 From Hollywood it's time now for Johnny dollar long-distance operator Wilmington Delaware is calling you. Okay. Go ahead, please Johnny, I'll do well. This is done free. What's happening there? Your expenses are running away up And we haven't gotten a report from you. I've been too busy. What's that supposed to mean? That's supposed to mean that the tip I got was good and it was bad Yes, Gloria Tierney one two three one East 57th Street had a mink coat that was stolen from the Todd estate No, she didn't tell me much about it because she got herself shot down on the street last night Yes, I'm working with the police here trying to find out how she comes by the coach I wasn't an hour ago. I went out to see an ex-husband of hers. His name is Bill Powers and he seems to be the bird We're looking for you know what he did he cried and blubbered all the way down to the morgue And he's in there right now making a positive identification. I don't blame him for crying So what's new with you mr. Expenser counts? I sure am bye Tonight and every week day night Bob Bailey in the transcribed adventures of the man with the action-packed expense account America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator yours truly Johnny dollar Expense accounts submitted by special investigator Johnny dollar to a four-state insurance company Wilmington, Delaware The following is an accounting of expended jurors during my investigation of the Todd matter Expense account item a 20 cents aspirin. I bought them in a drugstore across the street from the morgue. I figure I needed them On the way down in the police car the ex-husband of Gloria Tierney gave us a very little information about her activities up until the time of her death After he made the identification. We all walked across the street Expense account item 9 30 cents 3 cups of coffee sergeant rapes built powers and myself Power is cried a while then straightened out someone. I hope you get whoever Whoever did this terrible thing sergeant? I hope you get them real fast. He sure went to mr. Powers Why would anybody do that to Gloria? Why maybe you can help us answer that we hope you can mr. Powers. Oh you You're just interested in that coach. She was wearing Well, mr. I don't believe she was wearing a stolen coat. What do you think of that? I think that's a pretty fair way to think right now But it's not very practical since we already have proof that it is a stolen fur and that she was wearing it Yeah How about some more coffee, that's cool. What oh no Look, we're just trying for the facts of the matter mr. Powers. I saw a Gloria Tierney I know what kind of a person she was we have to start somewhere you can understand that I suppose so Are you told us you saw her last week for a drink? That's right. Have you been seeing her right along? Yeah, sure even though you were divorced a year or so ago. Yeah Yeah, did you know she's been going with someone else too? Yeah, Bill? Yeah Bill chambers at his name bill chambers. Well, yeah, I don't know him, but she talked about him a lot here Take a look at this picture. Is this him? Yeah, that's him. I thought you knew you're sure this is him. Oh sure the picture was in her apartment. I've seen it there One day I asked her who he was and Gloria told me about. Oh, what did she tell you about him? She just said she was going out with him. Oh She told me that He asked her to marry him. She said he had a lot of money anything else. Oh I don't know that she haven't mentioned where he works. No, what kind of work he does. No You know where we can get in touch with him. No, no, I don't know that either. I can't help you I only know she's been going out. Hmm. I Don't get this You and her were divorced, but you kept on seeing her and she got this new boyfriend and she told you things like that Yeah Funny in it. Why'd you bust up? Oh? all this and that kid stuff I suppose Spat over this and that I don't know what exactly Anyway, we were going to straighten it out. We were going to be married again. Oh, what about this built chambers? No, she didn't want to marry him She wanted to marry me again. She told me one day before yesterday. She said she said she would marry me Now she's dead You know what kind of a car chambers drives? Oh Wish a Cadillac. How do you know that? Oh, she told me about his car Another thing I went out and I bought one myself just like his I Thought it might do me some good with her. We were crazy. Where were you last night? Home, can you prove it? Oh, yeah home all night I Was home while she was out Getting herself killed the name William Chambers was checked through the New York police files 24 persons more or less fit the general description of the suspect It took two days for sergeant mays and his men to track down all the leads Neither mrs. Stromberg or bill powers could identify any of them and all points Bulletin was issued describing the suspect in his car Same results nothing on the third day the pawn shop detail turned up two items that had been taken in the Todd burglary There they are Jenny Watch in a ring Todd lost a watch in a ring with a lot of other stuff base numbers in the watch check out the rings and grave Yeah Where were they picked up shop on 3rd Street? The proprietor bought them yesterday a man who signed the buy book used the name James a genuine phony. Yeah Give an address on Polk Street. That was phony, too We've got a good description from the proprietor This chamber is right down the line. Oh, then he was still in town yesterday yesterday Yeah, but this stuff's been on the hot sheet for a long time If he's had any experience at all he knew he was taking a chance trying to