The Irish standard., 1903-08-29

evidently losing your wits, sir. such
a betrayal of trust on your part could
not be to your credit. deny it in
toto"
You also deny in toto that there
was any such agreement?'
"Most cmphatically."
Lawyer Everett now took from his
pocket Il yellow paper which he light
ly shook at the witness as he pro-
pounded the next question:
"When you came to my house that
evening, Colonel, l had just had the
agreement, whose existence you de-
ny. copied on au old piece Of paper and
dried thoroughly before the fire to
conceal it's age. When you were an
nounced l threw the original in the
back of one of my bookcases, and the
copy placed in my safe. At the point
of your pistol. l was more thanwilling
to sell you the copy for 100000. Now
YOU can refresh your memory suf-
ticiently to tell whether this is your
signature appended to this paper,
and to reconsider your denial of it's
existence"
Franklin clutched the paper which
the lawyer politely extended to him,
and then pitiable appearance of de-
feat seemed to shrivel him up.
He glanced at the lawyer and pre-
served IA logged silence.
"You have not answered my ques-
tion," said the lawyer, blandly.
cit is not my writing" said
Franklin, savagcly. "The whole thing
is clever, manufactured lie"
IL desire to introduce this paper
in the case and have it read to tine
jury" said Mr.. Everett. "Subse-
quently l shall prove how it came
into my possession, and the jury can
Judge of its genuineness."
This was done, and Mr.. Everett re-
sumed: II presume. Col. Franklin,
that you remember that about a year
ago the safe of John Il. Wright was
entered by one of his clerks named
Morris and some of it's contents alb
stracted?"
"Ies''
"And that Morris is now in China ?"
"Ies"
"Ry the way. do you know that lie
is ,n China?"
81 was not thinking. meant thnt
he had left this part of the country
"'rhen you have not learned that he
is in China?'
No; | may have heard it, but 1 do
not recall it,"
Have you not within the last
month received a letter from China? ~
81 have not"
II hope you will reconsider that
: answer, colonel; for I have in MY
possession an affidavit from the letter
carrier who delivered your mail, ir
which he swears that he delivered t.
you a letter bearing the postmarl 81
China. which attracted his attention
on account of it's rarity"
IL shall admit nothing"
did you not receive IL letter from
Tom Morris in China, telling you tina
he had stolen the agreement from
Wright and handed it to your cleri
Hillsman. to give to your
Il did not
did you not make such Il state
ment to EliIlsman in the presence o
Irving Warde, the city editor of tn,
GaZette?"
IL decline to answer.
ION what ground"
THAT the answer might be pre-. ju
ticial to me-
"Oh, then, | will not press it. Dit
you, OF did you not, pay Tom Morri
to steal that agreement iron
Wrights safe??''
II demand the protection of tn
court from this brutal examination,
said Franklin. aggressircly. Il III
not on trial. and
IF it please the court, | will ask II
questions that are not Justified b.
the testimony in my possession. Tn
witness has not replied to my las
question.
Mo- Numbered Franklin.
Ibid MIR. Wright notify you Il fe,
DAYS before he was murdered that h
desired to have all his propert
placed back in his nume?''
NO
lis this your watch?' said NJ
Everett, quickly. handing to the wi
ness the unidentified watch whic
had been pawned by Herbert Virgil
on the day of the murder.
. Franklin changed countenance pc
) ceptibly but answered promptly: 8
: is not"
! rs this your diamond pin?" han
ing him the pin that had never bee
identified.
1t is not
D son the day that Mr.. Wright W;
murdered, were you in the Bayt
Woods at alp
j, No"
: "You were out there the he:
day?"
Yes"
). did you see anyone that day wi
arctics on?"
81 did not?'
y Did you wear pair of them you
= self?"
~ 81 did not"
" when was the last time you S;
John I. Wright alive?"
- LET me see. l think it was t
p" day before he was killed"
- Were you or were you not prese
10 when Wright was killed."
10 81 suppose as the court offers
:: !. objection, | shall have to answer til
= question. l was not present"
= "Is this your pistol?" asked \
= Everett, handing him the weap
IL with which it was supposed Wrig