Gang Busters 45-09-15 (0399) The Case Of Harry 'Red' Bever

Summary

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Podcast Summary: Gang Busters 45-09-15 (0399) - The Case Of Harry 'Red' Bever

Podcast: Harold's Old Time Radio
Episode Date: January 27, 2026
Focus: The rise and fall of notorious criminal Harry "Red" Bever as dramatized in the classic "Gang Busters" radio show, with authentic details from police records.

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Episode Overview

This episode of "Gang Busters" relays the true story of Harry "Red" Bever, a ruthless criminal known for his violent crimes and swift gun hand, who believed himself "too tough for the army." The episode tracks his criminal endeavors, his disregard for authority, and the investigative procedures that eventually led to his capture and execution.

Tone: Classic 1940s radio drama, gritty, suspenseful, and keenly focused on law enforcement heroics and the deterrent message against crime.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Setting the Stage: Crime in Postwar America

• [00:05] The episode opens by referencing the post-war crime wave and introduces the partnership between law enforcement and civic-minded sponsors, like Waterman's pens.
• “A wave of crime has followed every war and we must not allow lawbreakers to tear down here at home the very ideals that our men have fought to preserve.” – Host ([00:05])

2. Introduction of Commissioner Valentine

• Louis J. Valentine, former NYPD Commissioner, is introduced as a key commentator for the series.
• Valentine stresses the importance of "exposing" crime to deter others:
  • "I believe that one of the surest ways to combat crime is to expose it." – Commissioner Valentine ([01:14])

3. The Legend of Red Bever Begins

• Story shifts to October 1942, Cincinnati:
  • Doc Rickett, a small-time gangster, and his girlfriend Cora are in a nightclub when Cora takes interest in the notorious redheaded figure in the room—Red Bever ([01:55]).
  • Rickett warns: “Red Beaver? He’s dynamite. The FBI and Secret Service have sent out coast to coast alarms. He was a deserter from the army.” ([02:15])

4. Planning the Heist: Red's Holiday Motif

• Bever recruits Rickett for a big bank job, cleverly using holidays as cover:
  • “Let’s see, we’ll start with a little Halloween party… In the Avondale branch of the Second National Bank.” – Red Bever ([03:46])
  • They decide to rob a bank in Halloween costumes—a clown and a cowboy—to obscure their identities.

5. Investigation and Police Coordination

• The FBI employs strategy:
  • Noting that “when a man gets money easily, he spends it easily,” they notify nightclubs and racetracks to report suspiciously free-spending patrons ([06:31]).
  • This civic engagement leads to a tip-off when Red lavishly tips a waiter with a $100 bill ([08:37]).

6. Escalating Violence

• Red's recklessness grows:
  • He becomes violent with Cora, is noticed by an army sergeant, and, after heated words, shoots the sergeant ([09:17]).
• Red and Rickett go on the run, hiding out and evading relentless police pursuit.

7. Capture and Escape

• Authorities close in due to the nightclub tip. Police use both physical and psychological means—search warrants and decoys—to corner the gang ([11:01]–[12:02]).
  • Red tries to escape via the fire escape but is blocked; Rickett is arrested.
• In prison, Red plots a daring escape by flooding his cell (on Lincoln's Birthday), attacking guards, and fleeing with Rickett ([16:18]).

8. Nationwide Manhunt

• Police departments, including the FBI, coordinate a multi-state manhunt, sharing bulletins about Red's movements and escape vehicle, which leads them from Kansas City to the South ([18:15]–[20:20]).
• Rickett is caught hiding in a Kansas City cellar; Red flees further south.

9. Clever Police Work in Amarillo

• Red resurfaces in Amarillo, Texas under a false identity “Jack Edwards” ([19:42]).
• A staged minor car collision brings him to the police station under the pretense of being a witness.
  • The police reveal their knowledge of his true identity by confronting him directly:
    • "You don't happen to know a man by the name of Red Beaver, do you?... Call me Red. My name ain't Red. It’s Jack. Jack Edwards." ([22:10]–[22:20])
• Realizing he’s caught, Red begs not to be handed to the Army:
  • “Don’t let the army get a hold of me. Please." ([22:59])

