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...Fiderkiewicz pleaded with the Canadian Government for help. Patiently, Prime Minister Mackenzie King explained that the Government had no responsibility. At week's end Dr. Fiderkiewicz threatened to file a theft charge with the police-if someone didn't come forward with the treasures soon...
Tooth & Nail. In Mineola, L.I., Walter Szymkow, booked as an auto theft suspect, pulled a four-inch nail out of the station floor, bent it between his teeth, broke a brick in two, pulverized it with his fist, excused his actions by explaining that he was embarrassed, never having been arrested before...
Seasoned Sallies. In Los Angeles, Judge Walter Gates took up a case involving the theft of 27.800 Ibs. of garlic, quipped, "People might say this case smells." Added Deputy District Attorney Harry Johnstone, "At least the prosecution has a strong case...
Meanwhile, Bill glowered and complained that he had always taken the rap for the diabolical George. First it was petty theft. Next it was assault, then murder. Bill swore he had bawled George out and written him notes begging him to straighten up, get out of town, get lost in the river. But George was utterly willful, and he was a little cracked too. Witness the note he scribbled in lipstick on Miss Brown's bathroom wall: "For heaven's sake, catch me before I kill more." He wrote that in Bill's hand, like an expert...
...Angel Street" is the tale of a Macchiavellian murderer who is cheated out of the fruits of his crime, the theft of valuable rubies, and waits fifteen years before returning to the scene, having acquired a moustache and a new, naive, wealthy British wife in the interim, to continue his search for the gems. Since the entire scheme, and a broad hint as to the outcome, are brought out in the first act, it takes worthy performances by the murderer and his unsuspecting wife, who is being methodically driven out of her mind by her spouse, to sustain the terror...