The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-05-11
The Strange Case OF
Mary Page
Continued from Tuesdays Banner.

lIu SNtll VI MN. itli 1 1NANA ANi ~
she had notified the police, and when
she said, No told her | was de-
tectiye, and had come seeking her hus-
band as Il witness in this trial. She
said that he couldn't tell anything, she
was sure. but that the murder of James
Pollock had killed him too. I'm sure
that it's just the mul,ler and the trial
that have driven him away she said.
He's been almost insane ever since 1t
happened With tie help of Mrs.
Daniels and the daughter went
through his papers there at the house,
and then Mrs. Daniels and I went to
the theatre ana got the Waterman to
open his Office for us"
Did you find anything important
among the papers in Mr.. Daniels
desk:'
Yes. In one of the drawers were
some torn scraps Of paper. Looked as
II the drawer might have been open
when the letter was torn up. and some
Of the scraps fell in it, | pieced them
together and found they were part Of
a note from Mr. Daniels TO Mr.. Pol
lock"
How did you know it was Mr.. Dan
ielss handwriting"
His wife recognized it ut once and
told me-"
Can you remember the wording Of
that letter."
Yes. 1t said, My dear Pollock: As
lessee Of this theatre, |, too am fnan-s
cially interested in Miss. Page. should
your persistent attentions cause her to
withdraw from the east after tonights
performance. frankly warn you
The rest Of the page was torn off. II
bore the date OF the opening of The
Seekers.
"Was this the note?' Langdon's
voice rang ont triumphantly, rs he
| held up before the witness sheet on
which some torn scraps Of paper had
been pasted, and when Brennan had
identified them he turned TO the jury,
and cried:
Gentlemen of the jury. I offer this
threatening note written by Mir Dan
iels TO James Pollock. as an exhibit in
| the case of the defence"
The next witness was no other than
Joe the bell-hop.
Joe Langdon began very gently.
| you have already told us how Mr..
Pollock gave you Il message TO take to
| Mis- naro .pI bpsu ,r,o, ,.,,,;,.i,,,r
it she left the banquet in the Hotel Re.
| public and went down the corridor
with you and into the room where Mr..
Pollock was waiting. What did you do
then?'
II started down the hall towards the
stairs" said Joe in his boyish treble.
Did you look back
Yes; was kind of curious about
wot was goin on"
WAS there anyone in the hallway
when you looked back"
Yes the fat man who had been at
the banquet, the one they called Mr..
Daniels, was standing close to the door
Of the gray suite with his ear against
il as IL he wu2 listcnin'."
Joe, do you recognize this picturef"
Langdon's voice changed sharply and
he thrust photograph into the boys
hands The latter nodded.
| Sure" he said That's him-Dan-
lcls. That's the Teller seen in the
corridor all right"
But now the prosecutor was on his
feet, and though his voice was just as
friendly as I.anGdons, the bell-boy
eyed him with some trepidation rs he
asked suavely:
"Joc. how does it happen that you
never told any of this before?'
| Il forgot" said the boy sulenly.
"Well. we all forget sometimes"
went on the District Attorney in that
honied voice. but | suppose YOU re-
membered 1t again when vr. Lang,lon
reminded you that you had seen Mr..
Daniels. Wasn't that it,
"Wot's eatin' youI" scoffed the boy
heatedly. "IIow could Mr.. Langdon
remind me of suthin he didn't know
I'd seen, till put him wiseY
well, suppose you tell us how you
came to-eI--put him wise
"You see" he piped, "me and Mr..
Langdon wuz talkin things over.
Cause you see | wuz right there when
it all happened, and he says to me. be
says, Joe, Id like you TO go over TO the
hotel with me, and let's take another
ool; IT that corridor
when we got there. we did every
thing all over just like it had happen
ed. and then when | wuz comm down
the hall looked back Just like | did
before. and Mr.. Langdon says, Joe
when you looked back did YOU see any
botly% And says, Only that Fat guy
Daniels, and lie says, oh, you saw
Daniels, Wot wuz he dom? And
says. 'Gettin' an earful Mt the door
Then he says, Are you surcT And
says, Yes and he says. I guess you
better tell that in court And says
"n on and-that's all"
The prosecutor turned away with
shruy amid ripple of smothered mirth
and Langdon, laughing himself, patteC
the boy cncouragingly on the shoulde
rs he sent him back to the witness
room and called In his stead Randall
Williams, the erstwhlc leading man o.
Mary's Inflated company.
"Alr, Williams, how long did YOU re