The Washington times., 1916-04-16
THE STRANGE CASE OF MARY PAGE
BY Frederick Lewis Happened to Mary Pictures Essana

tongue when he'd been drinkin'. but
everybody knew he didn't mean it. He
was a generous feiler. too, always
made up for his madness in a free
fer no fightin' in my house. Il was a
respectable place. III have you knowi"
And yet" broke in LanRdon sharp-
Y, Isn't Il true that you twice warned
David Pollock that he had better look
McGlone shifted uneasily, ana his
pompous air faded
Yes" he said. That's true. but It
Wasn't particularly, Dawes anarreilng
thnt made me say IT,"
threats against Mr.. Pollock7'
Yes. You see. Dave was mixed up
In some dirty work"
Attor0sSSe object" a.",,h INTERRUPTED the District
TO the question OF Mr.. Langdon. but 70
the endeavor on the part of the witnesa
70 Nraduce a. man who Is dead. Your
Honor. MT, LanRdon has declared the
ueIense TO be 'repressed pSychosis and
under those circumstance declqre the
present testimony to be Irrelevant and
request that 1t be stricken out"
Ghosts. your. Honor. retorted L.onedon
quickly. but call the attention of
the court TO the statement made by DR.
roster. that IL Miss Page was suffering
from .rn, that hat when David Pollock was
whether her own or another hand fired
the tatal shot. Your Honor. I am en-
11eayorlng by this witness to bring TO
nsht some obscure facts in this case.
continue the present testimony" His
TONE was earnest and the Justice OF
"h9t ma ne asked was evident To all
mM you may continue. Mr..
ment's thought. Il cannot s,Isto;n % tbs
Objection Of Mr.. Dallas"
Win a shruR OF resignation the
ana S'gSu1ST IsnSdoda dropped back into his seat,
who looked bewiidered by the battle OF
tne attorneys. said quietly:
, c, VIII repeat my Question. Mr.. no
n,nu pid you ever hear anyone
well, as 'Gi / said@Ke deKeiH'' Mr. P0llockT
interrupted 'O"'' ""0
You must remember. Mr.. Mcolons.
use only the direct yes or no. ro not
disress or say why such threats were
mace mace That question has not been
"Then-.yes." grumhIed Mcclore "1
| twice. "So''' MN
"Where1''
In front of the bar lie was ,rixed
way he run things. lie treated 'em nIi
Ike dogs. and ! thought that sometime
when one OF 'em was fun OF whisky
he'd probably curry cut the threat
| ..DDid you warn Mr.. PollocI?'
What did he say?"
| oh. pave just laughed and said he
knew Of four people who would like 10
ine scc mn h,m ,s get his and he wasn't exclud
A whisper OF excitement ran through
the room and Mary shmdderei. Had
he meant her7 Surely not But the
words brought la-trown to LanCdon' 8
face and grim smile to that OF the
Did he the question raped sharp
y. say that he took any precautions
Yes, He told Ire he packed a cou-
pie Of gums that would make any fool
who got after bin bark up the wrong
ne ne. carried two revolvers''
"Did you ever see them"
Not as / remember. He said they
were beauts. and that they couldn't he
duplicated on this side OF the Attain
I suddenly the prosecutor leaned for
ward alertly. He saw In An instant whore
this testimony was leading. and waited
! @nreethless; @ Tor the inevitable question
Mr.. McGlone. were those revolvers
mates? Was II. in fact. a pair OF pis-
tolls that David Pollock owned?"
| Il couldn't say for certain. He used
meself" ''''
That is all. thank you, Mr.. McGlone. 4"
SAL Langdon. and sat down triumphant
ly. while the Jury, leaning forward. star
ed down at the revolver from which that {
fatal shot had been fred If-David Pol.
lock had owned n pair OF them, who
could say whether the one found on the
hoor was or was not the one that Mary
Page had put into her bag at the
theater!
/ ITO be continued