The Washington times., 1916-04-09

mo. wanted to- but he said II was
purely theatrical Then 1 bet him 1
would come. anyway"
why were you particularly anxious
to attend that party-on Mr.. Pollock's
accountY"
mot on your lifei I knew that there
was going to be some crooked work
pulled of, but l couldn't prove It. l.
! had a grudge against some one who
was In on 1t, and l wanted to queer
will you tell us. please. what that
deal wasf
The woman twisted her hands to.
sether nervously, and her eyes darted
among the spectators as II searching
for q menacing face. then she said
slowly:
"rhe-the deal wasn't pulled on, and
Ia rather-tell u without any names.
| about snitching on people."
F, ,, II think you may tell It as you please;
Should II become necessary TO reveal
the name ] will ask for IT," =,
That's .S, the ticket. Well, you see II
Miss Hale settled back in her chair.
as though she really enjoyed the in
tcTest she was creating.
Barker knew q fat lot OF crooks OF
all kinds, and he had one pal called
| Budge Dudley who-wasn't all he might
] have been, but Texas stuck to him De-
I cause he'd helped him once a long time
ago. II was the same with Larry the
Josh. Larry had a soft Job at The
House. and Texas kept him for OLD
| tines sake.
well, that's got nothing to do with
| II. except that these fellers cooked up
a plan by which they were to get a
girl into Dawes party. This girl u
about the cleVerest dip In New Iork,
and she was to lift the jewels and the
watches and the money and everything
| elso she could get those swift hands OF
| hers on. when the party got warmed
| up. 49,
"It was a part OF the game for her
! not to be seen going In or coming out
| frc-escape down and let her go up ~.
! When she came down she was TO oe
! swung up into Bsrker's in swing thai
cos Is used ot "t Ss sy TO sst
, Visitors arrive"
She smiled grimly. ,-
"And then shc was to walk ooidiy
out the front door. Now this girl,
"sadie"' Lrenthed Mary Page sud.
denIv and at the name of witness
pded. and. swinging about stareo ~
Mary. 49,,
Lnngdon interrupted quickly;
"You say that the girl fniied to carry
out her part Of the plot. VIII you tell
us why. please - -..,.
Mt the tanaIet and she couldn't &c: In
There wasn't anybody else there whf
recognized her, and she was countlnI
on Dave. II was fixed with MN ou,
I guess he forgot, so ahe was left or
pretty late hoDipg to have chanc,
10 get I'm on the game anyway. az
then when rhe tried TO go down tnt
fire. escape she found II about as duie'
as Broadway around o'clock u
was full Of bulls and people and
lights, so she mad to go downstairs
and out the regular way with nothinf
to pay for a wasted evening.
Were You In the hotel that night
81 was. But not at the BANQUET
Where were yoUT
an tina ladies' writine-room on tn
second floor" the witness answered
without tho slightest hesitation
That's around the corner from tn
"How near Is that to what is know
as the gray s,.jte. do you know
that corridor"
"Can you reach the nre-cscape from
mo. There's a Are tower at tn
other side OF the building that yo,'
are supposed to use But l didn'
.desIre to write letters in that room.
"What time did YOU go in there
"Oh. l don't know-round about 1
o'clock ar so.
Sure did lots cf times. had Il
dc something TO prevent death from
boredom with my own company"
| TT was thcn that YOU found yo,
could not reach the fire-escape. wa
: it,"
: Yes But could see II and tina
was just about as important for me
I 49, I wanted was 10 have the good
3 on a woman that had been blabinI
too much about me-"
. Miss Hale. did YOU at any tim
when you looked out at the nre-es
i Gene hear any converEation?"
Y yes"
4 "Whcn?"
We'll. wasn't wearing my wrts