Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-07
'THEs NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
A Detective Story by j. S. Fletcher

II should say two or three years,
"see him go in and out regularlyf'
No, sir-not regularly"
How often, thenf'
week."
Tell us what you know Of Mr.. An
dersons goings in and out"
well, sir, might see him two nights
running, then mightn't see him again
for perhaps week or two. Irregular,
as you might say, SIR
You say nights Do understand
that you never see Mr.. Anderson ex-
"Yes, sir. I've never seen him ex-
c.ept at night. Always about the same
What timer"
Just about midnight, SIR"
Very well. Do you remember the
midnight Of June 21-22?'
"Did you see Mr.. Anderson enter
them"
YES, sir, ..rst after 49,"
WAS he alone?'
mo. sir; there was another gen.
tleman with him."
gentlemau?"
Nothing, sir, except that noticed
as they walked through that the other
gentleman had gray clothes on"
90. Had tia sgsy, gray clothes on. You didn't
"Not to remember It, sir. don =
remember. anything but what I've told
you, SIR"
"That is that the other gentleman
wore a gray suit. Where did Mr.. An
derson and this gentleman in the gray
suit 60 when they'd passed through?''
Straight up the lane, SIR"
"Do you know where Mr.. Anderson
rooms in the Temple are?"
mot exactly, sir. but I understand
In Fountain Court"
Nov, on that night in question, did
Mr.. Anderson leave again by your
lodge"
"No, SIR"
'You heard of the discovery OF tn,
body of dead man in Middle Tempt,
lane next morning?"
II did, SIR"
''Did you connect that man with th'
gentleman In the gray suit?"
mo, SIR. didn't. 1t never ac'
Cured to me. A lot Of the gentlemen
who live in the Temple bring friends Ii
late of nights; l never gave the matter
any particular thought"
Never mentioned it to anybody un
til now, when you were sent for to COM
here?
mo, sir, never, to anybody
"And you have never known the gen
tleman standing there as anybody bu
Mr.. Anderson"
mo, sir, never heard any othe
name but Anderson"
The coroner glanced at the counsel.
81 think this. may be a convenien
opportunity for Mr.. Aylmore to Civ
the explanation he offered few min
utes ago." he said. ''Do you sugges
anything?'
II suggest, sir, that If Mr.. Ayl
more desires to give any explanation
he should return to the witness bo
and submit himself to examination agai
ON his OATH" replied the counsel. "Th
matter is in your hands,
The coroner turned to Anymore.
"Do you object to that?'' he asked.
Aylmore stepped boldly forward an
into the box.
IT object to nothing" he said \
clear tones, Except to being asked {
reply to questions about matters Q
the past which have not and canno
have anything to do with this case
Ask me what questions you like, aris
ing out of the evidence of the last tw
witnesses, and / will answer them s
far as l see myself justified in doin
so. Ask me questions about matter
of twenty years ago, and l shall an
swer them or not, as / see tit. And
NAV as we'll say that / will take a
the consequences of my silence or m
speech
The treasury counsel rose again. :.
"Very we'll, Mr.. Aylmore,' he salt
at will put certain questions to yo!!
You heard the evidence OF Davi
Lyell?"
'I did,"
Was that quite true as regard
yourself?" .n
"And you heard that OF the la
witness. Was that also trueF'
Equally true"
."Then you admit that the ev1dent
vou gave this morning, before the'
witnesses came on the scene, was NJ
true?" ..,..,u
"No, do not! Most emphaticaily
do not. 1t was true"
CONTINUED MONDAY