 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 is representative in your community The commercials on this Equitable Society program never failed to get a big response from members of this audience Millions of dollars worth of life insurance have been bought as a result of these messages You'll see why when you listen to tonight's middle commercial It will be a straightforward and intelligent talk on the Equitable Education Fund a practical money-saving plan to make sure That your children get the tremendous advantages of a college education If that's what you want for your family, you'll welcome this message from the Equitable Society due in about 14 minutes Tonight's FBI file the swing shift racketeers Gambling in the United States goes back as far as the history of the country And there probably never has been an event involving an element of competition on which there has been no wagering in one form or another Take the field of politics for example in the early days of the Republic Men running on opposing tickets always bet each other a new hat on the outcome of the election From which custom we've gotten the saying to throw your hat into the ring That kind of betting is of course innocuous at worst However, the American people and especially those who work as part of a large group in big offices or factories Have become involved in a situation which is a national problem organized gambling In many of those places of employment the worker wishing to make a bet need go no further than the nearest water cooler Recently an investigation was conducted into the gambling situation of setting production schedules in many industrial plants that Investigation is now finished Allowing margin for error the figures still cannot be dismissed or according to the survey Work done by skilled reporters the money lost by American workmen to professional gamblers Money lost on betting on horses the numbers game baseball and football pool cards and other things in the period of the last year Amounted to well over a hundred million dollars Tonight's file opens in a huge factory located on the outskirts of a large midwestern city a middle-aged man stands watching raw material Being fed into a machine a second man approaches Where you been got here as quick as it could that's not so up. It's two hours ago Let's go where we can talk Look, I wish you had my job for just one week. I don't want your job In fact, I don't want any job You need that. I hate work. I just love it so much. I like to curl right up and fall asleep beside it Now what's knowing you the collectors are holding out on us How do you know? Had a guy around here all morning making bets on one horse only half his action was turned into me You talk to the collectors. No, no, that's your job There's one of them now Well guy over there take a drink of water What shift is he on Charlie same as me eight to four? He ought to be fixin quit soon. Yeah about ten minutes And you got no problem Charlie When he leaves to go home, I'll be following right behind him The following morning at the local FBI field office special agent Jim Taylor greets two old friends police detectives guy Baker and Tommy Grant Hello guy. It's good to see you Tommy. Thanks. Got a chair around here strong enough to hold my partner Oh, don't start that again. Tommy. This is all muscle. You two still working together. We've got a great arrangement, too Tommy handles the physical work and I do the thinking. Well, here's a bullet. He couldn't master mind Jim We'd like it sent to your lab for sure. Where's it from? Body of a man named Newberry was found dead just inside the front door of his apartment over on the east side That was last night guy lives out those little details every once in a while Fellows full name was Eric Newberry. It was a day labor at the Adams factory. I talked to his wife last night He also had a little job on the side collecting for a factory bookmaker I thought Adams cleaned house out of the factory and got rid of that gambling ring. That was last year Freddie Jackson was head man of that ring. He's still in jail. Who's running it now? We haven't found out yet. Of course. We're not sure Newberry's murders tied in with his being a collector Anybody could have done this Newberry's doorbell rang last night. He answered it his wife heard a shot when she got to the door the killer was gone My guess would be that there's a connection unless Newberry was also mixed up in some labor trouble out of the factory No, there hasn't been any of that See tell me Jim agrees with me the murders hooked up with the racket Well, you have some word back on that bullet Jim. No a day or two fine. I'll be back and if I can swing it I'll come alone. Oh Come in Charlie you to rip Just sit on let me finish sign of these letters. I'd like an explanation about what that killing yesterday That's what you wanted wasn't it certainly not well. Why did you send rip? I told you to use him to straighten things out Looks to me like it straightened out Collectors are all paying up today aren't the Charlie now listen to me both of you. We're in business I grant you it doesn't happen to be a legal business, but it's got to be run like one Business and killings don't mix. Do you understand? Yeah, you rip Well, I don't see an old harm and what I did to the guy If you want me to just dent him from now on it's okay to me. All right now run along both of you I've got work to do I Report from the lab on that bullet Jim. No, not