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three, Boise, Idaho eight three seven one five. Well, it's time
to return to Police Headquarters. And when we first played this series, just
before we got into Dragnet, there were two episodes lost, and thankfully those
have both been located. And the Police Headquarters was a fifteen minute show from
nineteen thirty two. It's the oldest thing we played on Great Detectives of Old
Time Radio. So we're pleased to go ahead and at last wrap up the
series polite Police Headquarters. So here are those two missing episodes, Episode nineteen
an episode twenty two of Police headquarters. First up is eighty thousand dollars robbery
and followed by two officers disappear at least quarters Old the Wild, Please exactly
if you're Old capping Wood singing as a surety company something just one of our
alarm systems and they probably seven Rudding Street. It's a Sunburg bars. Okay,
I'll gay somewhere right away. Radio and the patrol to eight forty seven
ready on investigations robbery calling car forty five, Car four five investigator robbery eight
four seven reading eight forty seven reading Satan shorty man making the same call watch
from fall Oh, sit down right, thanks, Captain. That's the dope
on that third job. Don't know. Captain Parker and I got the radio
call at five forty two this morning, and we made the trip in two
minutes plank. We found the back door of the place open one end,
but that storeroom was pretty much upset and looked like it had been cleaned down
well well. We plashed our lights around and pretty soon we run onto a
guy laying on the floor over the cut on his head. I ran Torrey's
pockets while the partner was calling for an ambulance and found out that he was
Sternberg, the guy who owns the furs shap Where is he now? They're
on the general hospital. I reckon who was won't told when they caught at
him? Away, Riley, get a general hospital on the wire and find
out how this fellow Sternberg is getting along. Right, go ahead, Ryan
Wall. That's about all the rest. Detain the Yeggs cleaned the place out.
A click named Andrews came in about eight o'clock and said that the furs
were worth eighty thousand bucks. What time did you say? You got the
call by thirty two this morning, sir, and you made it in two
minutes. Yes, This report from the Dead Rosarity Company shows that the burglar
alarm was tripped at five twenty nine. We had the call in the air
two minutes later, and in two more minutes you boys were on the scene
at your saw nothing of the robberts. That's right, sir, Right,
guess they've gone. Captain. Do you mean to tell me that a bunch
of giggs can break into the shop and see eighty thousand dollars weather furs and
get away inside of four minutes? Well, nothing, it can't be done.
Just go have any witnesses. I wasn't a soul in sight stefting the
paper boy. Did you talk to him? Yeah, and he said,
but he was positive that there hasn't been a car down that street from the
last hour. Oh he did, did he? That's what he said there.
Listen, Ryan, whoever stole those furs had to use the trucks,
and if they did, that newsboy would have heard it. They've seen it.
What was his name, A Newsy Yeah, wait a minute, I
haven't here, Someway, Joey Yarwitz. There was three fool and half fell
street. Oh though it was Joey Yarmus who says he didn't hear any sounds
of a truck. Huh, Well that's what he told us, sir.
Let's send to pick out on Joey or Yarwick. You'll probably find him around
the star POOLU bel Higgins. It's the same kid we head in here from
milk stealing about a months ago. Okay, cap'n oh. The hospital report
that Sternberger is okay, he went home about an hour ago. Minor conclusion.
All right, thanks, anything else for me, Captain, Yeah,
he's at the Sternberger's house and get him down here for the lineup this afternoon.
He may be able to pick out a few paces from the drag net.
Right there, here's mister Sternberg, the firman. Captain. Oh,
yes, the down place this officer here, Captain told me you wanted to
see me. Yes, And regard to the robbery, Oh, how's it
here? It's better? Did you get a glimpse of the man who hits
you? And in the storeroom it was started. I wonder if you'd mind
explaining, mister Sternberg, how you happened to be in your shop at five
thirty in the morning or come to the office down early. Yes, but
you always make it a customed to come down at five thirty in the morning.
