“What could I do? My hands were tied. Apparently, it was a matter between Hogarty and Uncle Alden. Hogarty said that Uncle Alden was willing to make out a settlement.”
“And you went down to see Milicant, or Hogarty or Conway, whatever you want to call him, the night of the murder?” Mason asked.
“Yes,” Harold Leeds said, in a voice which was almost inaudible.
“What time was it?”
“Right after Uncle Alden left.”
“How do you know?”
“I saw Uncle Alden leave the Conway apartment and walk down the corridor to the elevator.”
“Where were you?”
“I was coming down the stairs. The stairs are back toward the end of the corridor. I’d just reached the foot of the stairs when the door of the apartment opened, and Uncle Alden walked down the corridor to the elevator. He was moving very rapidly.”
“You didn’t speak to him?”