yet. Tell me guy. Is that a shiner you're sporting? Yeah, I can thank my clumsy partner for all I did was open my locker door sure Well, I was bending over to tie my shoe and old man like him all the way slippers anyway, shouldn't it you? I don't put me in the middle. Oh brother. I can't wait to start working alone again Are you being transferred tell me no I couldn't get that much of a break I'll tell you what the brain is talking about We went to see mr. Adams at the factory when he heard about the bookmakers being in action again He hit the ceiling you wanted to slow the thing right away, but Fortunately my cool head prevailed. I Convincing that making a move now would mean we'd never find out if there was a bookmaking angle in the newberry murder No, what do you say giving us a week to do everything? Yeah, everything I complained at first, but then as usual I got an idea What he means is they thought of some extra work I could do yeah our muscular friend here has a job at the Adams Factory starting tomorrow morning. Oh, what department the same one newberry worked in Didn't I see something in this morning's paper about the newberry funeral? Yeah, it's being held in about an hour from now We're going down to cover it say yeah any chance of you hearing from your lab before the days out Jim Well, there's no telling guy. I put a rush tag on it. You know, did I get any word? I'll call you headquarters Where's Matt mm-hmm I gotta see Matt where'd he go? Oh Oh Where I wouldn't know They better get it back here soon. We've got trouble Well, I mean old horse players here to parley. Look, this ain't funny rip. There's a new guy at the factory I think he's a cop why? Well, you know the job ten minutes before he's asking where he can get a bet down He just sounds like a horse player. Yeah, not the way he operated Somebody pointed out my collector. He went to him started asking a lot of questions Like what if he wins will he get paid off? Who does he turn the bets into stuff like that? Did he get any answers? No, and what are you worried about? They planted a cop the hates on That should know about it And just sit down and wait until he comes back from lunch And sit quiet. Would you Charlie? I won't take me a snooze You busy gem guy I've been waiting for you I just got a report from the lab on that bullet that killed newberry. We're in on this thing too. Oh, it's nice teaming up with you Again, what's the FBI angle the bullet matched a couple in our unidentified ammunition file came from the same gun I was used in two murders earlier this year. Where both of them down south. I've got any details Yeah, but there aren't very many one of the murders took place during the holdup of a grocery a grocery handed over all He had nine dollars and thirty cents, but he was killed anyway Mm-hmm federal martial in that section working on another case must have accidentally come close to a cave with a Bandit was hiding out the following day. He was killed with the same gun a description of the killer Yeah, some he's tall as dark air and a scar that runs from his left ear to the corner of his mouth Yeah, I didn't think the newberry job was done by an amateur Tommy working out of the factory. Yeah, have you heard from him? Yeah, I think she's come up with a lead. I'm gonna run out there this afternoon. Look, I got some work to be done here It shouldn't take more than an hour. I'll meet you later and we'll go out to the factory together Me yeah, and you want to know who I turn my bets into that's right guys right outside Just follow me. Okay. I told him the questions you asked So you want to see you good? I want to see him too There he is The guy with a blue shirt. See you later Hello there. Hi We've been interested in betting on horses Maybe I can tell you about it. Maybe you can Come on. I gotta get something out of the supply room. Okay What'd you want to know about that guy who sent me out here? Does he work for you? Yeah? That's the information you wanted ain't it? What makes you think that? I'm not you a cop. Yeah, I had you pregnant this morning Just what are you doing here trying to get information about a man named newberry newberry mm-hmm I don't know. He worked here till he was shot and killed. Oh On the side he took bets Well, I guess a lot of guys do that. I'm sure they do and I'm also sure they all work for one man I don't know who that'd be back. I only have one guy working for me. You just met him I'll excuse me within I Gotta get some surprise out of here. Don't bother Why not you're through work for the day What do you mean you're coming with me to headquarters? You took so long leading in here Charlie I've been near fell asleep We will return in just a minute to tonight's exciting case from the official files of the FBI Now a special message from the equitable life assurance society to fathers and mothers of young children To the parents of the little boys and girls who will be reaching college age ten or fifteen years from now That's when you'll hear that youngster of your saying. Look dad. 