 Ladies and gentlemen, we take you now behind the scenes of a police headquarters in a great American city or under the cold glaring lights will pass before us the innocent the vagrant the thief the murderer This is the line-up Yes, mr. Wiggins, how do you feel mr. Wiggins better? I feel a little better. Well, we can sit right here Thank you. It's it's all right. I'll see you later then. Yeah Thank you, sergeant. Nice to know crime How many people do we have to look at? Oh, I think that 28 or 29 You've had two other cases like yours in the past week Picked up a couple of guys that might be possibilities, but we haven't been able to get positive You people out there on the other side of the wire in the audience room may I have your attention, please? Thank you, my name is grab sergeant Matt grab Alex screen the lineup to you Each of the suspects you will see will be numbered. I'll call off a number the name and charge If you have any questions or identifications, please remember the number assigned to the president of his I call his name At the end of each line when I ask for questions or identifications call out the number If you're sure enough too sure of a suspect had him held The officers who took your name will assist you there seated among you Please be prompt with your questions or identifications When the prisoners leave here, they are sent to the washroom and dressed back into their jail clothes It makes it quite difficult to bring them back after they leave here The questions I asked these suspects are mainly to get a natural tone of voice So do not pay too much attention to their answers as they often lie bring on the line Okay, move it over right on over to this side of the stage spread out and stand facing the audience Hands to your sides and keep looking straight ahead Now when you answer the questions talk up so the people out there can hear you It's a long way to the back of the room. So keep your voices up Okay, number one William Bushman robbery take your hands out of your pockets Where do you live William 108th and Lincoln where you're from Los Angeles? How long you've been in this city about seven months? I think January is about seven months. Were you arrested with anybody William? Yeah a couple of guys What are their names Joe Joe? I don't know his last name Joe Lucas number 18 All right. Who was the other boy? Call him tWitch Herman tWitchell number 19 any weapons William? No, you have a car. No, he was walking They had a car. We wouldn't be here Okay, number two Max Sloan robbery What do you live Max and he's shy you have an address, haven't you or 11 orchid south Were you alone when you were arrested? I was with the guy was sticking up Was anybody arrested with you? No, I was pulling the job We weren't sticking up each other Any weapons Max you think he was giving me his wallet because I was pointing my thumb at him You want to be funny? We've got all night max You can just stand there and be funny all night Where there any weapons yeah, 32 well they go play the blue steel what blue steel not counting the rust you have a car Okay, number three Stanley my None of those men I don't recognize any of them. You have to speak up Stan. I said I don't live here I'm from out of town. We're out of town Wilmington Wilmington, Kentucky Can you people hear him back there? All right, now look I told you boys you're gonna have to talk up I don't want to have to repeat the question. So come on talk up all the way to the back of the room Now where are you from Stan Wilmington, Kentucky? Where have you been staying here the only one place one place a flop house what flop house? Oh just a flop house. I don't remember who remembers a flop house Mr. Wiggins didn't spot anybody huh? No Two guys jumped and did it so quick. Oh, this is the third slugging in a week Somebody better come up with a halfway decent description Those guys aren't stupid Follow a pretty routine MO dark spots pick an old guy like Wiggins jump him before he knows what's happening Beat him unconscious and unrolling much chances. He got for a decent description. They're liable to kill somebody They seem to be getting rougher. Yeah Here's a list of Wiggins valuables see that all the pawn shops are covered, okay? Other two victims didn't have much these guys might want to heart Wiggins had a gold watch and old stick pin Watch had his name and an inscription. I might try to get rid of it. We're in car 13 J Did I huh? Yeah These boys move around but they seem to stay pretty much to the east side We'll have the usual cars and five auxiliaries. Waldo's putting about a dozen plain clothesmen on the streets I mean if one of our boys got rolled And they're not old enough these guys pick them old so they won't give them much trouble nice guys Yeah, swell 87 415 at 105 North Lincoln Yeah Let's pull in the Rogers and get a hamburger, huh? Okay 63 a 905 at 1769 Order me a hamburger and coffee. Will you bet sure? Okay Hi, no, I don't need a menu two hamburgers and two coffees two hamburgers and two coffees everything on the burgers Yep, thank you. Mm-hmm In all units an area H a two four five slugging at 87 West Bullock Miss miss hold those hamburgers What's up slugging about a block away? You know Client's already here pretty bad hmm Good gosh, I've done everything I can Oh, here comes the ambulance This is the fellow that found her. I missed a haul. Yeah, this lieutenant Guthrie tell him about it Oh, yes, I was walking by over on the sidewalk and tossed a cigarette over here and saw about then I spotted this officer in this car And I yelled hi doc Another slugging it yep She's not dead, but she's