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     Q。    And you have said it was not a person。            Was it not an animal�拭�

     A。 It was。 

     ;An animal� ─�we all ejaculated with the unanimity of a Greek chorus。 

So   audible   were   the   exclamations   of   incredulity   which   arose   from   the 

spellbound       audience     that  the   crier's   gavel   had    to  be   brought     into 

requisition before Maitland could proceed。 

     Q。 Did you train a little Capucin monkey to strike this blow�拭�

     A。 I did。 

     A    great   sigh�察  �the   result   of   suddenly     relieved    tension�察   �liberally 

interlarded with unconscious exclamations�察�swept over the court´room and 

would not be gavelled into silence until it had duly spent itself。 

     Even the Judge so far forgot his dignity as to give vent to a half´stifled 

exclamation。 

     Maitland proceeded�此�

     Q。 In order that this monkey might not attack the wrong man after you 

had   armed   him�察  �you   taught   him   to   obey   certain   signals   given   by   little 

twitches upon the cord by which you held him。                  A certain signal was to 

creep    stealthily   forward�察   �another    to  strike�察  �and   still  another   to  crawl 

quickly     back    with   the   weapon。      When       circumstances      seemed     most 

favourable to the success of your designs�察 � that is�察�when Miss Darrow's 



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voice and the piano prevented any slight sound from attracting attention�察 � 

you gently dropped the monkey in at the window and signalled him what 

to do。    When Mr。 Darrow sprang to his feet you recalled the monkey and 

hastened away。        Is not this a fairly correct description of what occurred�拭�

     A。 It is true to the letter。 

     Q。 And subsequently you killed the monkey lest he should betray you 

by   exhibiting     his   little  tricks�察  �at   an  inopportune  moment   in   a   way   to 

compromise you。          Is it not so�拭�

     A。 It is。   I killed him�察�though he was my daughter's pet。 

     We were stricken aghast at Maitland's sudden grasp of the case。 Even 

Godin was surprised。         What could it all mean�拭        �Had Maitland known the 

facts all along�拭     �Had he simply been playing with the witness for reasons 

which   we   could   not   divine�拭    �M。   Godin's   face   was   a  study。   He   ceased 

boring holes in Latour with his eyes and turned those wonderful orbs full 

upon Maitland�察�in whom they seemed to sink to the depths of his very soul。 

Clearly M。 Godin was surprised at this exhibition of Maitland's power。 

     Browne�察     �who    throughout     the  trial  had  glared   at  Maitland     with   an 

unfriendliness which must have been apparent to everyone�察�now lowered 

blacker than ever�察�it seemed to me。           I wondered what could have occurred 

to still further displease him�察�and finally concluded it must either be some 

transient thought which had come uncalled into his mind�察�or else a feeling 

of   envy   at   his   rival's   prominence   in   the   case�察  �and   the   deservedly   good 

reputation he was making。           His general ill´feeling I�察�of course�察�charged to 

jealousy�察�for I could not but note his uncontrollable admiration for Gwen。 

I fully believed he would have given his own life ´ or anyone else's for that 

matter   ´   to   possess   her�察  �and   I   decided   to   speak   a   word   of   warning   to 

George。      After     a  short�察 �whispered     consultation     with   Jenkins    and   the 

prosecuting attorney�察�Maitland turned to the prisoner and said�此�

     ;That will do。      M。 Latour may leave the stand。; 

     It seemed to the spectators that the affair was now entirely cleared up�察�

and     they   accordingly     settled   themselves      comfortably     for   the   formal 

denouement。         They   were�察  �therefore�察  �much   taken   aback   when   Maitland 

continued�察�addressing the jury�此�

     ;The evidence against the prisoner would indeed seem overwhelming�察�



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even had we not his confession。           Apart from this confession we have no 

incriminating       evidence     save    such    as  has    been    furnished     by   the 

government's chief witness�察�M。 Godin。             As it is through this gentleman's 

efforts that Latour was brought within reach of justice�察�it is but natural that 

much should be clear to him which may be puzzling to those who have not 

made so close a study of the case。 I think he will enlighten us upon a few 

points。    M。 Godin will please take the stand。; 

     At   this   there   was   much   whispering   in   the   courtroom。。    Maitland's 

course seemed decidedly anomalous。              Everyone wondered why he should 

be at such pains to prove that which had been already admitted and which�察�

moreover�察�since he was representing Latour�察�it would seem he would most 

naturally    wish    to  disprove。    M。    Godin�察   �however�察   �took   the   stand   and 

Maitland      proceeded     to   examine     him    in  a   way    which    only    added 

amazement to wonder。 

     Q。 How long have you been at work on this case�拭�

     A。 Ever since the murder。 

     Q。 When did you first visit M。 Latour's rooms�拭�

     A。 Do you mean to enter them�拭�

     Q。 Yes。 

     A。 I did not enter his rooms until the day he was arrested。               I went to 

other rooms of the same tenement´house on previous occasions。 

     Q。 Have you reason to believe M。 Latour ever saw you prior to the day 

of his arrest�拭�

     A。 No。     I am sure he did not。       I was especially careful to keep out of 

his way。 

     Q。   You   are   certain   that   on   the   several   occasions   when   you   say   you 

entered his rooms you were not observed by him while there�拭�

     A。 I did not say I entered his rooms on several occasions。 

     Q。 What did you say�拭�

     A。 I said I never was in his rooms but once�察�and that was upon the day 

of his arrest。 

     Q。   I  understand。     Were     you   not   assisted   in  your   search   for   Mr。 

Darrow's   murderer   by   certain   library   books      which   you   discovered     M。 

Latour had been reading�拭�



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     A。 I ´ I don't quite understand。 

     Q。 M。 Latour obtained some books from the Public Library for hall use�察�

giving his name as ´ as ´=20 

     A。   Weltz。    Yes�察  �they   did   assist   me。   There   were   some   also   taken 

under the name of Rizzi。 

     Q。    Exactly。     Those are the names�察�I think。         How was your attention 

called to these books�拭�

     A。 I met Latour at the library by accident�察�and he at once struck me as 

a man anxious to avoid observation。             This made it my business to watch 

him。     I saw that he signed his name as ;Weltz; on the slips。 The next day 

I saw him there again�察�and this time he signed the slips ;Rizzi。;               This was 

long before the murder�察�and I was not at work upon any case into which I 

could    fit  this  ;Weltz;    or  ;Rizzi。;   I  was   convinced     in  my   own    mind�察�

however�察�that he was guilty of some crime�察�and so put him down in my 

memory   for   future   reference。      During   my   work   upon   this   present   case 

this   incident   recurred   to   me�察  �and   I   followed   up   the   suggestion   as   one 

which might possibly throw some light upon the subject。 

     Q。 Did you peruse the books M。 Latour borrowed under the names of 

Weltz and Rizzi�拭�

     A。 I did not。 

     Q。 Did you not look at any of them�拭�

     A。 No。     It did not occur to me to examine their names。 

     Q。 You   probably  noticed   that   there   we

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