Connecticut western news., 1916-06-08

He was, he admitted. Il private watch man who had most of the block near the Hotel Republic. and he usually paid a visit to the back gate of the Watson clearinghouse once or twice during the course of his rounds.
 He verified all that the buxom cook had already told. since he himself had watched proceedings from dark cor ner a little further along the alley, but his account was amplified and more definite as to detail.
 Did you.'' asked I-angdon. ''know who resided in the house into which the girl was lifted by means of the rope swingT'
 "I did, sor," he answered. Tt was Barker's, the gamblin' place, you know. sor. They kep' it dark in the back and in the front. but it was bright enough inside, begorra-''
 Were you watchman for that build ing?''
 No. sor. They had their own man to keep an eye out for the bulls, but it was that very night they were pulled. Tim. the policeman at the corner. had wised me up to it only an hour before.
 "'Stick around. Denny says he. 'there'll be big doins soon. They're @oin' to raid Barker's,' sez he and I'll bet we pull few big bugs. or my name is mud
 ''So I was kind of hangin' around waitin' when 1 see this other fellow posted in the alley. First off, I seZ. he's plain clothes man. Then looks at his feet and says nix. he's Il gum shoe crook, and then the girl comes down the fire escape"
 When the girl had disappeared into Barker's, what did you do?"
 'I joined Katie and says to her. sail I, its goin' to be big night. and that girl has jumped out of the irwin pan into the fire And begorra. sor I'd no more than said it. then heard the sig nal blow and saw the bluecoats march in up the alley and across the street at the end surroundin the place. Good night to Barkers.' says I: and we watched 'em batter in the door and march up stairs. It was then that l felt the other man tuggin' at me arm
 '"The other man?' It was more an exclamation than a question and Den his nodded.
 Sure the feller that had been stand in some place in the shadows. 'Wot are the perlice afterT he says all hoarse like. Who are they lookin' fer the girl?' Not on your life says I. they're raidin' Barker's.' 'Barker's? says he. as if he'd never heard of the place. I-I-thought the trouble was in the hotel. I-I-heard shot Then says I. you've got one on me. fer with all these auttymobiles hangin' about the man that kin tell bullet from a tire has some ears You're right says he. it was probably tire -tnd he laughs; then he slunk away. as if he didn't like the perlice even if they weren't doin' anything but raid a gam blin' joint
 Gan you describe that man?''
 NO He was kind of fattish, and short. He looked like the sort of. fel- Ter that hits 'em up considerable. but I didn't take particular notice. sor."
 Did you and Miss O'Neill remain in the alley after he had gone?"
 Yes, fer the police had run up the shades and we could see right into Barker's place. Then I seen the girl again"
 Do you mean Miss Pager
 ''Yes, sor; leastwise, suppose it was her. She was standin' with her hands over her face, and one of the police men jerks 'em down and turns to an other one and says. says he. Is this the girl?' I could hear plain even down in the street, but the other bull seemed puzzled. Tt looks like it might be- he says, especially the glad rags, but she ain't got Maggie's ear marks. Then he grabs the girl by the arm and says, 'Wot's your name| But she didn't answer. just moans. and at that he laughs and says. 'Playin' dumb. eh: Same old <ame. Now I'm dead sure you are Maggie Hale that buns around the restaurants and hooks the suckers. Well, if you won't talk to us. you can tell it to the judge And with that he marches her away where we couldn't see her.
 Just a minute. Mir Gallagher" in terrupted Langdon. Let's return to that fattish man in the alley. Did he come up the street with the police?
 "No, sor. He was alongside O me by that time.'
 Then he came from the other end of the street?'
 Dennis scratched his head.
 Not as I seen, sor," he admitted.
 Would you have seen him had he come from the corner beyond the Hotel Republic?" Langdon's voice was vi ' brant with eager excitement and the spirit of it swept through the court room in a shivering whisper.
 Yes, I'd seen anybody comin from either end of the street. I allus could when I stood at the gate with Katie. fer there's big arc light they have to pass under and you can see them plain as plain"
 "One moment" Langdon swung abOut to the court clerk Read out |