Maxwell cleared his throat, consulted some notes, and called Lee Merritt to the stand.
"You are chairman of the Safety Committee of this school?"
"I am."
"Is Jim Fry a member of the committee?"
"Yes; but he has been suspended."
"Did you see Jim Fry go to the Candy Kitchen last Tuesday?"
"Yes. I saw him cross the street and take money from his pocket and that made me think he was going over there to buy something."
"Did you follow him over?"
"I . . . Perry King was the first to go over. When I got there Perry was telling him that he was going to take the band from his arm."
Maxwell then called Perry to the stand.
"Did you go to the Candy Kitchen last Tuesday during school hours?"
"Yes."
"Was Jim Fry there?"
"Yes."
And alternate question and answer continued until the scene in the Candy Kitchen was painted in.
Big Jim sat sprawled back in his chair, taking note of the witness with a bored air. At the end of the testimony, he ignored Praska's invitation
