Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, June 26, 1934, Image 6

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Newspaper Page TextPAGE SIX MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORL), OREGON, TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 1934. MOCKING HOUSE SYX0PS18: Sergeant flu. list hae explained to Pierre I. fresne that the powerful polil. eian'M alibi on the nlaht when two men were murdered in hie home in worth nothtua at all. Harper Mm telt has eecaped from the looked and guarded apartment that sup posedly held Dureene while the murders were taklnff place. ) rrene maintain a tcornul attl- Chapter 47 AGAIN DEATH "OU appear to be armed at all points, Harper. It's a very pret ty yarn. You've almost convinced me of Its truth!" "We've had all these pieces of evidence," the detective continued calmly, "but we couldn't get them Into a pattern. After we had a talk with Ellen Becker we began to un derstand," Pierre Dufresne jerked as though he felt a knife at his ribs. "Ellen Becker?" be echoed faintly. "Yes, and once again I can t ill you something you didn't know be fore. Your bribes to ber were a waits of money. She bad already put her silence In pawn else where!" Dufresne leaped up, bis face working, his eyes glittering In stark rage. He gripped the detective'! shoulder. "My wife T" he choked. Harpor nodded. "Ellen Becker bas been taking money from both of you. When she confessed about those notes In the sand, it became obvious bow you must have planned to catch that man In your bouse and murder him. But you have hope lessly prejudiced your case by being secret and subtle, with the result that a perfectly Innocent man lost bis life as well. That part Is not so easy to forgive." Dufresne faced the detective. "Harper," he exploded, "what would you say If I denied everything, com pletely and absolutely?" "You may deny all you like, but you'll find It pretty hard to explain away Ellen Becker's evidence, or those letters. Then there's the pres ence of the master-key on your ring, and the murder gun, first hidden In your room. Besides, there Is any amount of corroborative evidence." "But didn't you tell me you had two suspects on your list? Or were you lying to try to trap me?" "Not exactly that, Mr. Dufresne." Harper threw his bombshell. "Mrs. Dufresne' actions are under equal scrutiny. She Is known to have been away from Mrs. Morlock'a house during that mysterious fire. She has refused to give any explanation or . account for her movements." Dufresne halted In his tracks, a peculiar lntentness coming Into his eyes, as though looking at some thing far away. "I suppose you threatened my (vlfe with arrest? "I am giving her every chance to reconsider ber decision," Harper re plied, "but continued refusal to an swer my questions will force my hand." Pierre Dufresne threw back his head and burst Into harsh, jarring laughter. "Are you mad?" he cried. "No one In this house Is ever going to stand trial tor murder." "'T,HB prise quandary of all lime!" Sergeant Stephen Harper, still clad In pajamas, was shaving him self. He had just started the raior down the aide of his face when the telephone by his bed began to ring. In a moment a voice be did not rec ognize was pouring out an excited tale. "Walt a minute. . . . Stop shouting, I'm not deaf," Harper protested. "Who Is It? . . . O'Connor? ... at Dufresne's. . . . Yes. . . . Who? . . . Donaghy, the chauffeur? . . . Yes, yes, go on . . . Whltmore found him? . . . You've kept the others away? That's the stuff, O'Connor! Hold everything! I'll come right out!" Harper sat down on the edge of the bed. Joseph Donaghy, the chauffeur, a ulclde In his living quarters over the Dufresne garage! And there was a letter be bad written an open letter explaining bis action. So this was the end of the trail for that cocky young fellow. He hurriedly finishing shaving, dressed, and was ready at tbe door when tbe car from the Homicide Bu reau stopped to pick him up. In the back seat were the fingerprint man. a police surgeon, and the official photographer, hla two black boxes of equipment wedged between his knees, Tbe enow-laden streets made tor slow driving but there was not much conversation exchanged on the run up to Powhatan Terrace. WASHINGTON, June 9. (AP) In response to a number of Infla tions, Senator