The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-12
THE PRIVATE PAPERS OF A
CUB REPORTER

II you happened to be listening
TO this paragraph collectors Sunday
night broadcast from New York TO
5umatra, you probably wondered II
II. H." telephoned In response 10
the message for him Well, we
don't know II the voice that called
ten seconds after the broadcast be-
longed to 'FC. H but we believe 50
~. A practical Joker wouldn't have
hung up that swiftly from fear of
being traced A. playful Gale.
would have given directions to "bc
ut certain place" at a certain time
miles away. &. And then enjoyed
sending us on a goose-chase !.
There was only one call AS per
our suggestion--to phone at 0:15
--"or surrender tot he nearest cop"
the phone tinkled.
The voice was pleasantly toned
1t didn't have the marks Of q pugi-
list, or one who hangs out in gyms
with other boxers 'E. E." &C.
cording to the police, is q pug who
might be able to explain how an at
tache at the German consulate was
murdered the other night "E.
H." say the police, was in the VIC
TINS rooms shortly before he died
The Police Commissioner told
our Girl Friday we could promise
"E. H." that he would be allowed
to see a lawyer and get the consld-
GRAFTON requested (by an anony-
nous phone called the day before)
II he surrendered at once We
have since learned that &c. H."
doesn't talk like a mugg-that ne
talks nice. -. Il want TO talk
to Winchell," said the voice
Speaking" we said "Gwan," he
said, you don't sound like himlr
Peope always say that, who
hear us on a phone for the first
time well, ! am" we said
Impatiently, "who is this?" This
is Ernie" said the fellow. Are
you going to see that get pro-
tection?"
II can't get you protectlonp we
told Kim "Then what Is this?"
he said Just as impatiently
II never said anything about pro-
lection" we replied, II simply asked
the police to promise that you
wouldn't be pushed around and
forced TO make any statements. That
you could see q lawyer. That you
wouldn't be double crossed"
well. that don't do me no good"
he replied Just before he hung up
The way he banged the re-
ceiver was not the way you bang
yours when your husband or wife
exasperntes you He Just banged
1t as though he had stayed too long
on the same phone-and was dis
appointed about he bargain he ex-
pected could be struck il. Later,
the former boss he trusts relayed
wo.d TO us II think maybe 1t
wal some phony who called YOU he
said, "the fellow doesn't talk rough,
He has q nice soft voice" But
the guy ] talked to had a nice
soft voice." he said. "He seemed
hurt about the whole thing"
EefOre tue Dr0aucuSt Benny fTlCu-
mtn (who runs the gym where re
H." trained and worked before the
crime came to the broadcasting
station IT know that he al
ways listened 10 your talks said
Friedman, "cculd you please say
something? Tell him I didn't double
cross him. ! waited for two hours
Saturday night as per his call. I
waited at 28th and 5th Avenue.
but he never showed up. lie must
have seen that thing In the papers
about his call and thought ! had
tokl the cops I was going 10 meet
him. but didn't" "28th Street
and Fifth Avenue?" we said
That's the same location where
Lepke gave up. What coinci-
dencel" Friedman agreed that
1t was strange-"but he was the