10. Justice Served

• Red is court-martialed at Fort Sill and executed by hanging on September 26, 1944 ([23:24]–[24:03]).
• The episode closes with Commissioner Valentine and Chief Harper reflecting on the tragedy and inevitability of Red's fate:
  • "To Red Beaver, the men in the uniform of their country were suckers. He knew better. He knew how to get easy money. But it didn't turn out that way. And it never does." – Chief Harper ([25:25])

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Notable Quotes and Memorable Moments

• [03:49] "In the Avondale branch of the Second National Bank. Oh, I get it. Halloween, you know, sweep the bank clean with the witch's broom." – Doc Rickett
• [07:31] “You leave Rickett to me, baby. I’ve got the biggest job yet lined up. 100,000. When? Christmas. At Christmas time, everybody gets presents…” – Red Bever
• [09:10] “Shut up and drink your champagne. Dames will crab all the time. Get on my nerves.” – Red Bever
• [22:59] “Don’t let the army get a hold of me. Please.” – Red Bever
• [24:03] “At 6:37am, 20 minutes later, Harry Red Bever was dead. Executed by the United States Army.” – Narrator

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Key Timestamps

• 00:05 – Opening, context of crime after the war
• 01:14 – Commissioner Valentine’s anti-crime philosophy
• 03:46–04:23 – Red Bever enlists Rickett; holiday-themed crimes
• 06:31 – FBI’s investigation strategy
• 08:37 – Red’s brash tipping leads to a break in the case
• 10:19 – Red escalates to shooting an army sergeant
• 16:18 – Jailbreak, using a flooded cell
• 18:15, 19:20 – Multi-state police bulletins and manhunt
• 22:10–22:59 – Amarillo police’s ruse and Red’s emotional confession
• 23:24 – Red Bever’s court martial and execution

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Final Reflections

Moral Message:
The story underscores the inevitability of justice and the futility of a criminal life. Red's belief that he was "too tough for the army" ultimately leads to his undoing.

• “He knew how to get easy money. But it didn’t turn out that way. And it never does.” – Chief Harper ([25:25])

Dramatic Tone:
Gritty, authentic, with a strong police procedural focus and an unmistakable "crime does not pay" message.

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For Next Time

Preview:
Next week’s episode teased: "The Case of the Red Evening Dress" — concerning “a girl and her love for a killer.”

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This summary covers the dramatic arc and investigative highlights of "The Case Of Harry 'Red' Bever," offering listeners a window into both classic radio storytelling and the criminal justice narrative of the era.

Transcript

[A]

And now, in cooperation with police and federal law enforcement departments throughout the United.

[B]

States, Waterman's pens and Waterman's ink present Gangbusters. Out of the foxholes of Europe, from the steaming jungle swamps of the Pacific, our men are now coming home to a new America. A wave of crime has followed every war and we must not allow lawbreakers to tear down here at home the very ideals that our men have fought to preserve.

[A]

Tonight, gangbusters present the authentic inside facts concerning a killer who felt he was even too tough for the army.

[B]

And so, Louis J. Valentine, who has just resigned as commissioner of the largest police department in the world, takes over to interview by proxy Chief AS Harper, Chief of Police of Amarillo, Texas. Commissioner Valentine.

[C]

Chief Harper, I believe that one of the surest ways to combat crime is to expose it. Now, we would like to have you rip this case wide open tonight.

[A]

Well, Commissioner Valentine, I'd like to start back in October 1942. At 10:30 in the evening, a small time gangster, Doc Rickett, was sitting with his girlfriend in a fashionable Cincinnati nightclub.

[D]

You're a snappy looking number tonight, Cora.

[E]

You like this dress, huh?

[A]

Yeah.

[D]

Fit you like a glove.

[A]

Get up.

[D]

Hey, what are you staring at?

[E]

Huh?

[D]

What are you staring at?

[E]

The big red headed man over there. Any objections?

[D]

Bloody.

[F]

You're my girlfriend.

[E]

The redhead doesn't think so. He's smiling.

[F]

Why that's.

[D]

Hey, don't pay any attention to him, Cora.

[E]

Why not?

[D]

That's Red Beaver. Red Beaver? He's dynamite. The FBI and Secret Service have sent out coast to coast alarms. He was a deserter from the army.

[F]

He's the quickest trigger man I know of.

[D]

He only pulls the biggest jobs there are.

