The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-05-11
"Dr. Angus Foster!"


for DR.. Foster had played his role in
many another courtroom, while his
fame was bywOrd all over the world
Kings of Wall Street owed their grip
upon affairs to his care when mental
breakdOwns seemed Inevitable.
He was not tall man, but the dig
nifty of his carriage, and the way he
held his shoulders. lent him an appear
ance Of great height as he took his
place in the witness-box and held up
his right hand to take the oath.
"Dr. Foster, you specialize in diseases
Of the brain, dc you not?'
II do. In both mental and nervous
Ills"
"Have you sanatorium Just outside
this cityY'
II have"
"Have you ever seen the defendant
before?'
II have seen Miss Page on several
occasions. The first time was when l
saw Mr.. Langdon, whom l had known
for some years. drive up with a girl
beside him in the motor. She seemed
to be asleep or only partially conscious.
She opened her eyes as l came up. and
got unsteadily to her feet, and then
noticed that her heavy veil hid the fact
that her face was livid from some great
suffering. After we had given her into
the charge Of Nurse Walton | took
Mr.. Langdon into my Office, where he
told me briefly of Miss Pages attack
Of madness. and the incidents that had
led up to it. While Mr.. Langdon was
still talking / saw an automobile drive
furiously up to my gate and man leap
out. My exclamation drew Langdon to
the window and he cried sharply, My
God! that's James Pollock"
did you already know who he wasp
Eyes, had heard Of him from vari-
GUS men who had been my patients,
and Mr.. Langdon had already told me
that Mr.. Pollock was engaged to Miss
Page, and also something of how that
engagement had been brought about"
"Was Mr.. Pollock brought to your
Officer
"No. l went out into the hall to
meet him and took him into the gen
eral receptionroom. l told him Miss
Pages condition necessitated absolute
rest for at least twenty four hours. He
became insulting and abusive and ac-
cused me of keeping Miss Page pris-
Oner. so l decided the best thing to do
was to let the young lady herself de-
eide whether Or not she wanted to see
him.
did you go ut once to Miss Page?"
'NO. left Mr.. Pollock in the recep-
tion-room and returned to my office.
where l appraised Mr.. Langdon of the
situation. Together we went to the
room assigned to Miss Page. She was
in bed. and seemed comfortable and
calm. While | was talking to her, how
ever finding out little of her nervous
condition. Mr. Langdon, who had been
sitting near the door, gave sharp eX-
clamation and darted out into the hall.
Miss Walton the nurse wcnt to the
door after him. but before she reached
it We could all hear the sounds of Il
loud alteration. When | reached the
scene myself, | found Mr.. Langdon
barring the way and Mr.. Pollock at
tempting to force himself past to get
to Miss Pages room. Tie declared 1t
to be his right to be with her and said
that Mr.. Langdon was an interloper
kidnapper, and great many other
things"
did you interfere?"
II did. 1t took me some time to
quiet Mr.. Pollock, but he returned to
the reception-rOom eventually. and Mr.
Langdon and | hurried back to Miss
Page who was very much excited and
was crying out that she did not want
to see Jameson anyone except her
mother and Mr.. Langdon. She quiet
ed down when we came in, especially
after she had been treasured that no
one would disturb her.
did you give any orders to that eff
fect?'
81 did. l told Miss Walton to sit
where she could watch the door, and
TINT if James Pollock made any at
| tempt to come down the hall she was
at once to ring for help and bar him
! out"
Ibid Miss Walton seem to consider
| the order unusualy
well. not exactly that. She seemed
| agitated and upset by the name but
evaded my question as to whether she
knew him. However. as l had always
found her trustworthy and splendid
nurse. paid but little attention to her
excitement"
"You say you paid but little atten-
ton to her excitement Did you have
any inkling as to what might have
caused that agitation?"
"Not at the time. but later when Miss
Walton told me what had happened.
admitting"
MAY it please the court" interrupt.
ed the Prosecutor, leaping to his feet.
"Dr. Foster Is retailing hearsay. and ]
object to the question of my learned
colleague" There was a tinge of sat
isfaction In his voice at being able to