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My name's Friday. 02:16.000 --> 02:26.000 It was 1123 a.m. when we got to 700 South Hill Boulevard, a Butler accordion studios. 02:26.000 --> 02:27.000 What do you think? 02:27.000 --> 02:29.000 Well, I don't know. It must be upstairs, I guess. 02:29.000 --> 02:32.000 Oh, yeah. Yeah, there it is. Main office, second floor. 02:32.000 --> 02:38.000 Yeah. 02:38.000 --> 02:39.000 Who is that, Joe? 02:39.000 --> 02:40.000 What? 02:40.000 --> 02:41.000 That portrait up around the wall. 02:41.000 --> 02:45.000 Oh, yeah, just a minute. Some printing underneath here. 02:45.000 --> 02:46.000 Nice painting. 02:46.000 --> 02:51.000 Yeah, it says Damien, the father of the accordion, Vienna, 1829. 02:51.000 --> 02:58.000 What do you know about that? 02:58.000 --> 03:00.000 Must be it down there, huh? 03:00.000 --> 03:01.000 Yeah. 03:01.000 --> 03:02.000 Want to try? 03:02.000 --> 03:06.000 Yeah. 03:06.000 --> 03:07.000 Yes, sir? 03:07.000 --> 03:12.000 Are you Lewis Butler? 03:12.000 --> 03:14.000 Yeah, that's right. And can I help you? 03:14.000 --> 03:17.000 Police officers, Mr. Butler, like to talk to you for a minute. 03:17.000 --> 03:18.000 Is your name Friday? 03:18.000 --> 03:21.000 Yes, sir, that's right. This is my partner, Sergeant Romero. 03:21.000 --> 03:22.000 How do you do? 03:22.000 --> 03:25.000 I'm sorry, Sergeant. I told you on the phone I just don't want to talk about it. 03:25.000 --> 03:28.000 We'd appreciate it if we could have your cooperation. It's a pretty important matter. 03:28.000 --> 03:33.000 Well, I'm the only one concerned in it as far as I can see. I just assumed forget the whole thing. 03:33.000 --> 03:35.000 Besides, I got a pretty busy day ahead of me. 03:35.000 --> 03:39.000 Well, we'd like to straighten you out, Mr. Butler. It concerns a lot more people than just yourself. 03:39.000 --> 03:42.000 Now, we're not going to take much of your time. Just a few questions, that's all. 03:42.000 --> 03:46.000 I told you on the phone, Sergeant, I don't want to talk about it. Can't you just forget about the whole thing? 03:46.000 --> 03:48.000 It's only going to take a few minutes, sir. 03:48.000 --> 03:50.000 All right. Come in if you want. 03:50.000 --> 03:51.000 Thank you. 03:51.000 --> 03:53.000 Thank you. 03:53.000 --> 03:59.000 This place is in kind of a mess. Wife's away, the mother's... You can sit down if you want. 03:59.000 --> 04:02.000 Oh, thank you. Thank you very much. 04:02.000 --> 04:06.000 All right, Pepper, I'll feed you. Just a minute. 04:06.000 --> 04:09.000 It's a nice cat you got there. Siamese? 04:09.000 --> 04:14.000 A little bit, yeah. It's my wife's. Don't care too much for cats myself. 04:18.000 --> 04:21.000 All right, Pepper, now wait a minute. 04:21.000 --> 04:24.000 Put your nose in it. 04:26.000 --> 04:30.000 Here you go, Pepper. That ought to hold you for a while. 04:31.000 --> 04:35.000 Look at that, Jill. Sure goes for that milk, huh? 04:35.000 --> 04:36.000 Yeah, it sure does. 04:36.000 --> 04:39.000 You're going to have to make it fast, Sergeant. I've got an appointment for lunch downtown. 04:39.000 --> 04:44.000 All right, sir. I'd just like to have you elaborate on what Dr. Hart told us. Is he your family doctor, by the way? 04:44.000 --> 04:49.000 Yeah, that's right. He had no business calling you in the first place. I told him I didn't want it to get out. 04:49.000 --> 04:51.000 What'd he tell you? 04:51.000 --> 04:55.000 He said you came to him for treatment the night before last. He told him you'd been beaten up and robbed. 04:55.000 --> 04:58.000 He treated you for cuts and bruises about the face and head. 04:58.000 --> 05:00.000 No, it was nothing. Didn't amount to anything. 05:00.000 --> 05:02.000 Well, was there actually a robbery, Mr. Butler? 