Nine and this morning I was taking the six o'clock train for Kitten to
visit mint mine brother. I come to office boy to got some papers for
him to sign. I was in the office and in the storeroom I heard
noises, I say him, I've walked quired to the banks, when all
of a sudden someone hit me, and I knew nothing of your furs doesn't
seem to bother you much before I should it. From two years back,
I had them furs in short, Oh, I see it. Go.
Let the insurance company worry about it. Did you hear any words spoken before
you were hip come? I would not remember. What did you say?
The man who hits you was a small man or a large man? He
works a big man. I see you, oh, mister Surnberg. When
you entered your store at five thirty this morning? Did you see the newsboy
on the corner? Yeah? Did you see anything of a truck? Truck?
Nine? I see well, we're holding our regular weekday line up in
the auditorium in just a minute. What did a step in and give the
guys who paraded by in front of the microphone the once over? You see
anyone or hear any voices a sound? Famil, you're just letting me know.
But you're only asking two assistants in the recovery of your first All right,
good, If you're just wait a minute, I'll see you, sir.
Oh there it is. Yeah, they're ready in there now. I
might tell you that we do all our work in the dark. Only the
platform and they Susy is illuminated. There are one hundred and eighties of the
Cities Finals detectives in here. Let's make this up at home. I'll be
near the platform, all right, man, all right, man bringing the
first prisoner and Tonio Romelli, Well, I see your little trip to the
big house didn't do you much good. Tony, here he is man,
Tony Romelli eighte thirty eight record three terms in state's prisons at all with intense
to kill, first degree robbery and not a fair Now he comes back on
the charge of robbery again. Waylaying drunks is his specialty. Make a good
look at him. What about a Tony nice fellow? Se clean upright citizens?
Second? No, nextllent boys. Samuel Johnson Colors has more troubles staying
on the wagon and all the rest of the drunk in town. This makes
his fifteenth a rest on a charge of drunkenness and disturbing the piece. Sam
has a razor, and one of these days it's going to send himTo that
one way walk if he doesn't cut off his fighting. What about us,
Sam, Well, mister captain, I guess I just slipped again. All
right, take him down, next prisoner. Whow I didn't know the boys
have picked you up yet, Joey, Well, what you got me down
for? There's time, Captain Ah, Joey, you know why we brought
you down because you didn't tell us the truth about that fur robber this morning.
Ah, your folks make me six. I tell you, tomb flat
Foot that I ain't saying nothing. I ain't he ain't gonna tell nothing.
Yeah, I know you're a lying Joey man. This is Joey Yarwin Bell's
papers at sixth and Ready. Used to be the leader of the East Side
hoodlums until we broke him up. I didn't even here a month ago in
a milk stealing charge, but he lied out of it. Take a good
look at him, man, he'll probably be after him for murder one of
these days. All right, say give my wife next President. Well,
I'm sorry you didn't see anyone who looked like the man who is a Missus
Sternberg. After all, it was just a shop in the dark. Yes,
I don't want here to see you here Joey Yre with his mother.
Oh, yes, I asked her to come down. We're going now a
minute. Missus Sternberg, Well you still have to fill out the robbery report.
You'll just wait until I finished with Missus yar Let's uh sorry in Ryan,
but I must be right now and sit down, missus Sternburg. I'll
just be a minute this time. Are you in trouble again out there there?
It's nothing serious, Mamma yarlett here, I sit down. Always,
I was such a good most always I tryed to sentence to school and frying
life clothes fire. Then now Joey hasn't done anything bad. Here here,
stop crying. Maybe you can help us out. All the trouble with us
is that we can't get along with Joey. Somewhere he developed a hatred for
cop. Consequently, he does things which are against the law. Joey and
the law just don't hit it off. I thought that, perhaps, all
right, bring him in. I'm sorry to keep you waiting, mister Stannberg,
but I have a hunt that we might pick up a clue from Joey
yar with. If our plan works, I think I had a dumb slack.
I can walk along. What do you want not, papper? I
just wanted to have a little talk with you, Joey. I have stack
talking and talk fast. I gotta get me papers at the start four o'clock.
