Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-05-14

the mind OF the SuHerer was ike thac
of q patient coming out of ether-a
flash of recollection and a stretch of
blank unconsciousness; therefore. II In
not until now that have succeeded In
piecing together the story OF that night,
and | shall call as my first witness,
Kate o'Neill!"
Kate proved to be the buxom woman
in the purple bonnet who gave her age
as round about thirty-tfve" and her
occupation as "a cook, and a good one"
to the delighted amusement of the
spectators.
Miss O'Neiil." said Lsngdon after
the preliminary questions, you say
you are a cook. Where were you last
employed"
I'm the boariin' house Of Mrs. Wat
SON." she answered with a strong Hi.
bernian accent. "And the very ould
divil of job it was, too!'
That is on the same street as the
Hotel Republic, is It notT'
Sure! and it's but two doors away,
and what wild the dancin' and the mu-
sic goin' on there, and the phonygraph
at the Club back, tits never a quiet
moment we had the whole night
through"
But your duties at the boarding
house kept you up pretty late, anyway,
didn't they?"
Sure an they did then. What with
hot bread two days a week, and me
cake-bskin'. set up every night till
most cock-crow."
Now, Kate" Langdon's voice was
very friendly, almost coaxing, in fact,
II want you to tell me IL you ever went
out into the alley or street that ran
back of the boarding house late at
night"
Go on wild your she retorted. bri-
ding. Didn't tell you that"
Il know you told me, but want you
to tell the court You had friend
| who was Waterman for the block,
! didn't you2 Denny by name"
He was not me friend, he was me
nnancew she responded with dignity.
And some nights when 1t would be
cold, and / had made myself a sup Of
!
bit out to Denny. It's weary work
watching houses In the dark"
''Of course your mistress knew moth
ing OF this?"
Sure, and what wound I ten that
ould snoopin' divil for? 1t weren't
none of her business
ION the night when James Pollock
was shot in the Hotel Republic. you
had been up late, had you not?"
Yes, sor. had set the dough for
bakin', and seem as how the fire was
hot, | thought ia Ak up a bite for Den
ny when he made his rounds"
"Will you tell US please, what you
saw when you went to the back gate
with the-er-bfte for Dennis7'
well. then, 1t was this way. ]
shipped out and opened the gate, Just
| a bit at a time, for sometimes 1t would
get the ould Nick In It and squeak fer
all the lard we put on 1t, and took a
| look out fer Denny. There was a man
standin' in the shadows so near could
have put my hand on him. but knows
1t wasn't my man by reason of the mar
rer shoulders, so | stood waitin' fer
! him 10 move on"
Did he seem to be watching for
| anyone?"
Yes, sor. He Was starin' up at the
Hotel Republic, and thought he was
watchin' a man who was on the fire.
escape. Then l decided 1t weren't a
man I saw, but just a shadder. and
suddenly a young lady, all dressed up
in evenin'- clothes, climbs out of q win
der and starts down the fire-escape and
the man says, Thank Gawd! She was
slow enoughf"
Were you near enough to recognize
the young LADY,"
Not then. no sir. All | could see
was the simmer of her dress and the
light on her face when she passed the
winders She was waIkin kind OF
queer and unsteady. like as though she
might have been drunk or sick. and
when she reached the street she just
stood there dazed. She had no coat
nor hat and she was DRAWN her breath
like bit of a childer that's been cry.
In"
Ibid the man who was waiting speak
to herr"
Eyes. He said. Where In - have
you been? | been waitln' good half
hour. And believe me. this alley is nc
coy corner TO lounge in But the Cir
didn't answer him. She Just leaned
against wall and moaned like. Al
that he took hold of her arm and shook
1t and told her not to git cold feet, that
he had 1t all fixed to git away safe
He called her Sadie. but she didn't
seem to recognize the name and she
wouldn't go with him. Then he took
hold of her and dragged her along
right past me, so near could have
touched her"
Were you close enough to recognize
her thenr'