The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-04-10

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Il object to this evidence! |" shouted
De Wits lawyer. These allegations
against my client are totally irrele
want, and made to arouse prejudice
objection sustained" said Judgs
Crawford. THE witness will confins
himself to evidence bearing Upon the
alleged theft of the stones"
Tell the court the story of your
relations with Mr.. De Witt in so far
as they relate to your theft of the
diamonds said Brown.
when | came 70 Malopo," answered
Seaton, my gal had wrote me thar
Mr.. De Witt was gone for good. So
/ went back. But l met him in the
coach going up from Taungs. Mr.. Gar
rett was there, and there was a bit
of an argument between them. The
next morning, after we had arrived,
AIR. De Witt came to me and offered
me a job on the Big Malopo. Then
Mr.. Garrett got the control, and l
asked Mr.. De Witt for another job. /
knew what was coming, but I was in
want, and had to get something, ever
from him. He told me to go to MI.
Garrett and ask him to make me com
pound manager, and I'd get the place.
| knew what was wanted. 1t was the
West R~ietfontein over again.
Judge Crawford's gavel fell just as
De Wits lawyer sprang to his feet
again.
"The jury will disregard all evidence
concerning other relations between
Mr.: De Witt n the defendant" he
! said.
"Omit all further references to other
jobs that you have done for Mr.. De
Witt" said Brown.
The gavel fell again.
"Mr. Brown, you will abstain from
suggesting the existence of other re-
Iations between the defendant and
Mr.. De Witt" said the judge.
There followed an animated discus
sion. The jury, who had been follow
ing the evidence intently, looked bored
and disappointed. and paid no atten-
ton to the dispute.
de Witt promised me he'd leave me
alone" continued Seaton, when he was
permitted to resume. But after we'd
begun to excavate anyone who knew
anything about diamonds could see
that the main pipe was either on our
claim or pretty nigh us. Then Van
Worst came to me and said Mr.. Gar
rett was green to the business and
there was a chance to make money. |
refused, and sent him away.
"He come back, and he was always
after me, trying to get me to drink,
bit l was trying my hardest to make
good to Mr.. Garrett. At last he come
to me and said De Witt was behind
him, and the syndicate behind De
Witt, and if | come to heel there'd be
good money in it, but If | didn't De
Witt would stick his knife in me. /
knew what that meant"
"What did it mean!" asked Brown.
II object to that question" shouted
De Wits lawyer.
"The witness will confine himself
to testimony bearing upon the
diamond theft
Hell say something before he can
be stopped"
I'm that case" said the judge bland
ly, 'the jury will disregard the evil
dence at my Instructions"
"Your honor, you know perfectly
well they can't"
"Sit down, sir!"
"In my clients interest" began
the lawyer.
mir. Lange, your client is not on
Your status in this case is one
IF courtesy only"
"Tell the court what hold Mr.. De
had over you, in so far as it has
'eference to the robbery" said Brown
faye, I'll tell. That's what | come
or" answered Seaton, fixing his eyes
IN De Witt, who returned his stare
With a sneering smile.
At this juncture all eyes We're
urned, with a simultaneous impulse,
oward Judge Davis in the gallery.
The old man sat there impassively, his
quare beard thrust u from his
crawny chin; he seemed the least
of any of the spectators. "
at was twenty-three years ago." /
began. 81 was prospecting for l.
iamonds in Griqualand. Them was
he early days, and there wasn't much
NV or order in the country. I'd been r
ut after stones, but l hadn't found c
one. c
''There was a lot of us ~prospectors :
n the trail of what turned out after
ard to be the West Griqua mine,
hitch was grabbed by the syndicate.
lone of US had been successful, and
ed fixed up a sort of base camp,
here we'd rest up when we returned,
} get rid of our weld sores and fever.
led pitched our tents together, SO
S to be sociable like.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
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