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They are still entrenched in some places in a few cases They operate with the knowledge of the factory owners who mistakenly believe the gambling to be a harmless form of relaxation for their men But this situation is of concern to more than the management of such industrial plants or a directly affects every person in the nation Take one factory in one city and assume for the sake of discussion It is geared to turn out a thousand items every day Each workman however spends ten minutes a day on his gambling activities So the plant turns out only nine hundred and fifty items Since the fixed expense of operating the factory remains the same The manufacturer who could charge a dollar for his product if peak production were maintained Must charge a dollar ten per item The extra dime you pay may seem insignificant But multiply it by the number of items and also by the number of factories throughout the country where that takes place And you realize one thing While the workmen turn their dollars over to the professional gamblers the bill for that gambling is paid not by them But by every one of you Tonight file continues in the corridor of a local hospital a few hours later as FBI special agent Jim Taylor enters and meets detective guy Baker I just got your message guy Tommy badly hurt. No, Jim. This doctor thinks that we okay What happened gets slugged and beaten come on. We got permission to see him if we don't stay too long There's rooms only a couple of dogs down Doctor's having idea how long Tommy be later on two three weeks if they're no internal injuries Israel Hi Tommy, I feel funny taped up like a kid's baseball Guy, I sure wish you've been out there today instead of me Well that fat sculler yours you to just dendro the lead pipe and made the pinch. Yeah Hey, you see Jim see the luck I have here. I figured I'd finally be able to get myself a new partner Yeah, I feel real sorry for you Tommy how much do you remember everything Jim? I? Tried to make a bet this morning Somebody pointed out the man who handled our department. What's his name? Joey know I Said I wouldn't give him any action till I was sure getting paid if I want mm-hmm I said I wanted to know who the head collector was Well this afternoon after lunch Came home to the head collector was outside now go on time. I contacted him He was on his way to a supply room. I walked along and questioned him Was my mistake. Oh, I mean you led me into the supply room That's where I got it. He gave it in Another line got me from behind I saw a reflection in the window. Oh see his face well He had a short thin nose Long scar on his face. Mm-hmm. I didn't really get enough of a look at him to draw his picture but here This is a sketch of what the head collector looks like Shouldn't you help tell me that scar on the face of the man who slugged it Does it run from his left ear to the corner of his mouth? How'd you know we're looking for him too? Not much doubt now Jim, but new breeze death being tied into that bookmaking ring. No, I guess not Guy how about you going back to the factory and see that you can dig up out there? Yeah, okay, I mean well I'll go talk to this Joey north and try to get him to identify this picture that Tommy drew You stupid unmitigated bums What's the matter now? Oh, nothing nothing at all I'm sitting having a quiet dinner and I get a call from my man at the factory Ain't more trouble isn't trouble the place is crawling with cops and all because of you us Do you have to slug a guy with a badge? Well, that was ripside. I don't want excuses I can't run my business on them. I didn't kill the guy dinner. You might just as well have For 20 years. I worked to get some place in this town. I don't make enemies Finally I get lucky and who knocks me out of the box cops. Oh, no, no You too. I don't see why we're knocked out of the box, but this thing will blow over in a week The cops don't forget that quick How much money have you got with each collector 300 make the rounds collect it all okay, then meet us at my apartment Personnel department latin special agent Taylor calling his detective bigger their place a minute Oh, Jim guy, I just finished interviewing Joey north that collector that Tommy told us about We've got any notions about nailing that book making ring. We have to do it fast They're going under when as of right now Will you ask mr. Layton to look up the home address of an employee named Charlie Shelby? Layton, would you get me the address of a Charlie Shelby, please? Yeah, he's doing not him shall be the man with the scar now He's the head collector the one whose picture the time he drove north admitted He's been working with the ring and said shall be it been by a few minutes before to pick up the payoff money What's that well the way they operated each collector kept three hundred dollars Which he used to pay off the winners and turned in all the losing wages Uh-huh this Charlie shall be told nor he was picking up the payoff money from all the other collectors, too Well, if you could get the names of some of those others we might hit them off I talked to a few of the men around here and from what it. Oh, hold it Jim. I think we got the address Okay, thank you very much. Uh, Charlie Shelby's address is 935 Hudson Street That's near where I'm calling from I'll go by there now guy. I'll meet you at my office in half an hour Sorry, you had to wait this long for me guy. Oh, that's all right, Jim Have any luck locating Charlie Shelby? No, that address on Hudson Street was a fake turned out to be a laundry The collector you talked to have any idea where Shelby lived? No, none at all I checked everybody named Shelby in the phone book Nobody even came close to answering the man in this picture that Tommy drove. Well, we got more than that drawing to go on Hmm came up with an actual photograph of Charlie Shelby was in his employment