Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-11-11

small raised platform beside the
coroner.
"Mr. Anapple," said Jamison, "is
this the man who asked you where
Mr.. o'Hagen lived?"
"Yes, sir"
= The answer did not affect me In the
least. 1t was just what expected
Sure you are not identifying the
coat and hat instead of the man?"
':I-guess not" But he said It
hesitatingly.
"Take Off the hat, Mr.. Haviland."
did. So he was trying to confuse
the witness and prove that their iden-
tification was at fault as material for
the defense when the real trial came.
Can you say positively that this is
the man who asked you the way to
the house7" Jamison asked again.
The witness scratched his head.
"Somehow I sorter got an idear he
had gray hair"
Gray hair? Mike wouldn't have got
an old man to do job like that. It
was work for young man, and an
active one. Again that question had
tried so vainly to answer dinned in my
mind, but thrust it away. didn't
care who had killed Slivers O'Hagen
now.
Wasn't he thinner MANI" asked
Mike Garven.
"No-o." The witness fumbled with
= fe ,,rI liza
"All right" Jamison dismissed
him and called another Of the three
men who had answered the questions
of the murderer at the station. He
identified me positively when 1 had
the slouch-hat pulled down over my
eyes and the coat-collar turned up,
but hesitated when took both off.
The next witness called wore blue
uniform with brass buttons.
you are a conductor on the nine
thirty Cranston local, Mr.. o'Neil?"
"Yes," answered the conductor to
Jamison's question.
"Did you ever see this man be-
fore"
The railroad man shook his head.
didn't you see a man in a raincoat
and hat like this who sat in the rear
seat of the smoker on the trip from
Weehawken"
"There was a man besides the regu.
lar passengers in the smoker" de.
clared the conductor thoughtfully.
"But l don't remember whether he
10 or 70 ni
half drunk to me, and got out at the
station below Cranston."
He had only made it worse. My
hunched position in the seat and
pulled-down hat had given him the
impression that was intoxicated.
That's why he hadn't paid any atten-
tion to me. Now, it would be ridicu-
lous to try to make any one believe
that half-drunk man would have
gotten away from the scene as I had
done.
The next witness was Kennedy!
He had stayed out Of my sight, and
he would not look at me as he sat
down, though Heaven knows I had
only pity for him. understood what
1t cost him.
In a voice husky with emotion he
told how l had come to him and told
him that 1 was going to see OHagen
stating tremulously that he knew
| OHagen and were old friends. He
told of my return.
"Why are you telling all this!'
To hn hoH n
ished.
'Misther Garven asked me Il
come" Kennedy's voice was only 1
hoarse whisper.
"He did?" Jamison was as SUI
prised as at the admission. 1t seem
ed the last thing Kennedy would hav
said. glanced at Mike Garven, bu
he sat immovable, staring at Kennedy
with his expressionless eyes.
"Yes, SIR" muttered Kennedy. HE
towld me Misther Haviland had been
bringin' his name into tn thing. an he
wanted me to- swear the truth"
mo other reason?"
"No, SIR"
"All right"
Why hadn't he gone on? could
sec the look of weakening in Kenne
dy's eyes. touched Jamison's sleeve
I'm doing this" he said impatient
ly, understanding what I wanted.
He asked the coroner to identify me
then as the man who had been looking
for O'Hagen. The official had beer
the third of the trio at the station. HI
answered without leaving his seat o.
taking the oath. Little breaches o
convention weren't thought of.
1.-THE man saw was trihe hefti
err" he declared positively, in answe
to the usual question.
Sure"
"Certain!"
"That's ALL"
What good was all this bickerin
on detail? Why didn't Jamison get
over withr I found 1t impossible t
keep from looking at Alice Walton