close and get that blanket over boys. All right, looks like a bad fracture really about lost a lot of blood Yeah, I think she'll make it. I don't know. Hey, keep that end up. They're pretty old lost a lot of blood You coming down lieutenant. Yeah, we'll be down didn't have anything on it. No identifications. They got everything Hey, you just found a lying here. Oh, yes, that's right. I threw my cigarette over here Wouldn't have even seen her if I hadn't thrown my cigarette. They probably waited behind this hedge Grabbed her when she passed slugged her and dragged you into the lap. Yeah, it's a good spot for it. Good and dark She it was a terrible thing still can't quite believe it. What are you gonna do about it? What do you think now that 245 slugging that came in about a half hour ago? Who's gonna the old lady? Yeah She's in surgery now the doctor Gordon. It's the fourth one this week, isn't it? Yeah Yeah, you mind if I look at your newspaper Murph? No, no, no, go ahead The coffee shops closed in yeah, will you want some coffee? I could use some won't we don't own the kitchen? No, no, no forget it It's no trouble. No, no, thanks. We'll get some across the street later. Hey, Ben The tennis finals the next weekend want to go on duty. Well, they'll be playing the rest of this week Yeah, I'd like to see that Marine Connolly. That's pretty girl. The pictures in the last section is something. Yeah Yeah in the sports section Yeah, right there pretty girl, huh? Yeah I'm Ben Yeah Want to go? Yeah Here comes dr. Gordon doctor. I'm Guthrie doctor 16 precinct. All right. This is sergeant Graham alone. Wow How's the old lady? She died Wasn't much we could do She was pretty well gone when she came in Come on walk down with me when I get out of this gown. Sure See you later mark. Yeah, take it easy mark. So long. Have you got an identification yet? No, not yet Finger prints will help did just about everything bad fracture Really bad one When they're that bad, they don't stand much of a chance. Yeah She regained consciousness at any time By the looks of the wound whoever hit her hit her with something pretty heavy Blackjack No, something like a pipe, maybe Really let her have it. No, that's the way these boys have been working. We've had three others not this van Cigarette. No, thank you sergeant. No, no, thanks I had to believe anybody would beat up an old woman To hit her that hard just doesn't make sense. No And I guess it does These other victims have much money on them Had it all together about twenty four dollars Morning man. How do you know? No, just routine stuff. Well, let's grab some coffee then. Okay. Oh, I was just looking for you Yeah, Mark sent us over fingerprints on that old lady. You got an identification. Yeah, we ran a check-through. This is what we came up with Woman's name is Stokes. Mrs. Rebecca Stokes lives at 518 North Oak with her daughter Asher went over to get the daughter. We'll need a positive identification. So as she's taking her right down to the moor But maybe you'd like to talk to her first. Yeah. Yeah, I wouldn't let's go Daughter's name is Lillian Dunn. She was married husband killed in the war Asher morning lieutenant This is miss Dunn. This is lieutenant Guthrie and Sergeant Greta. How do you do miss Dunn? Hello? We certainly wish we could eliminate all this miss Dunn, but It's necessary. I don't think I can go through with it. I Don't think I can do it. Well, it's really necessary. She has to be identified by a relative. I just don't think I can Well, it's your mother. We're sure of that Sooner or later, you'll have to Well sooner or later, you'll want to see her but not in here Please not in here. We have to keep her here until we get a positive identification Um, do you have any other family in Nevada an aunt and a cousin? Well, if they could get down here, they haven't seen mom in years Your mother's the fourth victim in a week. We've got to stop these men. We'll need some information Where was your mother going last night? Well, I guess she was coming home She went to a movie early one. I guess she was coming home Do you have a purse with her or any valuables? Yes. She had a purse Can you remember some of the things she carried in her purse? Yes, I guess I can wasn't much Much money and anything to identify her some cards and things She having a jewelry Any rings or a watch? Yes She had a wedding ring and an engagement ring They weren't worth much. I'm sorry. Don't be I Think miss done better go on home asher get a description the two rings take a home No, I'll do it. It's best to get it over with Have to do it sooner or later. Well, look, maybe we can get some clothes. No No, I want to it's all right. Okay. Oh look miss done. If you don't know Go ahead. All right, Charlie How many times a day do you say I heard it on the radio? CBS radio's fame news department with its nationwide staff its worldwide network of correspondence It's eight wire services keeps you up to date and informed throughout the day and night The CBS radio newsroom is on duty 24 hours a day for the latest news keep in touch with CBS radio news You sure dealing King Lovely, what do you think? No, can't use it. Oh Look quine do me a favor. Will you drop dead? Well, you couldn't discard the three pick one up You owe me 30 cents. Keep it sir. Yeah. Oh, uh, Waldo's got eight exiliaries tonight, Ben You want matter in 13 J again? Mm-hmm. How about the police women? Well, he's got five of them. They'll be in the area from ten till two one car within a block of them at all times Okay Got a half an hour. You want some dinner? Yeah, I'm getting hungry. Okay Wait a minute. Have