Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-15

began screaming ana striking NJ him.
and he pushed her off his lap. Then"
she faltercd a little. but went brave.
" on, "Mr. Page took flask of whis-
key out OF his pocket, and half In fun.
bali In anger. grabbed Mary and tried
to force the liquor on her She-she
seemed to go mad. and when snatch
cd her away from him her little night
gown bad slipped of her shoulder and
there-plainly-could be seen the marks
of the hundr
a murmur Of excitement crept about
the reporter table as well as among
the Spectators This was great stuG.
and when Marys trembling hand came
back from It's impotcnt reaching to-
ward her mother and went sharply to
her left shoulder. there was no one In
the room who needed the answer to
IangCOu's question.
Which shoulder was that mark
upOa, Mrs. pa@eY"
The left one"
How long was It before the child
stopped screamingY"
Several hours. and she was feverish
and Ill for days"
Langdon's voice now changed abrupt
~, and the prosecutors eyes narrowed
to the watchfulness of cats. as the
former asked:
ION the night when your daughter
repudiated her engagement to James
Pollock. were you sitting up waiting
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Yes"
"Will you tell the court as briefly as
possible what occurredT
1T was very late. had been wait
ing what seemed to me hours before
they came In. Mr.. Page. who was very
much unlor the influence of liquor.
was beratiag Mary. and once he start
cd to stlikc her but Mr.. Pollock inter.
fered, telling me that Mary and | had
better 20 and try and get some rest.
Once In her own room, however, my
daughter broke down and sobbed and
said. Your grief and fathers danger
MADE NE accept Mr.. Pollock. Tonight
| tired 10 run away with Philip, be-
cause he is the man love-but | am
helpless in your hands,"
Did you still urge Miss Page to mar
ry Mr.. Pollock
NO. My daughters happiness was
too great a price to pay to save my
husband from the penalty of his crime,
ana told Mary that she and | togeth-
er would 20 to James that very day
and plead with him to set her free. 1t
was dawn then, and finally she went
to sleep"
Did you make that plea to Mr.. Pol.
lockg"
NO We went to the oGice-but-
but-we didn't see Mr.. Pollock"
"Will YOU tell the Court why? Not
me. Mrs Page. but the court-as if |
were not present"
We'll, your Honor" she said, turn
ing to the Judge, when my daughter
and | reached Mr.. Pollock's office the
door was open and Mr.. Langdon was
in there. AS we came up we heard
Mr.. Pollock say. Give me a fair chance
that's all | ask, and I've never had it.
49, 'NN'N "" II lOi NNO NtthS, anu IL
on your return Mary Page still prefers
you-I will withdraw and give her up
to you Mr.. Langdon demurred at
hrst Then he said he would 20 that
day and hurried out without seeing
either Mary or me. felt we ought to
see Mr.. Pollock. anyway, but before
we could go into the office we heard a
door crcai. and my husbands voice"
She broke or with smothered sob. /
and l0ncdon prompted her quickly: !
"Whnt did your husband Say. Mrs .
Page"
lie said, With Langdon out of the
way. our little scheme should work
nicely Then-then Mary pulled at my
sleeve and said. Come away without
seeing them. Mother. We must warn
Ph!ip-and they mustn't know we
have been here So we went To Mr.
Langdon's Office. and he arranged to
come to the house late that night in
the hope that we would have learned
by that time what the scheme was"
Did you Learnt
TO ohol llI dLleT Mt. Lall2tDn
had come. my husband and Mr.. Pol
ock came in and Mr. Pollock told us
hat he had bought the mortgage on
Iur home. He said that if Mary would
marry him within week he would
rive her the mortgage and the forged
heck as wedding gift II she didn't
he would foreclose and put the check
nto the hands of the police"
Did Miss Page agree?"
she said, she would answer him the
leXt day. and he said he would wait
hough my husband was angry that
here should be any delay Then Mr..
o'clock went, and Mary Joined Mr.
and they started for a walk"
did you see them go?"
NO. | went TO the kitchen to fix the
re for the night But | was drawn
0 the window by hearing angry words
nd saw my husband berating Mr..