05:02.000 --> 05:06.000 Believe me, Sergeant, it didn't amount to anything. I don't even want to go into it. 05:06.000 --> 05:08.000 How much did the robbery involve? Money, I mean. 05:08.000 --> 05:13.000 I'd rather not say. I don't want any fuss made about it. That's why I didn't report it. Just isn't worth it to me. 05:13.000 --> 05:18.000 We understand the holdup men took more than $800 from you. Wouldn't you like to get that money back? 05:18.000 --> 05:21.000 I don't want to be nasty about this thing, but I was the one who was held up. 05:21.000 --> 05:25.000 Now, if I don't want to press the case, I don't see why anyone else should worry about it. It was my money. 05:25.000 --> 05:27.000 How about the beating that the thieves gave you? 05:27.000 --> 05:31.000 It's nothing serious. It's like I told you on the phone. I want to forget about the whole thing. 05:31.000 --> 05:35.000 Well, it must have involved more than just a few scratches from the looks of you and the doctor had to treat you. 05:35.000 --> 05:38.000 Take my word for it, please. I'm all right. I don't want to press charges. 05:38.000 --> 05:42.000 Appreciate it if you'd give us some kind of an explanation, Mr. Butler. 05:42.000 --> 05:45.000 Why, I don't want to bother. That's all. There's nothing to explain. 05:45.000 --> 05:51.000 Well, you don't have to admit that this is a little unusual. Somebody beats you up, slugs you, takes $800 from you, and you don't want to do anything about it? 05:51.000 --> 05:56.000 You're going to have to excuse me a minute. I have one of my accordion students down the hall in the practice room. 05:56.000 --> 05:59.000 Almost time for him to go. I have to give him his lesson for next week. 05:59.000 --> 06:00.000 All right. Sure, go right ahead. 06:00.000 --> 06:02.000 It'll only be a minute. 06:05.000 --> 06:06.000 How about that? 06:06.000 --> 06:07.000 Yeah. 06:07.000 --> 06:09.000 Acts like he's scared to death. 06:09.000 --> 06:15.000 Well, wherever it was, they gave him a going over. Half of his head in bandages, face all swollen. 06:15.000 --> 06:17.000 Sure is something, Phony. 06:17.000 --> 06:20.000 Well, he's not going to be much help unless we can talk him into a crime report. 06:20.000 --> 06:23.000 Somebody's got to him. I'll bet on it. 06:23.000 --> 06:24.000 Hi there, Kitty. 06:24.000 --> 06:26.000 Hi, Kitty. 06:26.000 --> 06:32.000 I've been thinking it over, officers. Sorry you had to come out here, go to all this trouble, but I just assumed forget the whole thing. 06:32.000 --> 06:34.000 I'd only want to talk about it if you don't mind. 06:34.000 --> 06:37.000 We don't mean the high pressure, Mr. Butler, but we'd like some kind of an explanation. 06:37.000 --> 06:40.000 Can't you understand? I just don't want to make a big fuss about it. 06:40.000 --> 06:44.000 I'd like to have you go along with my feelings in the matter. It's my affair, isn't it? 06:44.000 --> 06:46.000 No, sir. It's ours, too. 06:46.000 --> 06:51.000 Half a dozen people like yourself have been beaten up and robbed in this neighborhood all in the last five weeks. 06:51.000 --> 06:53.000 Now, if we can find the thieves, we can put a stop to it. 06:53.000 --> 06:56.000 We can make sure the same thing doesn't happen to your neighbors. 06:56.000 --> 06:59.000 Well, they're going to have to look out for themselves. I'm not getting tied up in a big investigation. 06:59.000 --> 07:01.000 The neighbors don't worry about me. 07:01.000 --> 07:03.000 Phony goes a little further than that. 07:03.000 --> 07:04.000 What? 07:04.000 --> 07:07.000 They've been beaten up and robbed once. How do you know it isn't going to happen again? 07:07.000 --> 07:10.000 Well, it's not, that's all. I'll make sure it doesn't. 07:10.000 --> 07:13.000 How? What's going to stop the same thieves from knocking you over again? 07:13.000 --> 07:16.000 Look, if it's all the same to you, I want to forget about this. 07:16.000 --> 07:18.000 I'm going to have to be running along. It's getting late. 07:18.000 --> 07:22.000 No, there's just one more thing, Butler. When the doctor was treating you the other night, this Dr. Hart, 07:22.000 --> 07:24.000 he says you told him that you knew who the holdup men were now. Is that right? 07:24.000 --> 07:27.000 No, he got it all mixed up. I didn't mean it that way. 07:27.000 --> 07:29.000 How did you mean it? 07:29.000 --> 07:32.000 I'm in a funny position. I just can't explain that's all. I can't take the chance. 