Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-04-30


mo. She said he had left as usual
to 60 to his office In the COvington
Theatre and that was the last they
had seen Of him. Then asked her II
she had notified the police. and when
she said, NO. told her I was de-
tective, and had come seeking her hus-
band as a witness In this trial. she
said that he couldn't tell anything, she
was sure, but that the murder OF James
Pollock had killed him too. I'm sure
that it's just the murder and the trial
that have driven him away she said.
Hes been almost insane ever since 1t
happened With the help Of Mrs.
Daniels and the daughter went
through his papers there at the house.
and then Mrs. Daniels and 1 went TO
the theatre and got the Waterman to
open his Office for u.s.
did you find anything important
among the papers In Mr.. Daniels
desk 2"
Yes. In one OF the drawers were
some torn scraps of paper. Looked as
IL the drawer might have been open
when the letter was torn up, and'some
Of the scraps fell in it. pieced them
together and found they were part of
a note from Mr.. Daniels to Mr.. Pol
lock-"
How did you know 1t was Mr.. Dan
iels's handwritingT
His wife recognised It at once and
| told me-"
Can you remember the wording Of
that letter.
Yes. It said, My dear Pollock: As
lessee of this theatre, I, too, am f1nan-
cially interested In Miss Page. Should
your persistent attentions cause her to
withdraw from the cast after tonight's
performance, I frankly warn you
The rest Of the page was torn OF. 1t
bore the date Of the opening of The
| Seekers"
"Was this the note?" Langdon's
voice rang out triumphantly. as he
held up before the witness sheet on
, which some torn scraps of paper had
, been pasted, and when Brennan had
identified them he turned TO the jury,
and cried:
"Gentiefhen Of the jury, Isoffer this
threatening note written by Mr.. Dan
iels to James Pollock, as an exhibit In
the case of the defence-
The next witness was no other than
Joe the bell-hop.
"Joe." Langdon began very gently,
you have already told us how Mr..
Pollock gave you message to take to
Miss Page, and how upon receiving
1t she left the banquet In the Hotel Re-
public and went down the corridor
with you and into the room where Mr..
Pollock was waiting. What did you do
then?"
81 started down the hall towards the
stairs" said Joe In his boyish treble.
Did you look backY"
Yes; I was kind Of curious about
wot was goin' on"
WAS there anyone in the hallway
when you looked backf"
Yes, the fat man who had been at
the banquet, the one they called Mr.
Daniels, was standing close TO the door
OF the gray suite with his ear against
It AZ II he wuz listenin'.e
Joe. do you recognize this picture7"
Langdon's voice changed sharply and
he thrust photograph into the boys
hands. The latter nodded.
"Surer' he said. That's ham-Dan-
ieis. That's the Teller I seen I'm the
| corridor all right"
| But now the prosecutor was on bis
feet. and though his voice was just as
friendly as Langdon's. the bell-boy
eyed him with some trepidation as he
asked suayely:
Joe, how does It happen that you
never told any of this before?'
81 forgot" said the boy su1leniy.
well. we all forget sometimes"
went ON the District Attorney In that
honied voice. But suppose you re-
membered 1t again when Mr.. Langdop
reminded you that you had seen Mr..
Daniels. Wasn't that TT"
.'Wot's eatin' your scoffed the boy
heatedly. How could Mr.. Langdon
remind me of suthin' he didn't know
I'd seen, till put him wiser
well, suppose you tell US hew you
came to-er-put him WISE"
"You see." he piped, ''nns and Mr..
Langdon wuz taikin' things over.
Cause you see I wuz right there when
it all happened, and he says 10 me. be
says. Joe, ia like you to 90 over to the
hotel with me. and let's take another
look at that corridor
When We got there, we did every
thing all over just like It had happen-
ed. and then when wuz comm Down
the hall looked back JUST like ala
before. and Mr.. Langdon says, Joe,
when you looked back did you see any
body? And says. Only that fat guy.
Daniels ana he says. oh. you saw
Danielsl Wot wuz he doin'T And
says. 'Getttn, an earful at the door
Then he says. Are you sureT And
says. Yes and he snys. I guess you
better tell that in court And / says,
I'm on and--that's all"