Borah ( R-Idaho) plans to deliver several speoohm this sum tner attacking features of tbe "new deal" which he opposes. These Include what he regards aa monopolistic tendencies of the NRA, compulsory crop reduction programs and monetary policies. Borah has been planning tor months to take the stump during the summer. Definite arrangements, however, have not been made. He told reporters he had received Invitations to speak In many south ern and western cities. Beports (not carried by The Asso ciated Preas) that he would arrange a campaign tour to follow the presi dent and other "new deal" orators aa he did Alfred E. Smith, the Demo rratlo candidate tor president in 19M BY WALTER C. BROWN The uniformed policeman on .uard at the front door to the Du fresne house looked alert and ex cited when be saw the official group coming up the path. "Plenty of ex citement In there this morning, Ser geant!" he volunteered. The four men from Headquarters walked Into the ball. They heard voices coming from the rear of the bouse and found an excited group back In tbe kitchen. A policeman had taken his stand at the back door and Andrews and the two Wh lt mores were holding a lively discus sion with blm. The appearance of Sergeant Har per and his party choked oft this talk. The detective greeted them briefly, tben turned to the police man. "Where's O'Connell?" "He's out there, with the body," nodding toward the garage. "All right, boys." They went out the back door, crossed the porch, went down the wooden steps and along the brick path under a covered pergola. Tbe snow that had fallen the night be fore had thrust Its spearheads be tween the latticed sides, but the middle of the walk was clear. From the pergola to the stone garage was a matter of about fifteen yards and a number of tracks In tbe otherwise smooth snow led to the side door of the building, where there was a small porch with wooden Colonial benches on each side, under a little pent roof. '"pHE four men crowded around the bed where Joseph Donaghy lay dead, lying back at an angle from the edge of the bed, with bis head sldewlse on the pillow. He wore no uniform, but had taken off the coat and vest of his civilian suit. The automatic gun was loosely held In hla right hand. His feet rested on the floor, bis arms were In a natural position. The bullet had been fired Into the right temple. The Coroner's man picked up tbe ejected shell from a told of the bed clothes. He looked closely at the wound, then bent one of the fingers. He nodded to Harper. "Been dead six or seven hours." Harper, satisfied with his scrutiny, gave tbe signal to tbe photographer and the police surgeon and they set1 about their routine procedure. Then the detective turned to the pltce de resistance of this unexpected cli max. A chain with Donaghy's feet still under it, was drawn up close to the bed. On the chair stood a portable typewriter and In it was a typed letter. The arrangement suggested that the chauffeur had finished typ ing, reached for his gun without get ting up, pulled the trigger, and fal len sideways across the bed. Harper carefully released the lotter and read it. This was the lettor: I'm going to kick off In A minute bscAuss 1 couldn't stand going- to Jail, maybe to tha chair. Tonight I tried to win enough lack to make a sure getaway, but Instead I dropped my roll. Harper li wlee to me I know although he goee around hinting that he's got something on the boss. I'm not sorry I bumped oft Harry Dorey but I'm real sorry I had to bump off the cop. 1 knew him and he was a good guy but I had no oholce when he butted In. I never had any luek after J got In with Harry, we started on easy Jobs but when Harry wanted to try the dirty ettiff I wanted to pull out. He got nasty and said he would turn me in If I didn't play ball. So I figured out a way to get rid of him. Look In the old tire hanging on the wall of the garage and It will save a lot of explaining. My scheme worked out fine and my allhl held up and everything would have been all right If It hadn't been (or the eon. Nobody will shed a tear because Harry has gone, so I burned all hla papera. Harper can figure out the rest of It for himself. Anyway I swore I'd never jro to jail and I won't. I can't find anything to elgn this with, but I guess that won't be necessary. Harper read this startling