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You know anchor Hawking is a great name in glass Good evening ladies and gentlemen, this is Tony Marvin Every week at this time the anchor Hawking Glass Corporation of Lancaster, Ohio and its more than 10,000 employees Bring you another adventure of Casey crime photographer ace cameraman who covers the crime news of a great city written by Alonzo Dean Cole our adventure for tonight the demon miner Morning a desolate little graveyard in the distance beyond the great tombstones can be seen the stark outlines of a towering coalbreaker and row upon row of coal miners colleges Shivering in the cold rain a small group of men stand there headed Won't be long now Eddie No Frank in a couple of minutes. They'll start shoveling dirt on poor Joe's coffin This is the sixth time in just the last two months that you and me have come to the graveyard to watch a guy We've worked with put away I'm thinking of that Frank I've known plenty of accidents to happen But when six in a row get killed by fallen roof rock one right after another in the same mine level Well, it makes you wonder. Yeah, especially when you're cutting out coal in that level yourself like we are Some of the guys say there's a who-do on Bristol level Eddie All Gus Hapsol says there's worse than that. I've heard what that guy says, but that old guy's crazy. You think so, huh? Hello guys, I am just stand close by and here you talk So you think I'd be crazy Frank because I say a demon miss kill man's in Bristol level at Slakeville coloring Any guy who says that is crazy. You do not know what we have all country No, I was talking to a Welchman the other night Frank and he said when he comes from and he comes from plenty of minors Well, that's there's something funny that happens underground spirits called knockers and spriggins and and demon minors nuts He says this demon miner works with a pick about ten times the size of ours a pick that makes a big hollow sound and One guys hear it. It means Someone's gonna die. I have here that big in Bristol level Also, I have see the demon there. I still say nuts. It was a Nick Tanofsky got killed I'm working place next to Nick all at once. I hear big thump thump thump And I hear Nick yeah, I run quick for my place to see what happened in the tunnel number five tunnel I see demon his dress like minor, but his face His face is white white. Yeah, you have big fat cheeks not like a month You tell that who it is somebody else. All right, you will be wise guy, but remember what I tell you Some day in the mind you will hear and see the demon miner I make some more tampon bags Eddie Here Frank. I've only got one more charge to fix and then we'll hook up to the firing box Putting in a lot of powder 30 sticks You know, we've got the old croaker working next to us today Gus gloomy Gus. He's got 63 place While you were out getting powder a while ago. He came in here to borrow my pick said he busted a handle of his He's as crazy as a bat. He started writing about the evil spirits again. I Guess I made him sore at the cemetery the other day Seems to really believe he saw that demon miner and he ought to have his eyes examined or his head Hello Douglas. I just thought I'd tip you fellas off at the inside foreman's down here again this morning checking up The big bosses don't like all the accidents. It's been happening. I don't bother me and Eddie Oh, I forgot Frank. You're the one of the best boss miners we got here And of course you wouldn't let your little helper Eddie get careless. Hello care Douglas You're supposed to be an electrician all your cables and connections are out in the tunnel not in here Suppose you attend to them Sociable guy, ain't you Frank with people I like Okay, so long so long Douglas Someday I'm gonna poke that guy right in the nose I'm no hypocrite and I'd like you better ready if you had a little more guts enough to tell him off. Oh I shouldn't have said that. I'm sorry fella. It's okay. I I know I'm kind of a soft You're all right, and we'll have a couple of beers when we knock off on me. Thanks Frank No, everything is set here. I'll string these fuse wires to the box outside pick up those tools and come on. Yeah The inside foreman Spends most of his time in Bristol level these days the accidents here have got him plenty worried Mr. Travers is a nice guy too bad. He wasn't made superintendent and Travis would have made a good super I guess he was plenty sore when Bill Jerome got the job No, I'm all hooked up Eddie sing out the warning. Okay Kick up a lot of dust. It'll settle in a minute. We can start loading the cars. Oh, just touch one off Frank. Hey, Mr. Travis How are you? I'm fine. Thank you How are you Eddie? Okay, Mr. Travers? Are you fellow scene that electrician Douglas around here just a few minutes ago? He went down tunnel number five. Oh, thanks. I wanted to do a job. Yeah, oh Frank Yeah, you and Eddie are always careful to test roof rock after you blast. Oh sure mr. Travis See you later. He's worried. All right. Yeah, I bet he ain't as worried as