The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-26

 most cock-crow."
 Now, Kate" Langdon's voice was very friendly, almost coaxing, in fact q want you to tell me if you ever went out into the alley or street that ran back of the boarding house late at night.'
 "Go on wid you!" she retorted. bri- ding. Didn't tell you that?" q know you told me, but want you to tell the court. You had a friend who was watchman for the block, didn't you? Denny by name.' 'He was not me friend, he was me fnance!" she responded with dignity. And some nights when it would be cold, and I had made myself sup of hot tea or maybe coffee, I would take a bit out to Denny. It's weary work watching houses in the dark "Of course your mistress knew noth- ing of this?'
 Sure, and what would I tell that ould snoopin' divil for? It weren't none of her business!' "On the night when David Pollock
 was shot in the Hotel Republic. you had been up late, had you not?" "Yes, sor. I had set the dough for bakin', and seein' as how the fire was hot, I thought I'd fix up bite for Den- ny when he made his rounds"
 twill you tell us please, what you saw when you went to the back gate with the-er-bite for Dennis?'' "Well, then, it was this way. I shipped out and opened the gate just bit at a time, for sometimes it would get the ould Nick in it and squeak fer o1I ha Ior -
 look out fer Denny. There was man standin' in the shadows so near could have put my hand on him, but I knows it wasn't my man by reason of the mar Ter shoulders, so stood waitin' fer him to move on."
 Did he seem to be watching for anyone?"
 "Yes, sor. He was starin' up at the Hotel Republic, and I thought he was watchin' a man who was on the f1re-
 escape. Then I decided it. weren't a man I saw, but just a shadder. and suddenly young lady. all dressed up
 in evenin' clothes, climbs out of a win der and starts down the f1re-escape and the man says, Thank Gawd! She was slow enough!'"
 Were you near enough to recognize the young lady?'
 Not then, no sor. All I could see
 was the shimmer of her dress and the | light on her face when she passed the l winders. She was walkin' kind of queer and unsteady, like as though she | might have been drunk or sick, and
 when she reached the street she just stood there dazed. She had no coat
 nor hat and she was drawin' her breath 1 like a bit of childer that's been cry | i'm"
 | Did the man who was waiting speak l to herr"
 "Yes He said, Where in - have | you been? I been waitin' a good half hour. And believe me, this alley is no
 cozy corner to lounge in.' But the girl
 didn't answer her. She just leaned against wall and moaned like. At | that he took hold of her arm and shook | 1t and told her not to git cold feet, that
 he had it all fixed to git her away safe. l He called her Sadie, but she didn't
 seem to recognize the name and she
 wouldn't go with him. Then he took
 hold of her and dragged her along
 right past me, so near could have touched her."
 Were you close enough to recognize
 her then?"
 | Yes, sor."
 l "Was it the defendant. Mary Pager Tt was sor. Though she looked ter rible sick and different, and there was
 an awful loolzin' bruise on her shoulder
 like somebody had hurt her bad" l Could you see where they went2" | "Yes, sor. Sure and slipped out the
 gate and followed them a bit to see
 where they would go. But they stop
 ped just beyond me on the alley and the man gives a whistle. Just three
 notes, like it might have been the echo of the band at the hotel, but somebody was listenin' for it. and l heard a win-
 der go up in one of the houses across the way.
 At that the man sings out in a
 whisper, got Sadie down here let it
 down quick Then I saw something
 comin' down like bit of white on the
 end of rope, and I could hear it slap,
 slappin' the side of the house as it hit"
 | Could you see what 1t was?" | Mot then, sor. except that 1t was
 something on the end of a rope" l Did the man say anything that you
 could hear, to the girl-Miss Pager"
 "Yes. He said, Larry is up there
 He's all right, but don't blab too much,
 and don't give him peep at the shin
 CTS. Keep close till git back. won't be long, At that the girl seemed to
 wake up. as if she was comin' out of a | dream, and she clutched at his arm
 and began to cry. Dave!' she says | Dave Pollock!' And the man he
 laughs. So that's what's eatin' you, is It.. he says. Well. fergit it. My
 Gawd. you ain't guilty just because you was in the hotel. They can't con-
 meet it up with you. I give you my word' Oh. thank God. thank God!
 she whispers, and begins to cry harder than ever. and the man shook her again Gut out the water works he
 says angrily. and get into this seat
 unless you want the bulls to pull you 1 in"
 "what did he mean by this seat! !
 Could you seeY
 "Yes. sor. The rope that the man |zs7S32Es2S SlszSSSESzSs2H