The San Francisco call., 1897-08-28

told me 10 come to his Office again this
morning. | went there and found Mr.
Michel in the Office ahead OF me. had
seen Mr. Mitchell before that when he
took the elevator 10 go upstairs, but l did
not speak to him at that time"
Then you did talk with Mr.. Mitchell
afterward?" ?" asked Delmas.
Yes. We sat down together and talked
for about ten minutes. We were in the
room alone the most of that time. Two
other men came in and went out, but /
do not know who they were."
DO you know Detective Seymour when
you see him?"
"Only by sight"
WAS he one OF those two men2"
81 don't RENE mber"
Mr.. Delmas strugg ed for some minutes
with the witness in an effort to have him
relate in detail what took place between
himself and Mr.. Mitchell. Bartlett was
evasive, even 10 an exasperating degree.
DeImas was persistent tenacious, and get
ing mad.
"WelI," said Bartlett finally, I'VE talked
about some matters in which | was vitaily
interested. Mr.. Mitchell has a client to
whom | owe some money, and we adjusted
that little matter"
This was Delmas' cue. 1t was the open
ing wedge for which he had been seeking
in order to throw some of the odium
created by Bartlett's confession upon the
other side. He snapped at it as a trout
would rise to a fly. And incidentally it
caused Bartlett some moments OF worry
and torment.
Hold on, there!" exclaimed Bartlett,
who realized that he had blundered and
was now badly Hurried. ''Strike that out;
| dion't mean that. l want 10 withdraw
that rem ark.
"Wha: for?" asked Delnas blandly.
Because it was a mistake. What /
meant 10 say was that the matter adjust
ed was that trou bic | had with the church.
That was the matter l explained to Mr..
Mitchell, and he said everything would be
all right. There was nothing said about
that money | owed his client | made a
mistake there. That matter had nothing
to do with this case whatever"
Delmas smil ed and twiddled his thum BIS
merrily, for he knew he had trapped his
man. The attorney permitted the witness
to have such benefit as he could get out of
his discontinue a1d then changed the
subject.
when you met O'Connell last Friday
did he show you any money 2"
81 don't remember"
"Why don't your?
"Well, l don't think he did, anyhow"
'Weil, are you sure 2"
"Well, yes then, if that suits you. He
did not show me any"
WAS not 500 mentioned by O'Connell
in that conversation, and did he not say
that that would be an ipstallment upon a
5000 payment"
''I've heard good deal about money
around this case, but l haven't seen any
yet" blurted Bartlett.
"But there was something said in that
conversation about money, was there
not2"
81 believe there was. l wanted to get in
on the reaching-out process, and think
said something to that effect"
What do you mean by the reaching
out process?"
"Weil, they were holding ont their
hands before them"
with coin i'll their hands?"
Yes. presume that was about it."
Delmas sought to find ont more detin
| itely from the witness what caused him 10
change mis- evidence, but all he could get
| out OF him was statement to the effec;
that he had become conscience-stricken
ana wanted to get out of a bad mess.
The attorney was not through with
Bartlett W hen the court suggested that ii
was time to take an adjournment. go
| there will be more of him when the case
is resumed next week.
Then came the blow that almost killed