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handkerchief In my lap, and somehow, by
mistake perhaps, picked up the wrong one
ana a9 IT nop Inc ta1e IN nna Ses irv OF enf
become so interested in the "unpleas;;
antness" between the witness ana
counsel that the n miitaka t1 x;ht vas is, not
chif and put it In his pocket. By this time
Wh ian would ave
instance, or any other equally cradib1e state
estct he ;1tx 1t necessary to secure
then took the handkerchief from the
and asked the following questions as rapidly
as the answers would permit:
Questlon-"Did | understand yon to say
lnat you were positive that this handkerchief
hand the night Of the ball?''
Answer-"1 don't know what you under
stood, but said So"
q. (still holding. the handkerchief in my
hnnd)-"What is there about this handker-
chief that makes you so positfve?"
A.-"The spots of blood; and it is OF white
fhs same one.S: As"sl9 - - : A''" - -
| Q--"Now, sir, did you not say to Mr.. G.
that, If necessary, you would swear to a lie
to send Henry to the Penitrntiary?"
., 4. tWitness in greater rage, il possible,
than before)- NO Sir, I did not say so. lis
a !le; | never said it."
! Q: (handing the witness the handkerchief
Now take this handkerchief and show
the Jury my marks there are on it TINT make
tel! the truth"
Witness took the handkerchief, opened 1t,
and pointed out the blood-spots to the jury.
and said .! know It Is the handkerchief; l
] o." fou can't! Don't you sometimes
make mistakes, or are you always right and
| never Wr0ng"
A." You need not try to make me say
anything else. know this Ia the handker-
.Q.--"Now, sir, Is not this the handker-
| chief? Henry turning. to the defendant,
give me your handkerchief"
iie took the right handkerchief out OF his
holding 1t out to witness. asked, with all the
severity Of tone / could: "Now, sir, Is not
this the handkerchief"
:To say that the witness was astonished, Is
mald. mat ne was confouned, was certain.
completely broken down, said he could not
tell. but he believed the one he held IN Ills
hand was the one This was the one Ellen
hafl 9; h;soMSl,t, me-; ne .o.. ~.
Commonwealth rested"
opened the case for the defense. don't
know what said, but tried to do the sub
ject Justice. -,
into q Hood Of tears: and for sonle time was
unable to SPEAK. ner relation to the defeti!l-
ant was well understood, ana many eyes in
the courtroom were moist with manly tears:
Ihe yudgt-a NEST eXeenent old lnan, and
Tine laWyer--9poke kindly to her, and Us
soon as she was able to proceed commenced
the examination. She narrated the occur
renee NJ Ine pail, anu. wien lan0eu nef tne
handkerchief Henry had taken from Ills
pocket before the jury anu given To me, she
ldentlheti It III Tue most positive manner;
showed the love-knot OH the corner that she
Aat1 lieu Ill ule Dall-Ioom DeioIe tne .14nl,
anu also stated that she kae" II was his, LOT
now frembled for fear the District-AttoI-
ney would ask her II she did not hem both
handkerchlefs,. and feared her answer
would lea9 70 ol$covery l most ceI,tainiy
dld not desire l there1ofe lnllnedlately Ie i
asked question possibly M not Justified by the
rules or evidence. me eDlitflcl-Attofneyo %
Jected, of course; Insisted and soon, amid
the smoke aud noise OF the legal battle, heT
answer was 1orsottel'' as hoped IL "onld
The Distrfct-Attorney commenced the
cross-eSalnlhation IL very harsh tone and
manner, by asking the witness tne nature OF
her relation 10 the prisoner. ms WIS TO
fect her cfedibility. At this she commenced
to cry, and her tears and sobs were more elo-
quent than words. The jury looked at the
hard-hearted attorney Win an indignant
EXPRESSION ana la 1elt mat fne ease was Safe,
cry little longer: This sho did, until the
counsel for the Commonwealth, fearing he
might prejudice his case, told her she might
retire. o What weight was Oil my mind!
that the defendant had always sustained a
most excellent reputation, and rested my
case. .. ......,
commenced the argument lor tne de-
fenSe: what SAID DON'T recollect. spoke
Of the uncertainty Of fclEGumstaRt1ai evidence, |
and that white silk huNdkcrchiefS were COIN |