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Dragnette is the story of your policeforce. In action. Was Sunday,
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October ninth. It was overcast inLos Angeles. We're working the day
watch out of robberie detail. Mypartner's Frank Smith, the boss, achievit.
Detective's Dad Brown. My name's Friday. I was on my way back
from communications. That was three fortyeight pm, and I got the room
twenty seven eight robbery. I gotit, Robert Friday. Yeah, just
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a second, let me have panlinYeah, all right, go ahead,
please, all right, I haveit. What happened? How long ago?
All right? Right away, thankyou. Guy came into a delicate
test over on Sunset, took outa pretty big order. Yeah, sack
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full of money. Four fifteen pm. Frank and I drove out to a
small combination delicatessen and grocery on thecorner of Sunset and Third. The owner
of the store, mister Paul Claypool, told us that the robbery had taken
place approximately twenty minutes earlier. Hesaid that the patrol car officer who had
answered his call had left to makean immediate search for the suspect. Gave
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a real good description. I did, yes, so he said. That
kept my wits about me all thetime at young hitdlers in the store.
I was studying him. Didn't lethim catch all, of course, but
I was making mental note. Iwonder if you tell us just what happened,
mister Claypool. How's that? Orwe like to hear about the robbery
right from the beginning. Oh,check it up on me, u,
sir, making sure I give youthe same story I gave another car.
Oh no, sir, that's notthe idea. I told him everything that
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was to tell. But we liketo hear it too, that's all.
You ain't gonna hear nothing different thanwhat he did. But would you tell
us anyway? Well, if that'show you want it. This year,
Crookfuller came walking into my store,big as life. That i'd begun.
That was about twenty minutes ago,wasn't. Oh it might be twenty one
or two, but no, dependson how long you've been talking to me.
Yes, what do you say whenhe came in? Bandit fellow?
That's right? Nothing nothing, that'swhat he said, not a single solitary
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word the deep open his mouth,just handed me an envelope sealed. It
was sealed up, shut, goahead. Struck me as being kind of
peculiar. What do you mean,Well, lots of my customers being in
lists of things they're supposed to buy. They don't see them in no envelope.
Though my instinct show was right.It wasn't no grocery list too far
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from it is not inside hand printedit was. I wonder what it said?
Well, that would be nice,Yes, sir, take all of
the money out of the cash register, put it in the paper bag and
hand it over. That wasn't allyou want to hear the rent? If
you wouldn't, please, don't doany talking. Don't try to stop me.
If you do, I'll kill you. That was the end of it.
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Do you still have this note,mister Claypool? Right? It will
actually and on the register. Whatif we could see it? Please?
Well, that's up to you,I guess. Other cups said. I
wasn't handled all the kind of fingerprints. We'll try to be careful with it.
Help yourself. Ain't my place totake no chances on the straw and
valuable evidence. Yester well had itright, didn't the word for it?
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Yes, sir, you sure did. After you read this note? What'd
you do with mister Claypool? Idone just what had said. You gave
him the money from the register,that's right, put in the paper bag
in number eight eight day. Thatwas the size of the bag. How
much money did you give him?All there was? And they were fifty
dollars most of it and built mostI'd say a couple tens or four five
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some ones? Restless change, allright? What happened next? Olla took
the bag kind of grinned and walkedout, looked real pleased with himself.
Did you see where he went leftthe store? Yes, sir, I
mean after that, turned down thestreet to get into a car. I
didn't see none. You didn't tryto follow him, Nope. I didn't
name to stick out my neck none. Figured that was up to you,
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fellow. That's right, mister Claypool. Do you know if the robber had
again must have did you see it? But that man don't said he'd killed
me? If I gave him anytrouble, yes, must have had a
gun if he aimed to kill me, well, it stands to reason.
Yes. Was there anybody else inhere when he came in? Just me?
I don't do much business this timeafternoon and not on Sunday. Had
you ever seen this man before?Nope, not that I recollect. I
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wonder if you could describe him forus? Oh? Sure, I told
you I gave him a real goodone. Holder, Yes, sir.
First of all, he was ayoung fellow, right around though twenty.
I'd say, husky, about fiveten maybe way he's won seventy, not
that you understand you just husky.What about his coloring, Well, I'm
coming to that. Yes, brownhair, medium brown, kind of gray,
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eyes medium complex and he marks thescars. No. How was he
dressed pants? Dark colored surge morethan likely blue surge. They looked like
it was part of a suit.Couldn't see a shirt that he head on?
A sweater yellish with one of themby them colors a choke show if
it's all around your neck because helikes souls, turtle next sweater? Who
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is that what you call it?Yes, sir, curd like that.
Well, that's a right good name. That's just what it looks like,
turtle polkinghout his neck. Yeah,sir, there's anything else you can tell
us about this man? What havethey gotten mine? Well, mister Claypool,
anything that would help us identify him? Well, sir, he acted
real funny, almost like he didn'tknow what he was doing. Kind of
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looked at me funny too. Idon't know how to put it into words
exactly, Yeah, sir, whathave you come down the city hall for
a few minutes, mister Claypool,City Hall? Yeah, sir, we'd
like to show you some mugshots ifyou can make it an entification for us.
Well, that means closing up thestore and we'll take very long.
Well, I guess it will helpcatch this follow we'd appreciate it, don't
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excuse me, yes, sir,papools down with the destin How that oh
Friday? That's for us, sir? Oh here are thank you? That's
Friday? Yes? Right? Howlong ago? Fountain? Yeah? I
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got it? Thank you. Well, we won't need you downtown just yet,
mister Claypool. Change your mind.Huh, yes, heir? What's
up? Flower shop over on Fountain? It sounds like the same guy.
