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HRS. HERMAN H. HIRSCH.

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was a patient at the hospital;
have seen a quantity of fruit in
Mrs, Hirseh’s room at different
times; she told me this fruit was
tent her by Mr, Cook; Mrs.
Hirseh said to me that should
‘Mr. Hirsch ever come and find
Mr, Cook calling upon her she
‘would tell her husband that Cook
had been visiting a male patient
in the hogpital and had simply
dropped in when passing her
room to ask how she was.

Cross-eramined. Was in charge
of the hospital at night; it would
be my duty to eject any persons
from the hoapital who were
guilty of any improper or im-
moral actions; do not recall what
T eaid in response to Mrs. Hirseh
during the eonversation about
Cook and Mr, Hirseh; did not
think there was anything im-
proper or I should have put
them out of the hospital; hed
never seen Cook, but had geen
Mr. Hirseh once, when he called
on his wife at the hospital.

FOR THE DEFENSE.

W.J. Cook. (His evidence
was the same as the statement
made by him on his trial. See
ante, p. 645.)

Mrs. Myra Cook, mother of W.
J. Cock, and Bessie Cook, his
sister, told of their friendship
for Mrs, Hirsch and asserted
that they had frequently sent her
fruit and flowers while at the hos-
pital. Cook earried these pres
enta for thew.

Ur. Russell.

Al H. Martin.
644.)

Cross-examined. Am a tenant
of Reuben R. Arnold’s, Cook
had visited my cafe on several
other oceasious with ladiea other
than Mrs, Hirsch; have seen
Cook bring a number of ladies
from a dancing school which was
located a few doors below, for
drinks,

TC. Erwin (see ante, p. 645).

C. H. Hicks (see ante, p. 644).

H. C. Kiser (see ante, p. 644).

R.A. Gordow (see ante, p. 644),

Cross-ezamined. The second
conversation, when Cook paid ha
had given up the idea of selling
whiskey, as he had “got some-
thing better,’ may have taken
place in the Billy Sunday taber-
nacle; do not recall certainly;
Cook said nothing to me about
going into my business, the mat-
tress business.

(See ante, p.

March 15.
Rosa Beli Humphreys. Was
in the same cell ag Mrs. Hirsch
for several days, Sheriff Baze-
more tried to get me to make an
affidavit that Mrs, Hirsch had
eonfessed that her story about
Mr. Candler was false, and of-
fered me money to do so. He
said the affidavit would help him
politically, if he could seoure it,

Mrs, Hirsch will now tell her story to the

jury and I ask that the court be cleared while she is making

her statement.

The Juvos ordered all persons except the officers of the
eourt to retire, which was done.

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