where Dr. Holt pronounced him dead on arrival. Meanwhile, police began an investigation of the premises. They searched at length for a weapon, both inside the laundry and all around the area. There was nothing. They did, however, note that Mr. Fink had died with money on his person and cash in the open register at the front. Aside from a bracket, broken off from the transom and laying about one foot from the door, nothing was out of order. (Police deter- mined that the bracket had not been broken when Hull entered, which means either Fink or the killer was responsible.) Police also noted a hot iron sitting on the lighted gas stove; apparently, Fink had been iron- ing when he was killed. Headed by Detective William Clark, police conducted inter- views for the investigation. They Why did the killer want to leave the door bolted from the inside? discovered that Isidore Fink was something of a mystery not only in death, but in life, as well. Virtually no one volunteered much information about Fink. Max Schwartz, with whom Fink lived, told police Fink had no fe- male friends, but he had no more information about Fink's personal life, which, he said, the deceased never discussed. Furniture-store owner Max Sternberg said that Fink was very particular about security. While the deceased often kept late hours (his laundry was open until midnight on Saturdays), Sternberg said Fink always kept all the doors and the one window locked, as he was afraid of being robbed, and would admit only those customers he knew. Sternberg and others agreed Fink had no enemies. For a short time, police were on the hunt for two "well- dressed" women Miss Smith re- portedly saw near the laundry after she heard the scuffle in- side. For unknown reasons, de- tectives abandoned this lead. So if Fink was not robbed, and he had no enemies, what was the motive? And even more per- plexing: just how was this crime committed? Police had two theories about what might have happened. In the first, the killer shot Fink outside his laundry, then Fink came in and bolted the door from the inside. Police quickly discounted this possi- bility, though no further infor- mation is available. (Perhaps no blood was found outside; none was noted in files on the case.) Another idea — the one police believed most likely — was that the killer had entered and exit- ed through the transom. This would help explain how some- one could gain entry to the laun- dry were Fink hesitant to let him in, although it's odd that the perpetrator would risk drawing so much attention to himself. Suppose a passerby had noticed him climbing through the tran- som, which seems quite likely considering the fact that it was only 10:30 p.m. on a Saturday night? Then there's question of why the killer chose to leave through the transom, and not just walk out the front door. What would be so important about leaving behind a door bolted from the in- side? Another issue is the fact that the transom was, of course, at the top of the door. If the transom was the means of entrance, exit or both, a per- son of ordinary height could have reached it only by climbing with his feet braced against the door, standing on an object such as a table, or getting a boost from another person. It seems unreasonable to assume that the killer climbed up because police did not note scuff marks on the door or walls. No furniture or equipment was out of place, so the culprit did not stand on an object. And if more than one killer was involved, how did the second man escape? In the months after the inci- dent, police continued to inter- view and re-interview Max Sternberg, Miss Smith and Effie Moody, "janitress of said build- ing." All were eager to help, but they knew nothing. 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