 The anchor-hawking glass corporation brings you crime photographer Hi, okay. Hi, other bird. How's the weather outside? That's still bad seems like this winter will never end Yeah, but like I always say a long winter means an early summer. Is that what you always say? Yeah, that's what I always say Tony, what do you always say Casey? I always say anchor-hawking the most famous 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 it's more than 10,000 employees Bring you another adventure of Casey crime photographer ace cameraman who covers the crime news of a great city Our adventure for tonight Witchcraft On the outskirts of our city, there's a queer rural community known as frog town Whose inhabitants resolutely combat the invasion of modern ideas and metropolitan customs It's a section of small farms dotted here and there with a cluster of tiny houses At about three o'clock on a cold winter morning Little groups of shivering natives peer curiously at a smoke blackened shack that has just been the scene of a fire And that the city policemen who are milling around it Then a car with a press sign on its windshield pulls up at the curb and a familiar voice Hi Sergeant Flanagan Oh, so you're here Casey, you're in before any other newspaper mug from the looks of things at least I don't see any competitors around here Uh, you're the first of your trouble-making tribe to get here Yeah, I got a report that firemen uncovered a murder inside that shack after they got the flames under control How about that? Oh, that's correct. Casey. Huh? They found the old guy who lived there dead in his bed. He'd been stabbed to the heart Then the killer set fire to the place as an attempted cover-up. He dope on the killer You'll have to ask Captain Logan about that. He's inside the shack now Well, I'll ask him after I shoot a couple of pictures of the place from out here These are people hanging around our neighbors the dead guys both. Yes, we've been questioning them But nobody knows anything about the murder they say. Oh, that's a great help They don't move away from the house you people. I want you in the picture, you know Well, hey, well What do you know they've all done a fade out. Uh, you've covered news in frog town before Casey Didn't you find out that folks out here are kind of peculiar? They just don't want their pictures taken. Oh, well, I'll shoot the house just you cops around it Where's your sidekick miss widows? She was out on another job when city desk gave me a hurry up on this one Sarge move over there. I'll put you in the foreground of my next shot. Oh, fine I never say no to those pictures, Casey The way thinks my left profile is prettiest. Uh, so take me this way. Okay, Robert Taylor Hold it now Got it All right, now. I'll see what Logan has to offer there. He's coming out now, Casey Yeah, some old dame. I'll go back to your home. This is greek home and stay there. I'll want to talk to you again later on Nothing more. I can say captain. I'll tell you everything I know. You may think of something more later. Good night. Good night, captain I'm honest woman when I say I've told all I have told all Uh-uh, I might have known you'd be showing up here, Casey. Hi pal Who's the old dame he just sent home? Her name is mrs. Mary Grieco. She's a widow lives in the shack the north of this one His face is kind of familiar but I can probably see her in police court She's arraigned every so often on swindle charges going out of fortune telling old gypsy mary. They come on in Casey Yeah Gypsy mary just a petty swindler who takes in the nickel and dime class And she seems to be altogether clean in the murder of this guy jenkins or jenkins the dead guy's name Yeah, emos jenkins came here from some backwood section of the ozark mountains about 15 years ago Get pretty much to himself and was suspected of being a conjure man Oh, what a conjure man that means a male witch pal a wizard. He was suspected of being are you kidding? Talk to some of the people in this neighborhood and you'll find they're not kidding when they talk about witches and wizards They go for beliefs that belong back in the dark age Yeah, now I remember that a lot of farms out here have magic charms painted on the barns and houses to Protect them from the evil eye. You'll see some anti-hex symbols right here in this room You look around the fire set by the killer. It didn't touch him that they didn't protect the guy who put him up Yeah, I do kill this conjure man jenkins or why he was killed not yet, but Mrs. Greco and a few other neighbors I've learned that jenkins chased a prowler out of here two nights ago Yeah, according to mrs. Greco. He tells the straightest story. She was awakened around 1130 night before last by a call from jenkins She got to a window and time to see a guy streak out of the back door with jenkins after him Did jenkins tell him anything about what had happened? Only that he woke up suddenly to find the guy standing beside the bed with a knife in his hand And the guy just beat it. He says jenkins didn't know or I wouldn't say we was But jenkins is dead now, so we can't question him Yeah, I can see that But you think he came back with that same knife tonight and stuck it in jenkins heart Now jenkins wasn't stabbed for the knife tonight. He got it with a pair