The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-03-18
Copyright by w: G. Chapman

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at table about twenty feet from
Pellen's and Miss Hewitt's. We ord
cred drinks and danced little and
watched them.
0You mean Pellen and Hewitt
what did they do?"
"They sat quietly at theirttable and
talked"
.sThen why did you keep on watch
ing them?"
sFurgrister and the girls expected
trouble; that was why they were
there. Pellen. you know, was a gun
man or had run with gunner. Kitty
Hewitt was trying to get him to give
mn the life and he'd done things to
please her which his old mob consid-
cred was embarrassing them.
| They'd marked him"
GLOW do you know that!
kitty had told me before"
did Furgrister or the Fisher and
| Keller girls tell you the same?'
"Not in so many words; but 1t was
| clear they expected some one VINO
was going to give Pellen trouble.
| "Then did you warn Pellen of this?"
| mo"
''Why not?''
| ut was perfectly clear that he was
on the lookout for trouble. He was
keeping watch all around"
you mean he expected trouble
| from the police-from Furgrister. for
] instance?"
/ mo. The trouble came from an
1 other quarter, when Gerve Lavvy and
| another man and two girls with them.
came in"
"What did you know about LavvyF'
ST knew he was bad character,
punman and a dope iend; and IT was
clear that every one else at my table
! thought he was going to make trouble
for Pellen."
/ ..What did you actually see Lavvy
dor
j ST saw him sniff powder from MS
hand. which l believe was snow
cocaine several times. He watched
Pellen steadily; and at last. after mid
night. Pellen called fol. his check ano
prepared to leave Then Lavvy go'
up and walked to Pellen's table"
what did you do?"
81 watched him."
"rhen what did you see Lavvy dor
81 saw him stop at Pellen's ant
Miss Hewitt's table and speak q
them
II saw Lavvy reach for Miss Hew
lit and try to grab her."
go on"
"Pellen got up"
.But did not draw his pistol" Rho
dane put 1t emphatically
"He did not them. answered Bel
tram.
But Lavvy did,"
: mo" denied Bertram. II did no
see that"
!. what did you see?'
; 81 saw Pellen lunge forward, an
Kitty-Miss Hewitt-caught his arm.
Eyes. So he could not have draw
his pistol If he wanted to-"
.Not at that moment, no. But 9
the next second he flung her on Tne
Pellen and Lavvy were shooting 9
each other"
surrey you ." eh"'' -,
1.-The shooting? dldnt-not ~
Lavyy was down."
.But you must have seen IT, oo'
tor"
81 tell you 1 didn't. ! was water
ing Kitty Hewitt. Shed been nun
RI the floor and the shooting wa
over in a second There was Law
1
: Doctor" the lawyer stopped MN
impressively. I'VE have now come
a vital point in the evidence upo
which depends mans life or deat
and a girls honor or disgrace 70
are in love with the girl. Surely 70
u feel the Importance OF accuracy
= this matter"
t. portram caught his breath deepl
'e 81 do. Mr. Rhodane.
you were at table with Plan
~ Clothes Officer Furgrister and tW
GIRLS who were interested with him
u getting goods on Pellen. They hay
u Testified before the jury which indic
al pollen for murder, that Pelle
s.o,,, his revolver first and fired fir
and shot Lavvy.
.pellen's only chance to escape
90 death sentence-and Kitty Hewitt
: only chance to escape conviction
- completely with him-is to prove Tn
pellen did not actually draw MS pl
!. tol first but that he shot IN Sc
defense :.
.arhe testimony OF all other W
nesses is united against him. In
- swear he drew before Lavvy made
- morton toward his gun. Think aga
% DR.. Darand, and consider your pc
- tion and tell me what you have
say"
Young Doctor Darand gasped as
stared at the lawyer and consider
his answer Finally, he said:
"NIy testimony, Mr.. Rhodane.
81 that II Is impossible that Pellen fr
~, arst am a medical man; "
20, present. Immediately after the sh'
Ma were fred, examined Lavvy. Pen