, 1879-04-12
IT i ;hr kunw1st}Eo rests, II sco.na 10 mo, no
= r, ri Justice would sttiko awav."

:.'hr knwlstlEo re.ts, IL acc.na to 1no, no
/. ', III Justice wn,lid sltiSc nway."
r. "1so,ynS, II sl"'' ss!"I" the objection
h,upiy io eulIghscn mo rs 70 tho futurc1.'
u-k* .Mr. Storrs, twill your, 1lonor bo good
B,talalh tho objcc!toul"
.pescut, baenusc II ia perfectly immnserial how
QUO laan or many becomes acquainted With ntl-
other mans wIfc, where the Indictment Is
arainst the husband for killing ule wife, Unless
thu husband, md those facts where tie plea Of
tllc mind At the time ot the homicide"
"unlcss tn she opinion uI t1 81 n'e tnry," ask'
"Nev, then," observes Mr.. stons, "it sccms
your Honor almost concuss with Mt. Mills OIL
fAs & { ffi}sr ae, slf.IB IT proof
"Aui that, then, IL really the grounda We
shal 10 prepared With our authorities sonoTro"
"You1 can retain thcao witnesses, Of course.
II any ono leaves, nntl does not attenl tho
court, they Will 70 10 jail for thirty days Or
more. These witnesses Will undtrst''nd TINT Il
they are pot IN eall u me Court. ! WI .a. feaea
days or Six months. They. Will suder ny thelr
voluntary absence.
GAAfSUN NlAnE*5 C1'VNA EoAk -AA~
p111LlsTINEs.
Tho Adonis on tho stand hns enjoyed good
long wait. But Mr.. Trude now gives him sou1o-
thing to do besides gaze on vacuucy.
"llow long did your acquaintance continue
with the wlfo Of tho prisoner at tho tar1n asks
tho 1nwyer.
"First ma1c her acquaintance between tho
both md both Of May"
III How long did It continued"
~ think the last time saw her was q week
, or ten days before tile kll1ng,-until within ten
Of twclyo days before her dchth,-or OF the mtr-
fer.''
"You choose to cnll It murder, do you'll Whcn
you came hero to-day, did you 20 to the btate's-
Attorneys office, or the office down-stalrs1"
~ did; yes, air."
"No friendly feeling towards tho prisoner,
have .you1"
"No,n says tho blonde after long pause.
. "1s TINT your hn.Nlwrsttngl State without
reading IL through, II you can."
The. witness takes letter, and glanccs at It
very thoroughly.
"Look at tic other sido," says Mr.. storrs,
cncouraEtNEfy.
~ inteud to,",is tho sharp Topiy. After an
other pause, tic blonde ,nustnchc goes up. the
pretty teeth arc exposed to vlew,-uninten,ion-
eofiles, alt Is mine; ycs"
"Cbicngo, May 25, 1871 reads Mr.. storrs,
9dircsscd Mtss Aaa NJ EngSHt; signed
There arc smiles that hrondencd Into slight
laugnter.
''lhts crowd will 10 ndmonisied agaln,' says
lauehlng OF anything Of tho sort. II they do,
will have them turned out" -.
Tho crowd becomes as sober as IN assembly Of
mumnics.
This is the lcttor:
cntcAoo. My %. 1s7s.--Als. ada u; Eng<rt;
i tlues you will pardon tho liberty take Iii nd
dressing YOU, and l also. owo you an apology for
es, es sst It ltSs IL @ e f.
ss s s 9s ysa ses Ss pssss sss yoa
SS 81 M s e. chr
Atreets at4 .. m. II you shonld not foci so dts-
poscd, or happen to have rscviou' engagement.
you can addrosa: your adlaireFs ,
B,-pleaeo excuse ths hastily -w1lttot, scrawI,
~ mi very busy this morning. ]. G. $.
"This Adm H. EuEert, mentioned there, con-
ti1uos hlr; Trudc, "was sho tho wifo OF tho
$50 represented; yes. SIR"
~ had been told ao."
"Dy whOM3
"Dy her husband. Supposed It was her hua.
band, represented to hon
Samson is q regular Barllneu Slots on aphro
viet1syFSmonso ySas se.a IN a,, whls' l .,, ~
,.." About tho datcih ,
What was the tlaso Of that letterl"
"May Is, 1881
"Detweon juno s and 25.''
"ls that the best you eau rive me3n
"'fhat is rs llcar ns / can tell yuu."
yu wr1ts to her atter shS husband hat
~ dou't rcmataher doing co."
"M!lI You swear TINT gou did nota"
:, "llow ry a!a you happen to naaFoss hor Adj
"That Is tmmatcr,al ut prcscut," observes th,
JudG.. -.
.-Nsa that written by youl' (sEowing th'
yolnG niaf another lettct, "Stat0 whetlcr
was sgitnont 5cndinga"
d. ".CnIcago, Jlne 7, 1879" reads Mr.. Truae
..ra.t;, 81. A4s;,'' aligned, 'c'H. Sampson, IA Lasal
Tho letter is as follows;
clncAuo, Juno u. 1s7s.--Ada; What has hap
prncds Why don't hoaf from you7 It has no. no,
been nearly two weeks since raw yon, and thInl
intolorable.. Now. Mamie dsar, p1eass writo t
me- and address Il to tho oice, and sa5 wl.c
gs 70 ~ M 9Ss aa T. Il se E j %a5S 81
'writa nni say so; and that will sctt'e it. but
nohnE aoos Is ha ner n
friend, ''''~- '''~ ~"
II now show you q letter dated April II
1873: .,Yours'' Your md scratch or stroke G
Simpson takes IT.. looks At It., and at Ara
glauco says: "1k Isn't my writing" Then h
looks ut It again: "Wcll, l Invent decided,
lie adds. Then he fails to reading it through
md suyB, when hc had dono SO: ut isn'
minc." L.
Why did It take you SO long to decide tin
IL was not in your han1wr4unEl''
1t looked similar to It,"
''Did you sec atamic Stevens Saturday eyer
tnR3''
Vhat Saturday uvening9''
Following April 10, 1871
"No,"
"Did anybody write this for you3"
"No."
"Was It wrItton With your knowlolgcan
"No, air."
"Did YOU ever SEQ thls hcforc7''
tho"
"Dld you meet her my Saturday cyenIng2''
~ don't think ltd.n
IL kitxs EnGnrt ~ tptrita Mr. Trt1n rou,1t,,