
True Detective Mysteries 37-03-25 Horror in a Hospital Ward
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Narrator
Now, from the pages of True Detective Mysteries, we take the true inside story. Love Frenzied Killer Horror in a hospital war as told personally by John Sheridan Williams, former Deputy Sheriff of Pima County, Arizona. Our story begins at St. Mary's Hospital, where the good Sisters of Charity minister to the sick. There on the edge of the desert near Tucson, Arizona. Over the portico, a cross points serenely skyward on the morning of August 13, 1932. The soft tolling of the chapel bells drift out with a devout murmur of the nuns of prayer like a cool benediction across the parched cactus and mesquite of the desert.
Sister Antonia
O Lord, deliver us from all evil. O Lord, deliver us from all sin. O Lord, deliver us from thy wrath. O Lord, deliver us. From sudden and unprovided death. Anger hated, a new will. O Lord, deliver us. From everlasting death.
Narrator
O Lord, deliver us.
Sister Antonia
Sister Antonia? Yes, my child? The patient in room 114 has been murdered. Murdered? Yes, shot. Shot twice. May God have mercy on his soul. Nurse, call the sheriff's office at once. I could be in room 114. Yes, sir. Be the mercy of thy holy incarnation. Oh, Lord, deliver us.
Narrator
Hello? Hello, Pharaoh? Very hot out there today. If you could fry an egg in that, son. What's new? Oh, laughing quiet. Saturday so far. Sheriff's office. Yeah, barely speaking. What? You killed a man? Who? Who's that? Some nut. Hitman. You say you killed a man in room 114 at St. Mary's Hospital. I saw him just now. Called you up so you could get on the crew to order. Wait just a minute. Who are you? Just a minute, will you? Operator? Operator. Hello? Hello? Say, can you take that call?
Sister Antonia
I'm sorry, sir. Your port is disconnected. Said we cannot trace them now.
Narrator
Well, we'll try. Will you? Come on, Ra. Let us move.
Sister Antonia
This way. Come with us. Mrs.
Narrator
Sorry to trouble here with Mr. Antonia.
Sister Antonia
We know the meaning of duty here at Saint Marish. But how did you get here so soon?
Narrator
We had a telephone call.
Sister Antonia
But we were just calling you from the hospital. Someone must have called you before.
Narrator
A man called up.
Sister Antonia
That's strange. I asked one of the nurses to phone you.
Narrator
This man said he had just killed someone in room 114.
Sister Antonia
Oh, Lord have mercy on his soul.
Narrator
Here we are, Sheriff, room 114. There's the body there on the dead. Sister Antonia, Deputy Farrar and I want to examine this body first.
Sister Antonia
These are the nurses who were taking care of Mr. Salmon. Oh, who could have done this? Come on, Helene. I guess we all feel that way about Thomas. Well, that's not helping to find out who killed him. I can't help it.
Narrator
You may just calm down now. We'll talk to you later. All right, Frost, pull back the sheet. Yes.
Sister Antonia
Then come.
Narrator
How many bullet wounds? I see two here. One entered the right eye, drilled clean through it. Yep. Fires in the jaw way, I should say. Not the second bullet. See those powder burns around the temple? Yeah. That second shot was fired point blank, all right. Man or woman who killed this man? Held a gun for that shot. Only six or seven inches from his head. Wanted to make sure. A hot blast of lead right through the temple. Too bad. Fine, athletic looking man. Yeah, big fellow, too. His early 30s, I should say. Who is this man, Sister Antonio?
Sister Antonia
Thomas Salmon. He was our hospital electrician.
Narrator
Been sick long?
Sister Antonia
No, he had an infected thumb. His doctor thought it best to put him to bed for a few days.
Narrator
These sheets, Sister Antonio, are they in order? Is this the way the bed was made up this morning?
Sister Antonia
I can answer that.
Narrator
What's your Name?
Sister Antonia
Ms. Young.
Narrator
Mrs. Young?
Sister Antonia
No, Sherry, Ms. Young. Rosemary Young. It's against the hospital rules for a student next to be married.
Narrator
I see. Well, Ms. Young, have these sheets been disturbed in any way?
Sister Antonia
No, sir. They're just as I made up the bed when I gave Tom. I mean, Mr. Salmon his breakfast at 8:00.
Narrator
Hmm. Did you see him after 8:00 clock?
Sister Antonia
Yes, just a little while ago. I dressed his hand. That was around 9:30.
Narrator
Cover him up again, Farrar. Yes, sir. Well, from the looks of the bed, there's no struggle. You got that, Farrar? Right. Did Salmon have any visitors this morning, Sister Antonia?