07:32.000 --> 07:34.000 Did the holdup men threaten you? 07:34.000 --> 07:37.000 I can't talk about it. Give me a break, please. 07:37.000 --> 07:40.000 You're making a mistake, mister. Play ball with those thieves and they'll ruin you. 07:40.000 --> 07:44.000 It's not only me, it's my family too. I'm not going to take the chance. 07:44.000 --> 07:47.000 If they threatened you and your family, you're taking more of a chance keeping quiet about it. 07:47.000 --> 07:51.000 They'll bleed you white, blackmail, robbery, anything you can think of. Now this has happened before. 07:51.000 --> 07:56.000 Can't you see the spot I'm in? I know who they are, I know what they can do. I've got a wife to think about. 07:56.000 --> 07:58.000 Would you put your family in that position? 07:58.000 --> 08:03.000 You're buying protection from a couple of hoods. Now figure it out. How much is it worth? How far can you trust them? 08:03.000 --> 08:08.000 If you pick them up, they'll know I told you. I don't want anything to happen. Can't you see that I haven't any choice? What else can I do? 08:08.000 --> 08:12.000 Help us put the thieves where they belong. You'll have all the protection you need until they're locked up. 08:12.000 --> 08:14.000 It's a big order. I don't know. 08:14.000 --> 08:16.000 You and your wife will be under 24-hour guard. Now that's a promise. 08:16.000 --> 08:18.000 How long would that have to go on? 08:18.000 --> 08:20.000 Long enough to bring them to trial and convict them. 08:20.000 --> 08:21.000 Now how about it? 08:21.000 --> 08:26.000 They warned me about telling the police. They said they'd get both of us if I did. Me and my wife. 08:26.000 --> 08:29.000 Now they meant it too. They'd get us. What can you do about it? 08:29.000 --> 08:30.000 Get them first. 08:30.000 --> 08:38.000 After another hour of talking, we finally persuaded the robbery victim, Louis Butler, to come downtown with us. 08:38.000 --> 08:41.000 He dictated a full statement about the holdup and filed a crime report. 08:41.000 --> 08:46.000 He told us he'd been robbed and slugged late at night a few blocks from his music studio. 08:46.000 --> 08:52.000 Eight hundred and twenty dollars had been taken from him by two bandits, both of whom were armed, both of whom he recognized. 08:52.000 --> 08:56.000 One of the men was a Marvin Carter, a former bartender at a neighborhood tavern. 08:56.000 --> 08:59.000 The other was Ralph Quincy, a merchant seaman. 08:59.000 --> 09:03.000 We went across the street and met with Deputy District Attorney Fred Henderson. 09:03.000 --> 09:07.000 The next day the case was presented to the grand jury and a true bill was returned. 09:07.000 --> 09:12.000 The two suspects, Marvin Carter and Ralph Quincy, were indicted on one count of armed robbery. 09:12.000 --> 09:19.000 That afternoon, both of them were booked at the main jail and then released after posting a required bail of ten thousand dollars. 09:19.000 --> 09:23.000 Four thirty p.m. Ben and I went back to the office and met with Captain Didion. 09:25.000 --> 09:26.000 How are you making out on it? 09:26.000 --> 09:29.000 Pretty fair shape, Skipper. The arraignment's set for two weeks from Thursday. 09:29.000 --> 09:31.000 How about protection for the victim? 09:31.000 --> 09:35.000 Well, it's all set up. Butler and his wife are under twenty-four hour guard, three teams of men on it. 09:35.000 --> 09:38.000 Since two thieves are getting out on bail, it's not going to make it any easier. 09:38.000 --> 09:40.000 Who are you working with from the DA's office? 09:40.000 --> 09:41.000 Henderson. 09:41.000 --> 09:43.000 Seems to think we've got enough to convict both men. 09:43.000 --> 09:44.000 What makes him so sure? 09:44.000 --> 09:47.000 Well, for one thing, we've got a line on a couple of good witnesses to the holdup. 09:47.000 --> 09:48.000 Excuse me. 09:48.000 --> 09:50.000 Robbery Didion. 09:50.000 --> 09:51.000 Yeah, Mike. 09:51.000 --> 09:53.000 No, I'll check it before I leave. 09:53.000 --> 09:54.000 Right. 