The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-03-22

ID stayed to luncheon n poured
forth all the history of the trial from
the time | left the courtroom, and I
would not have stopped her had 1t been
possible to do so.
II seemed hat the afternoon of the
opening day a man who was a waiter
at the Poodle Dog was put on the
stand. This was the new witness Mr..
Dingley had spoken of. He told how
Mr.. Rood had been at supper In the
restaurant at about midnight, how Mr..
Montgomery had come In with another
gentleman and one up to the table
where Rood was sitting. While be did
so the other gentlepan sat at a talle
near the door. Mr.. Rood and y1r.
Montgomery did not have supper to-
gether, the waiter said; did not even
drink together. They talked only for
a few minutes, and he thought they
were disagreeing because, though their
voices were not loud. they sounded
angry. Then Mr.. Rood got up sudden
ly. overturning his chair, and said, Il
won't hear anything from you," and
though he had not finished supper, paid
his bill and went out of the restaurant.
Mr.. Montgomery had waited a few
moments before he followed him. The
gentleman who had sat near the door
had been the last to leave the restau-
rant.
And them" said Halle, warming to
who had come into the Poodle Dog
with Johnny, and what do you think
it was Willie Felton,"
Not the one who went to dancing
school with us and had such red
cheeksY' I wondered.
His cheeks aren't red now said
Halle, land he has wrinkles all around
his eyes just like an old man. He
has been awfully dissipated. And, oh,
Ellie, you should have seen him sit
ting up there looking at Mr.. Dinglcy
and looking at Mr.. Jackson and biting
bis nails and never daring to look at
Johnny Montgomery. He said he had
met Johnny about IL o'clock that night
by chance on Montgomery street. They
had walked a little way together, and
Johnny had said, 4 am going away to-
morrow and Willie FELTON, asked was
he going to the races. Johnny laughed
and said, No. l am going to some
place I've never seen before and I'm
not coming back until everybody has
forgotten me- He behaved queerly,
seemed to be very much excited, al
though Willie said he was sure he
hadn't been drinking.
"As they came to the Poodle Dog
Johnny said. There is some one here
l want to speak to- And after they
were inside he said. Excuse me a mo-
ment.' So Willie FELTON, took a table
near the door, saw Johnny talk with
Rood, saw Rood upset his chair as he
went out and Johnny follow him out of
the door. When he himself got put
side he said that Rood was nowhere
In sight and that Johnny was standing
looking up Montgomery street. He
seemed to be very angry. Willie said,
Where are you going?' and Johnny
turned on him and said. I'll tell you
where I'm going. | am going about my
business and then he walked quickly
away up the street in the same direc-
ton tnat Rood had taken.
while he was telling about it," Hal
lie went on, Mr.. Jackson kept inter
rupting, saying. Object. your honor
and making it awfully hard to follow
the testimony. Then another young
man was called, and he didn't tell any
story. They had a hard time even
making him answer questions. But he
did tell that he knew the quarrel be-
tween Rood and Johnny began three
years ago, Mt the time of the California
bank shortage. when Johnny said that
Rood had lied himself out of prison
and an innocent man in
OH | cried. I'm so gladi'
Halle looked as if she thought | was
crazy. But | explained that what |
was glad of was that the quarrel had
been Rood's and not .Johnny's fault.
We'll" Halle declared, "he does
need Il good word, | must say"
This morning. she informed me, had
been awfuily stupid. just cross exam
lining and interrupting. But finally
they did call some one new-a Mexican
woman. And she testified that for two
years Carlotta Valencla's friends had
known her as Mrs. Rood. And then
mother wouldn't let me stay any
longer" Halle lamented. because she
said the woman wasn't Il proper per-
son. But | wanted awfully to hear
what else she said"
Here Abby came In and remarked
that II we were going to talk all day
we would better 20 somewhere else
and give Lee a chance to clear off the
table.
The garden has lovely places In
which to sit. so we went out there and
took the rustic bench in the shade of
the cypress hedge.
But what does Johnny Montgom-
ery's lawyer say?" | asked. for that