You're pretty tough, aren't you, Joey? What about it? Sure?
I'm tough. You gotta paint now a day. Yeah, I guess
you're right, Joey. I thought it has to be tough, doesn't it.
Yeah, you'll be getting allowed the end of the deal all the time.
Fella doesn't have to be crooked, Joey. Oh no, your cops
are crooked. Why shouldn't wait? Pain? No, but your mother doesn't
know that you're crooker, Joey. You'll leave my old lady out of day
just the same. I'll better to break her heart to know that you're rolling
dunks and stealing milk. You'll leave my mother out of that. I'll bet
you've got a good mother, Joey, someone who has worked hard. I'd
try to make a man out of you. You'd be awfully disappointed to know
that you're growing up into a first places hoodlum. What you don't know,
don't hurt it? And okay, what do I care? She'll crook one
a day. Sorry that you talked like this, Joey. All right,
Mammy Arms, you can come out from behind that screen, Julie, joe
you cannot croke sik Ma. I didn't quite dirty, double crushing copper.
I can't even with you bring my mo down here. Well, you let
her know about me, will you? I'll show you. Oh hopefully,
I'm sorry, Joy, you asked for it. He's not hert Mommy,
are little Joey let from Awa? You'll say, I'm sorry, Joey.
That's all right, Captain, I've been pretty much of a fool. I
guess. Oh, don't time off? Straighten up, honest, I will
honest on my foot, what I captain? Yeah, you'll make good Joey
on the way to start is to tell us just what you saw at mister
sternberg fur house this morning. Excuse me, head coptain I commit of mister
Steinberg. Maybe something for us to work on. Ohyeah, Joey, tell
let's launch you. Yeah, don totin, I'll tell you, sister guy.
You want stern first comin. His father came in a truck this morning
and cart it's a whole lot of way. He's planning to collect the insurance
turn them first. Gave me ten bucks to keep an eye out for the
cups, but I give it back here say stare that chuck on the jaw
from Captain Woodward. What's more? The mate and all allows you? Oh
you could get me come on, Mark. At least that's quartered. I'm
sorry he's busy now whence up to seeing hims. To one officer, Inspector
Baumery, some personal reason might have count part. But when two officers disappeared
one after the other on the same detail, well I say something must be
done. I agree with your wholeheartedly, Commissioners. When the decive Aagan disappeared
on that assignment to pick up Joe Mugul last night, I felt that he
mutters to have some personal reason for not calling in. But when the deective
Sergeant Gregory failed to call in this morning, I'm the same assignment, I
knew that something was wrong. And here it is, more than twelve hours
later, and we've heard nothing from either man. I have the entire personnelity
the department searching for them right now. Tell me, Inspector Bawmley, was
this Mugul arrest anything more than the usual assignment? Well, yes, you've
you've read about Blackie Peters. Yes, your man arrested him for a participation
in the gang Land murder. Didn't say, all right, maybe before yesterday
and he's still in jail. Yes, God Blake refused bonds of money.
What does this mogul arrest come into the picture. Well, Joe Moga is
Blackie Peter's right hand man. He's one of them, the same charge I
see. I'm afraid you don't see all of the town. No, both
of these men are gunmen, rodman in the vernacular the underworld for a big
Steve Maloney. Maloney, yea, the same man who came here being elected
councilman last year due to his gang in flunch. But Malone, I know
you think that the only reason we're after Steve Maloney is a violation of the
state Lawyan's gambling houses. Yeah, well it doesn't. Steve Maloney is ahead
of the greatest criminal ring with state has ever known. And you think that
Maloney may know something about the disappearance of Aikan and Gregory, I fainly do.
