The Washington herald., 1914-01-11
tcopyirht. ial.,
nNE of the few cases in which ]
" had any association with the po-

had any association with the po-
lice was in connection with thu
affair of the shooting in Greai
Glenn street.
The police had made raid upon Z
club which they mad reason to believe
was in reality nothing but a gambling
house. Three of the constables hat
been shot-one of them had been killed
on the spot, the two others seriously
wounded In the confusion the assas-
sins had escaped. My connection with
the matter began on Tuesday morn
ing, some three weeks after the tragedy
had taken place. On the preceding aft
ernoon an arrest had been made in a
house in Park street. The man had
made a desperate resistance; there had
been shooting on both sides. He had
actually skilled two officers before he
himself was rendered helpless. On the
Tuesday morning of which l speak
had business in that part of the city,
learned, casually, that Park street
was quite close to the spot to which
my business took me. / thought ]
would go and see what sort of place
it was; but only persons who could
prove that they had business there
were allowed to pass into it.
When / saw the crowds which
thronged the approaches / wished to
go no farther. / never saw such faces.
Seldom has that gift of mine for read
ing what people are saying merely by
watching their lips had on me more
curious effect.
On the fringe of the crowd on my
right was a thin, undersized, yet in
tellectual-looking man, on whose sallow
cheeks the blue beginnings of beard
lent him an appearance which was al
most ghastly. There could be no doubt
that he was a foreigner, and one who
was i'll at ease. He kept giving furtive
glances around him, as if he feared
that something unpleasant might come
at any moment from either side.
Presently something did come. A gin
ger-haired man, with a greasy cloth
cap on the back of his head, came
shambling past me- He paused as if to
look about him. A more unpleasant
looking person one could hardly i'm
agine.
Suddenly he caught sight of the in
dividual | had been observing. As he
did so his whole being changed Nov
ing stealthily toward the man with the
sallow cheeks, he gripped him by the
shoulder. The man, springing from
the ground, leaped forward as if to
tear himself free, but he of the ginger
hair had him in too fast hold. They
eyed one another. Words came from
the sallow mans lips, a torrent OF
them; | could see them, but what they
meant l had 10 notion. They were in
a language of which | had no knowl-
edge.
One thing was evident from the
words saw him utter-he spoke with
a strong accent. The ginger-haired
man turned round so that | could see
the whole of his face. There was no
mistaki1g what he said. The words he
uttered were sufficiently startling:
I've only got to say word to these
blokes here and they would tear you
to pieces. You mind what you're say
ing"
Whatever the other might have been
saying. the ginger-haired mans words
affected him in a manner which it was
not pleasant to see There was an odd
movement in his throat, as if there
was something the matter with the
muscles. Then he spoke again, just
two or three words. That time could
see what he said:
You go away-let me CO.
IF l let you go, where shall l see
you tonight? Don't you make any
mistake about it, I've got to see you"
The other replied:
why have you got to see me?
What for?"
"'Some one will be on the road to
the gallows by this time tomorrow if
! don't see you tonight--and you know
who" 1t was obvious from the sallow
mans bearing that he did.
The look in the sallow mans eyes
became accentuated, but for the mo-
ment the faculty of speech had gone.
The ginger-haired man continued in
stead:
"All right, you needn't speak if it
hurts you to try. ] shall be at Sans
tonight at 10 sharp. 'sha'n't stop if
/ don't find you there; l shall go
straight off and make few remarks
to some. gentlemen who will pay me
handsomely for every one of them
and don't you make any mistake about
it"
The instant he disappeared the
sallow-faced man slipped into a street
which was in front on the right.
! also departed-in a singularly dis
turbed state of mind. This feeling of
discomfort was strengthened by an irt-
cident which Immediately followed.