The Case of the fifth suspect

Media

Part of National Weekly

Title: The Case of the fifth suspect
Language: English
Year: 1949
Rights
Fulltext: October 8, 194~ NATIONAL BOW GOOD A DETECTIVE ARE YOU r· BEGINNING WITH .THIS ISSUE, NATIONAL WEEKLY WILL PUBLISH EACH WEEK A CRIME CASE FROM THE CASE RECORD OF INSPECTOR H. E. MANN OF THE FBI. WEEKLY Page 27 The Case of the Fifth Suspect ''What wiM you do if after having chased your suspect, you found him dead ? '' .·~ ~~ <~j..1':~~~;;~'%-~ rrhat is the way Inspector ,c.;.;;>·c·.<~ ~5-~;;,. Ir.E.'Mann opene(t fiis crimi- ~;~.;:D:Sff/;~~.-\\_, nologv class at the national .·. (, "·%{~, • J 't'/ ~'1,~ training school of the FB . . ---: ~ ;1~, He w~s in a jov~al mood t~:i.t · ;}; ): ~ mor.tung. He said he was go- .\. ,· ing to the circus that came to \ -~ ) -: :town that day - and speak- ·· ing .of circus, "let me tell you ~~~·ml~ 'the case of the fifth sugt," he drawled. '"pis case happened eight Y1,~~ ago in one of those w-~towns in the Uniterl States•· ere the circus. was ~till a · sensation and evE;rybody . ent and enjoyed the nightly show for the thrill and fun ~~it. The Big Top featured · Juie Mason, a: torch singer, who drew half the people that came to the circus each night:\She· bad such a wonderful v'1ice ithat :;he had been asked .to go to Hollywood and do ;}. pict01-r fo1· a small company. But Arthur McK~, the ,-circus owner wouldn't p~ her to leave until t:he expir.i· · tion of her contract in twi · onths. The HJollyw. ~- off er. had ~urne<l the he · of Janie until everybOOy w9rking for the Big T"p came \o hate her, even McKay hi~lf who had taken a ten thotilUlDd dollar insurance on her life. Pedro,. the knife-throwc1·, was to have married· Janie but when the HoMywood off Pr came, she began to turn cold shoulder to him. "I guess yQu'll just be e:-ccess baggage to m~,''. Janie had told Pedro. "Our entagement is all off.'~ · "Oh. no Janie," Pedro said coldly, "I"m not going: to let you go. l,.m going tto have you - or nobody will." That afternoon during matinee, Fatty, the tight-rope walking cJown, whom McKay had often billed as :the great sensation in five continenis. fell into the net and was carried into McKay's tent insanely mumbling. "Y 0u've got to love me, Janie, you've got to." It was at this juncture when J anic Mason appeare<l. "I heard vou have missed' the rope, Fatty. ]1'm sorry." "I know, Janie," the clown ~aid. "But you know I am crazy about you. I'd rather he collects ten thousand . dQllars." Both McKay _and Janie Mason tur.ned to the speaker at th~ door of the tent. · It was Luana, the Hawaiian dancer, who was the top gal of the circus until the young torch ~inger came in:. · "You- are mad, Luana;" McKay ·swore. "Who wouldn't aflter you have cut my wages.. to ribbons'! It's hard enough to live on what I have· been getting. You cheated me of my money so you could give Ito that hussy. l hate her, and I am not going to take it all sitting down." "What do you mean ? " McKay . pulled her by the wrist roughly, "She means Justthat. As if anybOdy · could threaten me. You are' just envious that's all.'' 1l8~~ Mason Jiissed at the other woman. "Now go and. take your troubles to Jim \Garret. Maybe he'il help you. He·is an expert shot and he carr hit with his ba,ck on hiS target by means of a mirror.'' The two women were still changiJMr. p.