that new super is Jerome is the guy the big bosses hold responsible for production and that's dropped off plenty on account of them accidents Yeah, a lot of guys are superstitious. They won't work in Bristol level anymore croak and old gloomy Gus has had a lot to do with that No, the dust should be subtle by now. Let's go back. Okay. Hey, hand me that safety ladder That burns all right. No gases here cold broke up nice Gus has my pick get it from him Eddie. I'll use yours to sound the roof rock while you're going I'll get your pick from Gus It's solid here This is okay. Uh-uh that chunk has to come off Yeah, everything looks all right now What was that? but Makes that knockin Who are you coming in here? That white face Don't there's been a seventh peculiar death in that Slateville coal mine, huh? Yeah, happened yesterday at the bird Minor named Frank Adams was killed apparently by a piece of falling roof rock like the other men before him Yeah, and a few minutes ago city desk gave Annie and me an assignment to go to Slateville and look around We're taking an early train tomorrow Want to come along at the bird who me after last week? I've had enough excitement. Oh, you're a softy You'll write up the story miss Williamson case you'll take pictures Oh, no our assignments a little bigger than that this time at the work Yeah, the superintendent of the mine knows Casey and while the state police have all the facts He's asked the paper to have Casey do a little private investigating. You're going to Slateville as detectives, huh? Bill Jerome the super knows about a couple of lucky breaks. I've had working with the cops He's got an idea that I Well, I don't know when I'm in the city here. I know my way around I've got a lot of smart friendly cops to back me up when I make a play but well, I I Don't know anything about coal mines afraid. You won't do so good when you're on your own, huh? I think our boyfriend has a case of cold feet at the bird. Huh, what? Yeah, I guess you're right Annie Look, I'll see you for later. We're you going well I'm going to the public library. I'll read up on coal mines Yeah, when I see build your own tomorrow. I won't be all together a dope Well, Casey this latest roof rock accident differed from the previous ones in an important particular Frank Adams lived long enough to mumble a few words. Yeah, what were they Bill white face demon miner demon Say anything else nothing that could be distinguished this This Gus Hapsel you mentioned here. He described the demon miner before as having a white face to me Yeah after Nick Tarnofsky was killed. Yes, and this thing was dressed in miners working clothes and had very fat Cheeks. Yeah, well, who was the first to reach this minor Frank Adams Gus Hapsel was he usually worked next to Adams But he'd gone to borrow a pick just as he heard Adam scream and he hurried back. Was Eddie bliss the second to reach out Yeah, a few seconds later. He and Gus were joined by one of our electricians man named Douglas and George Travis are inside Foreman Gus claims that after the scream he saw a shadowy figure disappear into a passage off number five tunnel He's sure it was the demon miner where were the other two men Douglas and Travis were number five tunnel two But at a considerable distance from each other. Mm-hmm. You've got to find out what's in back of this Casey The demon miner theory is ridiculous of course, but it's ruined morale cut production in half Now that Adams dying words apparently confirmed the demon story now. We're in for further trouble Yeah, well just one more question bill Like on previous occasions was a large piece of roof rock found near the dead man's head Yeah, a slab of rock that'll take three or four big men to lift three or four Yes, Miss Williams as in the other cases Adams hard hat had been crushed in his skull fractured What's a hard hat? Well, it's it's the miners name for the protective helmet. He's required to wear any. Oh Yeah, yeah, I know a little bit about mines and miners Library well We'll get out of the mine build a Bristol level. I'll arrange for it right away my inside foreman's wedding and the other officer George come in, please. Okay. Okay, Jerome as Williams. Mr. Casey. This is Mr. Travis. How do you do with your job? I don't know you nice to know you I've told you about these friends of mine George They want to get acquainted with Bristol leveler. I'd like you to be their guide. All right, Mr. Travis What's your opinion of these accidents in the demon miner same as mine Casey both are phony Why don't you let me speak for myself Jerome? I never went to college like you, but I grew up around mines My father was a miner in England. He's told me about strange unexplainable things that happen there and Well, I'm not sure that there aren't demon miners. You're not serious. You can quote me if you like Miss Williams, mr. Casey, I'll get you overalls hard hats and limes Travis is a nice fellow Casey, but Thought he should have had the job I got. I see. Yes. 