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her with either foot, and did not strike
her with either hand

her with either foot, and did not strike
her with either hand.
On cross-examination, she stated that
when Miss Chase passed up the stairs
her husband had told her that Miss
Chase was the woman he HAD ordered
to keep away from the Office, He told
her to wait until he talked with her a
minute. She was interested in Miss
Chase because she wanted to see what
bedroom looked Ike.
'lt isn't extraordinary that your
father should receive ladies in his office.
is it?' asked Attorney Davis.
ut certainly was for him to receive
them in his bedroom"
After going over Miss Chase's going
to the door and starting to return down
the stairway, Davis asked: "Where
were you looking all this timer"
everywhere, everywhere. l saw
everything. Nothing escaped me. l
wanted to see everything, and did. /
| was Interested"
"Yes, of course you were" The in
| Election of Davis voice carried ripple
mallet TO descend like a pile driver.
You are positive, very positive, that
| your husband did not kick Miss Chase?''
II am positive. l saw all that Oc-
Cured, and l know he didn't. l am
| very positive"
"When your husband got Miss Chase
| to the foot of the stairs he pointed a
| finger toward the door which looked
! like the finger of destiny. eh?" Mr..
Davis tone was dripping with sarcasm,
as was the smile which peeped from
beneath his beard. He smiled only for
moment. for the tables were uneX-
pectedly turned.
mo. 1t was more the finger of JUS
tice," came the reply, the clear, musical
voice trife harsh with sarcasm.
Mr.. Davis changed the subject.
"Now, you said something about a
| Mr.. SOapine. How about him?" This
caused smile to creep over every
| body'S face, as the clever attorney had
Overdrawn the name.
II said something about Mr.. SOaper.
He was student in my fathers Office"
Both sides announced that they de-
sired to ask no more questions. and Mrs.
Rockford arose as though to leave the
stand. Then occurred the scene de-
tailed above.
Dr. Rockford on the Stand.
DR.. Rockford took the stand when
quiet had been restored after the crea-
tion of the scene by his wife. His tes-
uSINCu VIII t!ibG VI Ills WllG Ill
every particular. He went into detail a
little more and illuStrated-using Att0r-
ney JamisOn as an eXample-how he
took hold of Miss Chase and guided her
down stairs. He laid particular stress
on the statement that he used no force
in dealing with Miss Chase. He had not
squeezed her arm and was in no way
ungenrlemanly. He did nothing at all
out of the way. He said that he had lots
of provOcatiOn to use violence, and
everybody would agree with him if they
knew ali the facts.
Mr.. Davis asked if he had heard about
Miss Chase's wounds. He said he had
heard great deal. In fact, he had
heard so much that he could not remem-
Der all of it. Mr.. Davis asked if he for
got the details of his professional du-
ties. and he replied that he did some
times.
Are you absent-minded when you
put ladies out of your office?"
Il don't know. l have never put any
out"
You put one out, did you not?'
mo, sir; | never put lady out"
"The emphasis on the ''lady" made
Miss Chase look the "daggers' DR..
Rockford said she looked when he had
escorted her to the door and ordered
ford enlightened the jury concerning
the stairway, said he knew Miss Chase
had key to the office, and left the
stand.
Miss Chase took his place and stated.
at the navigation of MIR. Davis. that
DR.. Hunter had used the word "vio-
lence" when he passed an opinion in
examining the bruises on her arm. She
had scarcely made this statement when
MIR. Davis remembered that he had for
gotten to ask DIR. Rockford whether
he had been convicted for assault and
battery OIL Miss Chase by the municipal
this question being answered, but the
court stated that DR.. Rockford could
answer. He admitted being convicted
and fined 81. This closed the testimony.
Attorney .JamisOn addressed the jury
on behalf of DR.. Rockford. He made a
very clear and acceptable address. deal
ing with every particle of evidence as
only an experienced, bright lawyer can.
He showed Miss Chase in very unfavor-
able light. and made good use of the
fact that she called OH Mrs. Bates, the
day following the assault, despite her
terrible injuries. In closing he stated
that he was sorry certain folks had been
dragged in the case, meaning his clients.
and DIR. Ames. He said it was not a
case where injury had been committed
but one of spite entirely. When Jami-
son concluded it looked as though Miss
ChaSe'S chances were as bruised and
mangled as she would have the jury be-
lieve she was when DR.. Rockford got
through with her.
Attorney Davis. however, has repu-
tation for gathering together scattered
chances. When he got through with
~, ~, f.l 4
off the boards" He did not say that
Miss Chase was woman Of all women
and had been pounced upon by fiend
who all but left her lifeless at the bot
tom of the stairs, as some lawyers
would have done. Instead he went
over the evidence as carefully as Jami-
son, and with rare tact showed cOncIu-
slvely that there was no room to doubt
that an assault had been committed.
He went into the matter of
damages. told of the many
kinds and u showed how the
Injuries she may have received at DI.
permanent injury later on in life. He
explained the 'railroad spinen In order
to support this. In the course of his re-
marks he had OCCASION to regret that
DIR. AmeS had been put in an undesira-
BILE light. In his regrets he said that he
knew DR.. Ames had done as much for
the poor of the city as any man, and he
wasn't an intimate friend of DR.. Ames,'
either. His address was one of the
most impressive the talented talker
ever erdelivered. 1t was task to influence
the jury in his clients behalf, because
| of the undercurrent Of injurious facts
which was apparent all through.
The jury retired at 4:l5, and at 4:55
they filed into court and handed over
their yerdict-Sl60 for the plaintiff. All