The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-11
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Gray passed a card to Glover, ask ing, t.Ts this it?'' Glover examined it and said 'sTes.''
 Gray took the card from the wit ness. said to- the judge, 'I offer it in evidence. your honor" and to the jury and the crowded courtroom. intently following every development of the. case, be described the card as follows:
 .aThis peoples exhibit A is visit ing card. On the face is engraved il Old English type the name of sM Gerald Trask-' Below that is writ in pencil -2eG Henderson place. Branch On the other side is written in words and figures IA right ?, 27 left g. Is there any question about the handwriting s1r. 4Ar.5uckIeT P
 You'd better prove it." said Ar buckle.
 Glover proved to be competent wi ness in this respect. being perfect fanilia1. with A4r- Traslz's handwritin As the fnancier's secretary he Il. seen it hundreds of times on 1ette and documents. The inscriptions both sides of the card, he testiif were in the handwriting of the de man. There was absolutely no do, in his mind about it.
 Gray then asked:
 "Do you know the Significance these figures, t14 right 2, 2T left ,
 ssYes, sir,''' said Clover. Its the . bination to MT. Trask's safe.''
 Here the fact that nosones but IT. and Strickland knew the combinat of the safe, q fact already testified imposed itself on the mind of evs one in the courtroom MT. Gray ask
 How do you know 2'''
 When the police arrived gave til this card. We locked the Safe opened it with this com bination.'
 Here Gray held up tie card so judge and jury, court attendants counsel for beth prosecution and fense and many of these further moved from the scene ct. the exam ton could see that the card was to The card was passed to the jury examination. Then Gray said:
 Now. Mfr Gloy CT. I call your att ton to the fact that the card is t. almost in half. Can you explain he that occurred?''
 ssYes. sir7' said Glover AS to the card from Strickla nd's pocket snatched it out of my hand and start to tear it in half Before he had tor it all the way managed to get hold . it again.
 With this testimony of Stanley Glove Z the proceedings in the case of the pc ple against Robert Strickland pause for a day. The examinations of tns widow and the private secretary hS1 consumed much time, and the hour O., adjournment had arrived. Judge, at torneys, attendants of the court, wit nesses and spectators went to their homes. The prisoner was taken back to the Tombs, since in capital cases 10 bond is accepted s.AIl that a man hath will he give for his life," the law agrees with Holy Writ. and no bond can be fixed so high that man who knows that he stands in danger of con viction on a murder charge will not forfeit it. So Robert Strickland went back to his cell to think of the wife who had disappeared and the daughter against whose appearance in court he had protested so earnestly. Whether he pondered over the testimony given against him Aon that day was not re veaIedss
 Reading in the later evening editions the testimony of Mrs. Trask and Glo- yer, the city buzzed that night with discussion of the case. It WaS the leading topic overshadowing even grave international complications acute political matters, revelations of graft in high places. High and Ioy- talked of the Trask murder case, the