Frank and I told mister Claypool wecheck with him later. We left the
delicates and drove out to the PringerFlora shop on Fountain and Selma four forty
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two pm. We talked to thevictim, Miss Norma Devereaux. She seemed
to be extremely agitated. She toldus that a man had walked into the
store about four or thirty and gaveher a sealed envelope. She showed us
the note the envelope had contained,and it appeared to be a duplicate of
the note mister Claypool had been given. Did this man say anything to miss
Devereau? I don't remember. Idon't think so. Did you say anything
to him? Oh? I wastoo scared. How much money did he
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take? Well? I gave himall. It was everything in the register,
I said, But about how much? Would you say? I'm not
sure? You see, I don'twork here. I was just helping out.
The store belongs to my sister andbrother in law. They wanted to
take their children for a ride thisafternoon, so I said I'd look after
the shop. Oh I never shouldhave offered. I might have known something
like this would happen. I've hada funny feeling all day long. It's
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a bad week for me anyway,this whole week, according to my horoscope.
And you don't have any idea howmuch money was stolen, mister Devrow,
I don't think it was very much. A few bills and some coins.
Do you happen to know what day? This is the date? I
mean, yes, man, thisis the ninth? Ninth? Oh,
I might have known. She saidto be especially careful on the ninth,
in the eleventh. Why didn't Ipay more attention to that last reading?
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It certainly cost me enough. I'mas devor. You notice where this man
went when he left the shop?What did you notice where he went?
Oh? No, no, no, I didn't pay any attention. I
was just so relieved that he wasgone. I want if you're described him
for us, please, Well,mister, I'm trying to think, yes
man, it just comes up ablank. His face, everything about him?
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Well, how was he dressed?I'm terribly sorry. I just can't
remember. We can help you.Was he wearing a coat or a sweater?
That's right, a sweater? Iremember the sweater? What color?
Was it? Lightish? I thinkI'm not sure what kind of a sweater
would you recall it? Just asweater? I guess? How about his
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hair, eyes, anything? Atalmost everel. Well, there's one thing
I don't know whether it would doany good or not. Yes, ma'am,
I feel like such a fool,not being able to remember where it
was or when. But I'm almostcertain about it's that I've seen him before.
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Frank and I continued to question thevictim. She insisted that she had
met or seen the suspect sometime beforethe crime, but she was unable to
recall the circumstances. Five thirty eightpm, we drove both victims down to
the City Hall and asked them togo through the mug books for the purpose
of identifying the suspect. We finishedanother book Sorgant, Yes, ma'am,
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seems like you sure have a loafof Yes. I could only think where
it was that I saw him before. I get you folks, some coffee,
pat sounds like a right good idea. How about you, miss,
Would you like some coffee too?Deb That's it, that's it. I
remember now, his face, everythingabout him. It's the same, man,
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I'm positive it is. It waswhen you mentioned coffee. That's what
brought it back to me. Yes, ma'am. Just when was it you
saw this man? Oh? Let'ssee, it was last week when I
went shopping for a new coat.Tuesday, Yes, that's when it was.
Tuesday. I was having lunch theFairway Cafeteria in Hollywood, Yes,
ma'am. Well, it was crowdedand I was sitting alone. He came
by and asked if he could usethe same table. I nodded, and
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he sat down. I didn't payany attention to him, not really.
I just went on and finished mylunch. He was still eating when I
left. Anything else you can tellus about him? I think he had
on the same clothes he was wearingtoday. The sweater anyway, I remember
the sweater real plain. Now you'resure this was the same man who rob
you? Oh, yes, Iknow it was. That'll help, won't
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it? My I remembering where Isaw him, Well it might. I'll
bet he eats there all the time, at that same cafeteria. Yes,
ma'm we'll check on man. Ohhe does. I just feel certain of
it. You'll see, Sergeant,it was fate that made me go into
that restaurant, And it was fatethat made him sit at my table.
Yes, ma'am was all part ofa big plan. Our meeting like that
and then him robbing me today.It was all part of a big plan
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so that you could catch him.Yes, that's right, and you will
catch him. Don't you worry aboutthat? You'll catch him. Fate's against
him. Well that makes us eventhen, done that? What so are
we now that she remembered seeing thesuspect before Miss Devereaux confirmed Paul Claypool's description.
We asked the victims to continue goingthrough the mug books. They were
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unable to come up with an identification. Six thirty one pm, Frank and
I drove them home and we wentoff duty. The next day, October
tenth, ten oh five am,we interviewed the day cashiers at the Fairway
cafeteria. They couldn't recall any specificcustomer who answered the suspects Ryption eleven forty
six am we went back to theoffice Robbery Freddie Yeah, Larry m hm,
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Well thanks anyway, right, Sloan, Yeah, he says he can't
give us a lead from the waythose notes were printed. Well, how
about an early lunch today with me? Where you want to go? I
don't care. How about you?Doesn't mean difference to me? We'll suggest
him. I told you, doesn'tmean difference. Well, I don't know
why it always has to be upto me, Joe? Where we eat?
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Why don't you decide once in awhile? All right, fine,
let's go to that new Chinese placeon Broadway for lunch. Well why not?
You don't want Chinese food for lunch, Joe? I don't, of
course not. But what do yougot in mind? Right? And one?
I'd end up making the choice.Sure, there's a problem, isn't
it. Well it gets kind ofmonotonous, that's all, buddy, man,
it's tough, sae. Well,yeah, something we can do for
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you. Let's just here where youthe guy as it handled robberies? Yeah?
Sorry, rocked them two yesterday?Which two? Grocery store and flower
shop? You know something about themdoing? Yeah? I know something?
Well, just what is it whorobbed them? I know who it was?
