James Kirkwood may refer to: (wikipedia)
One of the local reporters assured me Garrison would put in an appearance for the cross-examination, but as the courtroom settled down and the rear doors were closed, there was no sign of him.
It was not merely a matter of manners. This absence suffered from a final lack of grace at the moment of ultimate confrontation.
It had never occurred to me that the District Attorney would default when it came time to hear the man he'd held captive for two years reply to him.
I would have thought he would be there out of just plain curiosity. It was incredible that he was missing.
