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the judge, and declared that experts
were paid according to the strains upon
their science. There would be a scandal
from expert testimony unless the legis-
lators stipulated that unbiased experts
should be appointed by the court. He
cited the Morey letter as all evidence of
the fallibility of expert testimony, and
then stirred up the
FIERCEsT PASSAGE OF THE TRIAL
by stating that the Wessie Brown let
ter from which this mad been forged,
had been procured by the defense and
carried in Mr.. Stoll's pocket.
"Mr. Wilson," demanded Attorney
Stoll, do you mean to insinuate that l
committed the foreery?"
81 do not" replied Mr.. Wilson. II said
some skilled penman committed that
forgery"
"Do you mean to say that was
party to it?'
Il say you had the Wessie Brown let
ter. Didn't you?" demanded Judge
Wilson fierceIy. Didn't you?"
IL did," replied Mr.. StOll, belliger-
emily. And for moment the air was
surcharged with belligerency.
~ do not PROPOSE" uttered Judge
Wilson, THAT you shall stand here and
traduce my client by the hour, anu i'll
timidate me from the discharge of my
duty"
Then he said, in knowing way: 81
know some things"
THE WEssIE BROWN LETTER
and the alleged forgery were submitted
to the jurors for comparison, while Mr..
Wilson rested in the chair of the wit
ness box, and the Breckenridge forces
conferred. Attorney Stoll dashed off a
note and handed it to the official STEM
ographer, who began to look over his
notes. There was intense silence in
the room. and when the jury had fin
ished their examination. Mr.. Wilson,
leaning against the witness box, re-
sumed his argument in his usual de-
liberate tones. One of the jurors asked
to be shown another of Miss Pollard's
entered, and Col. Breckinridge said to
him in an undertone, laughing, "Wilson
says that Charlie Stoll forged that let
ter"
"He will hear from that again." re-
| marked Mr.. Stoll in a louder tone. The
| remark reached Judge Wilson, and he
stepped forward from his chair.
"Nhat was it?'' he asked.
There is another court than this
one" answered the tall. thin, smooth.
faced, specialized KeItuckian.
what do you meant" asked the tall,
| cadaverous, gray-haired Indianian.
~ mean," responded Stoll most de-
| libsrately, that you stated that l forged
| letter, which denouIce as vile and
| Infamous"
"What do you mean by another
court?" demanded Mr.. Wilson fierceIy.
"What do you mean by the other
| court?''
Here Judge Bradley interposed:
Nov, gentlemen he said, II thiak
| You had better proceed with this"
! There was a moments pause, no one
| had more to say, and Mr.. Wilson pro-
ceeded, perfectly cool. with his argu.
ment. He handed to the jury the tin
type of Madeline Pollard taken with
Wessie Brown in the summer of 1884.
| There is girl he met that day." he
said. Nov. look on this picture, and
| then on that" and for the second picture
he raised his arm towards Col. BreckiD-
ridge.
what an opportunity that carriage
| offered for seduction. Col. Breckin-
| ridge seemed to think that to seduce a
| girl it was not necessary to stand under
her window with lutte and sing love
| songs to her. Did not his selection of a
closed carriage for the warm August
night indicate purpose beyond the
ordinary purposes of a drive?'
| STORM CLOUDS
seemed to hover over the court room
Judge Bradley evidently wanted the
atmosphere to cool, for he let the usual
time for the noon recess pass by several
minutes, and did not adjourn court until
Mr.. Wilson called his attention to the
time. The stenographer brought to Mr.
Stoll a transcript of Mr.. Wilson's re-
marks. Mr.. Stoll sat in his chair sur
rounded by his colleagues, and gave the
report of Mr.. Wilson's remarks to Mr.
Butterworth to read. There was mucf
talk of duel during the noon recess
MIR. Stoll went out of court during thu
noon recess on the arm of Maj. Butter
worth, who seemed to be giving hin
pacific counsel. Afterward Mr.. StOl
said to an Associated Press Reporter:
maj. Butterworth is senior counse
Of the case. aAd has c0ntrOl Of it until !