Rock Island Argus., 1914-10-14

Quoted its case by cross examination
OF the witnesses already called. con-
tented itself with producing a few
character witnesses. and rested"
Goldstein made an eloquent plea of
mo case" and asked the Judge so To
instruct the jury.
This was refused. and the case went
to the jury on the seventh day-a sur
prisingly short trial. considering the
magnitude OF the crimes.
The jury disagreed But, while they
wrangled. McWhirter and 1 were al
ready on the right track At the very
hour that the turymen were being dis
charged and steps taken for a retriaI.
we had the murderer locked In my
room In a cheap lodging house or
Chestnut street
Ny situation was better than ft had
been In the summer / had my
strength again. although the long con-
inement had told on me- But my posi-
ton was precarious enough ] had my
pay from the Ella. and nothing else
And Mcwhirter. with a monthly stip-
end from his hospital OF So. was not
much better OF.
Ny first evening OF freedom we spent
at the theater. We bought the best
seats in the house. and we dressed for
the Occasion-being in the position OF
having nothing TO wear between
shabby everyday wear and evening
clothes
1T is by way of celebration" Mac
said. as he put a dab or shoe blacking
been restored to life. liberty and the
Leslie-the pursuit of happiness"
"Happinessr' | said scornfully. do
you call this happinessT"
We enjoyed the theater. after all.
with the pent up enthusiasm or long
months or work and strain We
laughed at the puer1le fun, encored the
prettfest or the girls. and swaggered
In the lobby between acts with cigar
cites There we ran across the one
man I knew in Philadelphia and bad
supper after the play with three or
four fellows. who. on hearing my
story. persisted in believing that 1 had
sailed on the Ella as a lark OF TO fol-
low a girl. sly simple statement that
1 had done II out or necessity met
with roars or laughter and finally
let II go at that
IL was after ] when we got back
TO the lodging house. being escorted
there In racing car by riotous
crowd that stood outside the door. as
I fumbled for my key. and screeched
In unison: Leslie. Leslie, Leslie. Sick
'emr' before they drove away.
The hight in the dingy lodging house
parIOr was burning full. but the nall
was dark 1 stopped inside and lighted
a cigarette
Life. liberty and the pursuit or hap
piness. Macr' I said I've got the
first two. and the other can be had
for the pursuit"
Mac did not reply; he was staring
into the parlOr- Elsa Lee was standing
by a table looking at me.
She was very nervous and tried To
explain her presence In a -oreath-with
the result that she broke down utterly
and had to stop. Mac. his Jovial face
rather startled. was making for the /
stairs: but 1 sternly brought him back
and presented him Whereon. being I
utterly COMPOUNDED. ne made the tactfui /
remark that be would have to go and 7
put out the milk bottles: Il was almost I
morningi
She mad been waiting since 10 1
O'clock she said. tsxicab. with ner /
maid. was at the door they were
going back TO New York in the morn
ing and things were terribly wrong
There are detectives watching Nar-
sbau We saw one today at the hotel
n the Jury disagrees-and the lawyers
,bink they wiII-they will arrest him
thought it probable There was
nothing 1 could say.
II was 70 ask you 10 do something.
she said. None of US can, for we are
being watched / was probably foi-
lowed here. The Ella is still In the
rlver, with only a watchman on board