I'll let me get this straight, Inspector Bomb. We have a notorious
gun man in jail, Blacky Peter. That's right. We're looking for another
member of the gang on a murder chise, Joel Moga. Both of these
men work for a Big Steve Maloney and two officers sent to bring Joe Morgal
the headquarters they've disappeared. Is that it in a nutshell. Well, why
then don't you arrest Steve Maloney and suspicion of kidnappies because we've got an all
in twenty four hours, Commissioners. I've tried for a year to get something
on Maloney, but he's too smart for us. The arrest of Blackie Peters
is the first step Chargion that I've been able to make. What do you
think has become a detectivating and gregulator. I don't confess that I haven't the
slightest idea except that their disappearance is very irregular. Well, push things to
the limit round mabe and just to puticulars and offer a reward of one thousand
dollars for information leading to their safe return. These men must be found right
in the running and than stave Malonal possible. The Nagle models are possible for
Oh yeah, well, um that's going to wait. Any news might be
big to see Maloney and one of his hired killers just came in to see
me. Can you imagine the crust of that guy coming right in the police
Headquartery, you don't think to you, no, no, Steve Maloney is
too smart or anything like that. He wouldn't try to deliver Blackie Peter's with
an army or you're leaving commisment. Yes, well that is I have a
pressy engagement the Mayor's office. I thought you might like to stick around and
hear what Steve has to say. I know, well that is I'd like
to but well, good day. In fact, I'm sure you'll do everything
in your part if I be too often, but I will say I'll leave,
buy that store. If you don't mind, it will be well partn
me killing yeah, yeah, A looses on the whole and send the man.
Hello, infect good, Come on in, Tony. What do you
want to see? Mister maloney? Do you copper? Since when? Well?
This is the way our public service keep the text payers, is it?
You know? The paper thing to do is to ask me to have
a chair. There's a chair over there if you want to sit in it
and say what you've got to say. I'm busy. Okay, get down
over that totally and you can keep your thug pacing if you don't mind.
They listen. Firstly, two men, they take your hands off, sing.
I don't get tough maloney, right, you don't think we'd be so
dumb as to walk in the headquarters packing Robin. Do you after all we
can read? We know you've got a suliman laws or indeed, the boy's
got more brains than I gave you credit for. All right, Ryan,
what's in the mind? Steve? You've got an acquaintance of mind Blackly Peter's
in the jug a good boy and acquaintance of yours. A good boy.
Don't make me laugh? All right, I've got him in a jug?
What about it? Nothing excepting we all right? Thought? Maybe all right,
got down to brass packs. It's thought. What I hear you got
a couple of dicks? Mission? You get that from a little birds?
Are you telling a little bird from me that my cups will show up?
Yeah? And then right you got to get tire. Fourth South combing the
city. Well, there isn't many of your business, but if you want
to know, we're coming in the city for a whiz logan for Chicago authorities.
Logan all right, when did he hit this bird? I don't know
when he hit it, but he's going back to Chicago inside of twenty four
hours. Oh, then you ain't looking for detectives Aching and Gregory knock yet
we aren't we admit that they're missing your game on me. That's it.
You've got Blackie Peters in the jugs with short two dicks out of the detective
Bureau. I was just thinking that if well, maybe somebody left the door
the Blackie cell opened by a mistake, maybe your two lord Copper should come
winding horn? Are you low down, dirty snake? So nah, I
get the blades out of his horse. And if I ever ketch you down
here they got I'll judging myself. Charge, don't know, charge knock get
out part of it. Yeah, you're gonna be sorry for this, but
I gotta sell me for you black Heat, Whizz Logan and Chicago. Did
I ask a couple you always get what you ask for. Shoving in at
him? Just where now you two rest? I got along night and peace
for like that's you. You got a lot in common. We're gonna pipe
him. It's a prize cut of that year having these two. Yeah,
he's in the same cell, right, YEA, come along in our body
and cigar. Do you think black he knows you do to be spun?
He does. That's that's Peploi who was talking to him today. And when
the thing comes off, we don't want any violence. Unlocked the cell,
don't walk away from the like Malonians black did you do only? I can't
see why you told me to take that bribe and left Blacky people's escape.
