New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-05-10
"Had she no tnkMng ot*nas where

mo. she said he had left as usual
to go to his Office in the Covington
Theatre and that was the last they
had seen of him. Then I asked her If
she had notified the police. and when
she said. NO. I told her l was de-
tective. and had come seeking her hus-
band as 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 murder and the trial
that have driven him away she said.
He's been almost insane ever since it
|'happened.' With the help Of Mrs.
Daniels and the daughter l went
through his papers there at the house.
and then Mrs. Daniels and went to
the theatre and got the Waterman to
open his Office for u.s."
did you find anything important
among the papers in Mr. Daniels
desk?"
Eyes. In one Of the drawers were
some torn scraps Of paper. Looked as
If 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
note from Mr.. Daniels to Mr.. Pol
lock-"
How did you know it was Mr.. Dan.
iels's handwr1ting|'
"His wife recognized it at once and
told me-"
"Can you remember the wording of
that letter."
"Yes. It said, My dear Pollock: AS
lessee Of this theatre, I, too, am finan-
cially interested in Miss Page Should
your persistent attentions cause her to
withdraw from the cast after tonight's
performance, I 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 out triumphantly, as he
held up before the witness a 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 defencer'
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 message to take to
Miss Page, and how upon receiving
it she left the banquet in the Hotel Re
public and went down the corridor
with you and into the room where MI.
Pollock was waiting What did you do
then?''
Il started down the hall towards the
stairs" said Joe in his boyish treble.
did you look back?''
Yes; l was kind of curious about
wot was goin' on
"Was there anyone in the hallway
when you looked back?"
"Ies, 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
it us if he wuZ listenin'."
"Joe do you recognize this picture?"
Langdon's voice changed sharply and
he thrust photograph into the boys
hands. The latter nodded.
"Sure!" he said That's him-Dan-
iels. That's the Teller I seen in the
corridor all right
But now the prosecutor was on his
feet and though his voice was just as
friendly as Langdon's. the bell-boy
eyed him with some trepidation as he
asked suavely:
"Joe, how does it happen that you
never told any of this before?''
II forgot" said the boy sullenly.
"Wen. we all forget sometimes"
went on the District Attorney in that
aonied voice. But suppose you re-
n1embered it again when Mr.. Langdon
reminded you that you had seen Mr.
Daniels. Wasn't that it,
"Wot's eatin' your scoffed the boy
heatedly. "How could Mr.. Langdon
remind me of suthin' he didn't know
I'd seen. till l put him wise?''
"Well. suppose you tell us how you
rame to-er-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 be says to me. be
says. Joe. I'd like you to 90 over to the
hotel with me. and let's take another
look at 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 I did
before. and Mr.. Langdon says, Joe.
when you looked back did you see any.
boly:' And ! says. Only that fat guy.
D1n;els.' ana be says. oh. you saw
Daniels: Wot wuz. he, dom? And
says 'Gettin' an earful at the door
Then he says. Are you sare? And ]
says. Yes. and he says II guess YOU
better tell that in court, And I says.
I'm on and--that's ALL" - ;. NJ
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