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the description we'd received from the victims. He was in his early twenty stocky
build, about five ten, brown, hearing gray eyes. He was wearing
dark blue trousers and the yellow turtlenext sweater. He told us that his
name was Harvey till him that helived in a rooming house on West Ivar.
He readily admitted the two robberies,but he insisted he had not meant
to commit the crimes. I didn'tknow what I was doing, that's all.
I just didn't know. What areyou trying to sell us? Will
your trunk? Of course not.I hadn't had a drink, not even
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at beer. Well, well,he told me it was money. They
owed that I was collecting it forhim. Who told you then? Stoney?
Who's Stoney? That's all I knowhim by Stoney? And you were
collecting money for him? Is thatin? Well? Huh? And you
expect us to buy that too,don't you? No? I guess no.
Why don't you try giving us thetruth? Well? Look now,
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may I not the brightest guy inthe world. If I was, I
wouldn't be in this message. Icome to you in my own accord,
didn't I. Well, maybe yougot scared, Maybe you figured to go
easier with you if he gave yourselfup, isn't that in? Yeah?
I guess I can't blame you forthinking that sure was a dumb trick.
Well, why'd you do it then? Because I didn't know? Because he
told me it was just a jobI was doing. Stoney told you.
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Yeah, Yeah, that's rotting rightnow, let's hear it your way.
Yeah, Well, he said heworked for a kind of collection agency,
you know, where they go afterthem deadbeat you know. Yeah, Well,
he said he had to have somebodyto help him, only part time,
but the pair would be good.YEA offered me to work. I
ain't. I had a steady joblately. Sound kind of good to me.
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Yeah, go ahead, And well, I supposed to meet him yesterday
afternoon, three o'clock. He pickedme up in front of the place where
I lived, drove me past thatgrocery store and parked around the corner again
an envelope, and he told meto take the inside handed to a feller
who worked there. He said,I was to make sure nobody else is
in the store, and I accountof he didn't want to make the old
guy feel bad by collecting the debtin front of somebody else, you know.
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Yeah, so I've done what hetold me. I give the old
guy the note, he give methe money, and I took it back
to Stony Well, where was hewhile you were in the store around the
corner? Like I said, whydidn't he go in with you? He
wanted to see if I could handleit myself on my own, you know,
That's what he told me. Well, then, we drove over to
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that their flower place, same routine. Yeah, only this time I got
kind of suspicious, you know,Yeah, she acted so scared the lady
there. Didn't seem to me thathaving to pay up a debt and make
somebody so scared. I told Stoneyafterwards. He said it was just the
act that they all put on likethat. Yeah, I I didn't exactly
believe him. So next place westopped, I opened up the envelope for
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I went inside and I read thattheir note. Yeah, well, I
didn't know what to do. FinallyI went back to the car and I
really told him off Stoney. Itold him I wasn't a new thief.
I told him he had to returnall that money. What did he say?
He just laughed at me. Hesaid I was the biggest pigeon he
ever met. I said, ifhe didn't take back the door, I
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go to the cops. He toldme, you throw me in jail.
That you never believe a word.I told you what happened. Then I
got out of the car. Isaid I wasn't a crook, and nobod
was gonna make he be one.I was heading right for the police station.
Then I well, I got tothink, and I seemed like maybe
he was right, that nobody wouldbelieve a story like this. Yeah,
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so I went home, all right, why did you come in today?
Well? I didn't sleep none toogood last night. It's kind of worrying
me what I've done. I figuredmaybe he'd find some other sucker like me
and pull that same stunt over again. I didn't want him to get away
with it, so I decided totake my chances on you guys. I
ain't gonna get a short count now, am I. Do you know where
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the Stoney lives? No, henever said not to me, and you
don't know his last name either.Or where'd you meet him? Hentley's gym
or on Olympic I hang out theresometimes. You a fighter? Well,
I had some bouts. Yeah.How'd you and Stoney get acquainted? Well?
I don't know. He had juststarted talking one day last week.
He'd come in for a steam bath, and afterwards we were both watching some
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of the guys work out. Here'sthere again on Saturday. That's that's when
he offered me this job. Whatkind of a cars he drive? Chevy
Sedan coop had top last year's model. You know the license No, I
don't pay no attention. It wouldn'tmatter if it did. I ain't much
you remembering things? Can you tellus what stone he looks like? Yeah?
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Why he's a big fella shop dresser. How old is he? Thirty
five? Maybe forty? What colorshis hair sort of red? Anything else?
Scars? Anything like that? No, that's the whole story. Huh.
Yeah, you didn't know you wererobbing those stores. You didn't have
any idea, honest, I didn't. Sounds crazy, don't it? Yeah?
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It does? John? Not youfor a minute. You wait right
there? Tell him? Okay,okay, I must think we're pretty dumb.
Expect us to fall for a linelike that. Once you take us
for I don't know. It couldn'tbe true. Not a worryman. The
heck of it is. Yeah,such a darn fool story. And John
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I just can't help believe in him, or so do why Frank and I
continued to interrogate the suspect. Hemaintained his innocence and we were unable to
shake him. We ran the nameHarvey Tilden through our an eye. They
had nothing on him. We alsoran the name Stoney through the Moniker file.
And we came up with two possibles. We pulled the mug shots and
showed them to Tilden. He tentativelyidentified one of the photos James Brightstone,
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but he wasn't positive. We telephonedBrightstone's last own address, a small downtown
hotel. They told us he'd movedduring the summer and they had no idea
of his present whereabouts. We checkedDMV and our own vehicle records. They
reported that a latent model Chevrolet wasregistered in Brightstone's name. Harvey Tilden was
held in custody for further question.Four oh eight p m. Frank and
I drove over to Henley's gym onSouth Olympic and talked to the owner,
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George Hentley Stony. Yeah, that'sright, full name. Maybe James Brightstone.
