Phantom_Gang

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In the name of the law.We bring you another of the thrilling stories
in this exciting series taken from actualpolice case file. Our story begins on

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the night of November twenty seventh,nineteen thirty four, in Seattle's police Headquarters
headquarters. I want to report astolen car. Stolen Carroll connect you to
the Detective Bureau headquarters. Steorge Richardsof Richards number of supply company. Yes,
mister Richards, I just found outthat my main store at five thirty
five Million Avenue West was entered androbb tonight robbery. Well, let me

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take this report. What was stolen, mister Richard? In her stoves ransacked,
every can of pink upon the stolenshovels, cleaned right out, every
town of the hardware to pop thestolen Besides, I see you know how
the place was entered and the frontdoor was Jimmy dopin. It's the only
trail of in theft though, JimmyMarx in the front door. And what
was the value of the stolen property, Sir? Around two thousand dollars.
My home stock whited out. Iwant the police on this robbery right away,

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Yes, mister Richard, I'll givethis report to Captain of Detectives immediately,
Sir, Hey, well, it'sabout time the police did something about
these burglaries. Goodbye, Sweeney.Hey, Sweeney, come on, slow
freight, hustle it up. Imean, what's all the rush? What's
up, Edward? Another Phantom gangjob. You're crazy that Phantom gang pulled

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that periodical company job last night.Tell it to Sweeney. I'm telling it
to you, Sweeney. Come on, take this report of the Captain Scrapper
he had in his armor, Oh, trying the duck. Hey, well,
he's in the Chief's office, Headheadquarters. Go ahead, Fire department.
That Phantom Gang's got Captain Scrapper tearinghis hair. He won't make me
a sergeant for bringing in it,Lieutenant said, with sir, reserves wanted,

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Sir, fugit steamship dot on fire. Captain. I want a full

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report on this lumber supply robbery firstthing in the morning. Yes, Sir,
I can give you a full reportnow, Chief. No fingerprints,
no clues, nothing, just theJimmy marks on the front door, the
calling god of Seattle's fandom game.We've got to get them. We've had
a year of pillaging and plundering bya gang that's never yet left a frace.
Chief, We're overdue on this fantasticring, I know. Look,
here's my own record on all thoseunsolved robberies. Sixteen of them, yes,

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and not counting the repeats. CallBrake Lumber Company burgularized four times,
Blue Streak Candy Company three times.And none of the loot has ever been
found. None of the stuff stolenon these jobs has ever showed up at
a porn shop or a second handda left oh of fence leave shadow dozens
of them. And look at thekind of stuff this phantom gang steals,
big stuff, expensive machinery, motors, and then then this cow crop,

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candoys, his hands, bacon tools, pok soup, christmastery light man.
What about Lefty Connors if you've checkedon him lately, Lefty he's machine gunya
for a song, Chief, Buthe wouldn't let those dumb mobsters of his
bother with machinery. What about orNo Coo or Noco is a number one
suspect burglary Like this is right uphis alley, but I can't pin anything

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on him yet. Well, keepyour men on his trail, Captain,
This phantom gang has got to bewiped out. Have you any new ideas
on it? Yeah? Little ButchBarrett has a pretty young sister, Sylvia.
What about her? She just gotengaged to Phil Sherman today. Phil
Sherman. Yeah, one of ourbright young cops marrying the sister of the
smartest mob leader in Seattle. Akiller too, Say, Captain, you

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didn't put Sherman up to it?Digit me. I'd never give a cop
an assignment like that. It'll besigning his death warrant. Little Butch thinks
the sun rises on that sisty ofhis. Well, how do you think
Bill Sherman even got close enough toher to say hello? That's what I
want to find out. Little Butchermay be the works on this random gang.
Anytime he let the cop marry intohis family, it's for no good
reasons. Yes, Edwards Jeep fouralarm player, Sir four lom no on

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the jugit steep ship duck player,the crowds, all of the ducks,
all reserves to get the reserves outall priest things five to fourteen, and
have all patrolmen and radio cars keepdoubly watchful on their beats for burglaries,
special orders, Yes, cheap,four alarm duck flayer, come along you
bet cheap. Maybe Little Butcher isin the ason racket now to cover up
a couple of other jobs. Tonightstick close to me, we just says,

