandered up to the
cab stand and waited"
Waiting for Taxicab
Declared Impossible
"He wouldn't have to wait ten
minutes" said.
Don't I know it? But he die
60 to the lecture-at least, he
told me what went on there and
I was able to check up on that
But it was over at H." CropSy We
hemently spat at the cuspidor anc
said, The chief and I don't agree
He thinks if we make a pinch
now we're as much as wiping Pink
Flint right out of the picture
why throw a good case away?
he says. 'Flint's the best Solu
ton We'll ever GET he says"
He shrugged and lapsed into {
silence that told eloquently of hi
opinion Of Chief Crowley
theories.
Anyway" he said, as I pre-
pared to go, we're trailing Mitch
ell every move he makes from
now on; and Monday he goes il
the can and stays there unit