09:54.000 --> 09:56.000 What was that about witnesses? 09:56.000 --> 09:58.000 A man by the name of Bartlett runs a drug store. 09:58.000 --> 10:01.000 He and his son were in the neighborhood when Lewis Butler was held up. 10:01.000 --> 10:04.000 They're supposed to have spotted the two thieves running from the scene. 10:04.000 --> 10:05.000 Have you talked to them yet? 10:05.000 --> 10:06.000 Just over the phone. 10:06.000 --> 10:09.000 We've got an appointment with them at six o'clock tonight to take their statement. 10:09.000 --> 10:13.000 I guess I don't have to tell you to stay as close to the thing as you can. 10:13.000 --> 10:17.000 If we miss this time, we may not get another chance. 10:17.000 --> 10:20.000 You know as well as anyone how tough it's been reaching these things. 10:20.000 --> 10:24.000 Yeah, well, we wouldn't be this far along if Butler didn't decide to cooperate and file charges. 10:24.000 --> 10:27.000 I wish I knew how many victims there are in this thing just like Butler. 10:27.000 --> 10:30.000 People we don't even know about, so scared they don't dare file charges. 10:30.000 --> 10:32.000 I guess there's a dozen of them anyway. 10:32.000 --> 10:33.000 I can't figure it. 10:33.000 --> 10:36.000 People hire a police force on salary to protect them and their property, 10:36.000 --> 10:40.000 then they turn around, try to make a deal with a bunch of hoods, buy them off. 10:40.000 --> 10:43.000 How far have you gotten on the holdup gang? 10:43.000 --> 10:44.000 What do you mean? 10:44.000 --> 10:46.000 The two men you've got, Ted, Carter and Quincy. 10:46.000 --> 10:48.000 Anyone else working with them? 10:48.000 --> 10:49.000 Possible, not sure yet. 10:49.000 --> 10:52.000 Both Carter and Quincy have juvenile records, that's about it. 10:52.000 --> 10:53.000 We're still checking on them. 10:53.000 --> 10:56.000 Robbery did him? 10:56.000 --> 10:58.000 Yeah, Tom. 10:58.000 --> 11:00.000 Uh-huh, that right. 11:00.000 --> 11:02.000 No, I'll tell them they're here with me now. 11:02.000 --> 11:04.000 Right, thank you. 11:04.000 --> 11:05.000 It started already. 11:05.000 --> 11:06.000 How's that? 11:06.000 --> 11:07.000 The victim, Lewis Butler. 11:07.000 --> 11:09.000 He got a phone call at his house a few minutes ago. 11:09.000 --> 11:12.000 Figured it was one of the holdup gang, they gave Butler a choice. 11:12.000 --> 11:13.000 What'd they say? 11:13.000 --> 11:15.000 Either he drops the charges or they'll kill him. 11:15.000 --> 11:21.000 Five thirty p.m. 11:21.000 --> 11:25.000 Captain Didion issued orders that the two suspects in the case, Marvin Carter and Ralph Quincy, 11:25.000 --> 11:28.000 be placed under twenty-four hour surveillance. 11:28.000 --> 11:31.000 An additional team of men was assigned to guard Lewis Butler. 11:31.000 --> 11:35.000 Each officer was carefully instructed to take all possible precautions 11:35.000 --> 11:39.000 to prevent the robbery victim and his wife from being harmed in any way. 11:39.000 --> 11:41.000 Six p.m. 11:41.000 --> 11:43.000 Ben and I met with the two witnesses to the holdup. 11:43.000 --> 11:47.000 A drug store proprietor, Sam Bartlett, and his teenage son, Harold. 11:47.000 --> 11:51.000 They told us that they'd been in the immediate vicinity the night Butler was robbed 11:51.000 --> 11:55.000 and that they'd gotten a good look at the two gunmen as they ran from the scene of the holdup. 11:55.000 --> 12:00.000 Bartlett and his son, Harold, identified the suspects as Marvin Carter and Ralph Quincy. 12:00.000 --> 12:04.000 Statements were taken and both witnesses were warned to maintain absolute secrecy 12:04.000 --> 12:07.000 about their part in the case. 12:07.000 --> 12:10.000 Next day we made arrangements to have the drugist and his son 12:10.000 --> 12:13.000 subpoenaed for the Superior Court Arrangement. 12:13.000 --> 12:15.000 Six days went by. 12:15.000 --> 12:18.000 Thursday, October seventeenth, eight a.m. 12:18.000 --> 12:22.000 We checked in the office and found the message waiting for us. 12:22.000 --> 12:24.000 What is it, Joe? 12:24.000 --> 12:26.000 The drugist's son, Harold Bartlett. 