Evening star., 1938-05-23

house in which Miss Limerick was
killed.
My attention first was called to
the house about the week before
Thanksgiving, Langdon said. Two
police sergeants and several privates
told me complaints had been received
about the house. 1t was supposed to
be bawdy house of some sort or
bootleg joint. At that time, they
called it mystery house.
One Of the sergeants told me to
60 to see lady living about 100 feet
from the house" Langdon said the
lady in question told him something
of the peculiar circumstances" of the
place.
Investigated alteration"
The former policeman said that in
the second week of November he had
Investigated a sort of alteration"
which occurred behind the Limerick
house. He said he heard loud voices
while passing on his beat and went
behind the house to investigate.
rSeveral men we're arguing about
something which had occurred at
No. 9 precinct Langdon testified. Il
heard man, later identified as Dave
Limerick, say he would rap stick
around some policemans head.
II went up to the man and said.
You're in No. S precinct now and not
in No. 9, but if you want to make a
collar out OF my nightstick, just step
up"
The defendant said another youth
told him that David Limerick was
~bnly kidding" and that the affair
ended there.
Langdon said he kept the place un-
der observation and about a week
later, while returning to Nineteenth
street after chasing some children
from bonfire on dump. he held
a brief conversation with a woman
whom he supposed to be Beulah Linn
erick as she stood at the rear door
Of the Limerick home.
The witness was asked if he did
not know who Beulah Limerick was
He declared he could not be sure
as he never had seen her from close
up."
Looked Into Window.
On another occasion Langdon said
he looked into a window of the Linn
erick house after he noticed light
there.
What did you observer" Langdon
was asked. Il saw an act Of intimacy
between a man and woman"
Are both of these persons dead?"
"They are" Langdon replied.
On still another night, Langdon
said he was watching woman and
a man in the Limerick home when
he heard the woman say, I'm tired
Of wearing dog fur, and If you don't
do something about 1t I'll find some
body who will"
The witness said he observed the
house night after night. On one OF
these occasions. he said he saw girl
sitting in the kitchen before an open
oven, apparently drying her hair. He
said there were three men and one
other woman IN the house. They
were talking about q dance that
might" Langdon said. Zone Of the
girls told Of making whoopee at The
Oaks She told how much home
brew she drank and said something
about sandwiches. One Of the men
at that time made an obscene gesture. :"
did you ever enter the Limerick
home?" LAngdon was asked.
Tells Of Entering Home.
eyes, IT was just before daylight
one morning about the second week
in December I thought would take
q walk by the mystery house and no
.ticed a car parked in front. The
radio was playing and the light was
on in the kitchen, although there was.
none in the front room. I walked
up the, steps and kicked against the
door, which was unlocked. Who's
there?' girls voice asked.
"A policeman replied. Come
in the girl said. I entered and saw
her reclining on a cot with the covers
pulled up about her. A man was
standing nearby. I asked her, Who
lives here?'
"She replied that she and her hus-
band lived there. She said her hus-
bands name was Reed. I asked her
who paid the rent. She replied that
Reed did. asked what her husband
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