~eties when Jiin Garret· appeared. "You two are a.'t it again;)• he said. "Don't be a fool, Fatty. l "Better break it up." . a~ qu~ttin2 ~his game. I ~IP· "And who are you to tell go~ng mto pictures and 1 m me what io ·do?" Janie Magomg alone." fl ed Tho two were still talking · son ar up. when McKay butted in, "Oh, "Oh, ho, so you dbn't even no, lady, you are not. I am know me,'' Jim cyYJicaAy going .to make sure that you said. "Just beGa.u.se you don't quit me.'' thought you woula one day "What he means is that be a big star, you' have quickyou ari! his meal-ticket. A."ld ly forgotten me. You forgot to make 1mre of thalt he has thJ!t you we~ nobody before taken an insuran~ _for you you joined tlils show. I built to make rnre that if anyt1iing you up into a grea.t star, ·rehappens to you befol'e the member? You were my tar-expiration of your contraet, (Continued en page 82) Page ~2 NATIONAL WEEKLY October 8, 194~ THE CASE . . . WHY 1' WILL. . . legation feel more respect to- American People who are (Cont. from pagie 27) (Conrt. from page 28) ward the 1Philippines upon now so important in the get girl. You sang evc:rytime accused time and again fol' seeing that the Malaca- world because of the help l was finished with my act, having spent the peoples· mo- :fian Palace is well furnished they can do to other nations. a.1_1d thai~'s how my audience ney for Bed, Urinole, :\nd ln- and can be compared with the He succeeded to plant the came to like you. Why I co~1ld terior Decorations. All of residence of any executive of seed of friendship and such miss just once and put an these are still found in the a country? Quirino was just s.eed being a Ia.sting and preend to your boast." Malaca:fian Palace an:.l they desirous tr. add more persron- c1ous one, takes time for it to "All right, let me see you will rcmam to be there until alitv to the Philippines when show material fruits. lt is do it," Janie Mason challeng- .time permits them to. he "made all those improve- likened to .the seed of Vanda ed. Hu5e amount of money rnent:> in the Palace. Sanderiana (Waling Waling) So as you will see, IrispE:c- had been spent in the im- !T'he Malaca:fian Palace re- ihe most precious of all Phil.tor Mar.n declared, everyone provement of the Malaca:fian ceives representatives from !ppine Orchids, which takes of those five had a very good and 1urn1tures but will Jhe Foreign Countries who have nine months to germinate and reason to kill J-anie l\fason. },resident bring them . home an Id.'a of the rich Natural nine years to blossam, hut And' {Inc night whilP. Janie when he leaves the Palace? Resources of the Philippines. once :t blossoms i:t re9.lly sawas <loing her act, someone No sir and every thinking If .the Malaca:fian is not wo:cth tisfies the owner. The result took ~ pot sfiot at her. And person should know that. the residence of Chief Exe- of the Trip of the President th-d's how I was ca.JIP,d into 'f'hey will remain to be your cutive the Presid:ent may to America will show up aft.er the c:ise. proper.~y and mine. 'l'hr._c feel ashamed and the humilia- the Election if he is Elected. "Of course, everyone of were placed there and should ti on then must be felt by all So then let us Vote For Him. you has 5ome kind of an ali- cultivate the pride of ewry true blooded Filipinos. Any- I will Vote for the Apo bebi," Inspector Mann dr'awied. unselfish thinking Filipino. It body who is much interested cause among his rivals he is "You, Pedro, were sharpen- is the pr!de of the country for improvement must spend the only one who is so decided ing your knives. You were in becau:;e :the Philippines young in order to have something to your wagl')n and: you didn't as she is, can furnish tlie re- show as means of impressing to clean the government in even hear the shot. Fatty sidence of her Chief Executive other people to give more spi:te of so much odds. He is was practicing on some tele- befitting that of the number help. We all cherish as Fili- the only one :among the C!lnphone poles in the outskirts one man in the country. pinos whaJtever good impres- didates who is brave enough of the fail- grounds. And Mc- v·e must not forget that sion foreigners have on the to show