12:26.000 --> 12:27.000 Where did he go? 12:27.000 --> 12:29.000 Found him in an alley three o'clock this morning. 12:29.000 --> 12:30.000 What? 12:30.000 --> 12:32.000 Slugged and beaten. 12:32.000 --> 12:35.000 He was on his way home from a neighborhood movie just before midnight 12:35.000 --> 12:40.000 when two men jumped him from behind on a deserted street. 12:40.000 --> 12:43.000 I don't know if I should tell you, but he was a good guy. 12:43.000 --> 12:45.000 He was a good guy. 12:45.000 --> 12:47.000 He was a good guy. 12:47.000 --> 12:49.000 He was a good guy. 12:49.000 --> 12:51.000 He was a good guy. 12:51.000 --> 12:53.000 He was a good guy. 12:53.000 --> 12:55.000 He was a good guy. 12:55.000 --> 12:57.000 He was a good guy. 12:57.000 --> 12:59.000 He was a good guy. 12:59.000 --> 13:02.000 He was a good guy. 13:02.000 --> 13:19.780 Why don't you go get genome 13:19.780 --> 13:26.680 laboratories out of the old pack. 13:26.680 --> 13:30.520 I asked them why and just kept slugging me. I see 13:31.440 --> 13:33.600 At first I think they were hitting me with their fist 13:34.120 --> 13:36.940 It felt like something a lot harder 13:37.600 --> 13:39.600 piece of iron or metal or something 13:40.040 --> 13:44.960 That's why I grabbed the cloth off of my face and I started to holler. Mm-hmm. What happened then? 13:46.400 --> 13:49.620 Yes, nobody heard me nobody came anyway 13:50.560 --> 13:54.100 One of the men swore at me and grabbed my arm. It was something 13:54.100 --> 13:56.100 I was sure 13:56.100 --> 14:02.580 They didn't say anything to you all this time? No, I told just before they pushed me out of the car 14:05.260 --> 14:10.040 It seemed like I was at that car for hours when they started to talk to you Harry what'd they say? 14:10.040 --> 14:14.580 I was about that robbery my father and me saw but when they talked to us about last week 14:14.580 --> 14:20.740 Mm-hmm what'd they say about it? I said, maybe this will help you keep your mouth shut stay out of other people's business 14:20.740 --> 14:26.020 I said that a couple of times. I said a lot more had happened to dead me if we went to the police 14:26.740 --> 14:30.780 If we were witnesses at that trial you remember the men who called each other by name 14:32.020 --> 14:32.980 I 14:32.980 --> 14:34.500 Don't I? 14:34.500 --> 14:36.500 Don't remember anyway 14:36.500 --> 14:39.060 Well son, you remember when we talked to you and your father last week 14:39.060 --> 14:44.460 We told you to say nothing about the case to anyone. I remember sergeant. This is my fault 14:44.460 --> 14:48.660 Well, did you tell other people that you were a witness in the case? Did you mention it in public? 14:48.660 --> 14:50.980 I guess I did. Yeah 14:52.260 --> 14:54.740 I didn't think it was that important. Yes, I 14:55.780 --> 14:59.620 Talked about it quite a bit. I'm sorry. It's my fault. That's all right 14:59.620 --> 15:03.860 Harry if you remember it from now on it'll save a lot more trouble. I remember sergeant 15:04.180 --> 15:06.340 Those two men last night scaring for a while 15:07.540 --> 15:12.740 I guess most of us talk on how do you mean sir? They were warning me about staying away from the cops 15:12.740 --> 15:15.940 They said they'd kill me and my dad if we were witnesses. Mm-hmm 15:15.940 --> 15:21.860 They're probably just trying to scare us. They were fooling. Well, you had a sample last night, son. Yeah, were they fooling? 15:27.380 --> 15:28.500 After we left Harry Bartlett 15:28.500 --> 15:33.460 We went back to the office and arranged for a 24-hour guard to be assigned to the teenage boy and his father 15:33.940 --> 15:37.460 A thorough investigation of the attack on the boy failed to turn up any leads 15:38.180 --> 15:42.020 On the surface the two robbery suspects Carter and Quincy were not involved 15:42.020 --> 15:48.660 During the week that followed we heard of no further threats or attacks either on the victim Louis Butler or the witnesses involved in the case 15:49.380 --> 15:53.780 Ben and I worked with deputy district attorney Henderson preparing the case against the two suspects 15:54.740 --> 16:00.020 Two days before the trial opened in Superior Court. We got an urgent call. Yeah, I know but how did it happen? 