 The equitable life assurance society presents this is your FBI this is your FBI the official broadcast from the files of the Federal Bureau of Investigation presented transcribed as a public service by the equitable life assurance society of the United States and the equitable society's representative in your community. This has been a busy day for many equitable society representatives making phone calls one after another calls to men and women who look as if they were due to travel far on the road to success. These men and women were asked to do a very simple thing to listen to tonight's announcement about the equitable society's plan for men and women on the way up. In about fourteen minutes I'll give full details on this special plan for every man who feels that he has what it takes to succeed. It is offered by the equitable life assurance society of the United States tonight's FBI file voice from the river. In ancient times it is recorded that the king of a large nation once called his wise men together and asked them to compose a sentence. The conditions were that the sentence must contain eternal truth under any and all conditions. The wise men labored without success for months on end until one of their number came forth with the answer. That sentence was this tool shall pass. However a crime will not pass from us that easily without anything being done about it. Mention is made at this time because the Federal Bureau of Investigation recently made public the results of its annual survey its nationwide study of the crime situation. For a few days following the announcement of the staggering number of major crimes committed in the last twelve months there has been public interest exhibited. Here and there a meeting of decent citizens anxious to alleviate the situation has been held. But if past history is repeated crime as a menace to the welfare of the nation will soon be forgotten by everyone except law enforcement officers and a few others. The gigantic wave of crime now engulfing these 48 states will not be damned up by people who limit their awareness to a few days or a few weeks or a few months of the year. The American Army of Criminals can be beaten. They can be defeated by you citizens. But first you must make up your minds to one thing. The fight will be long it will be hard and if victory is to be won it must be a 24 hour a day 12 month a year battle. For eternal vigilance is not only the price of liberty it is also the price of freedom from crime. Tonight's file opens as dust falls on the western plains. A blanket of quiet lays over the desolate wastelands disturbed only by the sound of horses carrying two lean men down the slope toward a shallow creek. Chuck I'll tell you about this morning. What? Had quite a scare. Bought one of the calves had black legs. Oh which one? That big critter with a white nose. She come in walking lame. Take a temperature. A hundred and three but she's OK now that's good. Hey what was that what I thought I heard some coyote maybe. Come on. That ain't how it is. No way to come from. Don't know. There's a man downstream. Come on. What's he doing here this time of night. I don't know. Sounds like a radio. From under the bridge. Come on. See something Chuck. Yeah in the creek. Just this side of the bridge. Can't make it out. I think it's a car. Might be. It is a car. Come on boy. Easy. Easy. Must have come off the bridge. Oh boy. In inside. Let's get them out of here. FBI Special Agent Taylor is just arriving at the nearby office of Sheriff Ken Hamilton. Hello Ken. Howdy Jim. It's good to see you. Same here. Been a long time. Yeah too long. Sit down. Thanks Ken. Say you done any fishing lately. Yeah I caught one this big last week. Boy I wish I didn't have to go back tonight. I don't think you'll be able to anyway Jim. Oh why not. Well my deputy hadn't brought grimes in yet. Well when you called our office you said. Yeah I know I know I said he'd be here. I figured he would. Oh what's happened. I don't know my deputy called in a couple of hours ago that he arrested grimes and was starting back with him. What do you call for him. The car. All our vehicles have two-way equipment. Oh I see. How long ago was that. Round six thirty. He was about seventy miles from here then. Ken with these roads you should certainly make it in less than two hours. Well I'm not exactly worried but I'll feel better after I've turned grimes over to you. Huh. Bad medicine. Yeah the words. I didn't get a chance to study his record I was just told to interview him after you sent word that you'd picked him up. Well he was under suspicion for a long time for stealing cattle. One day a couple of months ago a federal marshal called him at it. Grimes drew a gun and killed him in cold blood. Yeah we were looking for him for assaulting a federal officer. Pardon me Jim. Sure Ken. Hamilton speaking. What's that. Are you sure. Oh. Where. Yeah I know the place. Right. Bye. Jim that deputies car crashed through a guardrail and went into a creek. The one who was bringing in grimes. Yeah come on let's get out there. How's this one Tom. Coming to. Who. Take it easy partner. No no no no you just lay there. But I'm all right. Where am I. In our cabin. Well. What happened. You crashed off the highway. Oh yeah. I remember now. You the sheriff's deputy. Huh. Oh yeah. That other fellow deputy too. Where is he. In the other room he's still out. I guess these handcuffs are yours. Yeah thanks. Where'd you find them. Floor of the car. Must have come off him when we crashed. Who is he. Prisoner I was taken in the following in Floyd grinds. What's he done. Cattle thief. Give me a hand up. Please. Thanks. Well how'd we get here. We found you and brought you back. Oh. Don't guess there's anything left of my car. Not very much. You get what I can use. Well. Pretty old. Don't run very good. I'm handy with motors. Where is it. Out in the back of the cabin. Okay let's have those cuffs. I'll go in and put them on grinds. Now see if I can fix your car. Easy coming down that bank sure. Pretty slippery. All right bud. Better put in this side