The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-08
A WAR TIME THRILLER MURDER IN FERRY COMMAND
 O,RRIEN
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| followed with the hood and slipped the moose carefully in position knot directly under the left ear.
 Through the hood, clearly and without 8 trace of faltering, came the condemned mans voice:
 ". as we forgive those who trespass against ."
 Tn one fast motion the hang mans hand swept back to the lever and the trap door changed open. Lemoy Statler's body hit the end of the rope with 8 jerking thud.
 You could almost hear the snowf1akes fall.
 Two of the witnesses, evidently doctors, walked toward the body, tugging stethoscopes from their pockets.
 Clyde Dawson turned to the door. Sir Frederick Lemsborough, governor of Newfoundland, fol- lowed him. In the chief jailer's office they shook hands with an American colonel.
 "The colonel worked on the in- vestigation with the NeWfound- land constabulary and myself, explained Dawson. You see, one of the murdered men was an American soldier"
 Sir Frederick nodded:
 "Yes, I knew that = most unfor- tunate."
 Well, sir" Dawson said, "the case was clear cut. Lemoy Statler was caught red-handed by con- stable as he dashed out of a speakeasy early one morning last September. A woman's scream - she ran the speakeasy = prompted the constable to hold Statler. In his pocket was 8 still-smoking re- volver, and a good supply of money in a wallet stamped with the name of Captain Gilbert Cath cart.
 "Cathccart was found upstairs shot through the head. With him also dead, was an American sol- dier. Investigation revealed they 1had both been killed by Statler's gun.
 "We found that Statler had ap- parently gone to much trouble tc cultivate Cathcart's friendship al the Newfoundland Hotel Cathcari was drinking heavily as the au- topsy revealed and, while Statlel had also appeared badly intoxi- cated, test made immediately al Police Headquarters showed ht had been feigning drunkenness obviously for the purpose of win. ming Cathcart's confidence.
 "The woman speakeasy keeper tsetsifled she heard Cathcart yell You dirty thief, I'll ; ther came the gun shots. We don't know how the American soldier fitted in but have every reason to believe the poor chap just hap pened to be on the scene and stopped bullet.
 "Statler's passport was found te be a phony, as was his registra. ton card. Ho had no police rec. ord but refused to give the min. utest hint of his identity. In fact he didn't even take the stand.
 And I must explain something else - would you mind leaving u for a moment, Chief" Dawson smile an apology to the chic: jailer and waited for the door tt close. There is 8 story behind the story. What we have told yol was what the jury heard. The res we suppressed for reasons which we fell confident, you will ap' lprove."
 Sir Frederick's eyebrows lifted.
 "In the wallet, besides the none! ." Dawson's words fell slowl, and methodically, twas a larg' quantity of data of the most secre technical nature pertaining to thu Royal Air Force Ferry Command service ."
 "What?" cut in the governor.
 "Yes, most vital data. Captair Cathcart was an important civilian technician of the Ferry Com mand."
 And Statler, you presume, ar enemy agent?"