of scissors scissors. Yep Body's still in the bedroom as we found it come on in and have a look. Okay That fire didn't leave much untouched in this room And a body's badly charred all except the head and hair They take a look at that hair Casey. Well guy wore it plenty long. He must have been allergic to barbers Notice anything funny about his hair. No. Oh, wait a minute Yeah, hunk of it's been cut off Close to the scalp. Yeah with a pair of scissors And scissors were used to Told you some things here looked like possible leads This wouldn't give you any idea Yeah, completely dumb on it pal. I'm afraid there seems to be a connection. There must be one You got anything else loving? Yeah Something even the screwier than that clipped off hunk of hair Here have a look Holy Human hand cut off at the wrist. Is that what a jenkins? Oh, the doc says it's completely mummified. It's been that way a long time. Where'd you find it under jenkins's bed? Huh Must have something to do with the old guy's conscious stuff. It's probably a charm of some kind Do you ask any of his neighbors about it? No, no or about the missing lock of hair I'm keeping these two goofy items under cover for a while and I'd like you to too. Okay, they're off the record Do you say otherwise? You know Logan, I'd say the smart thing for you to do. It's a study up on witchcraft. That's exactly what I'm gonna do I think I will too Or you have to do a shoot pictures around it. I have to sell that which reminds me Hey, I didn't say you could take pictures of that dead guy He's the only frog town resident who hasn't beat it when I aimed a camera tonight. You can't begrudge me one subject Who doesn't run off? Oh miss williams good afternoon good Is kasey here? I don't see him. I don't either. He ain't been in this bar all day Oh, that settles it this makes the third time in two hours He stood me up if he really shows up sometime today tell him I've gone and left no uh miss williams wait What for well casey don't break dates with you unless he's got big reasons And he told you what's keeping him. Oh, yeah Yes, he's got a wonderful excuse He and captain logan are studying hex black magic play magic And it's supposed to have something to do with that murder in frog town early this morning Oh, I read about that but the papers didn't mention nothing about magic Well captain logan is suppressing a lot of inside stuff on the case Even I don't know what it is because I haven't seen kasey and I'm not going to wait any longer. I'm going Hi, any hello athelbert. Oh, sorry to keep you waiting kid I just couldn't break away though that professor on witchcraft is the most interesting gal i've ever met gal Yeah, oh boy. Does she know her stuff any any listen There was a murder in york pennsylvania 20 years ago that may be a ringer for this jankin's killing It seems that a conjure man as a pennsylvania dutch call him named nelson raymeyer Was killed by a guy named blimer and a lock of hair figured in that case too. Her hair is blonde Who's here? What you're a fascinating professor Annie she's a little old lady Yeah, yeah 70 if she's a day And i'm talking about the lock of hair that was clipped from jankin. Well, I don't know anything about that Well, I'll give you all the dope as we drive out to frog town. We're driving to frog town. Yep right away Have you had anything at the bar that you owe athelbert for? No, I just got here before you came in. Okay, and let's go. Uh, just a minute, uh, since you brung the subject up kasey You've been accumulating a little Yeah for two weeks You uh Wish it paid, huh pal. I ain't supposed to put anything on the cuff I got to take it out of my own pocket when I do and i'm short Yeah, I know. Well, what do I owe you? 1840 I hate to ask and if you can't spare it my man this $50 bill is for you. Keep it all and credit me with a difference. Yeah He's give me 50 bucks miss. Will you ever pretty has more? A neat little roll of 300 smackers kiddies minus the 50. I just hand it over Where'd you get all that money? Don't tell me one of them long shots you play finally won a race Exactly, that's precisely what happened ethelbert on a hunch that came out of the jankin's murder I stuck five bucks on the nose of an egg called hex master and he paid off 60 to one. 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Those are hard words, annie We're going to throw a bluff That may lead to a killer. Oh, well tell me more. All right, a logan and I believe that gypsy mary this mrs. Greco Recognize the guy that jenkins chased out of his house two nights before the murder Or she's keeping mum because she's afraid. Yeah. Now. Look annie. She doesn't know you So while I watch outside her window in the dark with a camera You have your fortune told and pass her a mark bill. See I'll get a picture of it and maybe we can bluff her into thinking that we can cause her trouble unless she talks It's blackmail. Casey. Well a man is dead, annie. His murderer is free Besides, we're only pulling a bluff kid Okay, okay Thing hand young woman very interesting hand you can read my future in it mrs. Greco I can read many things And not only in your hand. Well tell my fortune. Oh, I'm sorry. I forgot how much do you charge? Oh, the little lady wants to pay me. Of course No, no, no my dear put that