The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-04-25
Judith Lane
On JEANNE BOWMAN
Chapter As
NoRMAN.s STORY

n Norman. II all care ABOUT
now"
Better take the stand. Norman.
said cunard. and % Judith. you'll
have the rest OF your life to talk to
him."
Judith watched his quick. firm
step as he strobe t. the witness
stand.
III obIect!" roared Lampere
tpDse forgotten. fury in his face.
"On what grounds?" inquired Nor
gan. lyon said in yoIr closing words
that you wished yoL had him here
TO present. Well I've brought him
and when he gets through testifyins
for me yon can spend the night with
him"
Mr.. Dale. you are 70 longer asso-
eiated with Mr.. Lampere. are you {?
VIII yoa give the date that you sew.
cred connections there?"
July "a"
"wilI you give your reasons for
leavingT
May | say broadly. that learned
OF certain conditions which made It
impossible for me to. remain con.
sclentiously."
did you learn OF these conditions
from inside of the Office. or"
Il was approached from the out.
side. ! gave Mr.. Lambere no reason
for leaving because wanted first to
make sure that the party to whom
had talked was right"
your wife hadn't previously told
you certain facts that she. as for;
mer stehographer to Tom Bevina,
knew"
Isle tried to. but had allowed
my mind 10 become so poisoned
against her theories :. not against
her. want You to understand, but
against her theories. that | would
not lIsten."
Where have you been since you
left your firm. Mr.. Dale?"
in the valley Of the Rio Diablo.
Invent there to check the statements
OF the man who approached me
while I was still acting with Mr..
Lampere."
did Mrs. Dale know of your pres.
snce?'
II believe not. think at one time
she halfway recognized me. was
working at the Scathborne oil fields
et the time. The first well had just
come In and she drove over to see II.
Il was dark. and after the first shock
OF seeing her look at me with half
recognition. hurried away"
why were you there lncognito?"
Because wanted to carry on my
Investigation unobserved by any
one"
why did you begin at Scathborne
anld?"
-Scathb0.ne. as you know. is sub
sidized by Morton Lampere. Mr.
Lampere's capital developed the
field"
"iobiect. demand that statement
be stricken from the records I
demand"
mir Morgan" said the Judge.
who was leaning over his desk with
interest. proceed with your wilt.
ness"
Mr. DALE. IN what capacity did
Na you serve while IN the Rio
Diablo basinf"
Il was acting as prosecutor OF
one Judith Dale"
"Your duties?"
ITO assist the gentleman sitting
out there In the hrst row." he point.
ed TO Lampere'e last witness. an
creating mutIny among the workers.
In spying on Mrs. bale and II pos
sIble In catching her 10 some com
promising position which was to be
construed to Scathborne's benefit"
before yon so into this. Mr.. Dale.
how. long had You known Tom Bev
Ins?"
-Ali OF my life. Our houses. the
Bevins' and ny fathers. were In
the same block"
in the course OF your life did yoa
ever At any time see Mr.. Bevins I'm.
der the influence OF alcohol"
big Tom. yoa mean. drunk Good
Heavens. no. and q was the one
thing he was strict about In the tleld.
He even dlsIlked hig dinner parties
where wine was served. dout bo
lleve he ever took anything stronger
than q cocktail"
"Mr. Dale. prior to your appear.
ancs here q witness intimated that
Big Tom had come home on numer.
Gus occasions completely under the
influences cf liquor"
SO help ne God" said Norman
Dale. that person lied"
~YonF hCnof!" reared Lampere.
are yoa going to eft there and lei
this
-Mr. Lampere. cit down before I
charge ron With contempt Of court."
harked the Judge "YOur only other
course vii be 10 prove your witness
has not perfared herself"