Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, May 21, 1934, Image 6

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Newspaper Page Textpaoh sfx MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, JIEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, MAT 21, 1934. .BY WALTER C. BROWN. HYAufma: Avoarentlu the t0 liceman and the etranoer found dead in Pierre Uufreene'e break' taet room have ehot each ether, and aovarentlu the etranoer te he mho has been writing threatenino tettere to Dutreene. But etranoe etrande of eueoioion attach to moat ot the vereone in the houee. and Beroeant Homer cannot believe in the obuloue eolution. He and Laf Icrty begin eortlno out the etrande. Chapter IT TRACKS IN SNOW CERQEANT HARPER spread out a blank pleca ot paper and drew hasty, but recognizable, plan of the ground floor ot the Dufresoe mansion, with the adjacent (rounds. All windows and doors were desig nated. "Now, beforo we look at those reports, let's get this matter ot the footprints In the snow tlrmljr In our beads. I've made a complete circuit of the house. I'll mark In the tracks as 1 tell you about them, then you can go out yourself and cbeok oyer my work before the sun gets busy and destroys them. "First, here la the back ot the house. There are two doors, both glT' Ing onto a porch. There are two sets ot heavily-marked tracks, leading from the aide door of the garage building to the back door of this bouse. "They were made by Mr. and Mrs. Whltmore, coming over In reaponse to Andrews' call. There are no other footprints at the back of the house and, naturally, there are none In the snow to either the right or the left side ot the house. "Secondly, there Is a contusion ot tracks from the pavement to the front door. There la one set, filled In and almost covered by the later mow. Mixed In with these are two sets ot fresher tracks, partly filled tn. The first set Is the original trail left by Hamill, the second tot were made by Connelly and Hllleary aa they followed. "Then there la a second group. fortunately to one side of the others, They were made by Clymer, Smith, Doyle and myself, the second group to arrive on the, scene. After that 1 had Connally shove! a path and ev ery one entering or leaving has bad to use the path. "Furthermore, It waa Connally who actually (raced Hamlll's foot steps from the call-box and he swears that when he and Hllleary arrived here there was one, and only one. set of prints leading up to the door. "1'bls gives us an accounting for every single person who entered this house before the path was cleared, except the unidentified man. He muit have aome In before the snow started, or before It was deep enough to retain the Impression of a footprint. "We know the snow started fall ing about half-past three yesterday afternoon, but It didn't really begin snowing heavily until an hour or so later. It Is almost certain that this man was In this house before half past Ova. Otherwise shapeless, but noticeable, ridges would have been left In the snow. Officer Hamill must have been killed as soon aa he en tered this room, Miller puts the hour of his death as between seven and nine. "As you see, that leaves the most Important queatlons unanawared. When and why did the murdered man break InT What draw Hamlll's attention to this house! We hate the record ot all who entered this house last bight between, say, halt past five and halt-past ten, always excepting ou- mysterious dead man. As tar aa I can see It's an unassail able record and It doesn't furnish much ground for the suspicion-thai all Is not aa It seems on the sur face." "Do you teel sure that these marks In the snow - weren't tampered wttht' asked Lafforty. "Can you rely on them entirely?" "I can aee no room for doubt," Harper replied. "You cannot walk through anow of any depth without leaving traces. Try It, and see for yourself. The snow can go on tor hours after a track has been made and It will still be visible. That orig inal, unbroken surface of a tall of anow cannot be duplicated." "TJOLD cn a minute," LaSerty In 1 terjeoted, "couldn't aome one tread In previously made tracks and get out thai wayT" Harper shook his head. "One look at Hamlll's marks will convince you that that wasn't done. I know that trick has been used, but I'll swear It didn't happen In this Instance. I've looked at those marks very care fully and they are absolutely bona Ode. Not even a cat walked across those grounds last nlghL" Latterly thought It over. "Well, we went over every hole and corner ot uight and there waa no uut iu hiding, waiting for a chance to sneak out. So, It no one left the house after the shooting, and no one wac In the house when we ivarched It, there's an end ot the mattei." Harper smiled doggedly. "No, that's not the end of the matter. I already have bints of certain tblnga that require explaining. We're going to sit down In this room aod recon struct this affair, movement by movement. If It really was an un foreseen and aimless business, then every single bit of evidence we have gathered wll. fit Into place It It does not, then something haa been tampered with I" "But who could have tampered with it? This room baa been nnder guard every minute since Hllleary first looked In and saw the bodies." "Exactly. But what about the in terval between the shooting and Hilleary's arrival?" the detective asked, drily. "Certainly, but you've Just fin ished proving to ma that no one could have left here after the shoot ing without leaving tracks In the snow and I know that no one was bidden in the house. What are you driving at?" "Simply this the visible