The Jasper news., 1920-10-28

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elevator when he heard the shot. He
had gotten out at the fifth floor. where
1t seemed to have come from. At the
door Of Miss Lutan's apartment he
had found the prisoner"
That's ALL" said the districtsattor-
Ley triumphantly.
My attorney waived cross-examlna-
tion. The second detective was put
on the stand and corroborated bis
partners evidence in every respect.
Both Of them told Of finding blood on
my coat. The physician whom Wick
had summoned gave a somewhat tech
nlcal description of the bullet wound,
and the prosecution put in evidence
the bullet extracted from the body
found, pointing out that they were Of
the same caliber.
Call Mr.. Wick" said the district
attorney.
leaned forward to listen to every
word Of Wick's testimony. In fact
from the moment he was brought in
1 never took my eyes from him. 1t
L.
merely stated the facts as they ac-
tually had happened, but doubted II
he would be content with that. II,
as felt certain, Wick was In the en-
ploy of the conspirators, 1t was more
than likely that they would seek to
clinch the case against me with his
testimony.
He gave his name, James Wick, and
his occupation as superintendent of
the Granddeck.
"How long have you been employed
there2"
Ever since the building was
opened"
where we're you employed pre-
viouslyT
Wick hesitated. ! wondered II Cor
mans surmise that he had been in
prison were true, what he would say.
Before that" he stammered, 81
was in the employ Of Mr.. Kent in the
West"
"Who is Mr.. Kent7"
"He owns the Granddeck. He had
known me for years. He brought me
on when he built this building"
While his answer seemed to satisfy
the district attorney, was convinced
from Wick's nervousness that he was
concealing something, that further
questioning into his past might lead
to unexpected developments.
"Are you acquainted with the de-
fendant?"
very slightly"
How long have you known hlmT
l was listening intently. Would he
admit knowing that l was a relative
Of old Rufus CASTOR?
II don't really know him." Wick ex-
plained. 1--WE seen him two or three
times. Mr.. CASTOR, one of my ten
ants, told me that he was going away
and that he had given the key Of his
apartment to a young man named
Nelson whom he had employed as
caretaker. He said that the care
taker would arrive at ten o'clock on
the Sunday morning that the Gastons
went away"
And did the defendant arrive at
that time-at the time he was ex-
pected?"
He did not. What first attracted
my attention to him was that he
sneaked into the building earlier than
he was expected"
You say he sneaked In," the dis
trict attorneys voice expressed prop
er horror Of such conduct. "Please
explain to the jury what you mean
by that"
Instead Of announcing his arrival.
he watched his chance and waited till
one OF the tenants was coming in.
He slipped In beside her and went
up In the elevator without being an
nounced. Naturally the elevator man
thought he was friend Of the young
lady tenant"
"How do you know he was not a
friend of the young woman with
whom he entered the buildingr
II asked him If he was acquainted
with her, and he said he was Later
that same day she passed him in the
hall Of the building. l noticed that
she did not speak to him or recognize
him In any way"
The prosecutor waved his hand "a
the jury as If to say, "You see, gentle.
men," and followed on with another
question.
"Was the defendants conduct IN
the building in any other way such
as TO arouse your suspicionf"
He'd hardly got located before ht
began buzzlng the telephone girl, ask
ing her all kinds Of questions about
the other tenants In the building. 81,
kept trying to get her to 60 eat :.
dinner with alm."