We're not sure a bell he ina fight game. Oh, we
aren't sure. How about a HarveyTilden. You know him, that jerk?
Sure, I know he'd come herepretty often, off and on.
U still a little boxing. Hehad a perfect record six fight six KOs.
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He was a puncy before he evergot in a ring. Tilden says,
it's where he met this Stoley man. It could be take a look
at this picture. Will him I'veever seen this guy before? Well,
I wouldn't swear to Would guy looksomething like this been coming in lately?
Works out takes a steam back.You know his name? I've ever asked?
You've been around the day? No, not so far. When was
the last time? Do you remember? And last week? Friday? Saturday?
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If you're talking to tell them,oh, I don't know. Maybe
guys come in here, friendly typeguys. They all talk to each other.
All right, here's our card.So this feller comes back, give
us a call with you if youwant it for something. We want to
talk to him. Okay, ifhe comes in, I'll call you.
Thanks. Sure, I'm a realobliging type fellow. I got no beefle
You cops be a waste of timethough, calling you. You want to
see this guy? All you got? Dus? Turn around? What's that?
He just walked in the door.Frank and I talked to the man
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and George Hinley had pointed out hereadily admitted that he was James Brightstone.
He also admitted knowing Harvey Tilden.He said he had spent the previous afternoon
in his room at the Jackman Hotel. We telephoned the hotel, but the
clerk was unable to confirm Brightstone's alibi. Five thirty one pm, we drove
the suspect down to the City Halland continued our interrogation. Look, why
don't you guys just tell me whatit is you want to know? Spell
it out in real, big letters, and I'll give you the answer the
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same size. Where were you yesterdayafternoon? Thought? We already covered that.
Let's go over it again. Okay, boys, I was in my
hotel room. Well the clerk doesn'tback yep. Well does he say I
wasn't there? It was the lasttime he saw Harvey Tilden Saturday over at
the gym, Not yesterday. Jimisn't open on Sundays. You know where
Tilden lives? Nope? You pickhim up his rooming house yesterday, didn't
you. Why would I be pickinga crumb up like that? Did job
for tilting the job? Oh that'spretty funny. What's the joke? I
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ain't got a job myself. Didyou ever take Tilton for a drive?
Boys, I'm telling you the onlyplace I ever seen that guy is Hantley's
gym. Yeah, he knows whatkind of a car you got, Oh,
Megan model, Well maybe he seemingand I didn't see him. Oh
look this Tilton follow he's a screwball. He don't even know what time it
is. Whatever he told you couldforget it, Well, there are a
couple of things we can't forget.Yeah, Tildon says you put him up
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to robbing two stores yesterday. Hesays you hired him to work for you
to collect some past due bills.Oh this kid is really off his rock,
or isn't he? Maybe where wasI supposed to be? Well,
he was doing me these favors outsidein your car, waiting for him.
Go on, boys, you interestme? Well, it's about it,
and you'd pick up a guy ina phony story like that. Hey look,
I'm getting out of here. Tildonain't the only guy who's not sit
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down bright Stone. All right,you jokers prove any part of it.
We're gonna try to. I liketo know how we got a team out
right now checking the neighborhood of bothrobberies. If anybody saw your car around
those stores yesterday afternoon, you gottrouble. I got news for you,
guys. It don't matter where Iwas yesterday. You can't tie me into
these jobs. We'll see a matterof fact, I'll give you a hand.
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I might have been driving around thosestores yesterday, is that right?
Yeah, come to think of it, I went for a ride along about
two o'clock. Slip my mind before, not that I know where Tilton pulled
his heist your dollar, sure ofcourse. Now and then, what makes
you think you were in the vicinity? Well, I'm not saying I was,
and it might have been. Yeah, that's where were you? Who
knows? It took me a reallong drive. What times you leave your
hotel? Two o'clock? Maybe?What times you get back later? How
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much later? All right, I'lltell you what. I'm gonna give you,
guys a break. Good Now,I know you can keep this up
for seventy two hours, and Igot more important things to do, So
let's get it over with. Okay, up to you, okay, okay.
Tilden was given up to the square. He was just a pigeon,
dumbst pigeon I ever ran into.Yeah, go ahead, Well that's this.
You gott it? Now? Whatare you gonna do about it?
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What do you think if you're smartyou're gonna turn me loose. Yeah,
look, let me give you alittle advice. Free. So Tilden was
a fall guy already admitted to youguys, Yeah, but to nobody else.
Anybody else asked me. I didnI have the whole thing, So
you might as well play smart.You figure on sticking me with this rap.
You got to have a signed confession. I ain't gonna give it to
you. Well, now, maybewe won't need it. Boy, you've
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got the biggest rocks in your head. Tilden was in those stores. I
watched, and he took the money. I didn't you go into court you
come out looking dumber, and hedoes. It's my word against is.
You think anybody in her right mindis gonna believe this boy. You think
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Dragnette is the story of your policeforce. In action. Was Sunday,
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October ninth. It was overcast inLos Angeles. We're working the day
watch out of robberie detail. Mypartner's Frank Smith, the boss, achievit.
Detective's Dad Brown. My name's Friday. I was on my way back
from communications. That was three fortyeight pm, and I got the room
twenty seven eight robbery. I gotit, Robert Friday. Yeah, just
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a second, let me have panlinYeah, all right, go ahead,
please, all right, I haveit. What happened? How long ago?
