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672 X. AMERICAN STATE TRIALS.

"want to see me?” Ho said, “No, he doesn’t.” He said “Aunt Mar-

garet, do you think Unele Herman ought to live with you now!”
and I eaid, “No.”

‘That afternoon I employed James BR, Bedgood to represent me.
They had brought Mr, Cook into my room at the Tower and had
told me that this was a joint indictment of Mr. Cook and myself
and that if I employed an attorney different from them it might be
that they would clash in the two defenses, and that my case and
Mr, Cook's ease should be practically conducted along the same
lines. So on Sunday afternoon I talked to them and told them that
I would ask them fo represent me, too. On Monday Mr. Hirseh
came to the Tower to see me. He asked me if it was true that For-
reat Adair and George Adsir and Asa Candler, Jr., had tried to
get me to leave him, and all during his absence from home; he
asked if during the time that he was at home—

The Count. I don’t think she ean go into that, and besides, all of
these things oceurred after the enterprise is ended.

Mr. Russell, I quite agree with Your Honor about that, but it
might be leading to something elze that ahe wishes to say.

The Court. Mrs, Hirsch, anything you want to say in regard
to the ease is proper. If she wants to make any other statement
about the ease itself she may do it, but I don’t think she ean go
into what oceurred between herself and her husband. I don’t think
that’s any part of the case, Now, Mra. Hirsch, anything you want
te say about your cage that you haven't stated to the jury you cau

lo 80.

Mrs. Hirsch. Well, there was another matter in my mind, but
the interruption has taken it from my mind.

The Cover. If you are through madam, you may stop.

Mrs. Hirsch. I had thought about it, but it went from my mind
on aceount of the interruption.

The Covet. Well, if it comas back to you daring the trial, I will
Tet you come back and make a further statement.

IN REBUTTAL.

J. D. Bagemore. Am deputy Humphries knew all shout it.
sheriff at the Tower. What did you do then? I sent

Mr. Arnold. Did Attorney J.
B. Bedgood make any attempts
to see Mrs. Humphries at the
jailf. Yes, but she refused to
see him, saying that he was not
her lawyer. Did you receive in-
formation to the effect that Mrs,
Humphries knew anything about
this ease? Yea; John Thomp-
gon, a white prigoner held on a
murder charge, stated that Mrs.

for Mrs. Humphries while Mra.
Firsch was in conference ‘with
Cook and Attorney Bedgood.
‘Mra. Humpbries said that Mrs.
Hirsch had told her that the en-
tire matter was a frame-up oo
‘Mr. Candler between Mr. Hirsch,
Cook and herself, No induce-
ment, money or otherwise, or
threats had been made to secure
this statement. I told Mr. Steph-

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