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that this man had, is in itself the most

that this man had, is in itself the most
ridiculous of all the ridiculous. He
tells you that he had previously loaned
her $500. That that 81 500 loan, at diff
ferent times, was evidenced by three
notes. which had been introduced here
in testimony-a $500 note and two 81 900
notes. That this antedated some time
the 24th of November. That this s., 900
was to cut no figure in the $1,000 loan.
That it was due and payable-he i'm
mediately wanted it; yea, he wanted it
on the very Saturday, the 9th of No
Vember, when he consummates this
noted transaction. What would plain
and honest sense dictate? If he was
seeking to establish a full and bona
fide consideration for the notes: if he
was seeking to show that these notes
were given for full and valid consider
alton, and he had gone to the trouble
of bringing witnesses to witness the
note. how natural. how easy and how
honest for him to say to the compan-
ion, with whom he was so intimate and
whom he loved so we'll: Now, Kate.
l must have the $500 which let you
have. and 1 shall be obliged to deduct
that from the $1,000; take a note for
the $1,000 and surrender to you these
prior notes." She was not going to
use the money then: she had no occa-
sion at that particular date to have
$1,000 in money. All. gentlemen, the
notes themselves are frauds And 1
haven't a particle of doubt, and don't
believe you have, under the testimony
in this case. the appearance of the
notes themselves in evidence but what
at least three out of those four of the
notes were drawn that day, and /
think the fourth. Examine that if
you think it is necessary when you re-
tire to consider this case. Look the
whole question over, and see if you can
find anything in the transaction which
will bear the light of honest investiga-
ton.
Gentlemen, Blixt is corroborated by
WitherSpoon; he is corroborated by the
testimony of Mr.. Eustis and Mr.. Doyle,
and it stands practically uncontrovert-
ed that for some strange and suspic-
ious reason this girl, after she had
signed the note, and had it witnessed,
must needs take the money and go in
to a separate room and count the
cash. Why was it? Why, if the pur-
pose of 1t was that it should stand the
test of every question that might arise
in coming years? Why not let the light
of day come in on that transaction
then, and let this girl count the money
in the presence of the man whom he
had so suspiciously called into the
room to sign this note? Gentlemen,
there is no spot or place in all his story
that has one particle of soundness in
it. 1t is utterly unsound, dishonest,
confused and the guilty statement of a
man embarrassed by such a network
| of circumstances that was never woven
about human being before. Then
watch the lay from Saturday to the
oath of November, after the loan is
completed The strange and servile
way in which that girl was his obedient
| tool and servant from first to last
| ''Write a note?'' Yes, she would write
a note. Tell Miss Ireland not to tell
Harry" Yes, she would do that TELL
Goosman not to mention it to Harry?'
Yes, she would do anything on earth
for the man she loved, and who had
deceived her from start to finish, and
made her the unconscious dupe of his
| designing and criminal purpose
without stopping here to recount all
that took place from the 9th of No
vember to the Sd of December, let me
call attention to the fact that the
policies were assigned, the papers all
completed and the title to the policies
completely vested in the defendant be-
fore Dec. 3. That on Dec. 8, the day of
the murder, he had refused to renew
his policy for the benefit of Catherine
Cling; but had few days previously
taken out policy on his own life in
favor of his mother.