All right? Right away, thankyou. Guy came into a delicate
test over on Sunset, took outa pretty big order. Yeah, sack
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full of money. Four fifteen pm. Frank and I drove out to a
small combination delicatessen and grocery on thecorner of Sunset and Third. The owner
of the store, mister Paul Claypool, told us that the robbery had taken
place approximately twenty minutes earlier. Hesaid that the patrol car officer who had
answered his call had left to makean immediate search for the suspect. Gave
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a real good description. I did, yes, so he said. That
kept my wits about me all thetime at young hitdlers in the store.
I was studying him. Didn't lethim catch all, of course, but
I was making mental note. Iwonder if you tell us just what happened,
mister Claypool. How's that? Orwe like to hear about the robbery
right from the beginning. Oh,check it up on me, u,
sir, making sure I give youthe same story I gave another car.
Oh no, sir, that's notthe idea. I told him everything that
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was to tell. But we liketo hear it too, that's all.
You ain't gonna hear nothing different thanwhat he did. But would you tell
us anyway? Well, if that'show you want it. This year,
Crookfuller came walking into my store,big as life. That i'd begun.
That was about twenty minutes ago,wasn't. Oh it might be twenty one
or two, but no, dependson how long you've been talking to me.
Yes, what do you say whenhe came in? Bandit fellow?
That's right? Nothing nothing, that'swhat he said, not a single solitary
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word the deep open his mouth,just handed me an envelope sealed. It
was sealed up, shut, goahead. Struck me as being kind of
peculiar. What do you mean,Well, lots of my customers being in
lists of things they're supposed to buy. They don't see them in no envelope.
Though my instinct show was right.It wasn't no grocery list too far
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from it is not inside hand printedit was. I wonder what it said?
Well, that would be nice,Yes, sir, take all of
the money out of the cash register, put it in the paper bag and
hand it over. That wasn't allyou want to hear the rent? If
you wouldn't, please, don't doany talking. Don't try to stop me.
If you do, I'll kill you. That was the end of it.
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Do you still have this note,mister Claypool? Right? It will
actually and on the register. Whatif we could see it? Please?
Well, that's up to you,I guess. Other cups said. I
wasn't handled all the kind of fingerprints. We'll try to be careful with it.
Help yourself. Ain't my place totake no chances on the straw and
valuable evidence. Yester well had itright, didn't the word for it?
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Yes, sir, you sure did. After you read this note? What'd
you do with mister Claypool? Idone just what had said. You gave
him the money from the register,that's right, put in the paper bag
in number eight eight day. Thatwas the size of the bag. How
much money did you give him?All there was? And they were fifty
dollars most of it and built mostI'd say a couple tens or four five
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some ones? Restless change, allright? What happened next? Olla took
the bag kind of grinned and walkedout, looked real pleased with himself.
Did you see where he went leftthe store? Yes, sir, I
mean after that, turned down thestreet to get into a car. I
didn't see none. You didn't tryto follow him, Nope. I didn't
name to stick out my neck none. Figured that was up to you,
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fellow. That's right, mister Claypool. Do you know if the robber had
again must have did you see it? But that man don't said he'd killed
me? If I gave him anytrouble, yes, must have had a
gun if he aimed to kill me, well, it stands to reason.
Yes. Was there anybody else inhere when he came in? Just me?
I don't do much business this timeafternoon and not on Sunday. Had
you ever seen this man before?Nope, not that I recollect. I
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wonder if you could describe him forus? Oh? Sure, I told
you I gave him a real goodone. Holder, Yes, sir.
First of all, he was ayoung fellow, right around though twenty.
I'd say, husky, about fiveten maybe way he's won seventy, not
that you understand you just husky.What about his coloring, Well, I'm
coming to that. Yes, brownhair, medium brown, kind of gray,
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eyes medium complex and he marks thescars. No. How was he
dressed pants? Dark colored surge morethan likely blue surge. They looked like
it was part of a suit.Couldn't see a shirt that he head on?
A sweater yellish with one of themby them colors a choke show if
it's all around your neck because helikes souls, turtle next sweater? Who
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is that what you call it?Yes, sir, curd like that.
Well, that's a right good name. That's just what it looks like,
turtle polkinghout his neck. Yeah,sir, there's anything else you can tell
us about this man? What havethey gotten mine? Well, mister Claypool,
anything that would help us identify him? Well, sir, he acted
real funny, almost like he didn'tknow what he was doing. Kind of
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looked at me funny too. Idon't know how to put it into words
exactly, Yeah, sir, whathave you come down the city hall for
a few minutes, mister Claypool,City Hall? Yeah, sir, we'd
like to show you some mugshots ifyou can make it an entification for us.
Well, that means closing up thestore and we'll take very long.
Well, I guess it will helpcatch this follow we'd appreciate it, don't
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excuse me, yes, sir,papools down with the destin How that oh
Friday? That's for us, sir? Oh here are thank you? That's
Friday? Yes? Right? Howlong ago? Fountain? Yeah? I
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got it? Thank you. Well, we won't need you downtown just yet,
mister Claypool. Change your mind.Huh, yes, heir? What's
up? Flower shop over on Fountain? It sounds like the same guy.
Frank and I told mister Claypool wecheck with him later. We left the
delicates and drove out to the PringerFlora shop on Fountain and Selma four forty
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two pm. We talked to thevictim, Miss Norma Devereaux. She seemed
to be extremely agitated. She toldus that a man had walked into the
store about four or thirty and gaveher a sealed envelope. She showed us
the note the envelope had contained,and it appeared to be a duplicate of
the note mister Claypool had been given. Did this man say anything to miss
Devereau? I don't remember. Idon't think so. Did you say anything
to him? Oh? I wastoo scared. How much money did he
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take? Well? I gave himall. It was everything in the register,
I said, But about how much? Would you say? I'm not
sure? You see, I don'twork here. I was just helping out.