of the big rock. I think we're okay now. But this is special agent Taylor. But Austin. Howdy Taylor. No sign of Mason Grimes. Nope. All I found was the car. Let's wait out and take a look. Okay. See why I had you wear those boots Jim. No. I don't think this is any accident. No why not bud. Grimes was being brought in a couple of years ago by a deputy on over in Jackson County. He grabbed the steering wheel as they were coming around the curb and he was cracked up and he got away. Then looks like you pulled the same trick on your man Mason. Maybe so. Bud Taylor and I can look through the car. Why don't you go downstream away and try and find a trail. Okay Sheriff. Ken. There's some blood stains on the front seat. Yeah. The door is jammed shut. You know. Just Mason Grimes got out through the windows. Yeah. Hey there's a hat in there. It's got to belong to Grimes. Mason never wore one. You know Ken those blood stains indicate that both Grimes and Mason were hurt when that car came through the guard room. Yeah. We know they crashed sometime in the last couple of hours. Yet when we get here they're gone. Hey Sheriff I found something. What's that bud? Book prints on the bank a short way downstream. Pressure. Uh-huh. Two horses. Maybe Grimes had friends waiting here for her. You got any plaster first in your car Ken. Yeah. Just make some impressions of those book prints. Okay. Maybe we can get a blacksmith in town to identify the shoes for us. That'll give Grimes a pretty good head start. No way to avoid it. We can't follow the prints at night anyway. Let's take the impressions and then come back here again at dawn. At prisoners come too. Hey. I guess we better get the deputy in here. What's going on here? Who put these cuffs on me? Where's my prisoner? Your prisoner? I'm a deputy sheriff. I was in a squad car taking a prisoner back to my office. There was an accident. We know all about the accident Mr. We found you. Well then where's my prisoner? Look. Making out that you're a deputy ain't going to work. We already know who you are. Huh? Yeah you're named Floyd Grimes. You're the prisoner. I'm the... Now you just get back in that room. Wait a minute. I think I'm beginning to get what's going on. Did the man who was in the car with me tell you he was a deputy? He did. I can prove he's lying. Yeah. How? Look at my back pocket. Left-hand side. You'll find my badge. Okay Mr. Ain't nothing in this pocket. Well try the right-hand pocket. Is there a wallet there? Yeah. Well look at it. I got a identification. Okay Mr. Well Chuck. Nothing in here but a letter. A girl's picture. And that is written to deal Floyd. I see he came too. That's him. That's Grimes. Mr. He's been trying to tell us he's a deputy. Well that's the truth. Come on Grimes. I'm taking you in. Wait. You men are gotta believe me. Look at the marks on his wrists. They're from the cuffs. Come on. Hold on now. I think I got a way to make sure which one of you really is a deputy. Me and Tom are going to town with both of you. Let the sheriff tell us. Sure. Let's go. How about you. I'm staying here. Hey. He has a gun. That's my gun. And tell those cowhands I know how to use it. Now all three of you turn around. Face up to that wall. In just a moment. To this exciting file which shows how your FBI helps protect the security of America. Now a quick glance at America's future. 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Tracing the derivation of a word is usually a rather simple matter it is recorded for example that in the 16th century an English hospital named Bethlehem was converted into an insane asylum the noises from the huge building soon became famous throughout England and then a such collection of mad screams was known as Bethlehem as years went by the pronunciation became slurred and we got our present word. It is however somewhat more difficult to trace the derivation of a criminal of such a man as you were meeting in tonight's case from the files of your FBI on the surface he came from a good family as a young man his parents saw to it that he learned the standard copy book axiom such as honesty is the best policy closer investigation showed that as he grew up he saw his parents do things that didn't agree with the words they preached they left at the dinner table about cheating on their income tax as if it were honest because you were only stealing from the government he saw his father have traffic tickets fixed and buy a legal whiskey from tough looking men he saw his parents break the law for their own selfish interests so it is hardly surprising that in his own later years he could see nothing wrong in doing the same thing for himself moral discipline is built slowly in children is built in some measure at school religious training is another help for the youngster but basically one thing must never be forgotten a child's moral fiber like charity begins at home tonight's file continues in the lonely cabin shortly after Floyd Grimes has revealed his identity the other three men stand facing the wall one of you cowboys turn around you in the checkered shirt me yeah turn around come here that's close enough what do you want you know the back road to Midland City that's the one I'm taking go ahead you and your partner are coming with you heard me the deputy stays here you use this key and take those cups out and you and your partner hook yourselves to each other go on give me a last wish though let's have that key here now I'll say goodbye to the deputy okay we can go now gotta be light enough to find those hook points again Ken yeah it should be now Austin said they were on the bank but although they aren't just a bad scene where's the marker bud left well they're good indeed yeah I wish we could have seen this much last night hey there's something we didn't notice what's that over here you know these fronts are much deeper yeah well it means they were carrying an extra load coming out of the stream if we can find out where they went I got something what is it bud I located a blacksmith who recognized those footprints he said the horses belong to Chuck