The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-26
BY MARY r. z. HATCH
The Missing Man
Copyright by Los & shepard.I
Thrilling Phase of
Hypnotic Influence nd Doub Person


what makes you think so?"
IT do not think So ] am sure OF IT
Where did you and Hurd goY
we went 20 Mechanic Falls.
What did you do them?
Took orders for goods
Yes. He for his firm. for mine"
.. Yla you stay all night!
Did you drink?''
Yes, sir a glass or two
did you not drink more than glass or
two; Did you not drink near DOZEN
I'm short were you nc. considerably
worse Tor what you drank. 50 much so that
you had TO stay In bed day or two?
Wasn't your head in a confounded mud
Ole, and didn't you tell Hurd so?'
Il presume so
place within n week OF that time?'
81 can swear | went 10 Bethel and to
Mechanic Falls"
yes. that Is I'm your notebook. Did you
speak Of meeting the two men. or seeing
them meet. to your friend that week.
II don't recollect"
He says you didn't. Did you talk II over
the, next Thursday when you dined to-
gether?'
Il think we did"
Wasn't it the first time you spoke of it
to him?"
You told 1t all over to him them
eS, sir.
40 you suppose you told it over to him
before3
You say that he SAYS did not"
You don't recollect?'
did you tell 1t to him exactly as If ii
had happened that day, with all the de-
tais?"
~ think / did"
that way?''
Perhaps not"
would you be likely to tell IL In that way
If IL had not just happened?"
I'm what way?"
las If il was news"
news"
Gould you swear that it was not Thurs
day you saw them-saw them meet?'
mo, sir, 1 couldn't; but / think it was
the Friday before"
Mr., Barnstead. slightly flushed and irate,
left the witness stand
The deposition of Hanna Sargent was next
read, which was in substance the same as
mentioned by Mr. Morley in his opening
addr ess BY this it appeared evident that
me main reason for believing the stolen
child to have died rested with the anony-
nous letter written by her hand, from
kindly motives, to the bereaved mother.
The writing stated that so far the nurse
knew, there was no especial reason for be-
lieVing the child to have died except his
long detention and lack of knowledge re-
Sarding his abduction.
Mrs. Hamilton'S testimony came next
ana was given in a graceful. though shrink
ing manner. She related the various tests
10 which she had subjected the two claim
ants at various times, and said that both
had responded readily, but that the defend
ant Invariably hesitated for a moment be-
fore replying, but that the plaintiff did not.
The judge at this juncture proposed that
she subject them TO some test i'll the pres
ence of the jury, if there was any point
which remained unsettled in her own mind.
There is one" said Mrs. Hamilton.
is 1t OF q nature TO be concluSiVe?" he
asked.
Il think it is. 1t is something that do
not know myself, but that my husband
please state it."
Il wish to know the whereabouts of a
small diamond button, or stud that he gave
me. 1t was his mothers, and / told him
was afraid 1 should lose it if L wore it.
He laughed, and said he would take care
of it for me- and he did. l never asked to
know where he kept it, and he never told
why have you not asked the claimants
! before?" inquired one of the jurymen.
Il was suspicious that a wrong answer
might be given, don't you perceive sir that
l could not tell whether ne answered cor
rectly, not knowing MYSELF"
"One claimant may be taken into the
next room while the other one answers"
said the judge. The plaintiff, the first
| party, may remain and answer first
There a decided stir in the court
room at the proposition, so out of the usual
course 1t was like Renaissance of East
| ern jurisdiction; and as the defendant
arose ana walked INTO the small ONCE ad-
| joining the courtroom, yet beyond hearing,
the audience hardly breathed so deep was
the feeling in expectation of something
unusual about to take place.
But the answer was commonplace enough.
Il took it 20 the bank" said the plaintiff.
For what purpose was the button used?"
MY wife fastened her nightrobe with it?''
I'm what part of the bank did you keep
it?"
"In a small drawer in the safe"
| us II there nOW?'
Il don't know. l had forgotten the mat
| ter entirely till now