folder. Hey, that's great Having copies made of it now. Did you get anything else out of the factory? Yeah, an authorization from old man Adams to offer a thousand dollar reward for Charlie Shelby's arrest I might help nail him all right, but it won't bring in the man with a scar and he's really the one I want Oh, did I talk to at the factory if it's on anybody answering his description around the place? Joey North did. When? This afternoon just before Tommy was slugged North so I'm talking to Shelby. Oh, I don't know What the people at the factory tell me Jim Charlie Shelby wasn't the type to be headman of the ring In that case we've got three people to catch to get any other dope on him There are a couple of things one of them is wrong and the other one's just no help What are they? One of the workmen said he saw Charlie Shelby pick up a real ward one day from a collector and say you have another week like This and that'll give you a bonus now Yeah Only trouble is there must be a couple of thousand guys named Nat in this town at least Another workman told me Shelby mentioned that he deposited the take every day after leaving the plant That couldn't be right Jim. He didn't get off till four and by then the banks are closed He worked from eight to four. That's right Yeah, my banks weren't open when he went to work and the clothes when he got out Well, that means the only way to man Guy those two things might be all we need We've been worried about you Matt start worrying about yourselves you're both red hot What and the way from the Volta phone the factory the cops have been asking questions about both of you Rip if they're looking for you at the factory It's the sense that cops have spotters at the railroad station the airport the bus terminals and every place else Yeah, he's right, but we're leaving anyway. I fixed that how we're flying out But you just said they're watching the airport let him You know that airline flies to the track when the horses run upstate Friend of mine owns it. I called him and there'll be a plane waiting for us when pilots picking us up on his way to the airport Anybody mind if old rip still don't get it. What's the tough to understand? Don't seem to me answered Charlie when asked about the cops watching for us at the airport We don't leave from the municipal airport rip these planes fly out of a little field just outside the city limits Matt You'll figure it out yet. Oh, that's the pilot come on Me and waste just leaving this piece of Jim. Well, grab it. Let's get going Well, we weren't sure all three of you'd be here. What do you mean? You're all under arrest Rip Conway was tried in federal court on a charge of murder After being convicted he was sentenced to life imprisonment in a federal penitentiary Matt Harrison and Charlie Shelby were convicted in state court for the murder of Eric Newberry and Sentenced to terms of life imprisonment in state prison The other members of that Harrison's gang were convicted of violating the attic gambling statutes and each received an appropriate sentence During his conversation with Detective Baker special agent Taylor Remember there was one place in the city where safe deposit boxes were opened 24 hours a day a quick trip to that Institution and an inspection of the record show the only customer whose first name was Nat to be a Nat Harrison By getting to his apartment when they did they were able to accomplish results. You have just witnessed You also witnessed something else during the course of this evening's case from the files of the federal Bureau of Investigation The injuries to Detective Tommy Grant Well, they fortunately proved not to be too serious. It is obvious. They might well have been fatal For they were inflicted by a criminal to whom that taking of a life was part of the day's work It was also part of the day's work to Detective Grant that he sustained those injuries Since every time a law enforcement officer starts the investigation of a crime He literally takes his life in his hands to him Death is an occupational hazard whether he be a member of a local police force a county or state official or a special agent of your FBI in the past year almost a hundred of those officers have been killed in line of duty have been killed in defense of you the American people Now one last word to fathers and mothers of all the things you can do for your children There's no greater proof of your love for them than an equitable education fund They'll be grateful for it as long as they live your boy or girl may only say a few words like thanks mom Thank you dad, but you know from the look in his eye and the ring in his voice that he'll never forget your foresight in Starting an equitable education fund right now make that wise resolution to see your equitable representative soon Next week we will dramatize another case from the files of the Federal Bureau of Investigation a colorful recounting of a human manhunt It's subject larceny its title the flop house frame up 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 Steiner 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 Bill Conrad Sam Edwards Paul Freese Jonathan Hall Tony Hughes and Edmund McDonald This is your FBI a Jerry divine production was directed by Sid Goodwin This is Larry Keating speaking for the equitable life insurance society of the United States and the equitable society is representative 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 flop house frame up on this is your FBI