to the World that the Kay, wI-o will get his ten :-.lothes has something to do Malaca:fian Palace. The Pres- Philippines, young as she is, thousand dollar insurance. with the personality of a man ident if my memory does not is .not afraid to sail hi the Sea was in front of his itent keep- ~o do with the respect of fail, .:mce submitted his dis- of Sharks and get rid of them ing an eye on: the crowd. But other coun:tries to the execu- cretiouary fund for Auditing. one by one. He iS ele only did anyliod'y see you, Mc- tive of that country: Mabini Is that not a sig-n of honesty~ one who is not afraid to proKay?'' w.a.s about to be dismissed Did any Chief executive of secute the guilty and even if "Why, yes, Phil here must though :he was so diligent in the Philippines . do that? I 'he was lambasted once by have seen me, did you, Phil?" ;,is work for being shabby in leave this to be answered by Avelino for conductin~ inves"I wouldn't say tha~ r have dothes and an appeal from the readers. tigation of members of the LiSf.en you," the man said. his immediate superior who He ~pen.t P200,000 during · ber~l Party he wen.t on and '<rrhijJ is murder, and' r am could not afford to miss him his trip to the United States pum~hed t~e culpr~ts by r~ not going Ito lie.~' only saved him from dismis- which is claimed by his Poli- movmg them from th~1r "All right, all right," r sal. Will not then the foreign tical 'ipponents as useless and posts. I need nc:t mentiOn n- needless, and that he did i:t to those people. He is. brave to shector Mann cut the two .:d on ;the basis of clarity, enhance his election next No- shout to the four wn~~s ~hat 8 ort. "And as I was saying, straight exposition and de- vembc:•.·. While this may be o_ur beloved Ph11Ipp.1_ne.s there is Luana, another sus- d t• th h nn.a~ to b :t II pect. Or aJ.l the alibis I have uc wn and conciseness. Take partly true, it should not be oug sup~ . es I m . your pen and paper or your overlooked thait ,President ~radd1e as she is stlll young, heard, she .was out walking, typewriter and write down Truman made commitments is now ready to make herself mayoo lookmg ~t the mo:>n. · your solution. It is an in:te- to the effect that Quirino was known that ~. · can stand And then. theres your pistol resting pastime which you i10t to go Home empty Hand erect and ~b1tio~s enough exper.t, Jim Garret. I have will surely enjoy ed. He did not bring home to be the Little Giant of the not ques~ion~d the feJlow. He Address all letters to Ci:m- any tangible thing but friend- East. must be in his wagon. Some- test Editor clo National ship and the feeling of !J:aving If you want a. President body .go and .get him." Weekly, P. 0. Bo~ 266, Ma- brought the Philippines an who will shield all corrupt of,Plnl, the circus errand~ boy, nila. inch nearer the hear.t of the ficials in his Party, Vote for returnea a minute laiter to -~~~~~~· Avelino, if you want a Pres.report; that Garret was miss- DRA. TOMASA F. HAL IL I ident with a secret formula to ing. have the Huks unite with the To anybody who sends in DRA. FE F. HALILI government Vote for Laurel: the best solution, a prize of but my dear friends if you Pl0.00 will be awarded. To Office Hours: 9:30-12:30 a.m.-3;00-6;00 p;m. want n president who solves the sender of the next best DRA. TOMASA F. HALILI the Huk problem openly and solution, a year's subscription DRA. FE F. HALILI decidedly and ready to pun1"1tb I WOMEN'S DISEASES & CHILDREN - wi} be given, and for the Office: Central Hotel, Rm. 205-206 Azcarraga lthe culprits be it his party third'. best solution six Office Tel . .2-75-05 men or not, then: be with me months' suQ.scription. Residence: 1430 Washington Ave. Sampaloc-Tel. 6-61-41 and let us Vote for Apo QuiAll solutions will b'.:l decid- rino.