The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-06-26

in the apartment. When | heard the
elevator stopping. had looked around
over my shoulder as Wick emerged.
He was standing" said Wick, Of
his own accord. speaking direct TO the
jurors, with his back against the
door. One hand-his right hand-was
behind him. | thought at first he
might have a revolver in it and drew
one l always carry. but he had not.
1t looked as If he had just slipped out
of the door and was reaching behind
him to close ii when | discovered
him"
That will be ALL" said my counsel,
to my great disappointment. Through
out the mixed medley of truth and lies
| that Wick had been telling. thsre had
been manife.t to me his deliberate
purpose to discredit me and cast sus-
/ picion on me. | felt certain that an
ADLER lawyer could quickly have rid
died his testimony. but McGregor
showed no disposition TO take advan-
tage of his opportunity.
Nellie Kelly was called. Briefly
she told of her job-switchboard OPP
orator at the Granddeck. She cor
rOborated Wick's story of my first ar
rival at the Granddeck and bore out
his statements about my having chat
ted with her and also told of having
gone to dinner with me. When | had
begun questioning her about other
tenants. she said, she excused herself
and went to the telephone and called
I'D the Granddeck for advice as tc
how she should answer. For some
reason, she said. when she returned
after phoning, the defendant had not
questioned her further but had seem
ed anxious to get away from the res
taurant.
You say" said McGregor. as he
began her cross-examination, 'tha
your name is Nellie Kelly. Is tina
your real nameT
NV counsers unexpected question
came as a thunderbolt to the opposi
ton. The whole courtroom seemed
10 sense that something crucial wa.
about to be brought out. The juror
70 a man leaned forward to listen 70
her answer. The district attorney
plainly puzzled, half rose in his sea
and then subsidized. Wick's face wen
white, and the girl herself started an,
her eyes turned helplessly to Wick, a
IL seeking instructions as to how t,
answer.
rs that your real name" Nc
Gregor repeated, this time a llttl
more emphatically.
1T is-that is-it was" she STAN
mered.
1T was your name" said Nc
Gregor sarcastically, "and what nigh
be your name nowT
"My name" the girl hesitated. a
If struggling with herself. and the
casting a defiant look lin Wick's d
rection. she answered with pride ratf
er than with holiness. my name |
Mrs. Edward Moore" =
THE wife of Lefty Moore. the bul
glar in Sing Sing. you mean, do 20
notr sneered McGregOr.
81 am" she replied with a prou
lifting of her chin and a fash in he
/ eye. "Tm Lefty Moore's wife, an
I'm proud that am-his lawful
: welded wife and ! don't care VIII
knows it. l love Lefty Moore"
There was instant CONSERVATION |
the district attorneys camp. Wit
: visions Of discredited testimony COZ
fronting him, he was on his feet rOa
ing objections. Throughout the Who'll
4 courtroom there was sibilant sti
! and the judge began rapping for o
j der.
: Close behind my counsel my motht
D had been sitting, accompanied by SON
woman wearing heavy veil. / ha
paid little attention to her hithert
o supposing that II was some hotel ma
Z whom my mother had hired to accou
pany her TO court, for so far as kne
my mother had no women acquain
q snces In New York. This wom0
. now, TO my amazement, reached TO
q ward and plucked McGregor by Il
{ sleeve. As she pushed back her We
10 whisper to him. to my utter su
}. prise and CONSERVATION ! saw that
> was Barbara Bradford
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