The store belongs to my sister andbrother in law. They wanted to
take their children for a ride thisafternoon, so I said I'd look after
the shop. Oh I never shouldhave offered. I might have known something
like this would happen. I've hada funny feeling all day long. It's
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a bad week for me anyway,this whole week, according to my horoscope.
And you don't have any idea howmuch money was stolen, mister Devrow,
I don't think it was very much. A few bills and some coins.
Do you happen to know what day? This is the date? I
mean, yes, man, thisis the ninth? Ninth? Oh,
I might have known. She saidto be especially careful on the ninth,
in the eleventh. Why didn't Ipay more attention to that last reading?
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It certainly cost me enough. I'mas devor. You notice where this man
went when he left the shop?What did you notice where he went?
Oh? No, no, no, I didn't pay any attention. I
was just so relieved that he wasgone. I want if you're described him
for us, please, Well,mister, I'm trying to think, yes
man, it just comes up ablank. His face, everything about him?
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Well, how was he dressed?I'm terribly sorry. I just can't
remember. We can help you.Was he wearing a coat or a sweater?
That's right, a sweater? Iremember the sweater? What color?
Was it? Lightish? I thinkI'm not sure what kind of a sweater
would you recall it? Just asweater? I guess? How about his
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hair, eyes, anything? Atalmost everel. Well, there's one thing
I don't know whether it would doany good or not. Yes, ma'am,
I feel like such a fool,not being able to remember where it
was or when. But I'm almostcertain about it's that I've seen him before.
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Frank and I continued to question thevictim. She insisted that she had
met or seen the suspect sometime beforethe crime, but she was unable to
recall the circumstances. Five thirty eightpm, we drove both victims down to
the City Hall and asked them togo through the mug books for the purpose
of identifying the suspect. We finishedanother book Sorgant, Yes, ma'am,
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seems like you sure have a loafof Yes. I could only think where
it was that I saw him before. I get you folks, some coffee,
pat sounds like a right good idea. How about you, miss,
Would you like some coffee too?Deb That's it, that's it. I
remember now, his face, everythingabout him. It's the same, man,
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I'm positive it is. It waswhen you mentioned coffee. That's what
brought it back to me. Yes, ma'am. Just when was it you
saw this man? Oh? Let'ssee, it was last week when I
went shopping for a new coat.Tuesday, Yes, that's when it was.
Tuesday. I was having lunch theFairway Cafeteria in Hollywood, Yes,
ma'am. Well, it was crowdedand I was sitting alone. He came
by and asked if he could usethe same table. I nodded, and
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he sat down. I didn't payany attention to him, not really.
I just went on and finished mylunch. He was still eating when I
left. Anything else you can tellus about him? I think he had
on the same clothes he was wearingtoday. The sweater anyway, I remember
the sweater real plain. Now you'resure this was the same man who rob
you? Oh, yes, Iknow it was. That'll help, won't
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it? My I remembering where Isaw him, Well it might. I'll
bet he eats there all the time, at that same cafeteria. Yes,
ma'm we'll check on man. Ohhe does. I just feel certain of
it. You'll see, Sergeant,it was fate that made me go into
that restaurant, And it was fatethat made him sit at my table.
Yes, ma'am was all part ofa big plan. Our meeting like that
and then him robbing me today.It was all part of a big plan
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so that you could catch him.Yes, that's right, and you will
catch him. Don't you worry aboutthat? You'll catch him. Fate's against
him. Well that makes us eventhen, done that? What so are
we now that she remembered seeing thesuspect before Miss Devereaux confirmed Paul Claypool's description.
We asked the victims to continue goingthrough the mug books. They were
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unable to come up with an identification. Six thirty one pm, Frank and
I drove them home and we wentoff duty. The next day, October
tenth, ten oh five am,we interviewed the day cashiers at the Fairway
cafeteria. They couldn't recall any specificcustomer who answered the suspects Ryption eleven forty
six am we went back to theoffice Robbery Freddie Yeah, Larry m hm,
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Well thanks anyway, right, Sloan, Yeah, he says he can't
give us a lead from the waythose notes were printed. Well, how
about an early lunch today with me? Where you want to go? I
don't care. How about you?Doesn't mean difference to me? We'll suggest
him. I told you, doesn'tmean difference. Well, I don't know
why it always has to be upto me, Joe? Where we eat?
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Why don't you decide once in awhile? All right, fine,
let's go to that new Chinese placeon Broadway for lunch. Well why not?
You don't want Chinese food for lunch, Joe? I don't, of
course not. But what do yougot in mind? Right? And one?
I'd end up making the choice.Sure, there's a problem, isn't
it. Well it gets kind ofmonotonous, that's all, buddy, man,
it's tough, sae. Well,yeah, something we can do for
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you. Let's just here where youthe guy as it handled robberies? Yeah?
Sorry, rocked them two yesterday?Which two? Grocery store and flower
shop? You know something about themdoing? Yeah? I know something?
Well, just what is it whorobbed them? I know who it was?
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the description we'd received from the victims. He was in his early twenty stocky
build, about five ten, brown, hearing gray eyes. He was wearing
dark blue trousers and the yellow turtlenext sweater. He told us that his
name was Harvey till him that helived in a rooming house on West Ivar.
He readily admitted the two robberies,but he insisted he had not meant
to commit the crimes. I didn'tknow what I was doing, that's all.
I just didn't know. What areyou trying to sell us? Will
your trunk? Of course not.I hadn't had a drink, not even
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at beer. Well, well,he told me it was money. They
owed that I was collecting it forhim. Who told you then? Stoney?