confes sion through twice and put the let ter aside thoughtfully. "Hare yon been down In the garage, O'Con nell?" "Yes, sir. It's Just like It says In the lotter an old tire hangln' up on a big spike." "All right, bring the tire up here." Presently the ruddy-faced police man came back with the designated tire. O'Connell held It upright on the window-scat, while Harper's eager finger dislodged the content of the circular hiding-place. The Drat, and bulkiest portion of the treasure trove proved to be neatly-akelned length of a very thin, but exceptionally strong and dur able rope. It was a brownish yellow In color and to each end of It a metal ring was bound. These rings bad the olrcumference of a fifty-cent piece. tCopyrignt. Jfl, by Trotter 0, Brown) Tomorrow, the piece of reps Is explained. . F WASHTNCITON, June SS. (D red era) funds to the extent of III0.00O, 000 soon will be flowing Into 620 pub lic building project selected and ap proved yesterday by Secretary Mor genthau end Postmaster General Par ley. An emergency appropriation of I85, 000,000 provided In the deficiency act will be used on sol projects, and the remainder will get underway with funds already available from other sources. Poatoffloe will account for moat of the work, which Is to be scattered throughout the United State and territories. The project selected to date by the secretary of the treaaury and the postmaster general tinder authority of the emergency appropriation act, I with flgurea taken from the detlclen. 1 cy appropriation Bill when available, I included, for Oresoni By STATES, WARNING SALT LAKE CllTf, June 36. (AP) A warning that the state must harmonize motor freight and pasaen-i ger regulations "or the federal gov ernment will,'- was voiced here today by Henry W. Toll, Colorado state leg-1 lslator and a director of the Ameri can Legislators' Association, In open ing the three day western bus and truck conference. Outlining the aims of the confer ence, Toll, who acted as chairman during the preliminary sessions, de clared "defects In the machinery of government" must be corrected. "When the federal government has Jurisdiction, we have uniform regu lation of traffic conditions," he said. "Where It does not, we have a state of chaos. This state chos cannot continue. There are two remedies. "Either the federal government will take over control, until the states become little more than ves tlgal relics of authority, or the state must cooperate." Continuing, he added: "The states must harmonize con trol regulation, or the federal gov ernment will harmonize It for them." PORTLAND, June 26. (AP) Car mellne Coppell, 12 years old, of Port land, drowned while swimming at Crystal Lake park near Mllwaukle yesterday. She was last seen In the water about 3:30 p. m., but was not missed until nearly 7 p. m. The lake was dragged and her body was re covered about 10 o'clock. 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Mrs. John Canfleld, living half mile north of here, told authorities she fniniiuiiiii.ii.n What a honey of a shiner -Boy o' Boy ! dip you BUMP A LITTLE INFORMATION PLEASE -HOW DID YOU d-ET THAT LOVELY, INTO A DOOR IN THE DARK black Complete Directions feared Jack, one of her eons, would become Insane and "the rest might be the same." "I thought the rut might be the same and decided to end It all," she said. "I did It for the children's own good." Mrs. Canfleld shot and killed Don ald, 11, and George, S, while they still were In bed. She several; wounded her daughter, Margaret, 13, and Jack, 14. Mrs. Canfleld's alater-ln-law re turned to the house &a the woman waa attempting to hang herself after having shot the children. Canfleld was away on a horse sell ing trip. M DID THE OTHER drUV m make as quick a &ETAWAY AS I $fcvlTH TETRAETHYL I eye KfifSW TTiirlirniriN A ! DIFFICULT DEqSlONS' 1 fin iw i nn -ha fm '! " -SENT NEXT DOOR TO BORROW SOME BUTTER, VbU HEAR A VERY" LOUD VOICE IN THE KITCHEN TELUK6 WHAT I HE WILL DO IF HE EVER CATCHES ONE OF THOSE . WSj WHO HAVE TRAMPLED HIS 6ARDEK CHASJN6 S BA&E&RUS ON HIS LAMP A6A1K J 6-lfe (Copyright, 1934, by The Betl gyndlcats, 1m.) WliUAffS By CLUYAS WILLIAMS By C. M. Payno By Edwin Alger -WE'LL GET A GOOD " ALON70 AMD f CHOICE, BEM LEW J BR1CANT 13 THE Er4GlNEER,ArOD HE'S THE ONLY MAN ABOARD WHO NEVER SAILED BEFORE VJ1TH CAP'N IKE - By Sol Hess