The Washington times., 1916-02-27

LahkuOh W the WINDOW ana ne cIieu
;s6SsSErply. My codi that's David Pol
@bia you already know who he
"Yes. I had heard of him from vari-
Gus men who had been my patients,
that Mr. Pollock was was engaged to
Miss PqEe, and alec sometilng OF
h1w npo. tnat abo,,, engagement hsd oeen
Was Mr.. Pollock brought to your
mo. ! went out into the hall to
meet him and took him into the gem
eral reception room. lie seemed much
agitated and asked without prellm-
mary greeting n Miss Page were
there. told him she was. but upon
his demand TO see her refused. I
told him Miss Pages condition neces-
Stated absolute rest for mt least
twenty -four hours. He became INSULT
ing and abusive and accused me OF
keeping Miss Page prisoner, so I
decided the best thing to do was to
let the young lady herself decide
whether or not she wanted to see
him"
ibid you go at once 20 Miss Page"
NO, i left Mr.. Pollock in the recep-
tion room and returned to my office,
where | apprised Mr. LanRdon OF the
situation. Together we went to the
room HsSgEed TO Mics Page. She was
IN bed and sered comfortable and
calm. While I was talking to her.
however. finding out a little OF her
nervous condition. Mr.. Langdon who
had been sitting near the door, gave
n sharp exclamation and darted out
into the hall. Miss Walton the nurse
went to the door after him, but be-
fore she reached It we could all hear
the sounds OF q loud alteration.
When j reached the econe myself l
found Mr.. Langdon barring the way
and Mr.. Pollock attempting TO force
himself part to get 20 Miss Pages
room. He declared It 10 be his right
TO be with her and said that Mr.. Lang
don was an interlopcr. ktdnnper.
and a great many other things"
Did You interfcre?'
II did. Noise or ounrrellng Ia the
one thing that we cannot possibly
permit In a hospital given over to
those whose neri os are shattered or
whose mental balance is In question.
Pollocii. but he returned 90 the reccp-
tion room eventually. and Mr. Lang
don and i hurled back to Miss Page
who was very much excited and was
crying out that rhe did not want TO
see 'David'-or anyone except her
mother and Mr.. Langdon. She quictcd
down when we came in. especially
after she had been reRssured that no
one would disturb her"
Did you give any orders TO that ef-
II did. I told Miss Walton to sit
where she could watch the door, and
that II David Pollock Tnde any at
tempt TO come down the hall she was
at once to ring for help and bar him
out"
Did Miss Walton seem to consider
tho order unlsunl2'
"well, not exactly that Che scored
ngttatcd and upset by the name, eut
evaded my question as &c whe h".. sre
knew him. However. rs j had always
found her Trustworthy and splennld
nurse. paid hut little attcirtion to her
excitement"
You say you paid hut little atton-
ton IN her excitement. Did you have
any inkling as to what might have
caused that aRitaton:"
Not at the time. but later. when Miss
Walton told me what had happened.
admitting
May u please the court" inter-
ruptcd the prosecutor lc1uiug to his
feet, ''Dr, Foster Is retailing helrsay,
and ! object to the question OF my
OF satisfaction In mis- voice at being
able to interrupt the famous alienist
who was said 10 know as much OF law
as II medicine. and the doctor flushed
with annoyance. But Langdon showed
no dlscomfiture. there was. IN fact. a
smile of satisfaction curling the corners
OF his liDs ~ the Judge leaned forward
and said slowly;
Strike out the question beginning,
You say YOU paid but little attention
to her excitement and It's answer.
Continue. MIR. Langdon."
THAT IL all, DIR. Foster" said Lang
don promptly. and the district attorney
had only one question:
when Mary Page was brought 60
your sanatorium. was she not perfectly
sane?"
Temporarily so. but her nervous con-
dition was such that extreme mental
.U.e II. Na.a.-
tors have many dcnIitions OF that
THAT Is ALL" And as the doctor
stepped down from tho witness box
with a covert smile. the name. OF the
miss Gertrude Walton!'
This was n new player In the vast
drama whose cverv net was seemingly
fresh tragedy. and the reporters whis-
pcred the name among themselves as
they bent over their copy, striving Ia
place her among the scores who had
been drawn into the net fiung by the
police and I.angdon after the strange
murder Of David Pollock. Her name
slipped from lin to lip through the
spectators rs we'll nnd more than one
man In the back of the room stood w
to stare when the tall brick woman
camc confidently from the witness room
| and took her place on the stand.
She gave her name with gravity. heI
| with pride. ms trained nurse"
Miss Walton said Langdon. ''yoI
| peclalize In nervous cases. do you
notr" ".
| 'T do"
How long have you been doing thai
sort OF nursing?"
"FoI twelve years. began II by
| by-nursing my sister through n terri
bic illness when she seemed likely q
loAe her reason, | have never forgot
ten her suffering. and ] have special
lied In nervous cases ever since"
Are You attached to the staff mt Dr.
Fosters sanatorium?'
4 am"
"You have been there a good many
years. have YOU not?"
YES"
When was the first time that you
saw the defendant. Mary Page?"
| "On the morning when sho was
brought TO the sanatorium for treat
Miss Walton, did you know David
Pollock"
For the first time her aulet conn.
dencc forsook her. and "a red spct crepI
into each cheek. and there was n visible
hesitation before she answered slowly
81 had never met Mr. Pollock. but
had heard a great deal abou: him. Ills
his name was v9rv familiar To Ine,"
Then the flrsf time YOU saw him
was when he came TO the sanatoriun
| asking for Miss Page?"
Again there was hesitation before
the answer:
Yes"