Judge — April 20, 1929 — page 34: what you’re looking at

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| JUDGE’S MYSTERY CONTEST No. 3 Judge Will Pay $25.00 for the Funniest Solution of this Mystery en stuffing a t Crosby Gaye De Straight-arm in’ preparation Jack Cluett collection of “Hor T he Strange Case of the SlightlyIn- discreet Mr. De Vilbiss, as Told by the Philo Vance of an Earlier Day Chresty Gace pe Vitniss was a postman living in modest circumstances in the quaint little hamlet of Monahan, Mass. He was not unlike thousands of other postmen of his time—short in stature, an inquisitive face, flat fect and a canvas mail-bay. ife we are able to learn little or nothing. He was cither of Swiss extraction or had a bad cold, or both. No matter. On that eventful afternoon of September 8, 1902, Mr. De Vilbiss returned home from his route earlier than usual. Some authorities contend that his whistle went back on him. In any event he had a modest supper consisting of C & B Chutney, Thick Mock Turtle Soup Anglaise, Fried Filet « stern Halibut, Tartare Sauce, Combination Salad, Potatoes O'Brien, Braised Loin of Pork, Apple Sauce, Brus- sels Sprouts Gratine, Tea, Coffee and Milk. (An extra charge of 25¢ will be made for meals served out of Dining Car—J. R. Manager Dining Buffalo, N. Y.) bors looking in the window, as usual, saw Mr. De Vilbiss undress and retire at 10:10 PLM. Any reader of Juoce Across the street from picious woman named Ma- dame Halzinger; and on In case two or more than one occasion the — Stme_ winning neighbors had seen Mr. De 2 ah. Vilbiss whistle at her door, — Contest No. 3 cl although his mail-bag was 3) jnd she winn quite empty at the time. It . fs of the Halsinger Mystery, At the lef RULES OF CONTEST Jencr will award a prize of niest solution of the above mystery may compete, and any number of solutions may be submitted, but none will be returned. Solutions should not be longer Mr. De Vilbiss lived a sus- than 200 words, and each solution should be written on a separate sheet of paper. s MIDNIGHT, April the ing solution will appear in Madame pty mail-sack into the mouth of the slightly At the right, Madame is practising the » big game with Princeton Crimes.”) (From ¢ divert suspicion, indelible ink was being delivered to her through some underground channel, The little town of Monahan awoke on tl of September 9th and found Crosby Gage De Vil- biss bound hand and foot, his empty mai stuffed into his mouth for a gag and a 98c book of two-cent stamps rudely crammed into each ear. De Vilbiss was held under $5,000 bon iled to appear at the trial, and was found four days later stuffed into a letter-box at the corner of Oak and 3rd with a jagged gash over each temple correct address, and 2c post due. That same morning J ame Halzinger turned up in the cancellation machine of the Monahan Post Office. She had been carefully marked “Photograph “terush,” but, poor thing, she was quite dead. The postmaster afterward said that he was just about to weigh the © and toss it into the Boston sack when he heard a dull thud from within. The police dogs were given an old postman’s hat to sniff. and ran away yelping like Old Ned. The trail led ‘way out onto the moor and then led right back off the moor to a nice s morning pouch an in- soup-bone in somebod. ck yard, Ac band and the im- print of a Kelly- Springfield tire were found in the soft mud outside of the Halzinger house, and Lindley Bassett. the postmaster, was arrested for the double crime. Four plainclothes-men were stamped and posted in the special delivery bin at nts submit the the Post Office to shadow will be awarded Bassett. At midnight a veiled woman with ink stains on her fingers slipped in through the parcel-post 's bi 25 for the fun- é Sad will 4 kang cht and handed the sus- was generally believed by Contest. No. 4 will. appear next week, am pect, Bassett, a package of the police of Monahan that SOE See MESS r bands in exchange for Madame Halzinger was a The editors of Jvoce will be the final judges che iser and, although she took in washing to of Juncr, and don't fo Address all solutions to. The t 48th Street, New York your name ‘and address of stamps and a great big hug—the woman was Madame Halzi Murderous Editor EDWARD LANGER PRINTING CO., INO, JAMAICA, comicbooks.com