[E]

Thanks, Rickett. I thought he was interesting. Now I'm sure.

[D]

Now you've done it. He's coming over. You cross him and you get a bullet through your head.

[E]

And you thought you were a big shot. I bet there are a million girls who wish they were in my place right now.

[D]

He's sharp. Hello, pretty legs. How about a little dance? Play off, Beaver. She's my girl. So you know who I am? I reckon. Sure I. I spotted your red hair.

[F]

I'm no Sunday school teacher myself.

[B]

I blow around.

[D]

How'd you know my name? When I spotted good look in here, I asked a few questions about who she was with. What's your take, sugar?

[E]

Cora. Cora Weston.

[D]

You've got what it takes, Cora. Move over. I'll sit down. Told you. Fever.

[A]

Cora is my girl.

[D]

Sure, sure. I had you. You know Rickard I think I could use you. Maybe put you up in a big dough. Yeah? Yeah, I could use a smart guy right now in my business. What kind of business, Beaver? The entertainment business. Yeah, sure. I like to entertain. Let's see, we'll start with a little Halloween party.

[E]

A Halloween party? Where?

[D]

In the Avondale branch of the Second National Bank. Oh, I get it. Uh huh. Halloween, you know, sweep the bank clean with the witch's broom. Suppose you take a walk for a couple of minutes, Rickard. I want a little board of directors meeting here with Cora. Well, I. Graham. Okay, okay. I'll. I'll get a drink at the bar and then I'll be back. Smooth, honey. You're plenty smooth.

[E]

You're kind of sugarcoated yourself, Beaver.

[D]

Believe in holidays car?

[E]

I guess so. Why?

[D]

Today's Columbus Day.

[C]

Remember?

[D]

Columbus discovered America and moved in. So I'm taking a tip from him. I just discovered you, so I'm gonna do that again. Move in. This ain't bad, Cora. Sitting in your apartment. You play into me.

[E]

Want me to fix your cocktail, Beaver.

[D]

After two weeks you have to ask me?

[E]

I'll answer.

[D]

Oh, no, I'll do the answer. Hello? Oh, is that you, Beaver? Sure, it's me. Well, I haven't got anything to do. Suppose I drop up, huh? No. Cora is my girlfriend now, Rickard. Oh. Get your surprise package? Yeah, yeah, but a clown suit and a cowboy suit. What's a gag? Tomorrow's Halloween. You dress up fancy on Halloween, don't you? You ought to wear the clown suit. See? Good gag, huh? Ah, besides, the clientele at the bank will have a tough time to scratch describing a clown and a cowboy. I get it. Work with me a while, Rickett, and you'll learn things.

[A]

Attention or police. Avondale branch of the Second National bank just robbed his $7,000 by two men in Halloween costumes. One dressed as a cowboy.

[E]

One.

[A]

One is a clown. Approach with caution. These men are heavily armed. That's all.

[F]

Well, Agent Haley, we put that warning on every teletype through the stage.

[C]

We at the FBI appreciate your cooperation, Captain Morse.

[F]

The bandit stunt of dressing in Halloween costumes was a touch of genius. Nobody can seem to identify them. But I've always noticed that when a man gets money easily, he spends it easily. So as just one possible trap, I sent out an alert to nightclub, clubs, bars, racetracks and pool rooms to watch for men who seem to be spending money too freely.

[D]

Good.

[A]

Perfect. I never guess they're spending a little too much.

[C]

Money is what we're waiting for.

[D]

Like this Nightclub? Cor, we've shot.

[E]

We sure been covering them all, haven't we, Red?

[D]

That's me, Cora. Everything in a big way.

[E]

Yeah, but, Red, you've been cracking so many bangs every day. Headlines in the papers.

[D]

Rickard's so scared, he doesn't even dare leave a hideout.

[E]

He's pretty jealous, you know, Red. You taking me away from him.

[D]

You leave Rickett to me, baby. I've got the biggest job yet lined up. 100,000.

[E]

Yeah.

[D]

When? Christmas. At Christmas time, everybody gets presents. I figure maybe the year Charleston Trust don't want to give us a present.

[E]

Why do you always pick a holiday, Red?

[D]

Holidays are made for guys like me. On holidays, the suckers stuff up with Taki and guzzle booze, right? They get slow and careless.