Who's Stoney? That's all I knowhim by Stoney? And you were
collecting money for him? Is thatin? Well? Huh? And you
expect us to buy that too,don't you? No? I guess no.
Why don't you try giving us thetruth? Well? Look now,
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may I not the brightest guy inthe world. If I was, I
wouldn't be in this message. Icome to you in my own accord,
didn't I. Well, maybe yougot scared, Maybe you figured to go
easier with you if he gave yourselfup, isn't that in? Yeah?
I guess I can't blame you forthinking that sure was a dumb trick.
Well, why'd you do it then? Because I didn't know? Because he
told me it was just a jobI was doing. Stoney told you.
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Yeah, Yeah, that's rotting rightnow, let's hear it your way.
Yeah, Well, he said heworked for a kind of collection agency,
you know, where they go afterthem deadbeat you know. Yeah, Well,
he said he had to have somebodyto help him, only part time,
but the pair would be good.YEA offered me to work. I
ain't. I had a steady joblately. Sound kind of good to me.
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Yeah, go ahead, And well, I supposed to meet him yesterday
afternoon, three o'clock. He pickedme up in front of the place where
I lived, drove me past thatgrocery store and parked around the corner again
an envelope, and he told meto take the inside handed to a feller
who worked there. He said,I was to make sure nobody else is
in the store, and I accountof he didn't want to make the old
guy feel bad by collecting the debtin front of somebody else, you know.
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Yeah, so I've done what hetold me. I give the old
guy the note, he give methe money, and I took it back
to Stony Well, where was hewhile you were in the store around the
corner? Like I said, whydidn't he go in with you? He
wanted to see if I could handleit myself on my own, you know,
That's what he told me. Well, then, we drove over to
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that their flower place, same routine. Yeah, only this time I got
kind of suspicious, you know,Yeah, she acted so scared the lady
there. Didn't seem to me thathaving to pay up a debt and make
somebody so scared. I told Stoneyafterwards. He said it was just the
act that they all put on likethat. Yeah, I I didn't exactly
believe him. So next place westopped, I opened up the envelope for
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I went inside and I read thattheir note. Yeah, well, I
didn't know what to do. FinallyI went back to the car and I
really told him off Stoney. Itold him I wasn't a new thief.
I told him he had to returnall that money. What did he say?
He just laughed at me. Hesaid I was the biggest pigeon he
ever met. I said, ifhe didn't take back the door, I
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go to the cops. He toldme, you throw me in jail.
That you never believe a word.I told you what happened. Then I
got out of the car. Isaid I wasn't a crook, and nobod
was gonna make he be one.I was heading right for the police station.
Then I well, I got tothink, and I seemed like maybe
he was right, that nobody wouldbelieve a story like this. Yeah,
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so I went home, all right, why did you come in today?
Well? I didn't sleep none toogood last night. It's kind of worrying
me what I've done. I figuredmaybe he'd find some other sucker like me
and pull that same stunt over again. I didn't want him to get away
with it, so I decided totake my chances on you guys. I
ain't gonna get a short count now, am I. Do you know where
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the Stoney lives? No, henever said not to me, and you
don't know his last name either.Or where'd you meet him? Hentley's gym
or on Olympic I hang out theresometimes. You a fighter? Well,
I had some bouts. Yeah.How'd you and Stoney get acquainted? Well?
I don't know. He had juststarted talking one day last week.
He'd come in for a steam bath, and afterwards we were both watching some
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of the guys work out. Here'sthere again on Saturday. That's that's when
he offered me this job. Whatkind of a cars he drive? Chevy
Sedan coop had top last year's model. You know the license No, I
don't pay no attention. It wouldn'tmatter if it did. I ain't much
you remembering things? Can you tellus what stone he looks like? Yeah?
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Why he's a big fella shop dresser. How old is he? Thirty
five? Maybe forty? What colorshis hair sort of red? Anything else?
Scars? Anything like that? No, that's the whole story. Huh.
Yeah, you didn't know you wererobbing those stores. You didn't have
any idea, honest, I didn't. Sounds crazy, don't it? Yeah?
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It does? John? Not youfor a minute. You wait right
there? Tell him? Okay,okay, I must think we're pretty dumb.
Expect us to fall for a linelike that. Once you take us
for I don't know. It couldn'tbe true. Not a worryman. The
heck of it is. Yeah,such a darn fool story. And John
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I just can't help believe in him, or so do why Frank and I
continued to interrogate the suspect. Hemaintained his innocence and we were unable to
shake him. We ran the nameHarvey Tilden through our an eye. They
had nothing on him. We alsoran the name Stoney through the Moniker file.
And we came up with two possibles. We pulled the mug shots and
showed them to Tilden. He tentativelyidentified one of the photos James Brightstone,
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but he wasn't positive. We telephonedBrightstone's last own address, a small downtown
hotel. They told us he'd movedduring the summer and they had no idea
of his present whereabouts. We checkedDMV and our own vehicle records. They
reported that a latent model Chevrolet wasregistered in Brightstone's name. Harvey Tilden was
held in custody for further question.Four oh eight p m. Frank and
I drove over to Henley's gym onSouth Olympic and talked to the owner,
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George Hentley Stony. Yeah, that'sright, full name. Maybe James Brightstone.
We're not sure a bell he ina fight game. Oh, we
aren't sure. How about a HarveyTilden. You know him, that jerk?
Sure, I know he'd come herepretty often, off and on.
U still a little boxing. Hehad a perfect record six fight six KOs.
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He was a puncy before he evergot in a ring. Tilden says,
it's where he met this Stoley man. It could be take a look
at this picture. Will him I'veever seen this guy before? Well,
I wouldn't swear to Would guy looksomething like this been coming in lately?