16:01.700 --> 16:03.700 Mm-hmm. Yeah 16:03.940 --> 16:05.940 You're right Tom. Thanks 16:06.500 --> 16:08.980 What's the trouble couldn't be worse no victim 16:08.980 --> 16:11.780 What do you mean? 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They'd been under surveillance 18:20.780 --> 18:26.940 We'd had an understanding with them that in the event that they were in their automobile and for some reason the officers assigned to them 18:26.940 --> 18:30.100 Lost them in traffic the butlers would immediately return to their home 18:30.660 --> 18:34.860 On the night of November 3rd under the pretext of going to a neighborhood theater 18:34.860 --> 18:38.300 The butlers made a right-hand turn from a left-hand lane of traffic 18:38.300 --> 18:44.020 So it became obvious that they were trying to elude the officers following them a check was made at their home as pre-arranged 18:44.020 --> 18:46.020 And they failed to return 18:46.500 --> 18:51.140 When they failed to appear for the trial a bench warrant was issued by Superior Court for the missing couple 18:51.820 --> 18:58.660 Deputy District Attorney Henderson asked the court to grant a delay in order to find the butlers. It was granted in the meantime 18:58.660 --> 19:00.660 We'd gotten out of broadcast and an APB 19:01.260 --> 19:04.820 Missing persons detail helped out in the search still no sign 19:05.660 --> 19:11.460 Tuesday, November 12th 11 a.m. Deputy DA Henderson phoned us from the Hall of Justice. When was that Fred? 19:11.460 --> 19:13.460 Yeah, that right 19:14.260 --> 19:16.340 Mm-hmm. Yeah. Well, thanks a lot 19:18.180 --> 19:23.740 What do you have to say the attorney for Carter and Quincy asked the court for dismissal no complaining witness 19:23.740 --> 19:26.660 Well, the judge ruled on it yet. Yeah case dismissed 19:32.180 --> 19:36.340 No matter how guilty the two men might have seemed there was nothing further anyone could do 19:36.340 --> 19:42.060 Without a complaining witness our case was finished the two suspects Carter and Quincy were released from custody 19:42.780 --> 19:46.620 In a few days Quincy left town for the East Carter remained in the city 19:47.340 --> 19:50.820 The search for mr. And mrs. Butler went on no sign of either one of them 19:51.460 --> 19:54.300 December came and the Christmas holidays New Year's 19:55.020 --> 20:00.060 On January 16th Louis Butler suddenly reappeared back in town and surrendered on the bench warrant 20:00.460 --> 20:04.740 They explained to the judge that because of the numerous threats on their lives just before the trial 20:04.740 --> 20:08.140 They were afraid to appear and that they left the state without telling anyone 20:08.940 --> 20:11.780 The judge gave them a lecture and a warning and dismissed charges 20:12.740 --> 20:16.700 Another month passed February and then March on April 2nd 20:16.700 --> 20:20.180 We got word from Denver, Colorado that one of our former robbery suspects 20:20.500 --> 20:25.340 Ralph Quincy had shot and killed a 24 year old policeman while attempting a robbery in that city 20:25.980 --> 20:29.180 Quincy was tried and convicted of murder and received a life term 20:29.180 --> 20:33.580 In the meantime, we'd heard little or nothing about the other former robbery suspect Marvin Carter 20:34.380 --> 20:37.660 Another two months passed spring months wore on into summer 20:38.380 --> 20:40.380 Monday July 8 8 a.m 20:41.100 --> 20:44.020 Friday Romero see you minute. Yes, Kipper 20:46.020 --> 20:48.220 You want to sit down you got something for you 20:49.820 --> 20:55.300 Hold up victim man, but the name is Sheridan came in late last night filed his crime report. Hey, have a look 20:55.300 --> 21:00.940 Let's see Joe, you can notice there it happened in the same area where we had that rash of holdups last fall 21:00.940 --> 21:07.260 I see victim robbed and beaten suspects use the same approach same MO followed