unload it Probably trying to raise money to get out of town what I was thinking well If he keeps on trying to raise money and unload all these things I'll have all the loot back If he keeps on trying we'll keep on trying Johnny we're gonna get this baby Sergeant mates Where? Okay He does need money. Huh? They found his car use Carl out up in the Bronx. He sold it at 10 o'clock this morning At the use car lot we learned that a man answering the description of William Chambers had driven in that morning and offered a black 55 Cadillac for sale The use car lot manager had finally settled on a price and made out of check He reported the chamber seemed extremely nervous and anxious to make a quick deal The car was impounded and examined a full set of fingerprints on the steering wheel and dashboard gave us a positive identification on William Chambers What do you know? William Charles William Carl's William Charles Walter Cameron one two three seven aliases Real name William Charles male Caucasian age 33 178 61 and let's see 14 arrests two convictions both car thefts Quite a boy. Well, we got a real tag on him now. It shouldn't be long before you pick him up Doesn't look like a killer does he Johnny? I don't know what's the killer supposed to look like? The search for William Charles continue associates and relatives listed in his criminal file were contacted and questioned All denied knowledge of his whereabouts In the meantime two more pieces of stolen property connected with a Todd burglary were recovered by the pawn shop detain Expense account item ten three dollars one telegram to four state insurance in Wilmington Explaining our progress in the case and listing the recovered items Johnny dollar Who's this Sure, I want it Yeah Pinstripe I'll be sitting alone Expense account item 11 75 cents cab fare from my hotel to Shraff's restaurant a Small pretty brunette woman in nice clothes was seated at the table all alone She looked more like a housewife on a shopping tour than someone who might be connected with a bandit and a killer Sit down mr. Dollar, okay, sure There's a reward posted for William Charles isn't there for that Todd matter. That's right five thousand dollars Well, I get it if I turn him over to the police not all of it Half of it goes to an ex-convict who took me off in the first place. Yes, you don't seem very anxious to get him Oh, we're anxious. That's the way it is this other half of the five thousand spoken. I want to get something else straight What happens to me? What do you mean? I've known he had a part in that Todd matter for a long while I haven't said anything. Does that make me a party to it or something? I don't know this is gonna get me in trouble. I have to spend the money for lawyers to keep out of jail I don't want any part of it. All right, my company will cover that part now. Where's Charles? That's so fast I'm gonna have something in writing Something that says your insurance company will pay me a reward and give me help if I get in trouble I'll talk to them. I'm thinking of the future. I'm gonna have one once this is over Are you yes? Yes? I am How long will it take you to arrange this? Oh, but an hour. I can do it by phone. I guess it'll be fine Who are you Melva Charles? His wife? Yes, that's right $2,500 not much for a husband. He's not much of a husband He was once then he had to give away a mink coat and spend time away from me. I see I doubt it. You people hardly ever see anything. We try you make the arrangements. I'll meet you again and say two hours two hours I Gave her a 50-second start before I left the table When I got on the street, I was just in time to see her climb into a cab I was trying to hail one to follow her when a black coupe a pull up to the curbing Come on in baby. Hey maips get in the light changing That is Melva Charles in that cab up there. Yeah, that's who she said she was She wants to sell your husband for the reward doesn't she yeah What's it delay? She wants to be sure she'll be handled right the money and all say how did you get in on this? Very dirty trick, baby Everybody my men questioned about Charles mentioned your name where you were staying and what interest the insurance company had in this matter Somebody was bound to look you up, especially Mrs. Charles So we've kept an eye on you now Where are we Sergeant her name was Melva Thaler before she married Charles her old man had a pot of money back in Minnesota But she couldn't keep out of trouble and got herself disinherited Money he's always been her problem. Isn't everybody's problem not the way it is with her you should see her record How much you offer half the other spoken for twenty five hundred dollars Well, Charles is no good to her now if he sticks his head out he'll get caught So she might as well cash in what she can on him Nice people that's well She's leaving the cab get out of the corner and park You see her she went into the apartment building Let's go Which apartment Johnny here we go right? Beats me just a minute Before I went down I heard it go off a couple more times It must have been six inches from my head My eyes couldn't see and my feet couldn't move But I could hear another exciting episode in our story of the Todd matter tomorrow tomorrow Well, there are times when seventy five thousand dollars worth of stealing isn't worth a plug nickel Join us won't you? Yours truly Johnny dollar truly Johnny dollar starring Bob Bailey is transcribed in Hollywood written by John Dawson It is produced and directed by Jack Johnstone Be sure and join us tomorrow night same time and station for the next exciting episode of yours truly Johnny dollar Roy Rowan speaking