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I'm very bright Well, that's because cold death settles on yeah, but where's the passage that Gus said this demon miner went into? Over there. Yeah, you can see it leading off just ahead. Oh Frank's place is right here in that dark hole. Yes, Mr. You must depend on our cap lights alone when we go in there. Now, let's go in Granny, I'll help you. It's kind of rough going. Okay. Thanks Frank and his helper it just blasted a face before he was killed naturally the coals heat all over Jerome gave orders not to let anything be touched Here we are now show me where you found the dead guy there You can see the blood stains. Ah This is the slab of rock that's blamed for the death. Yes Must weigh half a ton Casey. Yeah, at least that you are now Travers. Yes, who it's me Douglas Oh super phone down for me to meet you here. Is that he bless an old Gus? How should I know they supposed to be here too? Yeah, yeah Oh, this is miss Williams and mr. Casey Burt Douglas. I am Mr. Douglas Look if you're a cop mr. Casey, I might as well tell you right now I don't know anything about those accidents. You think they've been accidents Douglas Well, I certainly don't believe in that demon minus stuff. Maybe you have more sense if you do believe well Here's old gloomy Gus and helper ready. Hello, mr. Travers. Hello Douglas Gus and I just got a message Mr. Casey here and miss Williams want to have a talk with all of you Eddie bless and Gus Hapsel. How do you all I know about the accident mr. Casey Is that poor Frank was lying there with a Gus kneeling beside him when I come running in and that big slab of Roof rock that hunk of roof rock do not kill Frank Adams It was the demon minors peak that bossed his head. Ah, you're nuts Gus. Maybe he isn't Douglas Say mr. Travers, you don't I'm keeping an open mind. What are this guy here? Would you just pick up out of that cold miss occasion? Nothing nothing at all. Casey. It was something You just stuck it in your pocket. Yeah, I see you do I will talk about it later Well, now there's no reason for me to keep you from your work. You can go ahead go after we just got here Yeah, Douglas. Yes, I want to talk to all of you again about an hour from now Okay, going down number five Eddie. Yes Come on. This is screwy taking that guy off his job. You won't talk with me later, huh? Yes, Gus All right, I go back to work Mr. Casey, I don't quite understand. I'd like to examine this place with miss Williams alone Mr. Travers if you don't mind. Well, you want me to go too. Yeah, if you don't mind only outside in the tunnel for a few minutes I'll call you when I'm through here. All right. I'll wait for your call What's this all about Casey? Annie I Want one of those four guys to get very nervous. I don't seem very nervous and they left just now What was it you picked up out of the cold? Yeah, take a look a Black powder. It's just an ordinary powder puff covered with cold dust Annie and underneath the cold dust when I ruffle it up like this White powder get it Annie the white face of the demon mine and covered his cold grime face with white powder Sure And then after he made his kill all he had to do was to rub some cold dust on his face over the powder And he could reappear almost instantly in his normal character Listen all of those seven men have been murdered then I think so any but how nobody could lift the huge rocks that crushed their skull Annie look couldn't the killer have bashed his victims with a hunk of rock that he could handle and then have dragged the Bodies over near another piece too big to handle just to make things look like they weren't. Oh, but why were the murders committed and? Who done I don't know yet Look, I'm gonna call Travers back and leave you here with him The excuse that I want to explore some of those side passages alone, which I do after that I'm gonna make whoever dropped that powder puff a very nervous guy Oh, you're back mr. Casey. Yes, I'm sorry Travers. I had to keep you and miss Williams waiting over All the time passed very quickly Casey. Mr. Travis here has been furthering my education about coal mines That's good. Mr. Travers. I'm gonna throw a question at you If the recent deaths here were really murders whom would you suspect of committing them? I think the man you should investigate is His Douglas. Hmm. Huh? Why? Well Well, he's always got a chip on his shoulder. He doesn't like anybody. Nobody likes him. Have you got anything real on Douglas? No, okay. Well, you look would you bring him in here and old Gus and Eddie Bliss like to talk to all of you together All right. I'll be back with him just as soon as possible Annie These boys seem to be playing a game. You know that each one trying to throw suspicion on the other Do you learn anything worthwhile from the others? No The killer knows he lost that powder puff and he suspects that I found it in this pile of coal So he's afraid thing You're gonna try to get it back and to bump off the only two people who know about it You don't mean us. Yeah, who else? Annie switch off your cap light. Oh now now why I want you to stay here