Sister Antonia
I asked Mr. Angela. She was on the switchboard and was very busy. He seemed to recall a man, short, dark, wore glasses, had a scholarly air, she said.
Narrator
I see. Mister, can you get all the nurses who were off duty together for a few minutes?
Sister Antonia
Yes, in the reception room of the nurses home, if you like.
Narrator
Do that, will you please, Ms. Thompson? Ms. Young, you go along, too.
Sister Antonia
All right. Come on, Thompson.
Narrator
Looks like we gotta find a woman in this case. You know, cherchez la femme. A woman or a jealous sweetheart. Well, look through this dresser over here. Find something? I don't know. Some letters. Get a whiff of the perfume on this one. Hand them carefully. Here's another drawer. What's in here? Say, oh, look at this photograph, Willie. Boy, that's some picture. Beautiful, isn't she? Wonder who she is. Looks like a dancer. Yeah. I wonder why the head's cut off. I'm wondering that myself. A headless picture of a girl. And where are we gonna find the original of a picture like that? I don't know yet.
Sister Antonia
You're crazy. Tom Simon never meant anything to me. That's a lot of fat cooling. How about the time you were at the Painted Rocks with him in the desert? And weren't you the unknown nurse in that fight at the dance hall? I've never been in a dance hall in my life.
Narrator
Hey, now, wait a minute. Wait a minute. Now, you nurses all remember one thing. A man was murdered right here in St. Mary's Hospital this morning. You got to talk. And remember, anything you say here may be used as evidence.
Sister Antonia
I don't know about the other nursery, Sheriff, but I'm ready to tell you all I know about Tom. Sam, Cut it out. Tom.
Narrator
Just a minute, Miss Young. Suppose you talk then.
Sister Antonia
Well, you'll find it out sooner or later. So you might as well know now. If Tom Salmon had a middle name, it should be romance.
Narrator
Were there any girls Tom Salmon was particularly interested in?
Sister Antonia
They may have thought so, but I never kidded myself on how much Tom really liked me.
Narrator
You know the woman in this photograph? No.
Sister Antonia
She's beautiful, all right. Never seen a photograph like that outside of anatomy class.
Narrator
Do any of you other nurses recognize the woman in this photograph?
Sister Antonia
I don't believe Tom knew that woman.
Narrator
They found this picture in his dresser drawer. Does Simon know any cabaret dancers you didn't know?
Sister Antonia
A girl who worked in a nightclub? Know a lot about him, don't you, Rosemary? I know he's been murdered. And that's more than you seem to realize.
Narrator
Miss Young, do you remember this dancer's name?
Sister Antonia
It was a rather queer name. French, I think. Louise, something like that. Lucille Doucette.
Narrator
Lamar Lucelle lafleur, something like that. And she works in the nightclub. If you're a dancer here with a French name like Lucille or Lisette, all our doctors have a French name. Now, if you're one who Looks like the girl in this picture. Even without the head. I wish I had. Yeah, that's what I said. She's a French girl, a dancer, and she looks like this picture. You bring her around and I'll give her a contract. What is the matter here? Is there anything alone? No, no. No trouble, Jennings. We're doing all the nightclubs, that's all. Looking for a girl, that's all. But monsieur, why did he not say so before? Care, if you please, take this table. Thanks. Now, if there is anything I can do for you. Have you a dancer here? A French girl with a name like Camille Laur or Lucette Lamour or Lucy Lamar? May. Oui. She danced here. Well, at last. Oh, we'd like to talk to her after she does her act. But certainly. When does she come on? Right after this curious number. Well, enjoy your dance. Yeah, we'll enjoy ourselves, all right. Looking for a girl who maybe put two bullets through a man's head. Have you got her picture? Yeah. This time a murder clue is a headless picture of a dancer. Well, that's all we have so far. Julie. A message just came from Lucille La Mer saying she was sick and couldn't appear tonight. Who telephoned? Lucille Lamar? No, her roommate, Mrs. Jackson. Ferrara, get your motorcycle escort. Where did she go? When did she go? Did you know Tom Salmon? You saw the papers today.
Sister Antonia
I knew he was murdered this morning at St. Mary's Hospital. That's all I know.
Narrator
Is this Lucille's photograph?
Sister Antonia
Where'd you get that picture?
Narrator
I'm asking the questions. Is this her picture?
Sister Antonia
I won't you tell. Oh, no, it isn't her. Fit your honest it isn't.
Narrator
Tell us what you know.