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all right, but pray to thebig bad fire. Ah, but
this water when they're swimming with copstick shots tour first chief of police cut
me but a file letter I gotnext to miss Scrafford and cutting to take
this, oh to that scrapper i'dbuilt speaking in deep fail here. Yes,
the scrapper's EASi with me. He'llknow I'm not pulling off a job
somewhere else. And why can't yougo straight? Which I don't want the

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police to get my brother. Othercops have got my sister, and there
makes me look good with the mob, all right. They think Little Butcher's
a new kind of stool pigeon.My and a sister dore clubbing badge.
Well don't you want me to behappy? But sure you know I'd give
you my right arm, but notyour promise to get away from that mom.
I can't. I'm into deep andthey wouldn't let me go. Which

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let's get away from seattle Field canget a job somewhere around. I never
quit the cops here. He's onhis way up. Besides, there come
scrapping. Now you're fireboats. Theplates are getting high. Great night for
the cops. I don't know.But which would you want me to meet?
Your sister? I happen to knowher by his side. I think
I got enough cops gotta be niceto me. But I might be able

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to help your brother in law,that is, if if your mob let
them. I'm gomor of your earhere. Please, Well you're trying to
do scrafford. Tell me, buthow many jobs are you falling off tonight?
Under cover of this buyer? Youcan't finish Shandom gang business on me?
Who said anything about Phantom gang?It's in all the papers. Are
you marrying Phil Sherman because you thinkhe's a policeman in the family will help

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your brother. I'm marrying Phil Shermanbecause I love him. And if you
don't stop hounding us still and I'llleave them and take a little butcher with
you. That would look good fora next cop, wouldn't it? Still
can make good as a cop anywhere. I couldn't buy your clothes like those
you're wearing on a cop Baie,Why don't you let us hold scrafford?
If you're so one of your sister, But why don't you help her come
clean about the Phantom Gang. Washup the suspicion that's hanging over you and

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her and this young copy he's gonnamarry did get her own potatoes on his
Spandom Gang scrapper. I'm not gonnahelp your ever since I was a kid,
all I got from a cup wasthe wrong end of a club,
all right, But you if hegets smart and change your mind, let
me know, come out. Solet's get out of here before this guy
makes one crack a minute. Comeon, I mean, Jenny, I've
covered, yes, captain, andhe ordered, yeah, keep following.

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But what was he doing today?On he played card and jege plat Then
as afternoon of about five, he'sok a ride down this way stop to
run Second Street and the Blue StreetCandy Come, Blue Street Candy Company.
Why didn't you tell me that before? While I fire, I was going
to turn into four report in themorning. The Fandom Gang has cracked the
Blue Street Candy Company three times,maybe cracking up for the fourth time.
Right now, Jenny, you followeda little butch. Don't let him out
of your side. Get going,Yes, sir, why I'll watch him

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all right? Garger? I didLong, I have to tell your motorcycle
take Yes, sir, come on, I'm detaching you from fire Tony.
Don't sports hard coming here? Weare. Listen, Dodge and Long and
I are going over to the BlueStreet Candy place on Second Street near front.
Get another squad car and six moremen face them in behind us and

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around that block. Understand, realwe got you. Remember, no siren,
keep its tired as you can.I want this up here, suprise.
Come on? Where such park inthe shadow. That's the Blue Streak

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factory down the street. Yes,sir, there's no light there at all.
Uh. That gang knows its wayaround in there by this time he
will follow me. Done ready,Yes, sir, there's the door.