what this guy's ready. Oh, it had to be the jack. Yeah One of the nine other cars Yeah, hello, mr. Wiggins Yeah, yeah, I remember You didn't wear 897 South Wilton, okay. Yeah. Yeah, we'll meet you then about 10 minutes, right? That was mr. Wiggins He spotted his watch in a pawn shop and watched the holdup men took after they slugged him Wiggins Hello, lieutenant. Hello, where's the watch right over here in the window There the gold one it's open see the inscription. Mm-hmm. Okay. Let's go in police Yes, they want to see a watch you've got in your window sure sure Hey, which one is that one me the gold one sure This one that it mr. Wiggins. Yes. Yes, that's it see the inscription Today love Alice my wife. She gave it to me hot. Yeah Remember where you got it. I got a ticket. Yeah, yeah John Jones six seven one barrington John Jones, that's a good name. You remember what the man look like the man a lot to watch No, you remember when he acted no, but didn't you date the ticket? How long have you had it? No week maybe what's so important about the watch it belongs to this gentleman not to the man who Harked it. Okay. Take it ain't worth much. It's solid gold solid gold. I got dozens. What's your name? Wagner George Wagner. Look, I don't know nothing about it. This guy came in. He hot that that's all look mr. Wagner that's very important that we get a description of this man. He stole it, huh? Yeah And he's got a friend we want them both for murder murder. That's right You think you might know him if he came in again. I don't know. I don't know. Maybe I don't remember You get one of these lists lists. Yeah, one of these Mr. Stolen articles like that watch. Oh, wait. Sure. Sure. Sure. I got one. None of these other things in your store No, no, no You're sure sure. I'm sure you didn't know about the watch you better check Look, I know I ain't got none of them. You didn't report the watch You better check. All right. If if I find something, I'll call you. We'll wait While I check the whole inventory just the tickets on the last week and a half Okay, we'll take a look at them too. Yeah, sure. Okay Look officer. Yeah, I know the man that hot that watch but honest. I didn't know he killed anybody I didn't know what's his name young Carl young. He's hot things before he's been in a couple of times I know him from the neighborhood. I didn't his name's Carl Yeah, Carl young the name in the swatches Dave. Well, he said it belonged to his brother. You know his brother No, but I know him. He seemed like an honest guy. Where does he live in the neighborhood? I bowl. He's in the bowling alley a lot. I bowled with him last friday Look, honestly, does he hang around with another guy? I seen him with another guy sometimes big guy You better come on down to the station, mr. Wagner the station. Why? I'm afraid you're in a little trouble I Yeah, I know him Carl young Oh, yes, he hangs out from here alive. You know where he lives. No What's he does? Does he pound around with anybody? Well, yeah, he's with one guy quite a bit. He's a fellow named Let me see now. What the heck was that? Kind of a quiet guy a big guy kind of john and joe God, I'm sorry. I can't remember Joe Joe idea. Okay, we'll stick around You'll just know if Carl young or Joe comes in He's got a dozen men checking the neighborhood men. There are four cars in the block Nobody does anything unless you give the word Okay, well if they both come in we'll take him one of them. We'll tail him. Okay That's 330 now See that guy down there second alley Yeah, what about him? He's bowl six strikes. Oh fair 150 so far. You need a few strikes friend. Yeah All right, try to pick up that split. Yeah, I will Oh, yeah, lieutenant. Yeah, what is it that fellow just came in there? Yeah, which one that big one there? I said to him I said hello john. He said Hello His name must be joe. Where is he? He's upstairs the pool hall. Come on point him on. Yeah up here Wait a minute Hello, john Yeah, how are you? That's him. Yeah, come on man He's out in the street hold it He's getting into a car All right, come on. Here he goes. All right, stay with him 13j code 2 suspect proceeding east on fountain license number 80 roger 1135 Attention all units code to suspect traveling east on fountain license number 80 roger 1135 He's swinging left 13j suspect turning north on lincoln All units in area B code 2 suspect proceeding north on lincoln. Don't get too close He's stopping now pull up 13j suspect at 3000 block lincoln. He's getting up in. All right, let's go Going into that building. Yeah, hold it the way the little rest of boys get here There's quine now He's in the building quine You better take it around back in the alley right and there's asher Quine's taking the back asher. We'll go in you wait here for the rest spread them out right lieutenant. All right, let's go man Okay How do we do it? We found out what apartment he went in clear out the building and take him wait a minute No boxes. Oh, yeah Lip scheme pusher whiting c young 208 But if they're in the room, we can just clear out the rooms on both sides forget the rest of the building I'll take 206. I'll take 210 206 For sure. So what? I tell you carla I tell you, I know what i'm talking about This game is a dumbest in the world bed. Yeah That was carl young with the big boy. Come on. It's better that way We'll take him on the street They're climbing into a car. Hold it young Watch it man Asher over that way get them between us Take this one asher that quines tackle him. All right quine. Yeah Yeah Big boy wasn't as tough as he looked. 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