Putnam patriot., 1916-05-12

af the end Slrruuudiu the place Good night to Rarker's' says |: and we watched 'em batter in the door and march up stairs It was then that ! felt the other man tuSgin' at me arm. 'sThe other man 2" 1t was more an exclamation than question and Den his nodded.
 sure the feller tsat had been stand, in some place in the shadows. 'Wot are the perlice aftery he says all | hoarse like Who are they iookin' fer the gilT Not on your life. says l. l they're raitlin' Barker's .Barker'sy says he. as if he'd never heard of the place. I-I-thoueht the trouble was in the hotel H. heard a shot Then. says I. 'yea've got one on me. fer with all these auttymobiles hangin' about. the man that kin tell a bullet ] from a tire has some ears 'You're right says he. it was probably tire l And he laughs; then he Slunk away. as if he didn't like ihesrerliee even If they weren't doia anything but raid gam blin joint
 "Can you describe that mant
 No He was kind of fattiSh. and short. He looked like the sort of a fel- fer that hits 'em up considerable, but didn't take particular notice. sor."
 "pid you and Mss O'NeiH remain in the alley after he had goues"
 eYes. fer the police had run up the shades and we could see right into Barker's place Then seen the girl again"
 Do you mean Miss Paee2"
 Yes. sor; teastwise suppose it was her She was standn with her hands over her face. and one of the police men jerks em down and turns to an other one and saYs. says he, Is this the sirlg could hear plain even down in the street. but the other bull seemed l puzzled. It looks like it might be he says. especially the glad rags. but she ain't got Maggie'S ear marks Then he grabs the girl by the arm and says. | .Wots your nameT But she didn't answer. just means. and at that he laughs and says. 'Playin dumb eh? Same old game Now I'm dead sure YOU are Maggie Hale that buns around the restaurants and hooks the suckers. Well. if you won't talk to Us. you can tell it to the judge And with that he l marches her away where we couldn't see her"
 Just minute. Mir. Gallagher" in terrupted Langdon. Let's return to | that fattish man in the alley. Did he | come up the street with the polieeY'
 "No. sor. He was alongside O me by | that time
 "Then he came from the other end of the street?'
 Dennis scratched his head
 "Not as seen. sor." he admitted.
 ..Would you have seen him had he come from the corner beyond the Hotel RepubicY Langdon's voice was vi brant with eager excitement and the spirit of it swept through the court room in shivering whisper.
 Yes. I'd seen anybody eonin from either end Of the street I alms could when | stood at the gate with Katie, ter there's big are light they have to pass under and you can see them plain as plain.
 One moment Langdon swung about to the court clerk. Read out the testimony of Kate 0'Neill begin ming with the question. Did he seem to be watching for someoneT
 "Question: Did he seem to be watch ing for someone? Answer; Yes. sir. He was staring up at the Hotel Repub lie. and I thought he was watching a man who was on the fire escape. Then I decided it wasn't man that l saw but just shadow. and suddenly a young lady all dressed up in"
 That will do thank you interrupt ed Langdon. Now. Mir. Gallagher. if that was man whom Miss O'Neill saw on the fre-cscape. would you have seen him come downT
 ''No sor wasn't lookin' at the hotel.'
 But that is the one place he could nave come from when he joined you, sn't it."
 @No. sor There's servants en- trance to the hotel. just under the fire escape. He might have been someone from the hote."
 Did he look like waiter? What sort of a suil did he have oBf''
 "A cheek one scr. and a red tic"
 Did you see anyone else while you were standing thefcE"
 "Yes. sor. Me and Katie saw some people put their heads out of a windy in the hotel then pres entity police. man starts down the fire escape and Katie says. says she. Let's get in the kitchen: don't want to be mixed up in this. And says. Me neither. Be sides. sup of hot coffee will set me up after the excitement: so we went in.
 That is all thank you, Mir. Galla- gher." But now the Prosecutor was or his feet.
 MT. Gallagher he said sharply having seen all this. didn't you roaii, that you should have testified to it bt fore the policeE
 -I didn't connect fl with the murlc of this man Pollock saii Galaghs in some indienation. And I took for granted the police had 7 aH tli evidence they wanted on ,arSer place"
 And may one ask said thc rro cntor with honied sweetnc~c ~.lt, what influence was brought 10 Lear make you tell his story tolay:"
 Well you see. sad Ea.aghei seeming no sarcasm or eee.4 .oa. =