Sister Antonia
Then you came home last night and started packing a bag.
Narrator
Why?
Sister Antonia
So she was broken hearted and sobbing. Then she was mad enough to kill somebody. Oh, Sheriff, I didn't mean to say that. She still was in love. And when love really comes to a woman, it. It changes her.
Narrator
It transforms her into a killer.
Sister Antonia
All those healed and killed Tom Sand. How could she? She left town that night.
Narrator
Where'd she go? What got her all upset last night?
Sister Antonia
I don't know. He cried around about how he was the same as all the other men and their great love with Smith. Oh, Sheriff, you would have felt sorry for he. Used to come home after seeing him and talk about a wedding in a home.
Narrator
Ah, women are all like that. This man from bed in the hospital and somebody comes in and puts two bullets in his head. Some woman did it. Thinking of a cozy home in rose bushes, I suppose. What kind of a gun does she have?
Sister Antonia
She didn't have a gun.
Narrator
Jackson. You have to remain here in Tucson as a material witness. Understand?
Sister Antonia
Yes, sir.
Narrator
Come on. Fr. Let's get the teletype working. Head by police of Tucson, Arizona in connection with murder of Carlos Salmon in St. Mary's Hospital Aug. 13. French Chancellor Lucille Lamar is kitchen power well proportioned. Weight about 130 pounds. Foreigner surgeons report gun that killed salmon with a.32 automatic. Check all pawn shops. Find out if anybody bought a.32. Hello, city desk. Crawford. Yeah, I just got a flash from the sheriff's office in the Salmon murder. Yeah, there's great lover angle again. It's an inside tip. There's a doctor at the hospital, Dr. John A. Hartford. He's secretly engaged to one of the nurses there. He found out later that his fiance and this sheep Salmon had been going out together. He's on a suspect list. But they don't know who the nurse is yet. Still checking every new clue. The authorities began the plainsman trick or backtracking over a cold trail. A trail of a past life of a flame.
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Sister Antonia
She isn't a girl. What girl? You keep us here in the reception room all night asking us questions. What girl are you looking for?
Narrator
You answer our question. Are you engaged to a doctor?
Sister Antonia
No. Who cares if I'm engaged?
Narrator
Anyway, someone working here, jealous of you, could have known the best time to kill Salmon. No one was in the corridor outside his room.
Sister Antonia
I never had anything to do with Tom Salmon. Oh, let me go.
Narrator
All right, Ms. Lloyd. Sit down. How many more? Ms. Parsons and Ms. Thompson? They're night out. They won't be until 12. See them in the morning. I'd like to get back to the hotel, sir. Let's see. But young. Either Ms. Parsons or Ms. Thompson. Or brunette.
Sister Antonia
Ms. Parsons is a decided blonde. And you've seen Ms. Thompson.
Narrator
All right, you can go, Eddie. We'll meet you here tomorrow morning when these other nurses go on duty. Thank you. I'll be around. Okay.
Sister Antonia
Here is Thompson now. We'll have to start all over again. They told me when I sign in you wanted to see me.
Narrator
Ms. Thompson, did you see a man in the corridor outside here just now?
Sister Antonia
I saw a man going around the corner just as I see you.
Narrator
Did he see you?
Sister Antonia
Yes. Well, I don't know Thompson to answer him. Tell him. Tell him what? Why ask me? We've been all here all night answering questions. Damn it. What did you tell him? Nothing. Stop staring at me. What? Why do you look at me like that?
Narrator
Thompson, take off your hat, please.
Sister Antonia
That.
Narrator
Who are you engaged to?
Sister Antonia
Damn that. You have been talking. You have been saying things.
Narrator
Of course she has. This told us plenty. It's not true.
Sister Antonia
I haven't said a word. You have. You told him I'm married.
Narrator
Oh, yes, yes, we know you're married. You didn't want the hospital to know about it.
Sister Antonia
It isn't true. I didn't tell him.
Narrator
Come on, Ms. Hansen.
Sister Antonia
She's engaged to Dr. Hartford. He wouldn't admit it because he didn't want her mixed up in this case. He had never even used. He went out with Tom. Sam.
Narrator
I never did.
Sister Antonia
Don't you believe her. She did. She told me so. They used to meet by the bunch of textures near the hospital grounds. If Dr. Harford knew about Tom Salmon, he'd have killed him.
Narrator
Who did tell him?
Sister Antonia
I don't know.
Narrator
Ms. Thompson, why did you kill him?
Sister Antonia
I didn't.
Narrator
What is your husband's name?