[E]

Gee, I never thought of that.

[D]

Booze makes them slip up and let themselves. Wait a minute. Way to bring another bottle of that champagne over here. Coming up, is it?

[E]

You're spending your money awful fast tonight, Red.

[D]

That's the way I make it, isn't it? Banks have lots of money, you know.

[E]

Yeah, but you've been drinking a lot. You said tonight. When a man was drinking, he wasn't himself.

[D]

That's for other guys, not me. You couldn't tell by the way I talk. I've had a drink.

[B]

Here you are, sir, composing champagne.

[D]

You know, someday I'm going to take a bath on that stuff. I wouldn't do that, sir. The bubbles a tickle quick on the trigger. Any poorer?

[A]

Certainly.

[D]

So. Anything else, sir? Now, here. Buy yourself a house for Christmas. Yeah. Take it. Thank you, sir. Yes, thank you, sir. Thank you.

[E]

You blowing your top, beaver? Giving that guy a century for a tip.

[D]

Shut up and drink your champagne. Dames will crab all the time. Get on my nerves.

[E]

You couldn't just slip the weight of the hundred.

[D]

Oh, no, not you.

[E]

You had to make a production of it.

[D]

I said shut up.

[E]

First thing you know, when you put.

[D]

In that little slip of yours, or I'll slap you again.

[E]

Now you've done it, you fool. That army sergeant saw you slapped me.

[D]

Oh, yeah? I eat on me. Sergeants on toast. He's gonna use that for an excuse to come over and meet you, huh? Gonna just win like I did to get you away from Rickett. What's the matter? Something wrong? What's it to you?

[A]

Can I do anything for you, miss?

[E]

No, no. Everything's all right.

[D]

Hey, what was you figuring on doing, Jim? If it hadn't been all right. Ah, take it easy, buddy. You've been celebrating a Little too much. I suppose because you're in the army. You figure maybe I'm easy pickings, huh? Look, I don't want any trouble as long as the young lady says she's all right. Okay, I'm leaving. So you were gonna pull us Prince Charming stuff, huh? Put that gun away this time, Sergeant. You ran into a tough customer. Oh, if you're so tough, why don't you join the army? We need some good fighters. Oh, the army, huh? I don't see you being so brave. Besides, I don't like the looks of an army uniform.

[E]

Red. Red, follow me. We gotta get out.

[D]

Hey, how long are we going to stay hold up here in forest Flat fever? As long as I say so. Rickett, stop playing that piano chorus.

[E]

Sit down, Beaver. You're driving us nuts with that water. Shut up.

[D]

If it wasn't for your nagging, this wouldn't have happened.

[E]

Can you beat that? Red gets a snoop full, blows his top, shoots an army sergeant, then tries to pin the wrap on me.

[D]

You hadn't ought to be so quick.

[F]

With that, Rod B.

[D]

You gonna start telling me how to operate? Oh, no, it ain't. Killing comes pretty easy to me, Rickard. I'd remember that if I were you. The same goes for you, Carl. Now, what's that? It ain't a woodpecker, see? What is? Cora, Open up in there. Cops. Stall them. Give us a chance to get out. The back window under the fire escape. If it's the cops, I'll blast them from there.

[A]

Open up or we'll break in the door.

[E]

Take your time, boys. Take your time. Okay. What you selling?

[F]

I'm Captain Morse of the Cincinnati Detective. Mr. Hurley's a federal agent.

[D]

So what?

[F]

We're looking for a man who was seen coming into this building.

[E]

Why pick on me? Every man who comes in this building don't come up here.

[D]

Unfortunately.

[C]

Cut the comedy.

[D]

We know he's here. Step aside.

[E]

Hold it, copper. I'm old fashioned. I don't let strange men into my apartment unless they've got search warrants.

[C]

Really?

[D]

Yeah.

[E]

And that goes double for coppers for buying odd cows.

[D]

Coincidence?

[F]

I happen to have a search warrant right here.

[E]

Well, if you must. Come in.

[C]

What was that? Come on.

[F]

Come back from that fire escape.

[B]

Into the room again with your arms up.

[F]

We guessed if we came in the door, you gentlemen might go out the window. So I had a few other of my men out there.

[D]

Smart guy, huh?

[A]

I know one of them.

[C]

Captain Morris Rickett.

