Evening journal., 1892-11-03
FROM ACROSS THE SEA.
A Budget of the Days Events
in Old World Centres.
THE DIAMOND BROOCH CASE ENDED.

TheDefendant in the Leader-smyth SLAM
der Suit Presents Evidence and Attor-
neys for Both Sides sum Up-Lord
Salisbury Plans an Attack ON the
Evictions Commissioned other News.
lBy Telegraph to the Evening Journal
LONDON, Nov. 3.-Mrs. Leaders suit
against her former friend, Mrs. Smyth,
for slander, was resumed this morning.
Mrs. Leader was recalled to the wit
ness stand for further cross examination.
She declared that she had not kept the
letter which Captain Trench wrote to
her when he sent her the brooch, but
had given its contents to the best of her
recollection.
General Smyth then testified that he
believed the brooch in the case belonged
to his wife, The daughter, Miss Ada
Smyth, aged IA, said that she believed
the brooch to be her mothers property
George Ashley, a jeweler, testified that
he had sold the brooch to Mrs. Smyth in
1887. The brooch was accompanied by
a case specially made for it. He believed
he had never sold another brooch of the
Mrs. Leader did not fit the brooch. In
cross examination he admitted that his
firm placed private mark upon brooches
that were sold There was no such
mark upon the brooch produced and he
had not expected to find any, after it
had been worn for FIVE years. George
Currie testified that he had made case
for Mrs. Smyth's brooch, and the case
produced by Mrs Leader was never made
for the brooch.
Alice Louisa Smith, a parlor maid in
the service of Mrs. Smyth testified that
she remembered Mrs Leader visiting the
Smyth residence on September 2lst., last
year and going to Mrs Smyth's bedroom.
Susan Hansell a cook gave similar testi-
mony.
Mrs. Ethel Wheeler testified that she
had travelled in Egypt with Mrs Leader,
who read to her portions of letters re-
ceived from Captain Trench. Mrs
Leader never mentioned to her that she
had received a brooch from Captain
Trench. The witness acknowledged on
cross-examination that Mrs. Smyth had
particularly stated that Mrs. Leader
stole the brooch.
Mrs. Leader, recalled, said she was not
aware that there was no Black Noun
tain expedition until March 1891, some
months after the date about which, ac-
cording to the testimony Captain Trench
had sent her a brooch.
This closed the case for the defence,
and Sir Edward Clark began his argu-
ment in behalf of Mrs, Smyth He urged
that Mrs. Smyth was entitled to a YER
dict He commented severely on Mrs.
Leaders admissions that she had writ
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Smyths house to Captain Trench and
asked the jury to consider whether her
answers and demeanor suggested that
she was a truthful woman. II was re
markable, he said that she should have
stayed at Mrs Smyth's house and seer
her brooch and had not mentioned the
fact that she had one just like it.
Sir Edward closed by arguing that
Mrs. Leaders story was one accumula
tion Of improbabilities, and he urged the
jury to give a verdict upon the facts
without regard to sympathy.
Mr.. Lockwood, in behalf of Mrs
Leader, delivered a powerful argu
ment. He said: "What Sir Edwar,
Clark really asks is that yol
should believe that the witnesses for th'
plaintiff are all perjured. Is Lieutenan
Leader a man to commit or to suborr
perjury If Lieutenant Leader fabri
Gated the sketch of the brooch from tn
appearance of the brooch in photograph
of Mrs. Smyth, then four people ar
guilty of conspiracy. Lieutenan
Leaders sketch was fully a
good as the police sketch cir
culated upon description given b
Mrs. Smyth. Would the jury convict tn
plaintiff upon such evidence in a crim
nal charger The evidence clearly ind
Gates that Captain Trench admired tn
plaintiff, and what is more likely tina
that he sent her present.
At this point the court adjour ned.