, 1916-05-18

Al
And who suffers most? Strickland?
Not he. His wife and his little girl
they're the sufferers. You throw a
sensitive woman out on the world and
give a little baby a blot upon her name
mat she'll never be able to wipe a
WHAT'S your idea? Why do you want
tn convict himr'
i don't want to convict him. I
don't want to be instrumental in send
ing any man to his death. l agree
with you all that Strickland had cause
for killing Trask."
But still you vote for conviction"
Yes" replied TrumbuIf. Because
I'm not sure that Strickland went to
Trask's house because of his wife. I'm
inclined to think he went there to rob
the safe"
Ihere was immediate dissent, almost
n not quite unanimous. "Strickland's
no burglar" said one man, and another
declared. "One look at Strickland ought
to convince you that he's not a safe
cracker
u grant you all that. gentlemen
said the foreman. but you can't dodge
the facts. There's a chain of cfrcum.
v around Strickland that
TO my mind. would damn the Angel
Gabriel. Just consider the facts.
strickland was hard pressed. He paid
Trask the $4,000 In cash. Why did
he pay it in cash? He was the only
one besides Trask who knew the COM
bination of the safe. And he was on
the spot when the safe was opened.
Looks pretty bad. don't you think"
"Of course 1t looks bad. but it's all
been cleared up" said another juror.
rising. I'VE know why Strickland went
there"
There are two things I'd like you to
explain to me-" said Trumbull. First
ly. how. did the burglar open the safe?
The police officer testified that the tum
blers were in perfect order. Gentle
men, he opened the safe with the COM
bination. And the only source from
which he could learn the combination
was Strickland. That's not all. gentle
men. There's something else you'll
have to explain to my satisfaction be-
fore | vote for acquittal."
whats that?" one of Strickland's
defenders asked.
strickland had that combination on
a card. The card was the only really
discriminating evidence against him. II
he's Innocent of the burglary, as you
say he Is. why did he attempt to de-
stroy the card?"
How do you know he did?'
Why" said Trumbull. here's the
card. Don't you see that it's torn al
nos in two? And didn't Glover tes-
tify that it was Strickland who
tore it,"
The jurors looked at the card. and
there ensued a heated argument, some
contending. others denying, hat Stan
ley Glover, secretary to Gerald Trask.
had testified to Strickland's trying to
destroy the card Trumbull asserted
that Strickland attempted to destroy
the card in order to wipe out the evil
dence that would be bound to convict
him.
81 don't think he did attempt to de
stroy the card" said one juror.
"Yes, he did" contended another
juryman.
Nor
"Glover said sor'
II seem to remember Glover say.
ing So"
He didn't"
81 don't know IL he did or not"
B The foreman checked the argument
by saying:
I'VE don't seem to agree about it
We ought to find out, I think"
Lets send for Glover and ask him"
suggested a juror.
1--WE can't do that. Well have to get
permission to have his testimony read
to u.s." said another.
"All right; I'll send a note to the
judge" was Trumbull's final remark to
his colleagues.
And the result of the argument was
the decision to send to Judge Dins-
more a request to have Glover's testi-
mony read to the jury II such action
was permitted by the law.
In the courtroom the counsel for both
sides, the clerk. the stenographer. the
attendants and. others were waiting
impatiently for the verdict when an
officer heard the buzzer calling for
him. He hurried to the jury room and
re-entered the courtroom a moment lat
er with a note. which he carried to
the private room of the waiting Judge
Dinsmore.
Conspicuous in the courtroom were
District Attorney Gray and DIR. Nor
gan. the physician who had been SUM
moned to the Trask home after the
shooting. Morgan and Gray discussed
the case in a low voice. their converse
ton ceasing when the judge entered
the courtroom and took his place on
the bench.
Then the jury entered and took
places and the prisoner was
brought in and took his seat. A few
seconds later Mrs. Strickland and Dor