money back into your purse old mary will give you what she sees for nothing For nothing To begin with my dear there is a young man in your life Who will be more comfortable if he comes into my warm house instead of standing in the cold outside my window I've come inside mr. Casey with your camera Thanks, you'll find the door. I'm not just pushing open a lot of coal coming your way. Do I close it again? Well young woman now, how do you like the things mary greco see You answer that one case. All right. I will answer by talking straight This is greco. I think you can tell us the name of the prowler that old man jenkins found in his house. Yes And so we want to know who he is I tell the cops. I do not know we're not cops I know who you are you work for big rich newspaper that has much money to spend Uh, well, I can't read hands, but I can't read minds How much how much you pay? Well, I city editor have to answer that If you want to buy for me, I sell now. I do not sell later or to anybody else. Look, I haven't any dough Well, then go away. Now. Wait a minute. Wait a minute. I know wait It is now or never. You have two hundred and fifty dollars Two hundred and fifty dollars. Well, that belongs to me. It's not the paper's bright girl Give me two hundred and fifty dollars and I'll give it to Casey. It's worth it. Well, maybe the paper won't give it back to me Of course it will for murder exclusions. Give me or get out. Okay. Okay. Stick with me hex master. Don't I mean lose this role you want me There is just All right now give me the dope you promise I give and the true dope I not only see the man name was jenkins chase from his house that night, but my good friend jenkins Tells me who he is. All right. Tell us The man you want As a little farm on barry row His name is elisha craft elisha craft barry row. That's right There's no trouble finding him But you will not find that he killed emus jenkins. What what do you mean? Go and see elisha craft get acquainted with him Your money has bought truth from me mr. Casey 250 dollars worth of truth But it has bought no murderer Who are elisha craft? Yes, sir. I just told you I was yeah, I just wanted to make sure What you and this lady want to see me about well, uh, we're on the morning express mr. Craft covering the murder of emus jenkins emus jenkins mr. Craft a witness has positively identified you As the man jenkins discovered in his house three nights ago Mr. I admit I was in jenkins house that night and I ain't sure how I got there I'm a sick man. Sometimes I get spells and I don't know where I am or what I'm doing I didn't know I was in jenkins house until he hit me then Then I come out of my spell and ran You had a knife in your hand. How do you explain that? I tell you I don't remember Besides I ain't got strange enough to choke a kitten. I I can't even do the littlest work around my farm anymore I got a higher fellas to do it for me. I'm sick. Mr. I'm versing sick. I'm dying I'm sorry mr. Craft. I had to do this. I wasn't in jenkins house last night Anyway, I can prove it by my two hired men in dr. Hoffman I had one of my spells last night a bad spell Dr. Hoffman come at midnight and him and the hired men Set me they set with me to three in the morning. Dr. Hoffman you say dr. Gustav Hoffman anyone who'll tell you where to find him and anyone who'll tell you his word is better than gold How long have you been sick like this going on a year now? It it hit me sharp and sudden Well, we hope you recover your health as suddenly as you lost. All right. Thank you, ma'am. I I hope for the best myself Let's go just a moment any before we leave mr. Craft I'd like to take a picture of you picture. Yeah for the paper. No. Why not don't believe in pictures don't like pictures I know my rights. Nobody can take pictures of me when I say no I got a rest now. I'm a sick man Yeah All right, we'll go Thanks for everything. You're welcome. Goodbye. Goodbye, mr. Craft Casey even if this alibi proved phony I couldn't believe that that poor wasted midget of a man grow a pair of scissors or jankins chest Look at I any I don't think his alibi will prove phony either. Well, we'll check it of course. Come on get in the car kid. Okay Sorry, Casey. Sorry for what? The $250 I made you give it to that old woman The paper is tough when it comes to money You don't think it'll allow me the dough I spent because we're not bringing in 250 bucks worth All we'll get for your money is a razzing I'm not so sure gypsy mary swindled us any How can you say that after before I start the car take a good look at craft's house his barn chicken house Well, I'm looking all right. What do you see a group of very well cared for buildings If you had a barn for instance, would you have a fake window painted on each side? It has fake windows Just painted on the board. Yeah, they're the fool witches the fool witches. Yeah According to some popular hex ideas the witch will be sap enough to try to get in a barn through those windows Instead of going to the door, Casey They're painted wheels on some of the buildings too. There's a witch catchers Our friend Elisha craft had hoodoo chasers hung all over it. You mean he's he's a believer in witchery. Yeah Like Jenkins neighbors this morning. He's afraid of being photographed too. Yeah, I noticed