The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-07-04
SILENT COUNSELOR

Streeter.
Every eye turned toward Joe.
1t seemed inconceivable that this
quiet, mild looking man could be
the one that committed such an
atrocious murder.
Joe looked at his mother and
smiled.
Some one gave low hiss
The Clerk raped tht gavel,
sharply.
Allen Grant with a smile of sa-
tisfaction, waved his hand toward
Jason and said politely.
Your witness"
Jason approached the witness
with that smooth ingratiating man
ner he knew so well how to as
sumo.
Belinda Marshall locked at ia
son in surprise. Gould th/s be
the famous Negro attorney. He did
not look at all fierce to her, just
nice looking and quite, a gentle
man. She leaned back in the wit
ness chair with an air of COM
placency, as Jason addressed her.
Mrs. Marshall, in the collision,
between the deceased and the de-
PENDANT, who was the aggressor?"
Mrs. Marshall looked thought
full.
Allen Grant rose quickly.
Il object your honor.
state your objections, Mr..
Grant" said the judge.
1.-THE witness has already stated,
that the defendant and the deceas-
ed, collided, that is they came to-
gether-simultafeously, and there
fore there could be no aggressor
at this time"
| Your honor, Jason addressed
the Judge, "in all accidents, we
must find the one, at fault, and so
In this case-we must find the
aggressor-
| objections over ruleti", said
the judge.
Jason turned to Mrs. Marshall.
ITO your mind Mrs. Marshall
who was the aggressor"
Il do not know, they simply came
together, and she brought her
hands together, quickly, to indi-
cate, a sharp collision.
Jason reached over on the table
and picked up a picture of the
scene of the murder. He held it
up to the witness.
will you show me as near as
you can, the spot where the acct
dent took place.
Mrs. Marshall leaned over and
pointed to a spot few feet from
the hotel.
viii you show me, in what di-
rection the defendant was walk
ing"
Again Mrs. Marshall pointed with
a neatly gloved finger.
WAS the defendant walking ra-
pidly%
! She shook her head slowly.
mo, just a moderate rate of
speed, should say"
Now Mrs. Marshall, you said
the deceased, parked his car Just
ahead of yours?"
Yes"
And started to cross the side
walk?"
Yes.
Rapidly"
| Well" she hesitated, "he was
walking as if in a hurry"
And the defendant and the do.
Leased met in the center of the
| side walk?"
| Then what took placer"
| why they-collided-
| What happened then?"
| The defendant fell-on one knee
What did the deceased do al
this timer"
/ He staggered from the impact
Jason nodded, as she continued.
Then, he Strengthened up, and
turned toward the defendant
What was the deceased's atti-
tude when he turned?-
"WelI'-she stopped.
Did he appear-angryT
NO he appeared-apologetic
Allen Grant smiled.
You would say he turned as
If to apologize?
yes.
Then it would seem that the
deceased-felt himself the agrees
sor?
Mrs. Marshall looked surprised.
why yes-I suppose So"
Did his expression change
when he faced the defendant"
ooh yes"
viii you explain-his facial ex-
pression-at this time"
AT first surprise
Them?
1T changed to-, she pondered
thoughtfully.
The court room was still, only
the soft scratch of pens, as the
reporters wrote rapidly the testi-
mony of the states witness.
Allen Grant and his assistant
was porting eagerly over their
notes.
Jason asked softly
His facial expression changed
on seeing the defendant?"
"Yes-it seemed to change to a
-sneer-sort Of -contemptuous
attitude"
THE voice OF Allen Grant broke
in"
II object your honor"