Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-20

his vocal chords.
lie was he admitted. private watch
man who had most Of the block near
the Hotel Republic. and he usually paid
visit TO the back gate OF the Watson
clearinghouse once OF twice during
the course OF bis rounds.
He verified all that the buxom cook
he'd already told, since he himself had
watched proceedings from a dark cor
ner little further along the alley, but
his account was amplihed and more
| definite as TO detail.
"Dld you" asked Langdon. know
who resided in the house into which
the girl was lifted by means Of the
rope swlngT
IL did. sor." he answered. ut was
Bankers, the gamblin' place, you know.
sor. They KEEP Il darl; in the back and
In the front but II was bright enough
inside, begoiTa."
"werc You Waterman for that build
ing?"
"No sor. They had their own man
to keep an eye out for the bulls, but it
was that very night they were pulled.
Tim. the policeman at the corner, had
wised me up to 1t only an hour before.
"'Stick around. Denny says he,
'there'll be big doin's soon. They're
so!a' 20 raid Bar!;crs,' sez he, and I'll
bet we pull Il few big bugs. or my name
IS mud
$50 ! was kind Of hangin' around
waitin' when 1 see this other fellow
posted in the alley. First off. | seq.
he's a plain clothes man. Then looks
at his feet and ! says nix. he's a gum
shoe crook, and then the girl comes
down the fire escape"
when The girl had disappeared into
Bankers, what did you do?"
Il Joined Katie and says to her, said
|, it's goiu' to be a big night. and that
girl has jumped out Of the fryin' pan
into the fire. And begorra. sor. I'd no
more than said It. then I heard the sig
nal blow ANA saw the bluecoats march
in up the alley and across the street
at the end surrOgDllu the place.
Good night 90 Barscr's. says !; and
we watched 'cm batter in the door and
march up stairs Il was then that |
felt the other man tuggin' ut me arm
THE other man?" lt was more an
exclamation than question and Den
mis- nodded
sure the fellcr that had been stand
in some place in the shadows. 'Wot
are the pcrlice aftcrT he SAYS all
hoarsc like Who are they loollin' fer
the girl| Not on your life says /.
they're raidin' Barker's.' 'Barker'sY
says he. as if he'd never heard of the
place. I-I-thought the trouble was
in the motel. i--I-heard shot
Then, says |. you've got one on me.
fer with all these auttymobiles hangin'
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 skunk away, as
If he didn't like the perlice even If they
weren't dom anything but raid gam
bin joint"
Can you describe that man?"
NO. He was kind of fattish, and
short He looked like the sort of a fell
itl mat lAto Gil UP NOISlhCtdbits pul
didn't take particular notice, sOr."
did you and Miss O'Neill remain in
the alley after he had gomez
"Yes, fer the police had run up the
shades and we could see right into
Barker's place. Then l seen the girl
again"
DO you mean Miss Page?"
'Yes, sor; leastwise, | suppose it was
her. She was standin' 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, is this
the girlY l could hear plain even down
IN the street. but the other bull seemed
puzzled. 1T looks like 1t might be- he
says. especially the glad rags, but she
amt got Maggie's ear marks Then
he grabs the girl by the arm and says,
'Wot's 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
marches her away where we couldn't
see her"
"Just minute, Mr.. Gallagher" In
terrupted LangdOn. Lets return to
that fattish man in the alley. Did he
come up the street with the policeT
mo, 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," ne admitted.
Would you have seen him had he
come from the corner beyond the Hotel
Republic?" Langdon's voice was VI
brant with eager excitement and the
spirit of it swept through the court
room in a shivering whisper.
''Yes. I'd a seen anybody comm from
,itb.r an1 ~ tho street | nllus could !