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MRS. HERMAN H, HIRSCH.

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you on the telephone in regard
to the Rotary elub luncheon,
didn’t she ask you to speak#
Perhaps, I don’t remember for
certain. And then dida‘t you
tell her you would introduce her
at the Rotary elub if she would
eome by your office, and give you
a “great big hug?” I did not.
Didn’t you ask her for a photo-
graph in the presence of an At-
Tanta Indy when she and the lady
went to your office to see you
abont the humane officer? I
did not, Did Mrs. Hirseb, on
these various occasions, when
she visited you, come alone, or
in company with anyone else?
Most of her visits were made
to me in my office in the Candler
building, and she came alone,
Did you object to her coming
to your office alonef I did
not. Did you ever suggest that
she bring someone with her?
No. Did you ask her, when
you met her on the morning of
February 4, about her fever blis-
ter? [think I remember that
I noticed she had a fever blister,
Did you not take off your Ro-
tary ‘guest hadge and pin it on
Mra. Hiracht I have no rec-
ollection of doing so. After
the Rotary luncheon, did you
not ask Mrs. Hirseh if she did
not think you had earned your
reward? Tf did not, I merely
told her that she had done her
part well,

Mr, Russell. On that first visit
did you not put your arm around
Mrs. Hirsch and pat her on the
back? did not. Didn't you
solicit improper relations? No,
X did not. Didn’t yon attempt
to persuade her that no embar-
rassing eonseguences would fol-
low? I did not, Are you
worth fifty million dollars? No.

Mr. Arnold. 1 object.

Juncs Hna. The question is
improper; it makes no differ-
ence whether Mr. Candler is rich
or poor.

Mr. Russell, When Cook un-
expectedly appeared in the door-
way of your office on February
6, didn’t you wring your hands
and exclaim, “My God, I've got
to confess?” I did not, Nor
did I ask Mrs, Hirseh for a con-
ference with Cook in my office,
and saw him only in Forrest
Adair’s office and in the mayor's
offies in eity hall; Cook never
called up and asked for a confer-
eneo; Mrs, Hirsch had not ealled
me up or written me since the
affair of February 6, and had
never to my faee accused me of
improper conduct with her, nor
has Cook demanded any money,

Jupvgz Hr. It is immaterial
whether improper relations ex-
isted_ between Mayor Candler
and Mrs, Hirsch; a person is
guilty of blackmail, whether the
charge on which the extortion is
founded is true or untrue,

Forrest Adair. (His evidence
in chief was substantially the
same ag on the trial of Cook, See
ante, p. 633.)

Mr. Russell: How many other
women seraped have you settled
for other peoplet

Mr. Arnold objected to the
queation,

Mr. Russell. I wish to show
the witnesa an expert in hand-
Ting this class of cases; I
want to show the experience of
this deteetive.

Jonge Hi, Change the ques+
tion so as to make it deal with
other blackmail casea involving
the mayor.

Mr, Adair, I bad bandled*
other blackmail cases for Mayor

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