American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1913-03-06
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,o,hi,, 70 do bur go through tDe TOT
att, Of q conviction AT this juno
rure the prisoner said:
"your honor. there IL a gentieHiap !"
court who. If he Only remembers ue'
,.an nr,vp that nj the time | am chars-
ed with having COMMITTED this c'ine
was far away from here
point aim out" said the judge
.sTbar gentleman there. your hono'
,u,,h mnttou b o WHISPERS ana
glasses.
The man. a well dressed person ABOUT
afty years old. looked about nln DIS
IN see 10 whom the prisoner referred'
INIT soou becoming conscious that tue
avas of me court were upon hin. NOV
cd u~neasils 10 his seat =.
e.Will You take The stand. SIR sa'u
the judge
"Who! What! II
"Yes. you"
.arbere's some mistake here. am
arrived only ms norning from 'a'
M r.iso am Interested Id a case on
the calendar which | nave heep III
formed would come up possibly q
DO you know the m,sonerr
certainly not ! never saw nim oe
fore in my life"
'Mr. Reasiey." whined the prisoner.
..you certainty 'aven't forgot Johp NC
EIroy who used 70 drive you about n
summer you was stayin at the - no
tel. in Lon'oni'
II rememDer a man ! : to can
John. whose cab | used frequently bul
II you are he you must nave changed
I've cut of my heard. Don't you
remember. sir. my drivin you to a
lady ouse one day and when you
came nout you was feelin 50 nne that
instead of the reg'lar fare you give me
a suvirign?
The gentleman looked IKE a school
boy detected in kissing one OF the girls
He looked very hard al the prisoner
Il think | do remember something
about that visit Did you drive me
thar day.
What date did ii occury" asked the
judge.
Il dcn't remember
Try
The gentleman Iur on his thinking
cap and said II was III London from
the middle of A,rii TO the 9TH OF July
OF the present year Now | remember
that II was on the 4th OF July | made
the visit to an American lady who Is
now my wife. She was vlsitin. a
friend in GroovenoI square / remem
Der Tie day BECAUSE II WAS our nation
al holiday
Can you swear thai this was the
man who drove YOU on that occasion
mo. your honor I cannot
Here the witness was put on the
stand and examined oy the prisoner :
counsel
Were you travelling for pleasure or
on %businessf
Business
For yourself or in the employ OF
others:
For others
did they pay vout expenSesg"
They dld
Very wei; II they na'd YOU ex
penses you must have Eept an
OF those expenses
: | did. aud. strange to say, those
expenses are expected 10 figure in the
Case, the trial OF which | came here t.
attend. and | have brought my account
book with me
Have q a here In COURT"
Il have. diu not know wnep / lett
my nVte. u mat tile case wouid De
called this morning. and | brought II
with the
Examine il II see II on the 4th OF
July in the present year you paid a
eabman In London a sovereign"
Il am sure never paid such a large
sum for any cab while there. | never
rode long distances"
lyon KEEP me waitin sir. two hours
Besides, | wouldn't have charged a
matter like that to my EN-
ployers.
Never MUD what You did or didn't
said the prisoners counsel. ~Ex
anime your account book and let MS
know whether there is a charge of a
sovereign on July I. 10. for cab hire
The witness took out a mali blank
and n~ervously turned cye the
He seemed embarrassed ana
funhled a great deal. the prisoner
attorney making him more So hy
asking him II he was trying
10 find the item. Finally he mans
ut Il page. down which he herap To
run his hnger Suddenly be stnpped
Got ltr asked the la wyer eagerly
Il wouldn't nave believed II Vas
the charge a sovereign n, csn
hire July 4 i:I- But there's p,-
across II. which means that II w,s ror
70 he charged in my expense acc,,,ut
when | got back home
Gentlemen OF the Jury. said ,he
attorney. this Is n plain case OF slin,
Ny client has teen proved n ha to
In l4oIrlon- 3.sn miles fr, N ths
'cene OF the robbery. two DAYS altar
he crime with which NJ Is cn,r,a,.
committed. The trip a..r,sS -.