So you got end of it? The mean, how are your certain,
sir? I am not going to get into a jam over again, of
course not. You're acting under orders. You's a very other thing. Um,
it's gonna you unlock the cell door. You better fade out of the
picture for a few days. I don't want to say anything happen to you
like you say, so go with the lagon. Eh? Yeah, what
are you doing in this time? Things have to happen. I had to
tear out somebody drop the bows and they picked me up downtown. Yeah,
you know, I gonna drive on in this bag. We're gonna pretty to
buck myself. Are you time news on the Big House? And they got
me up on a murder wrap. Yeah, tough by here. I don't
know. Maybe it ain't so bad. What do you mean by that?
You listen, you're in luck scene. I work for bat Steve Maloney.
Yeah, but here I am. Yeah, Steve sort of runs things in
this turn and he's got me allsop for a break or is it a delivering
Yeah? So the no rough stuff because you've got old man that tend the
screws on you. Yeah, Steve's done this morning and shook them half a
grand attend the keen and let me take it on the lamb. Yeah.
Once it's coming off the almost any time. Now listen and so switch steps
far fush open up. It's like a charm brush. Not out here,
come inside. Yeah, wait a minute, who's this guy with you?
That's with Logan from Chicago? Where's Logan here? Yeah? The dumb six
lucked Hi up in the frame? Show with Megan? Who're gonna turn to
you? Fixed? And look the shildra? He lay him done with me?
Well bring him in? Then where do they got you for Logan jobbing
the shot? Leave me? I was lucky when they sucked me in,
I said with black to you, I didn't know there was a break on
the blacks filled the dope. Yeah, well you'll tell you both to cross
the five brands for delivering you your pants and you'll see what he does.
Well, how did it work, Blacky? Like a charm brunch? What
if a child time? The turnkey SIPs in and turns along. He They
waited two minutes like you said, and then be it right down the back
stair where the boys was waiting with the crown. That's God. Sure had
to wait there for good. I was afraid of that old man. Well,
we got to get you out of town. I've a plane leaven the
airport in twenty minutes. It will land you when Canada. After that'll be
up to you to keep on the trouble of the list blows over. Well,
you can count on me, Bross. He's a grand It's all you'll
get. How about it, Logan, you want to take the same plane,
Well, I don't know what time is it? Pull like shake down
your full crops might have a stakeout on this joint. Sorry, Molly,
I just wanted to see the clock across the street. You'd better take the
plane with Blackie. I don't want the law to catch me harping any wanted
men. That's as you say, bros. What you're gonna do about them
two ticks the boys picked up don't know yet? Well you've got him tied
up in the waterfront hangout near the old pare. Better chuck them in the
river, Bros. I was thinking of that, but well, that's your
clothes, chain and get out of here and don't come back into Like,
why are you that everything is blown over? Hey, here's a right blackie.
You want one logan? Yeah, I let you go. Both of
your loaded to the hills things. Now pull him up. You're coming here
here, say over God work him. When he rushed the joint. As
soon as I saw the said go up. Cut them together. Boys,
drop that gun and see where you're gone. They're not allowed. Hey,
what is this? I know you've been frayed. Well, you're all right
this time. You're wearing a frame of will, thinking of the chair.
You've got a promotion for the taken. Well, how'd you call this guy?
Ach? And Bill acn brother of the ache and you guys have got
tied up in a warehouse and then he eat up sky. Yeah, yeah
that's right, sweetheart. As far as we know, who's logan is still
leaving the Chicago boys a merry chase. Come on Acan, let's raid that
waterfron hang up and pick up our boys and nap the rest of this mob.
Welcome back. Well, kind of a as usual with police headquarters.
A bit of a miss mixed bag, particularly in the first story. I
thought that the sound was actually pretty good, some of the effects for nineteen
thirty two, and it was interesting to see a lineup though the way that
they portrayed in nineteen thirty two versus the way that it was portrayed in nineteen
fifty two. Though it sank that the ending part was a bit fall over
the top and some of the dialects two, but it was nineteen thirties radio
and pretty enjoyable for the time, so I hope that you enjoyed it.
And coming up next week we're going to be listening to Ellery Queen, and
of course tomorrow it's The Adventures of Philip Marlowe. In the meantime, I
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