Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-06
Waits No Longer

The OinCer tOuWOed naCk-
ward through dated blank pages
until he came to March 9th, .
the current date. 1t was filled
with six names that were in
significant to the detective but
instinctively he turned back
ward page by page until he
came to March 2nd'. The last
name on this page written
alongside the printed word
"a p. m" was that Of Cleo
Sprouse. The young girl had
been killed that very night!
With the papers for the last
three DAYS emblazoned with this
name, no one who had nothing
10 hide would have failed TO re-
port this circumstance to the
police. Feverishly the officer
continued to thumb backwards.
The murdered girls name APP
peared regularly every week on
Mondays and Thursdays for a 4
o'clock appointment. This was
legal, gripping evidence with a
vengeance,
The sheriff waited for no fur
Their examination. With the il
Eliminating volume under his
arm he hurried back 10 his
office. stopping only long enough
10 order Detective Ship la
conically:
ITO bring the smart guy in"
As Ship and Doctor Miller
walked the six block to City
Hall it seemed that the town
had already learned of the ar
rest by mental telepathy; prac-
tically all of Charlottesville was
following them, and newspaper
photographers lodged in and out
of the crowd flashing pictures.
Doctor Miller walked uncon-
ceFHedly along chewing a cigar.
and his attitude was distinctly
patronizing when he walked
into the sheriffs office. He
evinced no surprise. merely a
tolerance to mental interiors;
when Sheriff Smith said gravely:
Doctor Miller, YOU were
brought here 10 be charged with
the murder OF Cleo Sprouse!"
"Of course I don't quite under
stand all this" he murmured
easily. ut Is absurd, but mis-
takes will happen"
The officer nodded grimly.
"You are right. Mistakes VIII
happen, but unfortunately for
you, YOU made this one. You
amateur criminals try to match
wits with professional criminolo-
gists and you fail because, ac-
tuaIly, you are not nearly 50
bright as you imagine or you
wouldn't make the attempt In
the first place.
"You consider yourself inf
nitely superior TO the dumb cops
In this room, yet, in spite of the
best efforts OF your superior in
tellect, we picked you out OF
$4,000 people as the slayer Of
Cleo Sprouse."
Listening Win easy cOnuenSd-
ton while the sheriff continued
with a summary OF their efforts
and the conclusive results, the
dentist merely shook his head
in denial. This continued from
seven in the evening until the
hands of the clock, like a pair OF
scissors. had shipped away the
thread of another day
At this time, Doctor Miller
rose from his chair with a huge,
bored yawn and walked to the
WRIT he st1'r there
made him Jerk into white-faced
immobilityi The prisoner had
paid no attention 10 the occa-
sional murmuring that insinu-
ated itself into the room from
time TO time-now he understood
the meaning OF il.
Take me away from here
don't. don't let them get me!
I'll talk" he gushed as though
he couldn't get the words out
fast enough
The jury did however. Though
they found him guilty, II was in
the lesser degree, and egotistical
DR.. Richard G. Miller was sem
fenced 10 serve Is years In
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