Haskell and Tom Daggett they always use special shoes on them do you know Haskell and Daggett well yeah they got a small cattle ranch up to the valley oh how far 20-25 miles let's drive over there well that'll be pretty slow the highway doesn't go close to their place how about the helicopter Sheriff sure that'll do it wait a minute you mean to say you've got a helicopter no but a rancher from back east has one he lives just over the ridge we deputized him a couple of months ago in a case he said he'd be glad to fly for us anytime fine come on let's get it there's a pork in the road up ahead which one do I take they're left you sure if you don't believe me go the other way I come there no signs you see any signs Tom your job they're painted black they're funny wonderful ride Tom just fine and such good company can't this thing go any faster I don't know it's your car ain't never in this much you were hurry now what's that don't think so just sit right there they're getting to Midland City today and this thing if you guys have to push it Jen how's Mason he's right comfortably finding back to the hospital now good find anything yet Jim yeah I just came up with Grimes wallet what's in it a letter in a girl's picture that looks like a girl's handwriting here listen to this camp I'm glad you'll be here for your birthday let's have a big party hey where's that letter from doesn't say there's no envelope but according to Grimes his driver's license today's his birthday oh hey are there any binoculars in that case over there I'll see yes good is that front lens detachable here thanks look at the picture through this okay yeah yeah this is what we wanted look see the signing back of the girl yeah welcome to Midland City how many ways could they have gone to a dirt road in an old crate as soon as butt gets back from the hospital let's cover both of them maybe it'll start now I like it here don't you don't nice view shut up where's the nearest house J bar G where's that 20 mile we could dig a little gold while we're waiting there's mine right up there on the hill why so there is like to do some mining mister all I want is to get to Midland City hey what's that well now look at there one of the hell cut this yeah I wonder what they're doing way out here I could make a guess job that things coming down so it is now why would they be doing that could be they're somebody they're gonna find me I'm getting out of here head in here yeah I think they were kind of a mine was this 40-50 years and those timbers are rock clear through probably are just don't love any of them wait because it'd be my life back then that's daylight it tells me another shine and grinds get out that way it would be a real good target if he tries keep your gun ready I got it hey there are you yeah all right guys so you are like we'll have to organize and dig it out for a course when the body of Floyd Grimes was recovered from the mine that was determined that he had been killed at the time of its collapse however as you've seen only death prevented his capture the actual cause of death was the fact that Floyd Grimes ran into one of the rotten timbers supporting the mine shaft but figuratively speaking he met his end back in the cowboy's cabin met his end when special agent Taylor used the front lens of a pair of binoculars as a magnifying glass so that he could read a small sign in the background of a picture of Grimes girlfriend the fact that agent Taylor was able to use the binocular lens in his investigative efforts was neither a fortunate circumstance nor something which any other special agent would not have done for being an opportunist and taking advantage of the tools at hand is one of the many things every agent is taught as part of his training before he becomes a member of the Federal Bureau of Investigation through the years many files have been closed by using just such makeshift instruments files which played their part in building the record of which your FBI is so proud the record which shows that more than 97% of all persons arrested by special agents later have been convicted in a court of law in just a moment we will tell you about next week's exciting FBI file now one last word on the equitable society's plan for men and women on the way up it's a plan for the man who can be sure that someday he'll be leaving his boss's office like this thanks again Mr. Randolph what a race from now on I'm on easy if you're that kind of man then the sooner you get in touch with an equitable society representative the better ask him for full information on the equitable society's life insurance plan for men and women on the way up or send the postcard care of this station to the equitable life insurance society next week we will dramatize another case from the files of the Federal Bureau of Investigation an expose of the activities of two old time fees it's subject to a robbery it's titled the surplus safe crackers the incidents used in tonight's equitable life insurance societies broadcast are adapted from the files of the Federal Bureau of Investigation however all names used are fictitious and any similarity thereof to the names of persons living or dead is accidental tonight the music was composed and conducted by Frederick Stein the author was Jerry D. Lewis your narrator was William Woodson and special agent Taylor was played by Stacy Harris others in the cast were Jim Bannon Sam Edwards Bill Johnstone Henry Morgan Gaylord Pendleton and Roland Withers this is your FBI is a Jerry Divine production this is Larry Keating speaking for the equitable life insurance society of the United States and the equitable societies represented in your community and inviting you to tune in again next week at the same time when the equitable life insurance society will bring you another thrilling transcribe story from the files of the Federal Bureau of Investigation the surplus safe crackers on this is your FBI the adventures of Ozzie and Harriet fun for the whole family follows immediately over most of these ABC stations stay tuned this is ABC the American Broadcasting Company