“Yes.”
“Would you be able to recognize him again?”
“Yes.”
Carter gave the boy a bill and told him not to mention their conversation to a soul.
From the boy’s description he recognized Brockey Gann.
At McKeever’s saloon the detective was fortunate enough to find the bartender who had been on duty on New Year’s Eve. He was acquainted with the man, and as soon as he made himself known to him he readily answered all his questions.
They retired into a back room together, and as soon as they were seated Carter asked:
“Are you acquainted with a man named Simeon Rich?”
“I know who he is,” the bartender replied.
“Do you remember if he was in here on New Year’s Eve?”