The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-07-09

sought to clean up the wreckage re-
sulting from the hurricane Of the cross.
examination Another minor witness
having been examined, Mccullough
| Importantly announced: II will call
the prisoner, James Whalen."
The underworld's silent attorney
Manovitch, intent near the end of the
attorneys table, snarled a .noiseless
menace at the sullen, pallid Whalen
as the latter raised his arm to take
the oath. A defiant, desperate glare
answered him.
Then Whalen was going to talk, was
The? Would he dare? Manovitch must
prevent that at any cost.
The examination had reached the
point as to the entrance effected
through the east dining room window.
We have the advantage of the stenog-
rapher's report:
Question: "The witness, Burne, has
stated that a lower pane of the east
dining room window had been cut.
Now you've explained to the court and
jury how you CHANGED along shortly
before this. Were you near enough to
Sec"
Mr.. Nichols objects. Leading. OBJ
Election sustained. Court suggests
changing form of question.
@. Very well, your honor: What
do you know of your own knowledge
as to the cutting of the glass?"
A. Il know who cut the glass. I'm
wise to the whole Job. And I'm gein'
10 snitch! I saw Lee
AS the witness began his answer,
Manovitch stirred uneasily The pros
tecuting officer glanced hastily at him,
then rose.
Il object-stop!" Then, more leis
urely: II do not, at present, your
Honor, see what relevancy-on the
trial Of the prisoner Err
Mccullough scathingly: "Relevan-
Icy? Surely if can produce witnesses
and the prisoner is a witness-to
show that he did not in point of fact
break and enter, but that someone else
did"
The Court: Certainly, If"
Manovitch shot final look at
Whalen. The little rat would, then,
would he? He felt that he was going
safely to the pen, did he? Manovitch
would show him! With sudden de-
termination the burly attorney half
rose to his feet.
Mind you, he had no ostensible con-
nection with the case.
The court stirred in mild astonish-
ment. Wild surmise grew in Whalen's
dilating pupils.
(Manovitch spoke to the Judge: Twill
the court pardon me-the stenog-
rapher appears ILL"
The judge glanced quickly at the
little man whose pencil had been
racing jerkily over his book. AS he
did so the stenographer, with swift
look at Manovitch, dropped his pencil
the long point snapped-and put an
uncertain hand to his head.
The Court: "Are you i'll, Mr.. Fry?"
"A trifie dizzy, your Honor. -"
The Court: Perhaps we'd better
take ten minutes recess"
The machinery of the law slowed
down. Attorneys strolled toward the
library, reaching for pipes and cigar
cts.
Whalen frantically beckoned to Nc
Collough and began a tense whisper
/ ing. Mccullough raised forbidding
arm.
II am not permitted to consult with
you while you are on the witness
stand" he stated.
The judge, who had paused on his
way to his little room behind the
judicial throne, nodded slowly and
muttered: "Honorable-to a fault.
After all, l suppose it does pay-some-
how-perhaps.'
He sighed-a little-at the wrath of
lost innocency. His god was expe
diency-and expediency being an
earthly god can be approached. An
approachable business man, yes; but
an approachable judge-that very
phrase conveys sinister meaning.
In these modern days how can man
with growing obligations avoid lend
| ing a furtive ear TO-. The Judge
sighed and went into his room.
Fortunately he represents a very
small proportion of the bench. Just
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