The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-18

The thing of which he was mos
afraid. however, was of losing hi!
Job and the direct result of that
fear, of course, was that he LIST
a list of jobs that, stretched enc
on end, would reach from here to
there.
He had been a bookkeeper,
stenographer, a grocery clerk, a
chauffeur, a handyman and
finally, a janitor, the position he
was holding when the events to
be described herein happened.
WIFE HIS OPPOSITE
The thing he was most afraid
of next to losing his job was not a
thing at all but a person. 1t was
his wife, Mrs. Kitty Swain, nee
Hagerty. who was afraid Of moth
ing that crawled, walk, swan,
flew. rode or happened.
Willie and Kitty looked exactly
what they we're. Willie was short
and thin, narrow in the face, fear
full in the eyes and timorous in
his manner. Kitty was just as
small but, looking at her, you
never even suspected it. She was
blond, blue-eyed and quick in her
movements. She was shapely and
obviously the model after which
the physical aspects of Tommy,
her son, and Leisha, her daugh-
ter. were nodded;
The neighbors called them:
molly Pitcher and her husband
Mr.. Pitcher"
When he got the job as janltor
of a building on E. Seventy-eighth
Street, Just off Third Avenue. At
was really a long step toward
security for the Swain family. AS
Kitty said often, Its a relief to
have a roof over our heads and
a warm one at that. And don't
see how Willie can lose this job
with me right on his tail all the
time. don't mind the extra work
at all"
Between the two Of them Willie
made so good on the job that he
had his wages raised and was
given another house managed by
the same realtors to look after.
This was new one on one OF the
East Eighties and Willie had to
spend most of his time there.
Kitty was left in charge of the
original building.
READS OF GANGSTERS
Willie was an omnivorous reader
of the daily newspaper. Whenever
he came across a discarded one,
he carried it around until he had
a moment to read it. These mo-
ments we're spent in the vacant
apartments.
1t was in vacant apartment on
the eighth floor that he read OF
the escape of John Dalling and
Steve WaScowiecz. the two gang
murderers, from the Tombs. some
body had smuggled guns IN 10
them and the two went over the
wall, killing a guard in the pro-
cess.
Armed and desperate, they were
known to be dangerous and the
public was warned.
He could talk Of nothing else
that night. At home, he would
bring up the subject and go over
it with Kitty.
Think of it," he'd say. there
are two desperate murderers loose
somewhere right in this city. May
be they are right in this building
at this very minute. What would
they do if anybody came onto
them and discovered their hiding
place? Why, they'd bump him off
before you could say. Scat.
Sure they would" Kitty would
agree. But it amt worrying me.
I don't expect to walk out and
find them in the first-floor front
apartment. And if I don't find
them, they are none Of my bust
ness. I got other things to worry
me-"
On the fourth day, the Cover
nor posted a reward of $4,000 for
the capture of Dalling and Wasco-
wiecz, dead or alive and Kitty be-
gan to take an absorbed interest
in the search for them.
willie" she said that night,
''I'd like to run into those two"
$1,000 AROUSES KITTY
"Oh. God Forbid" Willie prayed
and turned as white as a sheet.
"Just think of what they would
do to you'll"
But think of what we could