The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-27

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going home from the theater in New
York the night before. be had bough;
an extra" which had contained
brief account vf the Elias return II,
seemed to have gone into frenzy ol
excitement at once. He borrowed II
small car and assembled in 1t In wild
confusion one suit of clothes for me.
his own and much too small. one nv.
podermic case. an armful of newspa-
pers with red scare heads, a bottle OF
brandy, bottle of digitalis. one po-
lice card and one excited young law
yer of the same vintage in law that
Mac and | were in medicine. At the
last moment. fearful that the police
might not know who | was. he had
flung In a scrap book In which he had
pasted-with a glue that was to make
his fortune-records OF my exploits on
the football field.
dozen miles from Philadelphia the
little machine had turned over on a
curve. knocking all the law and most
OF the enthusiasm out OF Walters, the
legal gentleman. and smashing the
brandy bottle. McWhirter had picked
himself up. kicked viciously at the car
and gathering up his impedlmenta.
had made the rest Of the journey by
foot and street car
His wrath at finding me a prisoner
was unbounded. His scorn at Wal
tiers. the attorney. for not confound-
ing the police with law enough to free
ME was furious and contemptuous.
He picked up the oars in sullen ST
lence and. leaning ON them. called a
loud and defiant farewell for the bens-
fit OF the officer
"All right" he said An hour or
so won't make much difference. +
you'll be free today, all right. all
right. And don't let them biuft you.
boy. IL the police get funny tackle
'em and throw EN- overheard. one by
one. You can do it,"
He made an insulting gesture at the
police. picked up his oars aud rowed
away into the mist.
But was not free that day. nor for
many days. As had expected. Tur-
ner. his family. Mrs. Johns and the
stewardess were released after ex-
animation. The rest of. us were taken
to jail-Singletou as suspect. the
others to make sure OF their presence
at the trial.
The murders took place on the
morning OF Aug. IL. The grand Jury
met late in September and found an
indictment against Singleton The
trial began on the 10th of November.
The confinement was terrible. Ac-
customed to- regular exercise as was.
/ suffered mentally and physically. |
heard nothing from Elsa Lee. and
missed McWhirter. who had got his
hospital appointment and who wrote
me cheering letters on pages torn
from order books or on prescription
blanks. He was in Boston.
He got leave Of sbsence for the
trial. and, as | explained. the follow
ing notes are bis. not mine. The case
was tried in the United States court
before Circuit Judge Willard and Dis.
States was represented by district
attorney and two assistant attorneys.
Singleton had retained a lawyer nam
ed Goldstein. clever young lew.
was called drst. as having found
the bodies.
Your name:"
Ralph Leslie"
"Your ags:'
"Twenty-four."
"When and where were you horn?"
"Noy. is, 1887. in Colum bus. O."
when did you ship on the yacht
Ella?"
On July %"
When did you sail?"
July 2s.''
Are you sailor by occupatiUn:'
No; l am graduate OF medical
college"
What were your duties on the
shlp:'
They were not we'll defined had
been i'll and was not strong was Il
sort of deck steward. suppose. | also
served Il few meals in the cabin OF the
after house when the butter was inca
pacitated"
Where were you qusrtereG?
"In the forecastle with the crew un.
til day or so before the murders.
Then l moved into the after house and
slept in storerOom there"
why did you make the changer
"Mrs. Johns, guest. asked me to do
so. She said she was nervous
who slept in the after house,"
"Mr. and Mrs. Turner. Miss Lee. Mrs. !
Johns and Mr.. Vail. The stewardess, !
Mrs. Sloane. and Karen Hansen.
maid, also slept there. but their room
opened from the chart room
A diagram of the after house was
here submitted to the jury. For the