Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-13
The Strange Case OF
Mary age
BY FREDERICK LEWIS.
Author OF
"Wnnt Happened to Mary
Pictures by Essanay. Copyright,
1915. by Mcclure Publications
shown at the Victor Theater.
SYNOPSIS.

murder Of David Pollock and is defended
intoxicated. At Mary's trial sho admits
sh" had the revolver. Her maid :cstincs
;hst Mary threatened Pollock with 1t urc-
viously. ami Mary's leading man duplicates
hsmgd"n How Mary disappeared from the
scene -. the crime Is q mystery. brandon
tells u: a strange handrrmt lie saw on
Mory's shoulder. Further "vidcucc shows
san% in Msry 'F rhs dsfsnss is 'T r"prorss
pSychosis." Witnesses describe Mary's hight
from her Intoxicated father and her fathers
suicide. Nurse Walton describes tho kid
naiinS OF Mary by Pollock. and Amy Barton
tells OF Mary,s struggles 20 become, an
= 'Nti"nc" tha; Daniels. Macs manager.
threatened Pollock Mary fain,s On ia"
nerimHn "m"rs her whisky Daniel; ,".ti-
h.'> NAT Pollock Threatened =" Kin Mary
XII ine latter Kate o'Neill, cook en-
pi"ycd IN house near the hotel in witch
Jaw Mar IN dazed condition c'mh
dow: ~" III" escape %: ~" ho'"i. whit.
man outside watched her. and ,nen ru, her
in = houS' across the street. Her story -
corrohoratoi by Dennis Gallagher
Continued from Wednesday,
Il joined Katie and says 10 her. said
l. its soin' TO be a big night. aud that
girl has jumped out OF the fryin pan
Into the fire. And hcgorra, sor. I'd no
more than said IL then heard the Sig
nal blow and saw the bluccoats march
in zap the alley aud across the street
a, the end surroundiu' the place. Good
night 20 Rarkers says /: and We
watched en- batter in the door and
march upstairs. 1t vas then that 7
felt the other man tuGrin' At me arm"
The other man." II was more an
exclamation than a question and Dem
mis- nodded.
sure the fcilcr that had been stand
in some place In the shadows. 'Wot
are tho pcrlice after" he says all
hoarsc like. Who are they lookiu' fer
tho girl" 'Not on your life says /.
they're ra!din' Bankers Barkcr's?'
saws he, rs II he'd Ecvcr heard of the
place. I-I--,houEht the trouble was
in tho hotel I-T-heard a shot.
Then SAYS !. you've got one on nc.
fer with Al! these auttymohilcs hancin'
about, the man that kin tell a bullet
from n tire has some ears You're
right says he. IT was probably tire
And he laughs; then he SUNK away. az
If he didn't like tho periicc even if they
weren't doln anything hut raid "A gam
him Joint"
can You descr'bc that man."
~" He was Kind OF fattish, and
short He looked like .hc sort Of a
felicr that hits ON ND considerable. hut
didn't take particular notice. snr.''
Did you'and Miss O'Nclll remain in
The alley after he had gone
Yes, for tho police had run IN the
shades and we could sec right into
Barker's place. Then seen the girl
again.
DO you moan Miss Page
Yes. sor: leastwise, suppos" IL w.s
nor. She was siandn' With her hands
over her face. and one Of the police
men jerks EN- down and turns TO an
other one and says, says he, rs this
the girl ] could hear plain even down
IN the street, but the other bull seemed
puzzled. 1t looks like 1t might be- he
saws. especially the glad rags, but she
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