The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-19
CHAPTER TX.
A New Clue.


low men and women: not merely In
feature. but In emotions and character.
Yet, taken In the aggregate, all these
contrasting personalities may be sway
ed as one man. They may be played
upon like an instrument and reused to
blind anger; to fearful sympathy and
even to panic, and therein lies the Pc
cret OF what scientists term mob psy-
chology." the blessing and equally the
bano Of the lawyer In the courtroom.
II was not merely sympathy for Mary
that swayed the crowd on this partlc-
ular morning, however; It was expec-
tancy-a psychic sense OF something
impending-and there was a whisper
that might have been excitement or q
mere composite, I told you So" when
Langdon, a bunch of papers In his
hand. stepped forward and addressed
the court,
Your honor and gentlemen of the
jury" he said quietly ut has been my
ager for the defendant. as my next witt
ness. But'-he paused dramatically
mr.. Daniels has disappeared And in
searching for him such important facts
have come TO light that crave the In
diligence OF the court to recall some
former witnesses I'm order to introduce
fresh testimNny for the defense. II has
been learned. that unknown to Miss
rsg e. Day David POLLOCK supplied the mon on
, defendant was starred. and there are
such suspicious features connected with
. the partnership Of Daniels and Pollock
/ that l."
81 objectl' interrupted the district
attorney holly. leapinig to his feet. III
I there are suspicious features or new
, facts let Mr.. Langdon introduce them
! as testimony. Your honor. this is a
l. - -.
! cd opponent to rnislead the jury and to
subttly. direct evidence against a man
! 'On the contrary" stormed Langdon.
~ stand ready to bring out each one
witnesses. ! was merely anticipating
/ the very natural query Of your honor.
b, Why not call Mr.. Daniels himself?' by
explaining the situation,
I'm that case said the Judge quietly.
"the court will sustain you. But
think II advisable for you simply TO call
such witnesses as you have. In order
that the proceedings may not be de-
! Langdon turned to the bailifr with q
smile Of satisfaction.
4 Call George Brennan" he said, and
flashed look OF encouragement 70
Mary. whose eyes had opened wide In
ment that was. however. tinged with
the first dawn of a real hope.
II didn't need the question as to his
occupation to tell the spectators that
was somehow written all over his
clean-shaven. square-Jawod face.
Mr.. Brennan" said Langdon. when
the witness had given his age as thirty
and his state as unmarried, will you
please tell the court the result OF your
investigations into the disappearance OF
william Daniels, following your failure
to serve a subpoena upon him."
II called at the Daniels apartment.
said the detective quietly. at Mr.. Lang.
as a witness and also wanted him tc
call at his Car. Langdon's) office be-
fore coming into court
Who was in the apartment when you
Mrs. Daniels and her daughter. A
young girl OF sixteen or seventeen"
Did you notice anything unusual II
their behavior"
usual. sir. in the circumstances, bu
they were terribly upset. Mrs. Daniels
said that her husband had gone ou
Two days before and nobody had seer
Had she no inkling of his where.
! aboCts?"
! No. She said he had left as usual t.
go to his office in the Covington Thea,
ter, and that was the last they hac
seen OF him. Then I asked her n sh,
had notified the police. and when sh,
said NO. told her I was a detective
and had come seeking her husband al
witness In this trial. She said tina
he couldn't tell anything. she was sure
had killed him, too. I'm sure that I'll
Just the murder and the trial that nav,
driven him away she said. He's beer
almost insane ever since It happened.
with the help OF Mrs. Daniels and thu
daughter went through his paper
there at the house, and then Mrs. Dan
iels and ] went to the theater and go
the Waterman to open his Office
| Did you find anything importan
among the papers in Mr.. Daniels
desk"'
Yes. In one OF the drawers wer,
some torn scraps of paper Looked a
when the letter was torn up. and som
OF the scraps fell In II. pieced then
together and found they were part o
note from Mr.. Daniels to Mr., Pol
lock-"
can you remember the wording o
that lctteP7'
Yes II said, My Dear Pollock A
lessee OF this theater. I, too. am imam
cIally Interested In Miss Page. Bhoull
, your persistent attentions cause her I
, withdraw from the cast after tonight
! Performance, ! frankly warn you-
The rest of the page was torn OF. !
bore the date OF the opening Of tn
WAS this tho note?" Langdon'
voice rang out triumphantiy. as he hel
I up before the witness sheet on whic
some torn scraps of paper had bee
pasted. and when Brennan had identi
|. Ned them he turned to the jury, an
cried:
"Gentleman of the jury. offer thi
I threatening note writer by Mr.. Dan
, iels to David Pollock, as an exhibit 1
! the case for the defenSe!
, The next witness was no other tina
i Joe the bell-hop, who had already play
: ed So important a role In the trial, an
q who had carried Pollocks message
! Mary on that fatal night. At sight 9
4 him the District Attorney lifted hi
eyebrows In surprise.
D Joe" LanGdon was saying gently
you have already told Us how Nv 20
lcck gave yoJ message to take I
0 Miss Page, and how upon receiving
4 che left the banquet In the Fo @, RI
: Itlic and went down the corridor wit
: YOU and into the room where Hr PL
. lock was waiting What did Y9I Il
e thch?'
q az started down the nall towards III
: tsirs." said Joe In his boylsh LteL lie.
z "DId you look back?"
e Yes: I was kind Of curious about We
/; was goin' on
: WAS there anyone In the h.,llWa
e when you looked backr'
J, Yes, the fat man WIN had been
the banquet, the one they called NJ