that Well, I'm gonna get pictures of that guy when he doesn't know there's a camera around any And then I'm gonna make him tell me who he paid To kill Amos Jenkins Sit down, mr You too lady. Thanks, mr. Craft. What do you two come to see me about this time? Well, we figured we owed you an apology for our first visit three days ago Suspicions we had of your enemy. Oh, that's all right. We saw dr. Hoffman. He verified your alibi His words better unscored Everybody we talked to says that he's not your Regular doctor mr. Craft Is that good doctor? Yeah, you told us you've been sick about a year. Dr. Hoffman says you've only consulted him a few times during the past month Yes, I thought sir Who's been treating you the rest of the time? Well, uh, I I've been taking care of myself of yourself. Well, that was dangerous, mr. Craft Dr. Hoffman told you you require hospital care. He don't know everything. I'm getting better without no hospital Have you felt better since uh Since Amos Jenkins died What do you mean those sudden stabbing pains in the chest you've been having for nearly a year Have they stopped during the past four days? I they haven't stopped and they're not going to stop unless I stop them, huh You here's the reason why my picture. You got a picture of me and I know pow wow magic and I know conjure magic I am a hex master just pinholes through my picture pinholes in the chest where I get them stabbing pains No, go ahead tear the picture up tear them all up. I got other pictures of you lots of others And you and your body and your mind your living image is trapped in every one of them by my magic When I stick a pin through your image you feel it in your chest. You'll kill me You'll finish the hex the Jenkins star. Yes, unless you tell me how Jenkins was killed and tell me the truth I'm a witch doctor. I'll know when you're lying Talk if I do you lift the hex you let me live. I'll lift the hex. All right. I'll talk I first got the pains. I didn't pay no attention Then it got worse and I went to see loot. I'll break. Yeah, he's a conjure man a power up here Yeah, he charmed me and give me magic pills to swallow, but that didn't do no good Finally, he says someone had put a hex on finally after you'd paid him much more dough He told you Amos Jenkins had laid their hex, huh? Yes The only way to stop it was to put a bigger hex on Jenkins than he put on me You know conjure, mister You know, we had to get a lock of Jenkins hair to fix him good Yes, I know with the lock of his hair which was part of his body part of him this All break good work big magic. That's right Well, I went to Jenkins house at night when he was asleep. I had a knife to cut off a lock of his hair But he woke up and chased you. Yes, then all picked went together. You don't know everything, mister Not all picked. I come in your house by the back of lasha. I've been listening. It's nice to meet you, mr Allbricks even with that shotgun in your hands. I'm gonna do more than just hold this shotgun, mister I've been thinking a lasha might talk to someone more than was good for him I've been watching him close He won't talk to nobody else And you people won't tell what he's already said. Look we came on. I'm going to kill the three of you No, no, you're not much of a conjure man. Allbricks If you have to use a gun to shut us up when I try a little magic if you was the conjure man I heard you claim to be mister. You would stop me from using the gun that you can't stop me. I'm shooting now Good shot Logan beautiful magic Yeah, I hope I didn't kill him. Yeah, you didn't you only plug it through the shoulder and only just in time You you and them other policemen was watching outside the window and listening mr. Craft You've been under constant observation since an hour after Casey and miss Williams first talked to you Hey sergeant get a doctor for this guy. Yes, sir. 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Albrecht has confessed to the cops, huh Casey? To quote the language of the classic settelbergs. He is told all As a matter of fact Craft had already paid albrecht several grand for his magic help He was doing being a witch doctor said it Well jenkins woke up when albrecht snipped off a hunk of his hair and albrecht let him have it with his scissors And then he set fire to the place and made his getaway and That's all well not all any Is that that mummy fired hand? Oh And definitely how did that thing get under the bed? Well, albrecht had brought it with him It's supposed to be the hand of an executed criminal and it's supposed to be a powerful magic charm That charm for what? Well, I'll tell you the bird if you want to go into a house and steal something A lock of hair for instance it prevents people in the house from waking up and catching you at it Yeah, but it didn't work. No, that's a good she in this age and day such people Yep, they're with us pal Say did you get your 250 bucks back from the paper case? Oh He got it. Ah, it's well it was piped out. Will you any what goes on? Casey played a hunch too far apple bird Well, okay, I'll tell it. I don't mind You see hex master was running again apple bird and I stuck the whole roll on him and I Say uh Elbert, can I can I have the change from that 50 bucks? 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