[B]

Ricketts?

[A]

An old time gangster. The redhead's A new one.

[D]

I'm just an innocent bystander.

[F]

The redhead is the one who shot the army sergeant.

[D]

You got nothing on me, Captain. No.

[F]

We had all of the nightclubs tipped off to report men who were spending money too freely. The waiter who waited on your table called us up. We examined the $100 bill you gave him as a tip.

[D]

I want to see my lawyer.

[F]

I don't blame you, Red. Suppose we go down to headquarters for a talk.

[D]

And if I say no?

[F]

Well, if you should say no, I'll tell you. You would come along a good deal like this.

[D]

Let's call me copper. Let's go. Let's call me.

[C]

So Red Beaver started moving fast. Chief Harper, Here's Commissioner.

[A]

Red Beaver didn't know what it's struck him till he was safe behind bars. But the crime history of Red Beaver had not yet reached its peak.

[B]

Tonight marks the first broadcast in this L.E. waterman Company presentation of gangbusters. And we're proud to have been able to select as chief investigator and commentator for these programs a man who has been a police officer for almost half a century and who last Midnight resigned after 11 years as police Commissioner of the New York State City Police Department. Lewis J. Valentine, as head of the largest police force in the world, has made contacts with and influenced police procedure on a nationwide scale. Federal, state and local police departments throughout the country know and respect Commissioner Valentine as being in the forefront of our constant war against crime. Gangbusters and the Le Waterman Company are proud that Commissioner Louis J. Valentine will act as chief investigator on these factual cases. Well, Commissioner Valentine, how does it feel to be facing a microphone?

[C]

Frankly, Mr. Gardiner, it's harder to face than a gangster with a gun. But the Le Waterman Company has provided me with an opportunity to do something I've wanted to do for a long time. To me, Gangbusters, which names names and states facts, is the ideal way to prove the folly of crime to those who might otherwise be led astray. And it's going to be my purpose to see that every program is pointed to bring about a better, safer, happy America for all.

[B]

Thank you, Commissioner. And now, in recognition of your never ending fight against crime, the Le Waterman Company makes the year's first network presentation of its Waterman's Deluxe Pen and pencil gift set to you, Commissioner.

[C]

Thank you, Mr. Gardiner. It certainly is beautiful. But I already have a Waterman set. One that was presented to me when I became a captain of police in this department 19 years ago. And I'd rather miss one of Mrs. Valentine's home meals than lose that set.

[B]

Well, Commissioner, I don't blame you. But we do want you to have this newest model Waterman's.

[C]

Thanks, Mr. Gardner. I accept it gratefully. And I'll use them both.

[B]

And now, Commissioner Valentine, back to the case of Red Beaver.

[C]

Chief Harper. Red Beaver was in the Cincinnati prison.

[A]

Yes, Commissioner Valentine. And it was 16 minutes before 9 on the evening of February 12th. Red Beaver lay sprawled in his bunk watching water pouring from his wash basin to the cell floor. Finally, he walked over to the bar separating him from Doc Rickett's cell.

[D]

Hi, Rickett. Where's all the water coming from, Beaver? I told you we'd break out of this joint. But if it's all the same to you, I'd rather walk out than swim out. Know what day today is, Vigan? Sure. February 12th. So what? February 12th. Lincoln's birthday. What do you want we should do? Eat birthday cake? You never heard what Lincoln did. He got him so shot. Is that what you're aiming for us to get? Yeah, but before he did, he freed the slaves. So today's Lincoln's birthday. So we'll do like him. We'll free the sleep slaves, us included. Just like that, huh? How? Plug up your base and let the water run on the floor. Why? Yours is running plenty. You're gonna start raising fish in there like I say, okay? Okay. Good. Now we'll wait a minute and we call a God. And what we yell for a dry cell while we're switching, we hit them over the head and make a break. How's the water coming? You could launch a ship in here now. Okay. Rattle a cup. God.

[A]

Attention, Cincinnati police. Escaping prisoners Red Beaver and Doc Rickett have just held up the Second National bank and are escaping. Green 1940 Chrysler sedan. License number 293348. That is all.

[B]

To Kansas City police. Do Kansas City police believe killer Red Beaver and pal Rickett are driving toward Kansas City.

[D]

These men are heavily armed.