evidence tends to sbov, that these two men were absolutely alone In this house and that they killed each other. But It the evidence leads us to Impossi bilities, then the evidence must be wrong." Lafferty gave bis superior a know ing look. "Then you have got some thing up your sleeve," he accused. "No, I haven't, except an Instinc tive feeling that we're going to run Into some mighty queer things. Now, let's have a look at Jackson's surprise package. Perhaps we'll get some help from It," HARPER began to open the sealed envelopes marked with hla name. "While I get these sorted and arranged," he suggested, "suppose you step outside and check over my work on the footprints. There was only one mark anywhere In the snow that I couldn't account for." The detective put down a little X on his sketch. "There It Is, a curved gash In the snow about twenty feet from the side of the house. Just the one solitary mark and not more tban an Inch below the top surface. It's the sort of mark that would be made by a bent twig, except that there Is nothing burled there In the snow. It Is about eight or ten Inches long. I can't see any significance, but you'd better take a look and aee if you can explain It. We may aa well be thorough." Lafferty took the sketch drawn by Harper and left, while the latter spread out on the table all the ma terial that had coma up from Head quarters. But, before he had a chance to delve Into this, there waa a discreet tapping at the door and Andrews' grave face appeared in re sponse to the detective's Invitation to enter. There la a Mr. Howard Doyle to aee you, sir," the butler announced, "but the officer won't let him In un less you say so." "That's all right. Andrews, let him come In." The butler gave bis stiff. Jerky nod and withdrew, ant. shortly alter ward the Dally Ledger's crime re porter entered. "How are tricks, Sergeant?" he asked In bis usual breezy way. "For a minute I thought I was persona nnn grata around here." "Pull over a chali. Doyle. I've been wanting to have a tew words with yon and I may aa well get them off my chest right now." The reporter brought a chair over to the table, and sat down, unbutton ing hla overcoat. "Listen, Harper, before you start talking, answer me one question. Did you say anything about what I did last night? Just an swer yes or no, and no hard feelings either way." "I did not." "How about Captain MackllnT Harper shook his head. "I'm tn full charge of thla case, Doyle. Macklln wouldn't do anything like that without consulting me Drat. The chances are he doesn't even know about It." Doyle lit a cigarette and took sev. era! puffs 1l alienee, hla eyes fixed on a corner of le celling. "Get this, Harper. I've been pulled off the case. What does that sound like to you?" "It sounds to ma as If Dufresna has had something to say to your front office," Harper replied prompt ly, "and after mat bonehead play of yours I'm not surprised," "Bonehesd play, you call It?" Doyle grinned Impishly. "Listen, Harper, you'U be plenty glad 1 made It before I leave here." rCocyrlgar. by Waller 0. Broun) Doylt contributes lame Impor, tant Information, tomorrow. DAY FEATURE AT Jackson County Day at Oregon j Caves Chateau will ba observed with : rllnnnr.rlnnfA ftntiiMitv Mv t ujj ' ty sixth, according to word, received from Cteorge Sftbln, manager of Ore gon Cave resort. Through the Jackaon County Cham ber of Commerce, It Is planned to form a caravan, which will leave Med ford Saturday evening, Journey to the Caves, and participate In the com plet opening program. A dinner-dance )n the dining room of the beautiful new Oregon Caves Chateau has been arranged for the event, and special rates have been announced so that visitors might stay overnight and take breakfast Sunday morning, before returning to Med ford. These rates are on file at the Jack son County Chamber of Commerce. Oregon Caves Chateau, one of the beauty spots of the entire Pacific coast was completed less than a month ago and has been used lor opening parties by the Grants Pass Cavemen, and a group of prominent Portland hotel men. 60 many people have an Interest In the new resort that the management decided to conduct a series of opening days, Jackson Coun ty being assigned the week-end of May twenty-sixth. Definite time for departure of the caravan from Medford will be an nounced later In the week. WWASHINGTON. May 31. (AP) More than a million of those on fed eral relief rolls are one-time work ers In the building trades. Harry L. Hopkins, the federal re lief administrator, so told the senate banking committee today In rallying with Secretary Perkins, and Charles Edison, son of the Inventor, to the support of the housing program recommended by President Roosevelt. Poised and self assured, the secre tary of labor called the proposal "one of the most essential features of the recovery program." . Collects Fee Arter 20 Vfart. NEBRASKA CITY. Neb. (UP) Time waits for no man, but John C. Miller, cleric of the district court here, took his time In collecting witness fee for which he served 20 years ago. He received the customary fee recently. For Garden Kuwng Tel- 0 11-J. Phone 642. We'll haul away your refuse. City Sanitary Service. THERE GOES 1 ETHYL fOKJ TIME AGAIN'. YOU MEAN TETR AETHy L" WHY WITH THAT QUICK . getaway she reminds ME OF STANDARD .UNSURPASSED! E THE PASSER-BY By GLUYA5 WILLIAMS (MUjjr?5 15 PlflVIKG HAPPILY 1 WrfH MUD in 1 tBRSE im ws$m6 bv look6 mix iady" ASKS IK SIRUPS' VOICE 15 OVER HE Hh,V)H& A DEAR OOUY TIME WW HIS WHET MUD PIES tflDY" ASKS WHAT IS HIS HUME, LITTLE BOY ? 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