The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-03
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as exciting TO Madge as fiction.
She tried &c think that maybe Il
was Just that. fiction. but she
knew iron. his earnestness. the
assurance with which he reeited
details that il was all true
II was almost unbelievable that
such super organizst ton as the
Clover Leaf gang could exist in a
city the size Of Altonia.
The assistant district attorney.
after getting his pipe going again,
resumed his story. II vas as
though he were eager to tell what
he knew now that he was started
and had a listener he could trust,
After Nike Frankau's death.
the ring disappeared from his be-
longings. 50 his widow said he
went on. She didn't tell anyone,
because she wasn't supposed to
know of its existence and further
more. she didn't want to become
involved. She was afraid for her
life, since she was convinced that
her husband had been murdered"
so she got out of town ?"
Madge asked.
Far Away
That's right. She disposed of
all she could and left. never in
tending to return. In fact. she was
so frightened that she went to
Europe feeling that if she were
that far away, shed never be
bothered"
rs she still living in Europe
Paris, think you said, didn't
you ,"
"Resa is dead. She was quite
i'll when Bryce talked TO her. and
she died shortly after her last in
terview with him. She said. when
he asked her, that she was certain
the gang was still opera ting. with
Tatum in Mikes place and Beatty
succeeding Pool
Pool dropped dead on a golf
course. not long after Frankau was
found dead, a gun in his hand.
Heart failure, was the Official re-
port.
With this information from
Mrs. Frankau, Bryce started an
investigation on his own when he
returned to Altonia. He confided
in me-you see we always pretty
well understood each other. trust
ed each other.
I'VE talked things over. We
were convinced that Beatty was
mixed up In lot of crookedness,
but there was nothing We could
put our fingers on. Somehow,
neither of US ever got chance to
handle anything that vaguely
touched on politics. We got the
straight criminal cases to prose-
cute"
1T looks like your boss doesn't
entirely trust you to do his dirty
work" Madge suggested.
Il wouldn't be surprised Any
way, neither of US ever mentioned
a word to anyone about what we
were doing. Instead, we've been
carrying on our investigation as
quietly as possible and trying to
avoid suspicion. Neither of us
wanted to be let out, because be-
ing associated with the gang, even
though honest, helped to divert
suspicion from US"
apparently not from poor Mr..
Bryce, judging from what hap
/ pened 10 him"
He will be avenged, in due
time Waring said, grimly. But
legally"
Have you made much progress
with your undercover work -
Waring admitted that they
hadn't.
We've been right on the verge
of getting some very good infor-
nation several times" he said
but always, when it seemed like
we were getting some place, it
eluded us. Like chasing will o
the wisp. We've spent quite pile
of money, too, money that Bryce
got from some wealthy hacker.
He never would tell me who was
supplying the funds, and now l
suppose I'll never know"
How did you learn about the
ring"
We found it listed in the stolen
goods report put out daily by the
police department. 1t was listed
simply as a clover leaf ring. Beatty
spotted il, called all of US in and