[A]

Suggest roadblock.

[D]

I can't stand a strain much longer.

[A]

Fever.

[D]

I'm cracking. I'll worry. We'll be all right here in Kansas City. E the whole country's looking forest. I always do things in a big way, Ricket. But I tell you, Kansas City's safe. I got it all figured out. Road block up ahead. Where those rotten coppers. Coppers all over the place. I'll run over them. I'll kill him.

[A]

Hold on. Come on.

[B]

I'm all in all it's been going on for days is cops shooting at us.

[A]

Kansas City FBI, Washington. Doc Rickett, companion of Red Beaver, was found hiding in cellar in Kansas City. Rickett is now under arrest. Red Beaver escaped and is believed hiding in one of the Southern states.

[D]

Hello?

[E]

Hello, Edwards?

[D]

Oh. Oh, yeah, yeah, sure. This is Edwards. That you, Helen?

[E]

Sure.

[D]

Yeah. Wait a minute. Let me sit down, huh?

[E]

You tired?

[D]

I'm just not used to this Texas weather yet.

[E]

How do you like it here in Amarillo?

[D]

That depends upon how well you like me, baby.

[E]

But I am too. Seen you very often.

[D]

I'll see you tonight.

[E]

All right.

[D]

Yeah, we'll go to a club. Wait a minute.

[E]

What's the matter?

[A]

Hold it.

[D]

Can you beat that, huh?

[E]

What's the matter?

[D]

Two women out in the street. They bump cars.

[E]

Are they mad?

[D]

Oh, but the little one's shoving the big one around. No, no, the big one, she won't take it. Wow.

[E]

What happened?

[D]

The little one gives the big one a slap.

[E]

Uh.

[D]

Oh, the cops seen him. Hey, this is a grand sand sea. Hey, they're looking up here at the window. They can see me laughing now.

[E]

Say, you're as good as a radio fight announcer.

[D]

It's the cops walking across the sidewalk toward my window here. This is a laugh. Why, if you only knew, sister.

[B]

Hey, mister, you saw these two women.

[D]

Bump cars, didn't you? Sure, I seen them, officer. I was looking right out the window here.

[B]

Which one was at fault?

[D]

No, you don't. You don't get me between two dames. Especially those days. If one of them was cute, it might be different.

[E]

Hello.

[D]

Hello?

[E]

Wait a minute, baby.

[D]

I'm talking about a copy. Well, I guess I have to take him up to the station house. Will you come up with me and tell what you saw?

[F]

Now, wait a minute.

[D]

I'm not going. Okay, okay. Sure, I'll go with you. I'd be much obliged if you would. Sure. Sure I will. Hello, sugar. I'll call you back later.

[E]

All right, Edward.

[D]

I gotta go see justice done. Well, copper, lead the way. I'll put on my hat and be right with you. This is the gentleman I was telling you about, Captain Kirkman. He was sitting in the window and saw the two women bump into it.

[A]

Oh, I appreciate your coming up to the station, huh?

[D]

That's all right.

[A]

What's your name?

[D]

Jack Edwards.

[A]

Oh, I'm Captain Kirkman and this is Captain King. I'm glad to meet you.

[D]

Oh, sit down.

[A]

Mr. Edwards.

[D]

Yeah. You got a pretty good police station here at Amarillo, haven't you?

[A]

Oh, it serves its purpose. You a stranger in Amarillo?

[D]

I've been here a couple of months. You want me to tell you about those two women from the cars, huh?

[A]

Yes, but you don't happen to know a man by the name of Red Beaver, do you?

[D]

Who?

[B]

Red Beaver.

[A]

He's an escaped convict and a killer.

[D]

No, I never heard of him. Well, he asked me.

[A]

I was just wondering, Red, that's all.

[D]

Call me Red.

[E]

My name ain't Red.

[D]

It's Jack. Jack Edwards.

[A]

Oh, I see here there's a wanted circular for Red Beaver for desertion from the army and killing an army sergeant.

[D]

I don't know what you're talking about.

[A]

That they're standing back. Do you all have their guns out, Red?

[D]

No, I didn't kill nobody. Wasn't me. I. I didn't kill him. What a sucker I am.

[A]

Yes, you are. All police officers have been on the lookout for you.

