The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-01-24
q don't know as It was on the night

" don't know az II was on the night
OF the murder"
what night was it,"
81 forget"
You forget?"
Eyes"
Did she not give you message to
the prisoner"
"A messenger" echoed the witness.
Eyes, q message. Are you deaf?'
"Well, not particularly" Meadows re-
piled.
ION the goth of October did not Mary
Lockwood give you n message to the
prisoner at the barr"
81 have bad memory for dates"
'Do you think If you took your place
beside the prisoner at the bar 1t would
improve your memory" The learned
counsel asked this question with some
ferocity, and was understood in low
key to say something about an Access
sorry after the fact, which sent thrill
Of anxiety through little company o.
that fell from Jack with intense inter-
est.
"a man cannot be hanged because he
has got bad memory" said Jack de-
family.
Pm not so sure of that" said the
Judge, with something of a chuckle.
Listen to me. You had better answer
this learned counsel without attempt
ing to prevaricate; answer to the best
Of your ability; that is all the court re-
Quires from you"
Yes, my lord" said Jack
"And the learned counsel should not
require to be reminded that he is
treating his own witness in a very I'M
usual manner"
II note your lordships kind. re-
mark" said the learned gentleman, but
without relaxing the severity of his
manner. "On any night within the
year, will make it easy for you-did
Mary Lockwood send message by yoL
to the prisoner at the barr"
"She has not denied it," said the
Judge, now addressing counsel as If to
suggest that he should not waste time.
Yes, my lord, | thank YOU" and,
turning once more to the witness, Il
will only ask you one or two more
questions. You were at the Heather
bell tavern on the 22d of October?"
81 don't remember the date"
do you deny that you were there at
any time?"
We'll, no, don't"
You would if you could, eh?''
Eyes, | would"
ooh, you would! Why?" Here coun-
sci for the defense rose to protest
against this line of examination.
There was wrangle for ten minutes,
and many legal books were mentioned
that bore upon the law of evidence.
Finally the learned counsel suggested
to the witness to say that he did not
reply to the question because he did not
feel called upon to criminate himself,
which was Endorsed by the counsel for
the defense. But Jack Meadows was
made of obstinate stuff, and he had an
idea that the counsel for the prosecu-
ton was endeavoring to make him say
something against Mary, and that the
other learned gentleman only desired
to protect him out Of feeling of pity
"You have heard what the learned
counsel has said," remarked the judge,
speaking to Jack, but looking in an
other direction, as judges very often do
to this day; you had better attend to
his advice"
Thank you, my lord"
you decline to say whether you
were with the prisoner at the Heather
bell tavern On the night of October %
because you do not wish to incriminate
yourself. Is that your answer"
mo, it is not my answer! l am not
afraid of discriminating myself"
ooh, Jack. my dear Jack, for your
mothers sake?" said an agonized voice
in court.
What is that?" asked the Judge
angrily.
I'm his mother, my lord judge, and
a kinder. better son never"
Yes, yes" said the judge. that will
do. You must not disturb the court,
or it will be my duty to have you re-
moved.
Ito be continued)
ITALIAN CRADIE SONGS