The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-10-28

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believe you said your name was Pid
t gin?''
Mr.. Pidgin hesitated.
Tell the jury your name said tht
judge, with mild patience.
My name" said Mr.. Pidgin, 81!
Rosemont''
Didn't you say it was Pidgin? Pr ask
ed Mr. Roscovitz, severely.
Yes" said Mr.. Pidgin, meekly.
And now you say it is Rosemont? %
Yes
RosemontF' said Mr.. Roscovitz
or Pidgin! Do you know what your
name really is?"
Mr.. Pidgin blushed.
Yes. sir he said.
Well, sir, tell US, once for all, what
is your nance"
'Rosemont." said Mr.. Pidgin.
You are sure of that now?"
J Yes. sir
Very we'll" said Mr.. Roscovitz
Mr. Rosemont, suppose you do not
deny that you are married"
Mr.. PIT gin blushed. He sQuirmed
! uneasily.
/ Yes, sir" he said. very low
You deny ito" asked Mr.. Roscovitz.
so surprised that he forgot TO level his
finger.
Yes, sir"
! Then you are not married.
NO SIR
Are you telling the TRUTH"
Mr.. Pidgin looked about like a fright
ened rabbit at bay, seeking some mode
'of escape.
Yes. sir" he said. weakly.
Mr.. Roscovitz folded up his pistol
finger and threw his memorandum
paper on the table beside him. He
sank into a chair and lay back lazily
That's all! That's my easel" he
said. like a man whose case is abso-
lutely complete and perfect.
Your Honor" said the attorney~for
the plaintiff, lit is growing late, but
would like TO cross-examine this wit
ness"
The judge shook his head.
4 think" he said, we had better
postpone that until tomorrow. Your
arguments could not be competed to
night in any event. I don't want to
put any hardship on the plaintiff. but
a dear friend of mine IS dead, and I
am anxious TO attend his funeral To-
morrow morning. I will adjourn court
until tomorrow at two"
In the hustle and hurry poor Mr..
Pidgin slipped out unheeded. but he
seemed to have grown ten years older
during the day.l
When the court convened the next
afternoon the District Attorney was
present. He had learned that Mr.. Pid-
gin had perjured himself Mr.. Pidgtn
himself entered the courtroom sheep !
ish and skunk into a corner. The at
torneys for both sides looked at him
curiousIy. but the court officers looked !
at him with unusual interest; the jury /
men frankly stared at him. 1t made
him more uneasy than ever before. He .
was frightened before proceedings BE- I
gan. and when he was called to the
witness box for INSTRUMENTATION he
was so shaky that he had 10 be helped
up the three steps that led TO it. He
knew the ordeal that lay before him .
and he looked only at the floor.
The attorney for the plaintiff was
tall. dark lawyer who made a specially
Of damage suits for a percentage OF
the damages His hair hung over one
eye in a splendid lock, and when he
spoke he leaned on the table with his
arms wide apart and poked his head
out at the witness with his shoulders
drawn down like a tiger springing on
his prey. It was a most unpleasant /
attitude for a nervous. tirnid witness
like Mr. Pidgin 10 observe. His name
was Ross.
Now. said Mr. Ross. what is your
name? Tell Us your name. Tell this
intelligent jury your name Is it Pid-
gin? OR is it Rosemont? What -
your name And remember, sir, that
you are sworn TO tell the truth, the /
whole truth. and nothing but the
TRUTH
Mr. Pidgin moved his feet nervously.
He clasped the arms Of the witness
chair tightly. and swallowed twice
Out with it, grovled Nj Ross.
What is your name
Billings, said 3-r. Pidgin. sadly.
The judge turned sharply and stared
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