[D]

Look at me. Ending up here for them two dames to bump their cars. I could bump them off.

[A]

Didn't figure it might be a little plant to get you up here without any shooting.

[D]

And I thought I was smart. Me. Me Red Beaver being took in by this one horse joint. I didn't kill that guy though.

[A]

We'll leave that to the United States Army. Beaver, they're asking for you.

[D]

No, no. Look, I. I'll do anything. I'll tell you anything you want to know. But don't let the army get a hold of me. Don't let the army get a hold of me. Please.

[A]

Detail.

[B]

Harry Red Beaver as convicted by a.

[A]

Court martial at Fort Sill. You will, on this morning of September 26, 1944, be hanged by the name Neck until dead. Harry Beaver, have you anything to say?

[D]

No, I guess I ain't got nothing. May God rest your soul.

[A]

And Commissioner Valentine. At 6:37am 20 minutes later, Harry Red Beaver was dead. Executed by the United States Army.

[C]

Chief Opera. This has been a terrific case tonight. One I doubt that we will ever forget. I wish that every person in this country might have heard it.

[A]

Yes, Commissioner Valentine. To Red Beaver, the men in the uniform of their country were suckers. He knew better. He knew how to get easy money. But it didn't turn out that way. And it never does.

[B]

And now, before we present our urgent last minute bulletins on persons wanted by the authorities at this very moment, the case of Red Beaver is over. But the case of the missing words remains a mystery to millions of Americans. Their only clue is the peculiar behavior of a fountain pen. A pen that sometimes writes on and on without ever seeming to run dry. And then Again, it seems out of ink almost before it starts. The reason is that in the first instance, the pen was filled with Waterman's wonderful blue black ink and thus gave thousands of extra words. The second time, however, a different ink had been used and fewer words resulted. This tremendous difference, ladies and gentlemen, is because Waterman's blue black is all ink, true ink. No solvents, no added chemicals, no dilution. That's why by actual test, Waterman's blue black ink gives you up to 6500 more words per filling. Think of it, up to 6500 more words per filling than other inks tested. Now you can cut those messy pen filling chores perhaps in half. Now you can write steadily for hour after hour after hour without pausing to refill your pen. And all you have to do is to make every filling a Waterman's filling. Yes, you can solve your own case of the missing words forever with Waterman's blue black ink. And remember, Waterman's ink is also available in seven other pleasing and distinctive colors. All come in the convenient tip fill bottle each only 10 cents. Now gangbusters nationwide clues Chief R.F. worstner, Dayton, Ohio Police Department announces a reward of 8, $500 is being offered for return of 2 and a half year old baby Ronald Thompson and conviction of his kidnapper. Here is description given gangbusters by Dayton police of alleged kidnapper.

[A]

Woman known as Mary Wilkie, 40 to 45 years old, 5ft 6 inches, about 150 pounds. Ruddy complexion, reddish brown hair believed henna brushed back and up. Speaks with slight accent, possibly Southern or Eastern. Pleasing personality. Renew vigilance for this woman. Reward now offered by Dayton, Ohio Police. $8,500.

[B]

From Denver, Colorado police. Urgent bulletin concerning suspect wanted for questioning in connection with murder of J. A Richardson. That city. Suspect described as follows.

[A]

Andrew Cyprus, alias Jack Wood, alias William Hammond, 36, 5ft 6, 6 inches, about 150 pounds. Dark hair, brown eyes. When last seen, according to police, wore khaki shirt or jacket with blood stain on right shoulder and sleeve where he supposedly was shot in struggle with victim. Suspect believed to have left scene of crime in company of woman in green Pontiac sedan bearing Los Angeles license ending in numerals 8, 0. Watch for Andrew Cyprus, wanted for questioning murder. Denver Police Department.

[B]

If you have any information concerning these clues, notify your local police, the Federal Bureau of Investigation or Gangbusters at once. Now here is Commissioner Valentine.

[C]

Next week Gangbusters will present the case of the Red Evening Dress. It's about a girl and her love for a killer.

[B]

Remember, next week, same time, same station. One of the most unusual cases Gangbusters has ever presented. In the meantime, when you are buying a fountain pen or when you're buying ink, just look for the name Waterman. Gangbusters factual Case history is a Phillips H. Lord production. This is abc, the American Broadcasting Company.