The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-05-23


ms ground about thirty-five" and her
occupation as "a cook, and a good one"
to the delighted amusement of the
spectators.
Miss O'NeiT,' said Langdon after
the preliminary questions, you say
you are a cook. Where were you last
employed?"
"In the boardin house of Mrs. Wat
SON" she answered with strong Hi.
bernian accent "And the very ould
divil of a job it was, too!
THAT is on the same street as the
Hotel Republic, is it not?'
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, It's 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 week. and me
cake-balin', l set up every night TIL
most cock-crow."
"Now. Kate" Langdon's voice was
very friendly, almost coaxing, In fact,
II want you to tell me if you ever went
out into thu alley or street that ran
back of the boarding.hOuse late at
night"
Go on wild your she retorted, bri-
ding. Didn't l tell YOU thatT'
II know you told me, butt want you
to tell the court. You had friend
who was Waterman for the block,
didn't you? Denny by name"
HE was not me friend, he was me
fnance!" she responded with dignity.
And some nights when 1t would be
cold and | had made myself a sup OF
hot tea or maybe coffee | would take
bit our to Denny. It's weary work
watching houses in the dark"
"Of course your mistress knew moth
ing of thisY'
Sure. and what would | tell that
ould snoopin' divil for: Ii weren't
none of her businessl'
"On 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 fix up bitrfor Den
ny when he made his rounds
"Wlll you tell us please, what you
saw when You went TO the back. gate
with the-er-bite for Dennis?"
"WeH, then, it was this way ]
shipped ont and opened the gate, Just
bit at time. for sometimes 1t would
get the ould Nick in It and squeak fer
all the lard we put on it, and | took a
look out fer Denny. There was n man
standin in the shadows so near could
have put my hand on him, but knows
it wasn't my man by reason Of the mar
rer shoulders. so stood waitin' fer
him TO move on
Did he seem TO he watching for
anyone?'
Eyes. sor. He was starin' up at the
Hotel Republic. and | thought he was
watchin' n man who was on the fire
escape. Then | decided it weren't a
man / saw, but just Shadder. and
suddenly young lady, all dressed up
e., o,.a,;,,' cIotbos cIiD,bs out ~ a Win
der and starts down the fire escape and
the man says, Thank Gawd! She was
slow enough"
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 walkin' kind of
queer and unsteady, Ike 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 n childer that's been cry
in"
"Did the man who was waiting speak
TO her."
ayes. lie said, Where in - have
you been? been waitin' good half
hour. And believe me, this alley is no
coy corner 10 lounge in But the girl
didn't answer him. She just leaned
against wall and moaned like. At
| that he took hold Of her arm and shook
It and told her not to git cold feet that
he had II all fixed 10 git away safe.
He called her Sadie, but she didn't
| seem 10 recognize the name and she
wouldn't go with him. Then he took
hold Of her and dragged her along
right past me, 50 near could have
| touched her"
Were you close enough to recognize
lter them
Eyes, sor.'
WAS It the defendant, Mary Page?
at was, scr. Though she looked ter
rible sick and different, and there was
an awful lookin' bruise on her shoulder
like somebody had hurt her bad"
Gould you see where they went"
Eyes, SCR. Sure and slipped out the
gate and followed them Il bit to see
where they would go, But they stop
ped just beyond me on the alley and
the man gives y whistle Just three
notes, like II might have been the echo