Works out takes a steam back.You know his name? I've ever asked?
You've been around the day? No, not so far. When was
the last time? Do you remember? And last week? Friday? Saturday?
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If you're talking to tell them,oh, I don't know. Maybe
guys come in here, friendly typeguys. They all talk to each other.
All right, here's our card.So this feller comes back, give
us a call with you if youwant it for something. We want to
talk to him. Okay, ifhe comes in, I'll call you.
Thanks. Sure, I'm a realobliging type fellow. I got no beefle
You cops be a waste of timethough, calling you. You want to
see this guy? All you got? Dus? Turn around? What's that?
He just walked in the door.Frank and I talked to the man
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and George Hinley had pointed out hereadily admitted that he was James Brightstone.
He also admitted knowing Harvey Tilden.He said he had spent the previous afternoon
in his room at the Jackman Hotel. We telephoned the hotel, but the
clerk was unable to confirm Brightstone's alibi. Five thirty one pm, we drove
the suspect down to the City Halland continued our interrogation. Look, why
don't you guys just tell me whatit is you want to know? Spell
it out in real, big letters, and I'll give you the answer the
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same size. Where were you yesterdayafternoon? Thought? We already covered that.
Let's go over it again. Okay, boys, I was in my
hotel room. Well the clerk doesn'tback yep. Well does he say I
wasn't there? It was the lasttime he saw Harvey Tilden Saturday over at
the gym, Not yesterday. Jimisn't open on Sundays. You know where
Tilden lives? Nope? You pickhim up his rooming house yesterday, didn't
you. Why would I be pickinga crumb up like that? Did job
for tilting the job? Oh that'spretty funny. What's the joke? I
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ain't got a job myself. Didyou ever take Tilton for a drive?
Boys, I'm telling you the onlyplace I ever seen that guy is Hantley's
gym. Yeah, he knows whatkind of a car you got, Oh,
Megan model, Well maybe he seemingand I didn't see him. Oh
look this Tilton follow he's a screwball. He don't even know what time it
is. Whatever he told you couldforget it, Well, there are a
couple of things we can't forget.Yeah, Tildon says you put him up
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to robbing two stores yesterday. Hesays you hired him to work for you
to collect some past due bills.Oh this kid is really off his rock,
or isn't he? Maybe where wasI supposed to be? Well,
he was doing me these favors outsidein your car, waiting for him.
Go on, boys, you interestme? Well, it's about it,
and you'd pick up a guy ina phony story like that. Hey look,
I'm getting out of here. Tildonain't the only guy who's not sit
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down bright Stone. All right,you jokers prove any part of it.
We're gonna try to. I liketo know how we got a team out
right now checking the neighborhood of bothrobberies. If anybody saw your car around
those stores yesterday afternoon, you gottrouble. I got news for you,
guys. It don't matter where Iwas yesterday. You can't tie me into
these jobs. We'll see a matterof fact, I'll give you a hand.
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I might have been driving around thosestores yesterday, is that right?
Yeah, come to think of it, I went for a ride along about
two o'clock. Slip my mind before, not that I know where Tilton pulled
his heist your dollar, sure ofcourse. Now and then, what makes
you think you were in the vicinity? Well, I'm not saying I was,
and it might have been. Yeah, that's where were you? Who
knows? It took me a reallong drive. What times you leave your
hotel? Two o'clock? Maybe?What times you get back later? How
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much later? All right, I'lltell you what. I'm gonna give you,
guys a break. Good Now,I know you can keep this up
for seventy two hours, and Igot more important things to do, So
let's get it over with. Okay, up to you, okay, okay.
Tilden was given up to the square. He was just a pigeon,
dumbst pigeon I ever ran into.Yeah, go ahead, Well that's this.
You gott it? Now? Whatare you gonna do about it?
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What do you think if you're smartyou're gonna turn me loose. Yeah,
look, let me give you alittle advice. Free. So Tilden was
a fall guy already admitted to youguys, Yeah, but to nobody else.
Anybody else asked me. I didnI have the whole thing, So
you might as well play smart.You figure on sticking me with this rap.
You got to have a signed confession. I ain't gonna give it to
you. Well, now, maybewe won't need it. Boy, you've
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got the biggest rocks in your head. Tilden was in those stores. I
watched, and he took the money. I didn't you go into court you
come out looking dumber, and hedoes. It's my word against is.
You think anybody in her right mindis gonna believe this boy. You think
he'd stand a chance at convincing ajury, bully mind? Fat chance he
convinced us the story you have justheard is true. The names were changed
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to protect the innocent. On Januaryeighth, trial was held in Department ninety
eighth Superior Court of the State ofCalifornia, in and Fall, the County
of Los Angeles. In a moment, the results of that trial. Now
here is our star Jack Webb,the date June nineteenth. The man in
question father the gift for Father's Day, Chesterfield, make it a point to
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pick up a couple of cardons firstchance you get. It's the easiest way
I know to put a smile indad's smoking and a nice way to remember
a great guy. The District Attorneyfailed to issue a complaint against Harvey Tilden.
James Hill Brightstone was tried and convictedof robbery in the second degree,
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two counts. Robbery in the seconddegree is punishable by imprisonment in the state
prison for not less than one year. You have just heard Dragnet, a
series of authentic cases from official files. Technical advice comes from the Office of
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Chief of Police W. H.Parker, Los Angeles Police Department Technical Advisors,
Captain Jack Donahoe, Sergeant Marty Winn, Sergeant Vance Breecher. Heard tonight
were Ben Alexander, Vick Rodman,Virginia Gregg, Eddie Firestone. Script by
Frank Burt, music by Walter Schumann, Hell Gibney speaking. Watch an entirely
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