Capture

Three months ago, five bullets whizzed from a thicket in a vacant lot in Canton, Ohio. One of them entered the vigorous brain of Editor Don R. Mellett of the Canton Daily News, as he was putting away his car for the night (TIME, July 26 et seq.). An employe of Newspaper-owner James M. Cox, thrice Governor of Ohio, Editor Mellett had built up circulation but incurred bitter enmities by bold-printed attacks on Canton's labyrinthine underworld, Canton's obviously corrupt police force, Canton's civic officials. Detectives swarmed to Canton. Newspapers all over Ohio succeeded in confusing Justice in its course by their frantic efforts to beat one another to the mystery's solution. Evidence pointed to the hiring of underworld thugs, by "higher-ups" in Canton to commit the murder. One Louis Mazer, Canton bootlegger and an overlord of the Canton "jungle" was arrested. Also one Ben Rudner, hardware dealer of nearby Massillon, Ohio. But the key man of the mystery was missing, Patrick Eugene McDermott, ex-convict, member of a family of mine-laborers in Nanty Glo, Pa. He was believed to have been in the shooting gang. He was known to be hiding somewhere, supported and protected by his criminal employers.

Last week they caught Pat Mc-Dermott. He had been residing in a "luxurious" flat in Cleveland, equipped with a motor car and servant, and taking the air only at night. Detective Ora Slater, working under Prosecutor C. B. McClintock of Stark County, played upon the consciences of Pat McDermott's brothers until they agreed to lure him to Twin Rocks. Pa., by publishing news that his aged mother was dying. Mr. McDermott went to Twin Rocks and was given a week by his brothers to make a case for himself. Then the relatives sent for Detective Slater and ushered the fugitive into his presence.

"Pat," said Mr. Slater, "I'm very glad to see you."

Turning on his brothers, Pat shouted, "You've double-crossed me!"

Back to Canton went Pat McDermott, to answer a lot of questions. The Canton "jungle" seethed with excitement.