The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-19

lock was killed would u not have boon
possible for oofne one else 20 enter the
room and commit the murder unnouced
III would. II Mise rag. had one q
abe would have b en- equally unroSi.
scious Of the fact whether she or some
one else hTcd tho fatal Thott'
,eIo oss :,sS Hy fscs q s 'nHE ps e
the words. and two little names Of hope
and excitement ieaped Into her eyes.
Here at last was some one who believed
who underftood-that she DID MT.
ed after that .hrst horrible giinpse OF
the drunken. leering face OF the man
Even Lansdon hal scemsd at times
e s sTsy g qVo e sSs
hssily--ths events that werc a blank
TO her: and N eonseqnencs the words
aching heart and seemed In truth q
wG gut he Sam,S Of that downing hope
melted the loo OF numb endurance that
had for 90 long upheld her and she
was drawn inevitably out Of the hyp-
tSrUbbstG agony OF feeling and expec:
fancy. Tir1e, which until now had
seemed OF small Importance minutes
and hours alike falling drearily into
the abyss % eternity &c sSsdeniis y
scream 70 them ali t hurry--.hurry::.
hurry! There was 20 much to be told /;
40 much 10 be explained beforo they
would know--aiid ret her free! q.
od Lsssson saw ~1 her slender body sSsss
like a reed In q storm OF emotion. AND
reading In Il not the breaking OF tue
icy letters OF inmobile despair, but the
SCATTERING OF wonderful self-controL
tory and reaseuring whisper Of enconr-
aEement. To his surprise she smiled at
him through tho unrhed tears ana
cat Rht his hand for an instant In
feverish grip a. she murmured tremu-
There's nothing the matter. Phil.
liam Just hopeful"
II may have to call you to the stand
for a little" he went on anxionsly. DO
you think you-you-will be able tot"
such q surprised note In her voice that
Langdon was perforce treasured. and
turned his attention again toward DIT
Foster, who was flushing angriiy under
the bsdgering Of the prosecutor.
What you tell US IL very interesting
And so you followed the life OF the
defendant. or let US say you traced heI
life back year by year. And did you
decide which event was the direct cause
Of her-er-peeuliar mental break
downs5"
II did"
what was it?''
Her fathers brutality on the nigh
she fed from the house In wild terror
Miss Page had Iffered from her nor
ror OF alcohol from q baby. As hav,
told the court before. prenatal innu
| with her increasing years and under
standing enlarged the inclpient horror
| till II became repressed psychosis."
Then II was her fathers treatment
, rsther than his intoxicated condition
that drove her insane7' persisted tn,
prosecutor: but DR.. Foster saw the drift
OF the question and shook his head EN-
phaticaily.
at was not. II was the sight Of hi
| intoxication. and the reek OF the whisk,
on his breath. The pain OF his bruts
grip on her shoulder and the sight O
his III treatment Of her mother natural
ly hao their effect-but they were no
the main causes Of her delirium.'
How do you know that Mr.. PaE,
Stripped her shoulder brutality Ism
that merely hearsay evidence7''
No. The marks of the hand wer,
/ plainly visible on the shoulder OF Mia,
Page when she was brought to me
4 These heavy bruises overlap a curiouI
olrthnark that came and went and tn,
nails OF Mr.. Pages hand had dug suci
burrows into the flesh that the scar
Abruptly abandoning this lin. O
QUESTIONING the prosecutor now caugh
up a folded newspaper that Law on I'D
desk and. thrusting II toward the wit
ness. said. harshiy:
Z have here a copy of this morn,
inE's News which has an articl. In !,
entitled. What Ii Rcpressed Psycho
chure?" ''U' "'o
1T is
In Il YOU say. The cruel grin OF
mary ,PsGSs drunken father LETT III
under the stress OF intense exeitemen
mat mark reappears, Il that hearsa,
or have you seen IT."
II have seen It,"
with a sneer that brought a hot ausl
ths prosecutor turned and handed IN,
paper that he held to the foreman O
the Jury, saying slurrinRiy:
Gentiemen Of the Jury. in this newE
napeI which ! offer as an exhibit 70
By, the learned witness. which ia psl
pably an effort to rouse cheap sym
pnthy for the prisoner. In Il he say
substantially what he has said In court
put IN both Instances. gentlemen. h
mas raiied to prove the truth OF what h,
and throughout this brochure which h
has writton. he betrays an undip
amount OF Interest and sympathy 70
the woman-Mary Page. I leave yOj
tc draw your own conclusions"
My unsupported word has been
taken in tho court. room without Iues
tion before this" Numbered Dr. Foster
J what have written and said woul
&c accepted before any medical boSr
! In the world"
J But this" interrupted the prosecutor
auaveiy. rs not n medical board. Thi
Is court OF law: and l petition hi
. honor TO strike out the evidence I'd
vanced regarding this mental state @
! the prisoner. i oontnnd that unless tn
facts can he PROVED before his homo
and the gentleman of the Jury that In
entire testimony 10 most questionable
and OF no value"
/ With a little moaning gasp of dil
may Mary half rose from her chat
| her lips forming a mute appeal againI
this drastic threat. Those who wer
watching her saw in the movement n
more than a hysterical impulse Dor
OF the legal wrangling. but II wa
> something far deeper and greater. FC
to Mary, DR.. Foster stood as the key
stone Of her proof OF innoceBce. H
believed her--and to strike out his ev
dence meant that there was no one
} no one left who.-understood.
: LanGdon, knowing that he must ca
her TO the stand next. was aghast
, her agitation and, fearing a Reneri
breakdown. Hent the bailltf for smell
Ing salts and a glass OF water. He