in this corner in total darkness I'll be at the other end of this little working where I can be seen. I don't worry. I'll be set for trouble, Annie Go ahead turn the light off Okay, but We wait All right Hey, you know Casey. I've been thinking about that powder puff It can account for the dead white face of the demon miner, but it doesn't explain the puffy cheeks and all that Casey what? That powder puff you found was mine Yours of course I had one of that size in a pocket of these overalls before we came down here and now it's gone Annie for Look, this means the whole idea is cuck-eyed. Why didn't you tell me? I didn't know it was gone till now. It never occurred to me to look until I just Casey Casey do you hear that knocking I sure do That is the sound of a giant pick Annie you stay here. Don't leave me Casey. It's coming closer Oh, Casey that face Listen, there's nothing even human it is a demon and look out. It's gonna kill you I'm okay. Annie. You only broke my cap light. Yeah, but I can't see and he's broken away from me Turn on your light so I can see just a minute. I can't find the switch. Oh there there. I have it now Where is he? Well, uh The thing seems to be going. Wait a minute. He ran back into the tunnel. Annie. I'm going after. Don't leave me Oh gee, all right I didn't run into the tunnel. I was behind this pile of coal. Did you come any closer to me? Give away Finders Did he faint or did my fingers press too tight on her throat? We'll switch on a cap light so we can see Hmm The lady is afraid when she sees my face I Where have you brought me to an old working of the mind that's boarded up No one but me knows that the boards can be moved like a door I fixed them that way. You're a man You're not anything supernatural Got money these big cheeks just wide mouth Your friend Casey was trying to trap me But he won't trap me and to pay him for his meddling You are going to die. Yes after you're dead. He'll feel the pick in his skull Only it's not a pick I use It's a heavy rock He won't It's okay kid. I got our demon mine around on the button spotted this place when I was snooping around a while ago Casey, you know you got here just in time That rat's coming too. Let's have a look at it Well, let me Go Casey Casey it's eddy bliss. Yeah Meek little eddy Yes Me A guy without guts That's what chumps have always Thought me 30 years. I worked in mines as a helper They wanted to keep me just a shovel of coal a helper I've Show them what I can do now Little bosses like frank adams and big bosses like the super I Made guys afraid to work here Yes I've killed I'm the boss now I'm I'm the boss now Casey they never send him to the jail. No, it's a squirrel nest ready more. There are there are still a few things I don't understand about this. Well, I can explain to you kid after I get a camera I've got to take some pictures of this demon miner You know I was brought up on a farm and we used to figure we were pretty lucky Particularly when we thought of the people who lived in the cities why all year round We enjoyed fresh food fish from the lake below our farmhouse caught through the ice in the winter time And fresh vegetables from the vegetable seller Magnificent hams and sausages during the slaughtering time after Christmas Well, well now that I've become a city man myself I find that there's no longer any need to envy the people back on the farm crystal clear sanitary anchor glass containers bring you all the products of orchard field and stream Packed at the very peak of perfection 12 months a year and then to glass lets you see exactly what you buy Before you buy it glass containers preserve their contents perfectly with no effect on taste or flavor They're easy and safe to open and can be resealed to protect the unused portions Anchor glass containers and easy to remove anchor vacuum caps So widely used for the packaging of foods of all kinds are products of anchor hawking A great name in glass I can see why heavy powder accounts for the guy having a white face in that dirty But how did he make his cheeks so white? That was simple at the bird He was an old kid tricked stuffed a couple of walnuts in his mouth, which of course pulled out his cheeks Widened his mouth and distorted his voice, but one case he hit him there. He coughed him out. Hmm There's one more thing the sound of that giant pick you heard let he made that sound by bumping a rock drill against the wall Boy, didn't we have luck in busting that case at the bird? You know any Since it was your powder puff that I found in that coal I I can't understand why eddie made that risky attempt to kill us. He had no reason to believe that we had any evidence I know we didn't have Boy, I'm a hot detective or Everything that I did was based on that powder puff, you know, um Casey um I have a confession to make What's that? I found my powder puff in my cold pocket I didn't even take it in the mine you didn't you didn't nope Ethelbert, uh, what's this stuff I hear about a small timer called a Sherlock hole? 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