Sister Antonia
Oh, what difference does it make?
Narrator
Just a minute. I'll take that call. Hello? I think I must talk to who.
Sister Antonia
Just came in.
Narrator
Hold on. Yeah, this voice will fool I ignore it anywhere. It's the man who called me up and said he killed a man. Get this call tray. Hold him. Keep him on the line. Okay. Right. Yes, sir. Yes, sir. I'll get the. Thompson, just hold on, will you, please? Oh, Thompson. Just hold on, will you? I'm the new knight's warder. Western Thompson's night off. You know they told you the footboard she'd come in. Why, she's probably coming over to the main building that the nurses home right now.
Sister Antonia
Let me talk to him.
Narrator
Get away. Get away. Could I have a call? You had to leave your name or your phone number? No. Operator. Operator. Hello? Hello, can you trace that call? This Sheriff Bailey?
Sister Antonia
We are tracing the call, sir. Hold on.
Narrator
Whose name is the phone listed in?
Sister Antonia
The telephone listed in the name of George V. No.
Narrator
No.
Sister Antonia
Okay, good.
Narrator
Thanks. You hear that siren, Ms. Thompson? It's a team, I should say. It's my men on the way to arrest your husband.
Sister Antonia
You'll never get him. You'll never get it.
Narrator
I did it.
Sister Antonia
I killed Tom Salmon.
Narrator
I killed. Is that right, Beam? Did your wife kill Town Salmon? No. I killed him.
Sister Antonia
No, it's not true.
Narrator
Accident. Did you call the sheriff's office after you killed him? Sure.
Sister Antonia
He didn't kill him. I did.
Narrator
Don't, Miss Mahersa. Be quiet, Beam. Now, Mr. Beam, let's hear your story.
Sister Antonia
I don't know why I ever did it. I was attracted to Tom Salmon from the first time I saw him. It was something I couldn't seem to resist when I was with something. Jo. Oh, Tom. Can I dance with you? As a tear at my heart?
Narrator
Why, Marin?
Sister Antonia
When I'm in your arms, I realize I'm a paradise, a stolen. I don't belong here.
Narrator
Oh, of course you do. And when we're married, you'll forget George.
Sister Antonia
No. No. I married George because I love him. We're going to be happy. When I'm through training at the hospital, we won't have to keep our marriage again.
Narrator
Do you really love him?
Sister Antonia
Yes. And I always love.
Narrator
Oh, no, darling. You forget George and his books in the hospital and everything with me.
Sister Antonia
This is only Ms. Semmy Madden.
Narrator
It's true, dear. Just forget everything and dance with me.
Sister Antonia
Sharon. I knew that night I'd have to end it. My resolutions about Tom Salmon were no good. I realized I'd have to end this. This thing that was destroying my life. So I.
Narrator
You can't believe her. Stay quiet, Beam. Go on.
Sister Antonia
So I got a gun and I went into his room here at the hospital last Saturday morning. And I killed him. I shot him twice. He looked up at me as I went.
Narrator
My wife didn't kill Tom.
Sister Antonia
I did. I did. Oh, I deserve to die.
Narrator
Come on now, calm yourself, Mrs. Beam. I want your husband to handle his side of it. Go on, Baines. This man Salmon deserved all the bullets he got. He had an almost hypnotic power over women. I'll tell you the truth about that night at the band when I got here.
Sister Antonia
Hey, honey boy, you want a dance?
Narrator
Oh, thank you.
Sister Antonia
Just looking them over, huh?
Narrator
Just looking.
Sister Antonia
Oh, that couple in the middle of the floor, huh? Some dancing, eh?
Narrator
Please go away.
Sister Antonia
My, my. Big handsome man. Taking Sunnybright still away from them, huh? Better take your glasses off, sonny.
Narrator
Get out of my way. Look here, Simon, you can't dance with this girl like that. Go on home and read your book. It's all right for you to dance with her, but don't hug her like an ap. Why, you little.
Sister Antonia
We like to dance before and we're going to dance this for you.
Narrator
If that's the way you feel about it, you better come home with me now. Take off your glasses. You stand. I don't need to.
Sister Antonia
Yes, George.
Narrator
It's true.
Sister Antonia
It's true. What are you going to do with me?
Narrator
I'm thinking about.
Sister Antonia
Oh, I wish I'd never seen him. I wish I were dead.
