Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1916-04-28

Did yea ind anything important
among the papers in Mr.. Daniels
desk"
Yes. lii one Of the drawers were
some torn scraps of paper. Looked as
if the drawer might have been open
when the letter WIS torn up. and some
of the seraps fell IN it, ! pieeed them
together and found they We're part of
note from Mr. Daniels to Mr.. Pol
lock"
How did YOU know it was Mr.. Dan
iels's handwriting"
His wife recognized 1t ut once and
told me-
Can you remember the wording of
that letter.
Yes. 1t said, My dear Pollock: As
lessee of this theatre, |, too. I'm finan.
cially interested ia Miss Page Should
your persistent attentions cause her to
withdraw from the cast after tonights
performance. l frankly warn you
The rest Of the page was torn off II
bore the date of the opening of THE
Seekers.
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:
Gentlemen of the jury, l offer this
threatening note written by Mr. Dan
tnle Ia. hi. II IN,
the case Of the defence
The next witness was no other than
Joe the bell-hap.
Joe" Langdon began very gently.
won have already told Us how Mr..
Pollock gave you message to take to
Miss Page. and how upon receiving
il she left tn. banquet in the Hotel Re
public ANA went down the corridor
with YOU and into the room where Air
Pollock was waiting What did you do
thenF'
Il started down the han towards the
stairs said Joe in his boyish treble.
Did you look back"
Yes: was kind of curious about
wet was geina on
WAS there anyone in the hallway
when you hooked back
"Ycs. 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 as if he WIZ listenin'.
Joe do you recognize this pictures?
Langdon's voice changed sharply and
he thrust Photograph into the boy, s
hands The latter nodded
sure he said That's him-Dan-
iels. That's the Teller I seen in the
corridor as. RIGHT
But now the prosecutor was on his
feet. and though his voice was lust as
friendly as Lan@Gons the beli-bay
eyed him with some trcpidation as he
asked suayely,
Joe. how does it happen that you
never told any OF this before
Il forgot. said the boy sullenly.
well. we all forget sometimes.
went on the District Attorney III that
honied voice. But I suppose you re
membered it again when Mr. Langdon
reminded you that you had seen Mr.
Daniels Wasn't that it?'
"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 wiseE
well, suppose You tell us how you
came to-er-put him wise"
you Sec he piped. me and Mr..
Langdon wuz talkin things over.
Cause YOU see | wuz right there when
it all happened, and be says TO me. he
SAYS. Joe I'd like you TO go 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 | did
before. and Mr.. Langdon says. Joe.
when you looked back did you see any
body?' And | says. Only that fat guy
Daniels, and he says. oh, you saw
Daniels. Wot wuz he doin'T And /
SAWS. 'Gettin' an earful ar the door
Then he says, Are you sureT And |
SAYS, Yes, and he says, I guess you
better tel ludl III tOull anu say D.
I'm on and-that's all"
The prosecutor turned away with a
s.irug amid a ripple of smothered mirth'
aud Laradon laughing himself. patted
tie boy eneoera gingly on the shoulder
as he sent him back 10 the witness
room ana called in his stead Randall
Williams. the erstwhile leading man Of
Mary'S Inflated company.
AR. Williams. how long did you re
main in the banquetroom of the Ho-
tel Republic on the night that Miss
Page was sent for by James PollockF'
asked LaEedon
~Why. / was there from the begin
ming OF the affair till Just before we
head the sound OF the shot
Ibid all the ether guests remain ex-
cept Miss ra@ef'
yes. That is. everybody except
Daniels
on! Mr.. Daniels left, did he
Wheny'
"A few minutes after Miss Page had
gone. He said be was going to see
where she was. and would try to bring
her back again
~Where were you when you heard
the shotz.
Just outside the door Of the ban
quet-rOon.
What did you do:"
II ran down the hail In the direction
from which the sound came
Did you meet anyone.
Yes ran bang into Daniels NJ the