The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-15
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companion who was with you.
 "Yes," she said in weak voice
 ''I am going to give you one op- portunity, and only one opportu- nity," Fisher beloved. T want the truth and the whole truth. You gave the police a false name. You also gave the police a false story about being a hitch-hiker." She nodded mutely.
 T want you" Fisher said, ''to tell the whole story. I want the story from beginning to end"
 q wasn't guilty of anything" she said. T only .'' You don't know whether you were guilty of anything or not, Fisher boomed. You made your self an accomplice. You were an accessory after the fact. You lied to the police when they were mak- ing an investigation. Therefore, in the eyes of the law you are equally guilty with the man whom you were assisting. You assisted him to escape, unscathed, from police net. You doubtless realize now that this man was not Frank B. Cathay at all, but was an imposter. I may further tell you that this man cashed a large check at the hotel where he was staying. The check was drawn upon the bank in River view where MT Cathay keeps his account. The check was signed, ap- parently. with the signature of Frank B. Cathay, It was a clever forgery, an excellent forgery-a forgery which had been long re- hearsed.
 '"This impersonation was no cas- ual matter, no idle yagary of a common crook. It was thing which had long been planned in this mans mind, something that had been carefully thought out. We know of that check which was cashed. We do not know what else was done. There may have ben other checks cashed. There may have been other frauds perpetrat- ed. It is even possible that this man had, on previous occasions, repre- sented himself as being Frank B. Cathay and sowed the seeds of crime which have yet to make themselves manifest. Therefore, young woman, you have definitely placed yourself beyond the pale of the law"
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 Fisher glowered at her But" she said, T was entirely inno-
 You were not innocent" the lawyer interrupted. You were technically guilty. You were both an accomplice and accessory after the fact. You assisted a felon to violate the law. Therefore, the law says you yourself are guilly."
 But I didn't know that about the law" he said.
 Ignorance of the law excuses no one" Fisher told her. Now under those circumstances and with a complete knowledge of that which has happened, Tam going to call upon you to make a complete and accurate statement of that which ocurred. There can be no ignor- ance on your part of the law now. You understand what it is, do you not?"
 "Yes," she said.
 You understand if you tell any lies now you are making yourself an accessory after the fact and that that is just as serious as though you had committed the crime your self"
 "Yes," she said, eff you say so."
 "I do say so," he said II am a lawyer and I know. Here, l will give you one of my cards"
 He pulled a card case from his pocket, fished out a card. whipped it about in a fiourishing half circle and presented it to her, holding it in front of her face.
 "Take it." he said.
 His booming voice filled the room. He was not shouting. It was rather as though ordinary con- versation coming in over a radio had been so amplified by dyna- mic speaker that sound filled every nook and corner of the room.
 The girl took the card with a quivering hand. She stared at it steadily for several seconds. Then her hand dropped uncertainty to her lap.
 What is it you want?' she asked.
 (To Be Continued)
 Stella Mocklcy continues her stOry-and makes some revisiOns in the next installment.