New Britain herald., 1927-03-22


 went on. choosing his words with meticulous care.
 John ", Walden, ST. was at- torney for th' defense. You eS- pressed some disgust. l remember, when tn announcement was made that lawn ". was 10 appear for Sutherland. I told you then there was a rcason-but ] didn't tell Hol what tn reason was. I'm going to tell you in q minute. Its needless 10 go into th' par tic'lars Of tn case. On it's face it was very much like scores of other triangle tragedies. Anna Suther- land was in apple of Toms eye. She WAS beautiful - too beautiful for her own good. He trusted her too well. his friends said--and so it seemed from the evidence. She liked sociahility. was fond -- no. eager-for admiration. She had bunch of men tagging after her all tn time. Tom looked on-and grinned.
 "Rut. there came a time when ho didn't grin. When he learned his Anna had gore 10 Barry St, Clair's apartments after, d dance - alone with him--then Tom swore. both loud and deep. He told St, Clair 10 keep away from his wife. He told her to behave herself.
 "Rut st. Clair ignored Toms warning and made q wager in tn nroscnce of some of Toms friends that Anna Sutherland would visit hirn-alonc-in his rooms tn io!- lowing night.
 And she did or so Tom then believed. We know what happened. s- Clair was killod-shot through tb' heart in his own bedroom hy Tom Sutherland. Tom gave hlm - self ID at once. He had no money for q lawyer. John W. Walden - to evervbodys surprise - offered his services. Why? Nobody knew. Even you expressed wonder as well as disgust. I'm going to tell you very shortly why
 Well, tn case came up for trlaL Then hell broke loose. Tom re- fused to allow his wife 10 testliy in his behalf Refused tn plca of th' Unwrtten Law.
 But Anna Sutherland had better sporting blood in her veins than her former actions had shown. She proved her love for Tom by insist ing upon taking tn stand and tell ing just why her husband shot Barry St. Clair.
 She swore to lie. She took oath that she was tn woman ot whom her husband had caught q flash leaping from tn window of St. Clair's bedroom at 1 o'clock ln tn morning,
 This testimony saved Tom Sutherland from hanging - freed him, in fact. But tn woman who had been In St. Clair's room that night and leaped from tn window as Tom Sutherland threw open tn door of tn apartment was NOT Anna Sutherland. But her hus- band believed it was-theN. Later he learned tn truth. That's why Anna and he are together now out in California. How do l know all this?"
 The deep rumblins voice stopped. In Roger Brooks gray eyes was a look such as Bill Garfield had never seen there before. He waited. The little clock on the desk ticked away the seconds. 4 half minute passed, minute. Then:
 Anna Sutherland is - is MY daughter" the vo,ce went on steadily. The illegitimate half sister Of Diana. She is naw 30 years old. Her mother died when she was , years old. She was adopted by d respectable couple. They died and I placed tn child in a convent where she was raised as my niece.
 T cant 20 into tn story Bill. was married. I'm not trying to excuse myself but-well, tn cir c,,n1s.anccs were unusual. l always looked out for her. protected her in every way l could and gave her plenty of money Neither she nor Diana know tn facts. They both think she is my niece. John Wal den, unfortunately, knows tn truth. It was me that engaged him to defend Anna's husband. Since that day lawn W. has "borrowed' some s4o,o00 from me without security or even tn scratch of a pen. I told him today tn debt was 1 cancelled.
 But lawn Is rar-sighted That's why he is interested in my affairs. | And it's because of this interest - and tn thing I suspect-that I've told you tn inside story" | He lapsed into silence. The | little clock on the desk 'icled on. From outside came the faint roar of city traffic. e.
 DO you care 10 tell me. Pop, wha, is it-this thing you suSpect'' asked Bill Garfield after 4 long wait, a throbbing note in his low spoken tones.
 1 The gaze Of the Big Boss was fixed on some unmarked spot on the opposite wall. But he was see ! ing through that wall and hacl; 1 down the years. And Bill Can field. looking at him saw on the . reflex lens of his own mind th-