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rolIauDe then produced ana reau the
anonymous letter which Lucia had re.
celved from the flower girl.
The sensation it created was tremend-
Gus, and order was not restored till the
suspicious Juror called out that he want
ed to see the identity Of the writer with
the witness distinctly proved.
In the confusion, Prince Sastri whis
pered something to one of his Indian at
tendants, who Immediately slipped out OF
the room and when he came back with
something which he handed stealthily to
his master, the attention of the crowd was
absorbed i'll the comparison going on be-
tween the letter produced by the accused's
lawyer and the copy of it written by Piero
at the coroner's table and under the jury's
eyes.
That put all doubt to rest about the
gcnuineness of the original.
The next thing to prove was whether
Countess Silvestrelli had ever received
1t.
TO establish that fact, Frank Foliambe
had another witness ready-the little flow
er-seller.
She was bright, intelligent girl, and
gave her evidence well. She identified
Piero as the person who bought n large
bunch of tulips of her and after taking
them away and untyng them, brought
them back tied up differently, and asked
her to give them TO the lady who was
coming along the avenue. She said he
told her to say they were present, and
that they must rot be uudone till the lady
was alone.
The last an1 hardest point for Foljambe
to prove was the motive which prompted
the writing OF the letter, To show that
he had to recall great many old witness
es, and to bring forward some new ones.
Among the new ones were Cecil Ches-
terton and the senior Mr.. Foliambe.
Cecil related the story OF the struggle
for the Black Pearl-which, with its re-
covered casket, we're produced in court
and gave an account OF his acquaintance
with the deceased man, including full
particulars Of his conversations with the
Countess, the eavesdropping at the theatre,
the assault, and the suspended proceed
ings in the Divorce Court.
Mr.. Foliambe, senior, was then requir-
ed to give corroborative testimony, and
to identify Sastri as one Of the men he
had overheard plotting for the recovery
OF the Black Pearl il railway carriage
in Paris.
After that, Piero, who seemed more
and more uneasy in his position MS APP
proven, was recalled to take up the tale.
and the jury and audience alike wonder.
ing how 1t was all going to end, listened
to long relation of dark and double in.
trigue, c)nspirscies ana counter-conspira'
cies, ultrn-suspicion and iuter-betrayals.
Then Piero told how, after enragiug Sas
tri by disclosing the Counts designs OF
him, lie had been employed by the venge
ful HlndOo to cOncoct n scheme of retalia
ton to be executed by the hand Of the
Countess. She was to be made the cat s
paw, 80 that on her might fall the penalty
Of their achieved revenge.
With great eloquence and mastery
clearness, the young lawyer laid bare TIM
scheme in all its horrid cruelty of inveu
ton, till the hearts OF his hearers thrOb
bed with one pulse Of indignant pity TO
the Innocent victim.
| The only diSsentient voice was that o
Seshaya Sastri's lawyer, who got up, an,
on behalf of his client disclaimed witt
great vehemencc any knowledge Of thu
Italian and any completely with his de
signs.
81 was prepared for that objection, an
swercd Mr.. Foljambe, quietly, land
have witness in reserve to refute 1t.
This person was ut once called in, ant
after being sworn, said, "My name il
William Rilston. ] am the driver of
hackney carriage, and on the night pre-
ceding that of the murder ! was halle,
near Charing Cross by an Indian gentle
mar. ] seemed to remember him at tn
time, and when / came to think it over,
was certain he was the same party la,
driven along with another gent to SOh
one foggy night a good many weeks be
fore. | took him to the Borough, and pu
him down at the Good Iutent' public
house, and then he and q man who hat
gether. followed to get glass Of beer
ing outside ask for a private room.
Here he was called.upon toidentify Pier
as the person who had ordered the privat
room) when these two were gon
away" he continued, che got 10 talking
to the barmaid, and she told him that tn
two foreigners had been there befor
talking very confidential, and when sh
came back from taking in some Lemonade
they ordered, she said the commoner o
the two, with the black beard, was writ
ing letter"
"Cau you identify the gentleman VIII
rode in your cab among the Indians pres
ent o. asked the coroner, directing tn
witnesses attention to the spot where Sas
tri stood, with group of native servant
about him.
The man looked hard for a minute n
the half-score OF dusky faces. Then b
said, decidedly, "The plaindressed on
is the party. Id know him anywhere b.
the shininess OF his eyes, and the way hi
mouth goes down at the corners.
"Well done, cabby ~ said Frank Fol
jambe, in an undertone but the solioito
for the Prince looked very blank, ond re
NAMED silent.
There was no more evidence to call
and tho coroner proceeded to sum up
He was lawyer. and knew how to tax
up all the scattered threads of evidenc
50 as to make every point tell. 1.-The iur.
must consider all the circumstances, h
said and he took care to put them in tn
most conspicuous light.
Not Il jOt or little escaped his omni
vorous memory and by the time tn
jury retired to consider their verdict, tn
MUD OF each juror was virtually mad
up.
Their deliberdtion lasted barely tel
minutes, and their finding WAS unani
nous. The foreman pronounced yer
diet of "Wllful murder against the Maha
rajah of Jodhpore -
A great sob OF relief heaved the breast
of the assembly. Cecil was SO overcom
by his emotion, that he mad TO hide hi
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