The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-16


 1T let him catch my eye finally and gave him just the faintest sug- gestion of smile. He came over and We got to talking. He seemed a very fine fellow. The more talked with him, the more I liked him. I was lonely myself. I'd been going with 8 steady and he'd stepped out on me- was on the loose. This man suggested dinner. I ate with him there at the hotel. Then he suggested ride. He said he had car parked near the hotel.
 He didn't seem to know much about the town. After while we stopped at Q place and had some thing to drink. He wanted to take a bottle with him but was a little bit nervous about getting in an automobile with a new acquaint- ance and a bottle of whisky, so l talked him out of it. We talked about going to a dance and then he spoke of an appointment that he had-something that he'd come to, town to do--so he went back to the hotel to keep his appoint ment. We were on the way back to the hotel when the officer stop. ped us because of some traffic vio- lation. The officer smelled booze on the mans breath and then the man started talking back to the officer and the next thing knew the officer climbed on the running board and told us to drive him to police headquarters. He said we were going to be interrogated about some stick-ups of service stations.
 "Right away had visions of my picture being in the paper, and l whispered to this man, Remember I'm a hitch-hiker pickup. You don't even know my name
 She paused for moment and stared pathetically at the attorney, as though begging him with her eyes to believe her.
 Fisher, however, remained stern- visaged, and uncompromising Tell it all," he said. Every bit of it."
 That's all." she said. You know the rest"
 Fisher shook his head impa- tiently.l &.. .s,.,
 "This man had given you 3 name" he said, .'when you met him ?" -,-.---.--------- - g
 "Of course" she said.
 ''What was that name?
 ''Frank B. Cathay.", s
 Did he tell you he was from Riverview?"'
 "Yes." Fl
 "Did you know he cashed g check?' :,
 "Oniy a small check. think ii was aI$5O check. He got some money before We went out"
 And that's ali?" asked Fisher
 "That's all," she, said.
 Fisher turned to Grif, ther looked at. Blocker. "Satisfied?" he asked. Griff shook his head slightly. "Neither am l." said Fisher. {.
 Fisher whirled once more to the attack. "Immediately after that, he said, you left the hotel. You came here. You registered under the name of Stella Mockley." "Yes," she said.
 "Why did you do that?" q didn't want to be traced" she said.
 .Tt wasn't your name." Fisher said. "Your real name was the one that you were registered under al the hotel, Edith Meyers. The name, Mary Briggs, that you gave the police was merely an alias you thought up on the spur of the mo- ment. The name Stella Mockley, that you assumed when you came | to this hotel. was also an alias" She nodded.
 "And your new-found friend" he said. twas the one who paid the bill"
 .No," she said. 'I did it myself T
 Don't lie to me-" thundered Fisher, i've told you what's going to happen if you lie. I am telling you that the man who posed as Frank B. Cathay is the one who footed the bill"
 She lowered her eyes and re. garded tho tip of her shoe.
 Isn't 1t a fact?" Fisher insisted his forefinger once more pointing at the girls face.
 "Yes." she said in low voice.
 "Ah," he said. "Now we're get ting somewhere"
 She said nothing, but there wal a little shiver that rippied hel shoulders.
 Fisher sneered.
 "You would want to stop there" he said. "You would want Us tt believe that was all. Now go ahead and tell us ail of 1t. Tell us thu sordld part of it. Don't try to spare yourself. or if you do. so help ms heaven. I'll have you in a cell be. fore another hour has passed"
 "You know the rest. 'she said if c whimpering manner.
 "0o ahead" he said. '"reil it C Ime. may surmlne the rest or may know it. That's neither hor, Thor there. You tell me.
 "4e put mo in this hotel" nh' Nnld. "iio told me that it had boel fuat q nfnilk. that he had c Wlf'