it right down the line 21:07.260 --> 21:12.700 Yeah, victim warned not to contact police bodily harm threatened if victim did so 21:12.700 --> 21:17.100 How about the descriptions of the whole of men here the victim pretty sure about them Gaffney handled a report 21:17.100 --> 21:21.620 The victim said he got a good look at one of the thieves Gaffney gave him a bunch of mugshots to look at 21:21.620 --> 21:25.540 Yeah, here's the one he picked out of the lot. Thanks 21:26.580 --> 21:28.900 Have a look Joe Marvin Carter 21:32.820 --> 21:39.060 As soon as the robbery report had come in an immediate check had been made of Marvin Carter's last known address an apartment in the West 21:39.060 --> 21:43.300 Pico district the landlord revealed the suspect had moved at least two months before 21:44.020 --> 21:48.060 We got out of broadcast and an APB on him together with sergeants and officers 21:48.060 --> 21:53.140 We got out of broadcast and an APB on him together with sergeants Gonzales and Henry Ben 21:53.140 --> 21:57.460 And I started on the systematic check of all of Carter's known friends relatives and associates 21:58.020 --> 22:04.520 After that we started on the places. He was known to frequent hotels bars restaurants. No luck two weeks went by 22:05.040 --> 22:09.740 There were no further reports of robberies where the MO of the criminal matched that of Carter's 22:10.720 --> 22:12.720 Tuesday July 26 2 p.m 22:12.720 --> 22:19.280 We got a call from one of our informants of Bertie Simmons who told us that he might have some information for us 22:19.760 --> 22:26.120 He said it concerned Marvin Carter. He told us he'd meet us at MacArthur Park on the 6th Street side at 2 30 p.m 22:27.240 --> 22:29.240 250 p.m 22:31.560 --> 22:35.720 You'll have to excuse me sergeant. Sorry. I'm late. I have to move from that other place 22:36.160 --> 22:41.480 Things haven't been going too good for me. That's all right, buddy. What's the matter? No luck with the horses? Yeah a lot of luck 22:41.480 --> 22:44.240 It's all bad if there's a pig in the race 22:44.240 --> 22:48.400 I have to bet on him every time getting so I can't even pick him to show anymore 22:48.400 --> 22:51.400 I don't know what else is new with you, buddy. No job yet 22:51.400 --> 22:56.240 No, I'm still looking but down around some of the joints South Main and Alameda keeping an ear to the ground 22:57.000 --> 22:59.440 What spoke? Yeah. Thanks. Don't mind if I do 23:01.560 --> 23:03.560 White for you 23:05.240 --> 23:10.700 What have you heard birdie anything else that Marvin Carter you're still looking for much 23:10.700 --> 23:14.880 It's right any rumble I heard it last night having a beer downtown 23:14.880 --> 23:19.800 I knew you fellas were in a little bind on the thing. I always like to help you when you're in a bind 23:20.040 --> 23:23.360 Well, what'd you hear Burke Carter still in town hiding out? 23:23.360 --> 23:28.280 Like I say always like to help you out when you need it. I know what it is to be in the bind 23:28.560 --> 23:33.040 That's when you appreciate help most I'm kind of in a bind right now 23:33.880 --> 23:35.880 little short, you know a 23:35.880 --> 23:40.240 Couple of dollars Burke, that's all I have on me. Will I help you out any? 23:40.760 --> 23:44.960 Save my life sergeant. Tell you the truth. I didn't know where dinner was coming from tonight 23:45.600 --> 23:50.080 No need telling you I appreciate it. What was this you heard about Carter still in town 23:50.160 --> 23:56.160 Is a place down by Venice near the beach. Mm-hmm. God has been seen there once twice lately 23:56.160 --> 24:00.440 It's a little simple joint beer and clams down by the beach 24:00.560 --> 24:05.200 Well, is that somebody's story or is it the real thing real thing sergeant? You know me better than that 24:05.200 --> 24:10.840 No phony leads from me. Where's Carter supposed to be staying down there, you know, well, I don't I don't I guess 24:10.920 --> 24:14.480 What do you mean this move to tell me about Tyler last night? 