The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-08-04


about MS neck We're some1o" pressing
his vo-"i chords
He was. he admitted. 4 private watch
man Who had most of toe b,oc!. near
the Hotel Republic and he ,:su%I \ paid
4 visit to Tx; back cate Of the WATSON
boarding ho.>c once or twice during
the courSc Of his rounds.
He verified all that the buxom cooE
had already told. since he himself had
watched PROCEEDINGS from dark cor
ner = little further along the alley. hut
his account was amplifed and more
definite rs 10 Detail.
Did yoU." asked L.aDg;!on. "kroW
who resided in the house into whi.h
the Girl was lifted bv means Of the
rope swin&:"
II d;d. Sor." he answered 1T was
Rar!lrr'<. the ranll;lfn' place. vou know.
sor They ken # d,rl, in the back ard
in tho 'front.' but i was n,iobt enough
insfdo booorr.,
wore vou watchman for that huiId
ino<.'
.Io sor ,rhov had thn;r own man
to Loon an nra ont for tho brI1s bu+ If
vas ,h.t vo,v niabt tbnv vnrn nuIInd
Tim tho noIicnman nj fho corner had
visod mo IN IN If only on hour before
stick around. Denny saws he.
.thnro.u no hia doio's soon They're
coin, + "a P,rknr,s, saz no and I'll
hot va null :. few hir b1ps or NV name
is mud
80 I was kind of hancin' around
waitin' when 1 see this other fellow
posted in the alley. First off. l sez.
he's plain clothes man. Then 1 looks
at his feet and l says nix. he's gum
shoe crook. and then the girl comes
down the fire escape
when the girl had disappeared into
Barker's, what did you do:'
Il Joined Katie and says to her, said
l, It's goln TO De Dig nlsht. ana that
girl mas Jumped OUT OF the lryln pan
INTO the nre' ana Oesorra' sor, no
more tnan salo It, theii nearu Tue sig
nal oioW ana sa" the oluecoats 'narcn,
IN up tue aiiey anu aeroSS IKE sllee'
a. 'ne Tnu 'I,lou n 'ne :, PC l
ooou tosds ni ~, ~ paA ,a.ae. ;" 80 soa,ana a
"e "s a4o;Ea 80 =. - 49, ~ 49, | 49, T =
fa1t tho ntbor man +roe;n, o+ mo arm
.1rbo othor manT, T. vas moro an
exclamation than q nnestion and Den.
mis- nodded.
"sure the fe1ler that had been stand
in some place in the shadows. 'Wot
are the, perlice after? he saws all
hoarse like. Who are they lookin' fer
the girl" Not on your life says 1,
they're raidin' Barker's.' 'Barker'sT
says be, as If he'd never heard OF the
place. I-I-thought the trouble was
In the hotel I-I-heard shot
Then says 1. you've got one on me-
fer with all these auttymobiles hangin'
about, the man that kin tell bullet
from tire has some ears You're
right says he. 1t was probably tire
And he laughs; then he skunk away. as
II he didn't like the perlice even II they
weren't dom anything but raid gam
blin' joint"
"Can you describe that man?"
mo. He was kind Of fattish. and
short. He looked like the sort Of fel-
Ter that hits 'em up considerable. but
l didn't take particular notice. sor.'
did you and Miss O'Neill remain In
the alley after he had gomez
eyes. fer the police had run up the
shades and we could see right into
Barkers place. Then I seen the girl
again"
"Do Won mean Miss Page?"
"Yes sor. 1eastwise. I suppose it was
her She was standin' with her hands
over her face. and one of the police
mon Jerks 'em down and turns to an
other one and saws. saws he. is this
+ba o;r1p could hear nlain even down
- 4bo e+roo+ b,,+ tho other huTl seemed
nnzzlod Tt looks rr-e if might be- he
so-. .osnooia11, tho olad raos bnt she
oin,t oot Naagie.s ear marks Then