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Well, if it's open, it'sbeen jimmied open. Mm. Come on
in wait a minute. Someone inthere? Who's there? Who's there?
Speak up? Shoot here? Speakup? I wear a shoot ohio?
That flashlight over there where? Pulitoo? Here he comes? Why it's
patrolman Jenkins. Oh? Hello,he captain I was passing Bison noticed the

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front door and jimmied open, soI came in. He was just looking
around when I heard you. SureI would let you have it in the
doc. Yeah you almost got ittoo, never mind. Yeah, this
place has been robbed, all right, little shelves cleaned up, yump.
I noticed it. They took thattime wherever they were. And it's that

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phantom gang again. Hey, Ithought they hired a watchman after that last
burglary. Yeah, that's right theydid. I wonder where he is to
look around? All right? Yeah, hold your flash light over here,
Sugean. Okay, it's a doorwho looks like it leads to a kind

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of a cellarway. Captain, Yeah, stand back in telling me sergeant here
j Jenkins right, I'm going openthat door. Yes, sir, all
right, keptain hold I stand back. Go one of the Saints have mercy
watchman I put on the stairs.He's been murdered, say, uh,

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note, I think I think it'sSusie. Oh that might be his own
gun over there, and look lookat the power mark on the temple.
Could he still be alive? Nowhe's a dead, poor fella. One
of that red blood on his whitehair. Come on, man, help
me turn him over. Uh.And he was kidding that he had a

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sweet job. And I can leavefactory headquarters. Then there's a big hole

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out in the middle of Park Street. Steam five must have caved in or
something. Park Street near where there'sDevon Street. You can't see the hole
in the dark, and it's flaveled. Wrec cars and hurt people. Right,
yes, sir, all right,thank you. Car nineteen. Car
nineteen go to Park Street near sevenPark Street near seventh hole in street arranged
warning for automobiles, place red lanterns. Oh, believe me, Captain,

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Hello Edwards. They where's the patrolmanon that Park Street feet We're just going
to call his precincts. We shorthandedon men, you know, sir,
And he lives on that watchman murderlast night, Kevin, not a clue.
This depression is breeding crime in moreways than one. Every department shorthanded
policeman's doubling up on their beat.Excuse me, Captain Headquarters. This is
the manager of the Harvey Electric SupplyCompany, number eleven Charles Street. I

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want to report a robbery, HarveyElectrical Supply robbery. What another one.
Go on Edwards, let's have it, Yes, sir, go ahead,
Sir. I came down in theoffice late to go over some figures for
a new job. About the doorransacked, the door been Jimmy open m
store ramsacked door Jimmy, And that'sPhantom Gang again. I'll send the squad
car around, sir. You bettersit down. Getting to be a Burger's

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paradise. Bye, pretty sore carfifteen, Car fifteen, Go down,
car fifteen just a minute, Iwould isn't that Phil Sherman squad car?
Yes, sir, he's with JackMiller. Carl Sherman in right away.
Send another man out to take hisplace. Go ahead, I'll get the
chief, okay of the order.I'll be in his office, Yes,

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sir, Car fifteen, Car fifteen. Officer Sherman, report the headquarters immediately.
Sherman, Report the headquarters immediately.Officer Miller. Proceed to Harvey Electrical
Supply Company eleven Charles Reed robbery.Sherman, you're in a bad spot,

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well, she if. I don'tknow anything about that Harvey Electrical robbery,
and you don't know who killed thatpoor old watchman last night. No Captain
at Harvey Burglary tonight was on mybeat. That's all I know. Chairman.
Do you take ut us from thepolice department or from a little butch
parrott O can't, then don't bringhim into this. I love his sister
Share and I'm gonna marry her.Well, why don't you protect her?
Then? What do you mean,sherman? Captain Scrafford means that you're holding

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something back on this Harvey robbery tonight? Are you trying to shield somebody your
future brother in law? Come clean, Sherman. Where were you when the
Harvey stowags bigler eyes? Well Iwas. I'm sorry, I took time
off to eat. Then what timewas that? About? Ten thirty tonight?
Jack Miller and I were driving alongCharles Street in the squad car and
Jack wanted to know if it wasn'thungry. Well I was, and Jack

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said the grab a bite. Sohe dropped me off at the White Circle
Hamburger Wagon Howlong. Were you thereuntil Little Bunch called him? No,
No, I tell you I wasthere almost wash off your beat three hours.
I take my bage jeep. Butdon't do anything to Jack, he
said, he was just calling onhis girl her birth. There you are
calling on your girl, No,sir, I telephone little but your sister.