24:14.480 --> 24:20.660 He didn't know the address, but he described the place Carter supposed to be hiding out in I know the joining me 24:20.720 --> 24:23.660 But you don't know the address no, but I can point out the place 24:23.660 --> 24:28.760 He means it's a shack right along the speedway down there down by the beach. Mm-hmm 24:28.760 --> 24:32.920 You want to run down there with us now? Sure. I'll find it out for you. I'm not going near it though 24:32.920 --> 24:37.760 Why do you say that don't want to mix with it? That's all I got the word. What do you mean Carter? 24:38.120 --> 24:41.680 Won't be an easy one to take. How do you know? He's got a gun 24:45.360 --> 24:50.360 255 p.m. Along with our informant Bertie Simmons Ben and I drove down to the beach town of Venice 24:50.960 --> 24:55.400 Bertie pointed out a brown wooden frame cottage where Carter was supposed to be hiding out 24:56.160 --> 24:59.040 While Bertie waited in the car Ben and I checked it out 24:59.040 --> 25:04.120 It was nobody at home, but there was plenty of evidence inside the cottage that Carter was living there. I 25:04.760 --> 25:10.120 Went back down the street to where we parked our car. I kept an eye on the cottage while Ben got to a phone to call 25:10.120 --> 25:12.120 the office 25:14.360 --> 25:19.360 Pretty down here. I saw you. Yeah, it's nice day. I don't get out in the air enough 25:19.360 --> 25:24.620 I think that's my trouble some of this good ocean air makes you feel like a million. Yeah 25:24.620 --> 25:28.460 Did you notice the place where your partner went to phone down the street there? 25:29.100 --> 25:34.100 Yeah, what about it? You see the sign beer and clam right over the door 25:34.740 --> 25:36.260 Beer and clams? 25:36.260 --> 25:40.660 Yeah, mm-hmm. Best in the city. I know I've been there only great 25:41.460 --> 25:44.500 Good beer for a dime fresh clams nothing better 25:45.700 --> 25:48.740 You like clams? Yeah, they're all right once in a while 25:49.540 --> 25:52.180 What am I going to do if you two have to wait here all night? 25:52.180 --> 25:57.180 Well, we'll get you back to town bird figure out something for you. Hi Ben 25:58.540 --> 26:00.540 Did you get a hold of captain? Yeah 26:00.540 --> 26:04.220 Marvin Carter was picked up downtown 20 minutes ago. What? 26:04.700 --> 26:10.140 Yeah, I was driving a rented car traffic unit picked him up. Well, they tab him on his description. No at first 26:10.620 --> 26:15.260 Reason they noticed him was because he was double parked on a busy street and they pulled him over and got a better look at him 26:15.260 --> 26:19.500 I did any trouble with him. No, no got him booked at the main jail 26:19.500 --> 26:22.140 Say that sure too bad and what do you mean? 26:22.140 --> 26:25.580 It's your case isn't it? How long you fellas been working on it? 26:25.580 --> 26:30.220 Just about a year, huh Joe? Yeah, just about. Coming all this way for nothing 26:30.700 --> 26:35.500 You're ready to make the pension somebody else does it for you must be kind of disappointing 26:35.500 --> 26:39.500 All that time all that work. Well Carter's in jail. That's the main thing 26:40.140 --> 26:44.700 I guess we better drive back in. Yeah, say just a minute sergeant 26:44.700 --> 26:46.700 No use coming all this way for nothing 26:46.700 --> 26:51.500 I wonder if you'd do me a favor. What's that bird? That sign down the street? What? 26:51.500 --> 26:54.300 The blue and white sign bearing clam 26:55.020 --> 26:57.020 I wonder if you could drop me off right in front 26:57.900 --> 27:04.300 Bearing clam? Oh, yeah bird, huh? Sure nice of you. Just like I was saying. What's that? 27:04.300 --> 27:19.900 No use coming all this way for nothing. The story you have just heard was true 27:19.900 --> 27:25.500 Only the names were changed to protect the innocent. On October 29th trial was held in Superior Court 27:25.500 --> 27:30.700 Department 86 city and county of Los Angeles state of California in a moment the results of that trial 27:30.700 --> 27:36.700 And now here is our star Jack Webb. Thank you friends. 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