The Glasgow courier., 1916-04-07
"Dr. Angus FOster!'


for DR.. Foster had played his role In
many another courtroom, while his
fame was byword all over the world.
Kings Of Wall Street owed their grip
upon affairs to his care when mental
breakdowns seemed inevitable.
He was not tall man, but the dig
nifty of his carriage. and the way he
held his shoulders. lent him an appear.
ance of great height as he took his
place in the witness-bOx and held up
his right hand to take the oath.
"Dr. Foster. you specialize In diseases
of the brain. do you nOt?"
II do. In both mental and nervous
Ills"
"Have you a sanatorium just outside
this city?'
II have"
"Have you ever seen the defendant
beforey'
II have seen Miss Page on several
occasions. The first time was when l
saw Mr.. I.angdon. whom l had known
for some years, drive up with 4 girl
beside him in the motor. She seemed
to he asleep or only partially conscious.
She opened her eyes as came up, and
got unsteadily to her feet and then l
noticed that her heavy veil hid the fact
that her face was livid from some great
suffering After we had given her into
the charge Of Nurse Walton l took
Mr.. Langdon into my Office. where he
told me briefly Of Miss Pages attack
Of madness. and the incidents that had
led up to 1t. While Mr.. LangdOn was
still talking saw an automobile drive
furiously up to my gate and man leap
out. My exclamation drew Langdon to
the window and he cried sharply. MY
God! that's James Pollock"
Ibid you already know who he was"
Yes. I had heard Of him from vari-
Gus men who had been my patients.
and Mr.. LangdOn had already told me
that Mr.. Pollock was engaged to Miss
Page, and also something of how that
engagement had been brought about"
WAS Mr.. Pollock brought to your
Office"
"NO. l went out into the hall to
meet him and took him into the gen
eral reception-room. told him Miss
Pages condition necessitated absolute
rest for at least twenty-four hours. He
became insulting and abusive and ac-
cused me Of keeping Miss Page a pris-
oner, so l decided the best thing to d.
was to let the young lady herself de
eide whether or not she wanted to see
him."
did you go Mt once to Miss Page:"
/ mo. l left Mr.. Pollock in the recep-
/ tiOn-room and returned to my Office,
where apprised Mr.. Langdon Of the
| situation. Together we went to the
room assigned to Miss Page She was
in bed. and seemed comfortable and
calm. While l was'talking to her. how
ever finding out little Of her nervous
condition. Mr.. Langdon. who had been
sitting near the door. gave a sharp ex
clamation and darted out into the hall
Miss. Walton the nurse went TO the
door after him, but before she reached
1t We could all hear the sounds OF u
loud alteration. When | reached the
scene myself. found Mr.. Langdon
barring the way and Mr.. Pollock at
tempting to force himself past to get
to Miss Pages room. He declared It
to be his right to be with her and said
that Mr.. I.angdon was an interlOper,
kidnapper, and great many other
things"
Did you interfere:'
II did. 1t took me some time to
quiet Mr. Pollock. but he returned to
the reception room eventually, and Mr.
Langdon and ! hurried back to Miss
Page who was very much excited and
was crying out that she did not wan,
TO see Jameson anyone except hel
mother and Mr. Langdon. She quiet
e1 down when We came In. especially
after she bad been reassured that II.
one would disturb her
Did loh @ire any orders to that eff
fel-T" d.
Il Cid TOLD Miss Walton to si
where SHE could watch the door, ant
that II Jstues Pollock made any at
tempt CO come clown the hall she wa.
II once IT, ring for Aelp aud bar hin
Uui
Did \; lsH Walton seem 10 conside
The order Dnususi:
Well. not exactly that. She SCENE,
ag!fatcd and upset by the name. bu
, evadcd my question as to whether sh
, knew him. However. as | had Away
, found her trustworthy and a splendi,
nurse. ! paid but little attention to he
excitement"
, "You say you paid but little atten
: ton to her excitement. Did you hav
any inkling as to what might hav
caused that agitatiOn:"
4 mot at the time. but later when Mis-
$ Walton told me what had happened
I admitting"
o MAY 1t please the court" interrupt
ed the Prosecutor, leaping to his fee
e "Dr. Foster is retailing hearsay. and
S object to the question Of my learne
e colleague" There was q tinge Of sa
isfactiOn in his voice at being able I