Narrator
What happened then? Beam. Sheriff. I had a right to kill that man. I hated him. I kept thinking about him. I knew. And he was ordered to bed at the hospital. Last Saturday morning, I went to a pawn shop and bought a gun. What kind? 32. The man showed me how to use it. Took a taxi to St. Mary's Hospital, sistered the switchboard. Told me how to get to room 114. I walked right in. I went down the corridor. George Bean. No way. What are you going to do with that gun? I'm going to kill you.
Sister Antonia
Something.
Narrator
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Sister Antonia
This is the unwritten law.
Narrator
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Sister Antonia
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Podcast Summary: "True Detective Mysteries 37-03-25 Horror in a Hospital Ward"
Episode Details:
The episode opens with a vivid portrayal of St. Mary's Hospital in Pima County, Arizona, setting the atmospheric scene on the morning of August 13, 1932. The narrator introduces listeners to the serene environment, juxtaposed with the impending horror that unfolds within the hospital walls.
Narrator [00:31]: "Now, from the pages of True Detective Mysteries, we take the true inside story. Love Frenzied Killer Horror in a hospital war as told personally by John Sheridan Williams, former Deputy Sheriff of Pima County, Arizona."
The tranquility is shattered when Sister Antonia discovers a murdered patient in room 114. The immediate chaos and urgency set the stage for the ensuing investigation.
Sister Antonia [02:14]: "The patient in room 114 has been murdered."
Sheriff Bailey and Deputy Farrar arrive at the hospital to examine the body of Thomas Salmon, the hospital electrician. The examination reveals two gunshot wounds: one through the right eye and another point-blank shot to the temple, indicating a personal and deliberate act.
Narrator [04:08]: "How many bullet wounds? I see two here. One entered the right eye, drilled clean through it."
The investigation delves into Salmon's personal life, revealing his interactions and possible motives. The discovery of a headless photograph of a woman suggests a connection to a cabaret dancer, Lucille Doucette, introducing a potential suspect with a mysterious past.
Sister Antonia [07:06]: "A man was murdered right here in St. Mary's Hospital this morning. You got to talk."
As the sheriff interrogates the nurses, particularly Ms. Young, tensions rise. Suspicions about romantic entanglements come to light, especially concerning a secret engagement between Dr. John A. Hartford and one of the nurses, adding layers to the motive behind the murder.
Sister Antonia [08:03]: "I know he's been murdered this morning at St. Mary's Hospital. That's all I know."
A pivotal moment occurs when Sister Antonia confronts her inner turmoil and confesses to the murder. The intense dialogue reveals her love-stricken motives, leading to a dramatic confession and the subsequent arrest of George Bean, who is believed to be influenced by Sister Antonia's actions.
Sister Antonia [20:30]: "I don't know why I ever did it. I was attracted to Tom Salmon from the first time I saw him."
The episode culminates with the courtroom drama where George Bean is sentenced for the murder. The narrator emphasizes the moral lesson against taking justice into one's own hands, advocating for legal resolution over violence.
Narrator [24:42]: "Gentlemen of the jury, as judge in this court, let me say one final word before you retire to find your verdict... No man has the right to take the life of another."
The story concludes with the encapsulation of the tragic events and the ultimate downfall of those involved. The narrator leaves listeners with a reflection on the consequences of unchecked emotions and the importance of lawful justice.
Narrator [25:52]: "The story you have just heard is London Killer. Her in a hospital ward. Taken from the new True Detective Mysteries magazine."
Sister Antonia on Addiction Crisis [00:00]:
"Use of flavored tobacco by teens is a crisis... Addiction to nicotine sets us up for a lifetime of health problems."
Sister Antonia's Prayer [01:19]:
"O Lord, deliver us from all evil... From everlasting death."
Confession of Sister Antonia [22:03]:
"So I got a gun and I went into his room here at the hospital last Saturday morning. And I killed him."
Moral Lesson from Judge [24:42]:
"No man has the right to take the life of another."
This episode masterfully blends classic detective storytelling with deep emotional undertones. Themes of love, jealousy, and the tragic consequences of personal turmoil are intricately explored. Sister Antonia's character embodies the struggle between duty and forbidden passion, ultimately leading to a devastating outcome.
The narrative also touches upon societal issues such as addiction, subtly interwoven through the recurring tobacco advocacy messages. These interruptions serve as period-specific social commentary, reflecting the era's struggles and the podcast's dedication to historical authenticity.
"True Detective Mysteries 37-03-25 Horror in a Hospital Ward" offers a gripping and immersive experience into a bygone era's detective narrative. Through rich storytelling, character development, and moral lessons, Harold's Old Time Radio delivers an episode that captivates both enthusiasts of classic radio dramas and new listeners seeking enthralling mysteries.