When the voice over the telephone promised to name the man who
killed Hermann Banf, District Attorney Wharton was up- town lunching at
Delmonico\'s. This was contrary to his custom and a concession to
Hamilton Cutler, his distinguished brother-in-law. That gentleman was
interested in a State constabulary bill and had asked State Senator Bissell
to father it. He had suggested to the senator that, in the legal points
involved in the bill, his brother-in-law would undoubtedly be charmed to
advise him. So that morning, to talk it over, Bissell had come from Albany
and, as he was forced to return the same afternoon, had asked Wharton to
lunch with him up-town near the station.