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Yes, then she knew you wereoff your beat. Well, Sherman,
I want you to go out onyour squad car root again right now,
geez, I mean, thank you, gee, just a minute.
If anyone asks you why you werebrought in tonight, it's just a new
routine. I'm trying to understand.Yes, sir, if you talk,
you're through. That'll be all.Yes, sir, Thank you, sir.
You let him off cheep. I'vegot an idea. Does Sherman drive

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a car of his own? Yes, he has a little road too.
Does he drive it to work?Yes, keeps it in the department arrived
Crawford. I have an idea.We're going to invest in a little oil
stock. Oil stock. Yes.I want you to get a five gallon
can of motor oil and tie itunder Sherman's car so he can't see it.
Yes. Then I want you tohave a plug made so and be
pulled out of the oil can.When Sherman drives his car out of the

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garage. We're gonna track him.Understand, Yes, But well, if
Sherman saw a big pool of oilunder his car before he drove out of
the garage. He'd look under itand see the can. Right, Chief,
you're a fast thing. We've gotto think fast to keep ahead of
this plantom gang. And remember thatpoor old night watchman the corner said they
tried to make it look like suicide, killed him with his own gun.
I'd like to track down the manwho did that. We'll track this phantom

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gang in oil. Have a manassigned to see that Sherman's oil is renewed
every day. Am about putting acan on a Little Butcher's card too?
Can you fix it? I'd liketo see if Little Butcher's in Sherman's oil
tracks cross. I think it canbe arranged. Good. See anything saddened?

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Not ship Captain. The armory acrossthe street there is pitted. Are
you sure those oil tracks came here? Yeah, two of'em. We
found two pools of oil in thestreet there in front of the armory after
the cars had gone. Well,a National Guard armory is the last place
should look for crooks. And thatbuilding's a regular fortress. Swell view overlooking
Puget sounder. Who's that coming downthe street? Set back in the doorway.

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It's a man in uniform National Guarduniform sergeant sergeant stripes. Yes,
sir, he's at the armory doornow getting out keys there he goes in,
Well, the chief got me akey to that door this afternoon.

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Shall we go over and crash all? Take it easy side and maybe we'll
get some more fish in our net. Wait a minute, take him somebody
around the corner. It's a patrolmanbeat man. Probably what don't they doing?
Uh, just waiting there in theshadow of the armory. Recognize him?
Mm mm to dark captain, he'sexpecting someone and maybe it's this guy.

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It's a police squad car and JackMiller and is by himself. Wonder
where his partner is? Jack Millery, he's sheman's father and the squad guard.
They had listen, how hell where'syour car on the army? Jack?
Oh? We part there every dayan e show. I would like
to heal the d Come up.Hm. There they go in Bill.

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Bill who all we could tell fromhis car? He said, it's park
behind the armory every day. Yuh, but we can tell better by
looking at him right in the eye. We're going in, sergeant, come
on two cops in an army sergeant, I the step sidond hid the key.

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Wow, man, it's dark asthe inside of your hat. Take
it easy. This is the drillflow. Nobody here. It looks like
a stairway over here. Come onright with you. Watch out for these
stairs. M another door. I'lljust open at the crack. Careful room

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inside there is light as Take iteasy. Nobody here looks like the armory
carpenter shop. I look around.A lot of big closet. Yeah,
hm, carpenter tools, nails,paint. There's a new electrical grinder,

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two new portable electric sword. Well, let me say here the bottom of
this cup. Pull away those ragsin that broiler. Say what is this?
More swords and lamps and what namesdo you see? An I'm sergeant,
look get it Richard's Lumber supply company. How are you electrical? Say

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captain? All this paints in thegall break company, the one they knocked
off four times and we finally gotthem cracked in oil. Wait a minute,
watch that. Yeah, coming,get ready, sergeant, I'm ready.
Turn out the light, shoot andturn the light on, fast light.

