The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-26
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court, and the Prosecutor sat down. far more discounted than he would admit It was such simple subterfuge The back gate peddler with his packet of gossip-and the police of course blun- dering in and bullying. His respect for Langdon not only as man but as lawyer was growing. and in the back or his mind there hovered a black phantom-the mysterious man in the | checked suit who had been in the alley Had Langdon this man up his sleeve? He frowned and shifted the papers on ms desk uneasily, then looked up with a start Of surprise as the door of the | witness room opened to admit the f1amboyantly gowned woman. with the hard and tired eyes.
 She gave her name as Agnes Keenan, put when the question came as to her occupation, she stared straight ahead or her with a sort of grim humor. then shrugged her thin shoulders. None," she said with the imitation or an English accent. T live on my in- come"
 The crowd grinned. but Langdon f1ushed, and his voice was little hard as he said quietly
 I am sorry, Miss Keenan, to have to ask you such question, but were you not an occupant of cell in the Fiftieth street police station on the night of the raid of Barker's gambling rooms 9" ! was.' Her tone was more quiet now. T had failed to come across, and havlng had drop too much I sassed l the sergeant, and he locked me up to cool off,"
 Had you cell to yourself?" Well, at first I thought it was a private room, but a little later they showed girl in."
 Was that girl the defendant-Mary Pager"
 Tt was. But she looked some differ ents then. She was all dolled up in an evening gown, and hadn't even a cloak l wondered what was up and tried to make her talk, but she seemed looney thought it was the d. t.'s at first, but when l found out she was plain batty l got scared and called the guard But he only cussed me out, so I got hold of her hands and tried to make her stop crying in that queer fashion. After a Dit she began to talk. It was incoher- ent at first, about Dave, and the biz house, and she wasn't Sadie or Maggie Then she seemed to come to herself and asked who I was and where she was"
 Did she remain sane and conscious after that?''
 Not at first. She'd ramble, then she talked sanely. Finally she quietet down, and when I said that I was sure to get off first thing in the morning she asked me if I would take note tC her lawyer. And said I would.'
 Did you ask her her name?"
 No" She smiled little, half whim sically, half bitterly, "it ain't etiquett to ask names under the circumstances but said as it was the first time, tn best thing to do was to say nothing til she had lawyer to do the talking fo her."
 Whom was the note she gave yo, addressed to?"
 { The question seemed to surprise her Why, you know" she stammered then laughed, Gee, forgot. I'm tellin the court. The note was addressed t, MT. Philip Langdon and I took i straight to him. Then him and me bea it back to the police station and he hat a conference with the Magistrate Then he shook my hand and thanke, me like man,-and-that' all.'
 "One moment, Miss Keenan. Yol say that Miss Page would become sane and then would lapse into deliriun again. Did she mention any particula incident-or ask you any strange ques tions?"
 Yes. Once she said. He acts funn, for man who has just put on a sue cessful play Then suddenly she sa up and grabbed me and cried, Was i blood or-was it just a red necktie- saw it. And l said, You saw where?' And she said-sane as sh, could be. Tt was the other man out side-I couldn't see his face-just tn, red Then she began to cry ant : went off again into delirium, or what ever you call it. Next time she opened . her eyes, she asked if I knew whethe n Dave Pollock was dead or if she hat dreamed it, and said so far as knev n Dave was about the livest thing It ever bumped against in this old town Then she sighed like a kid and wen to sleep, but when she woke up sh, seemed to know he was dead" Did she make any other mention O. the man with the red tie?"
 No. When I asked her, she sait 1t was a blur, but it would come bacl :. to her-she was sure of that Some , one else would have seen 1t too.'' r That is all--' began Langdon, ant broke off in astonishment. There wa. a commotion in the back of the room and a man stood up, raising one hant f as if about to speak. His face wa n ashy, his jaw dropped. Then as sud denly as he had arisen he dropped bacl out of sight into his chair. f It was Daniels.
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