The advocate., 1895-07-10

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'Your honor, this witness is trifing with the"
'The witness has ruled correctly upon the point.
He doubtless has gentleman's reason for declining
to answer your irrelevant question: and he need not
answer it," said the Chief Justice.
The crowd was now thoroughly on the Hermit's
side, and keenly enjoyed the snub the District At
tOrney had received.
"That's all, sir. Stand aside, said the District At
torney.
''No questions" said Bresdmongster.
But with so keen-Witted lawyer as Breadmong-
ster for an antagonist the District Attorney had
done the worst possible thing in calling the Hermit
at ALL For Breadmongster's inward commentary
upon the fact may be summed up in the question
elbow the devil came the District Attorney to
suspect the Hermit knew anything about that
note?"
And the answer
"The thief that stole it must have told him. That
thief was Jed Huggins, for l saw him talking with
the District Attorney yesterday. I'll get subpoena
for jed"
And he did, greatly to Jeds astOnshment and
the District Attorneys annoyance for jed right in
open court, rushed to that official to tell what had
happened, and thus made matters clearer still.
The District Attorney had been puzzled by Bread
mOngster's peculiar cross-examinstiOn of Dobbins.
Paying no attention to anything else he had said,
the big lawyer simply induced Dobbins to repeat
over and over with increasing positivenes that the
bills were paid and taken up right there, promptly
when presented, and not at any stage on Hotch-
kiss journey home; and had made Dobbins' fore
head utterly vanish by asking
"Did not His Grace, the Duke of Grafton, give
you leather pocketbook when you last parted with
him in Engand"
Dobblns was thunder,struck How came Bread.
mOngster to know thatH
"Perhaps he did, l do not remember such trilles.
"YOu lost it lately, didn't you? And grieVed over
its loss?'
DObbins was extremely nervous.
"Whst signifies it if Gidp"
"Oh, nothing, of course, unless, possibly, you lost
it in the wood near where Hotchkss was killed.
suppose you didn't do thst2"
"No, sir, / did not. l misaid it while at Mr..
StiWels house one day, and it was found and re-
stored to me. You are impertinent, sir"
"True am getting into that habit by associa-
tion with the District Attorney. Have you that
pocket-boOk with you2"
"No, sir. And what signifies an old pocketbook
if l did have it with mep"
"Certanly. Have you that pOcket-book at alp"
lido not charge my memory with such trifes sir. I"
The District Attorney could get no information
from Dobbins concerning this pocket-boOk question,
Dobbins declaring he had no idea what Breadmong
ster trying to get at yet showing great nervous
ness, nevertheless. The District Attorney was
puzzled
The first witness called for the prisoner was Ma
thsniel Stone, whose testimony disturbed Jed Hug
gins But Jed was still more disturbed when he
was the very next witness called
"Mr. Huggins," asked BreadmongSter, "you have
heard the testimony of Captain StOneH"
eyes"
"Where did you get the note he saw you hand Mr..
HotchkissF'
81 told you l didn't know nothin' about it."
81 know you did, Jed; but, remember, you are on
oath now. Did you read the note before you gave it
to Mr.. Hotchkiss2"
LII didn't cav give NO mite tn him