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Don't do to turn on the lightpageant All right, got them craft.
Put your hands aggings too. Ohjust a minute, what are your
cops doing this armory? You gotall right shooting here? APIs my cotton
shape upside? Oh that's your corpentershot it, Digeant. I thought I
belong to the National Guard. Well, I'm a regimental coppenter and care taker
material and how you take care ofmaterials? Sole by the Phantom gang from
lumber company, the electrical stores,and I ain't kept mental pergent. We

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call us in here tonight. Youwant, Jenkins? Ought to be in
the zoo in the snakehouse. Yeah, gotta be tough on the snakes.
Take that guns and clubs away andstrip off their badges for it's a pleasure.
Hey, let's here at my uniform. You on need that police uniform
much longer, Jenkins. Why asthe rest of the little bill getting in
your car popped out behind the gomring? Who else is in this with

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you? Oh? I wanna playshut mouth now? Eh, you can't
make us stock, Captain. Weknow all the tricks. Yeah, maybe
I've got one you don't know.Bring them along side. We'll send a
van for the care takers. Well, captain, we got part of the

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Pantom gang. But only part Iknow, Chief, your investment in oil
was a great idea. You mustadmit I used my head when I attached
those oil cans with those other cars. Attract Miller and Jenkins right to the
armory. The leader of this mob, the brains, is still loose in
Seattle, and it looks like abig gang to me. Oh, Captain,
no one knows we arrested those menlast night, No, sir,

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they're being held in gimmunicado. Goodmake my blood boil to think my own
policemen are burglars, thieves, maybekillers. But if we can keep this
arrest quiet for one more night,excuse me, Chief, here's that misschi
Watter, All right, Sweeney,that'll be all all right, Yes,
sir, Captain. Here's the recordof all the patrolmen on whose beat those

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phantom gang robberies took place. Isee dates of robberies, beats, patrolmen,
and the knights of Right now,I'll take a look at these precinct
maps. Jenkins, he was offhis own beat that night of the Blue
Streak matter sure in there covering up, probably helped rob that place and then
had an alibi just going by andlook at this. Most of these robberies

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were pulled when the regular patrolman hadhis night offense. Nobody else was double
them on his beasts. Exactly.We're shorthanded on police, and somebody had
been tipping off the phantom gang onwhat beats are unguarded and when. That's
why a lot of these stores arecleaned out. The gang had lots of
time and they knew it. Buthow can we put our fingers on the
tip off man? Chief? Thisgives me an idea. You track this

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phantom gang in oil? Suppose Itrack them another way? How here's my
plans tonight. How about ten minutesheadquarters, Let's take the woods just a

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minute. Oh yes, Captain.Edward's chief wants to see you right away.
Special assignment. All right, captain, but uh, we'll take over
the switchboard. I'll take it.Used to be my old job, you
know. Come on, give methe headphones. Yes, sir, you
are, I'll see the chief.Hello, Hello, police headquarters. Right,

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it's Bill Sherman there. Please oohBill Sherman. Why uh, well,
no, well see who is this? Well, never mind, please
just tell him Sylvia call little Bush'ssister. Eh, oh, Sweeney is
that show. Edwards. Wah,this is Redwood. This is Joe,

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oh Joe one Trump. Say isthere anyone on duty tonight? Down around
first Alvenue between Second and Virginia DavisLumber Company? Anyone on Judy first avenue
between? No nobody there and Ithanks Edwards. I'll be seeing yeah,
tweeny, sweeny, hurry up,pleasure, Yes, captain ready, take

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the board, take these headphones.Remember your orders there, Yes, sir
h Charlotte, flash everybody now.Captain Edwards will be in jail anymore now,
Yes, give him the works andremember between he tell those squad guys
no sirens within hearing distance. DavisLumber Company A first Avenue between Second of
Virginia. Oh, keep keep ourcars, our cars go to Davis Lumber
Company first. Have we've got himred handed and all posted, captain already,

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Chief, all right, let himhave it, flight him up over
there, all right, right up, you hypocrite, all right. Nine
burglars and five of your own policemen. Five more plots on the Seattle Police.
Let people he got meal nights workcoming. He deplug the chief if

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you hadn't got him, Frank Sherman, all right, Chief, I heard
it to you. Forgive me thischance. Oh I want to I Lian,
what do you want to say.I'm Joe Armstrong, I I killed
night watchmen. I shot him.Oh, Joe Armstrong, the killer of

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the night Watchman. Well that's onemember of the Phantom Gang who won't have
to stand trial. Come on Seattle'sFinest down to the jail to meet your
pile edwards. You're going for aride in your own wagons. Be with

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us again when true and just histrial in the name of the law.