Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-29
CHAPTER xv.

MT. Everett's startling announce ment terminated the morning ses- sion of the court. A scene more dra- matte and thrilling had never been witnessed in that room and during the recess for dinner the excitement communicated itself over the entire city. Franklin was credited with be- tng man of nerve, and many thought he would attack Lawyer Everett when court had adjourned; and at one time when they were thrown ac- cidentally together in the crowd, it looked as if collision were inevit- able. But Franklin, if he thought of 1t at all, put the inclination aside, and no trouble occurred. It Is pos sible that he was too much concerned about the damaging facts brought out against him and with speculations as to the proof held in reserve by Ever ett to squander his time in personal altercation. During the recess he rushed from place to place, putting a number of agencies to work to bring his forces together. He wanted Hills man, There was work for Old Tom and his comrade. He needed Meri- vale. But defeat confronted him at every step. He seemed to be abso- lutely deserted, for nowhere were his accomplices to be found; and when the recess was over he felt that he had accomplished nothing.
 .'Mr. Everett,' said Warde, as they were going together toward the courthouse, 'fyou have great dra- matic instinct. The most skilled French playwright could not have arranged a more startling climax than you did this morning in court
 s'Perhaps there is an art in this kind of thing as well as playwright ing. I have always endeavored in a case like this to give it color, to make sharply defined points, to make it un, fold itself, to give 1t 'go,'"
 .sBut wasn't 1t a little risky to in. troduce your climax in the first act as 1t were?''
 ssNot in this case, which goes from climax to climax. Even you will be startled when get through with the testimony. have 8 little surprise which have kept in store for yor particularly
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 They had some difficulty in maKing heir way through the dense crowd 10 their places within the railing When the court resumed it's sitting, Mr. Everett said he had no further questions to ask the witness Frank. lin, and he would turn him over to the state. The prosecuting attorney waved cross-examination for he was in some perplexity as to what he wanted to learn. Nothing that Frank lin had said had invalidated his case and if he were guilty the prosecutor did not care to assist him at the ex- pense of an innocent man.
 Irving Warde was accordingly put on the witness stand. He told his story well; how he had traced the footprints in the snow that cold xngrning in December, how his inter est in the case--which was known tc Tranklin--had been attended with
 ersonal danger, and an attempt had
 ben made to murder him at Peters lest; how he had obtained the agree. lent from Hillsman and what Frank in had said to Hillsman about Nor. Iris; how he had himself made copy of the agreement at MT. Everett's house when Franklin was announced and all that happened with reference thereto. He also gave detailed ac count of the demands made upon him for the paper which Hillsman had given him to read.
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