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     ;Again�察�M。 Latour asserts that he never saw M。 Godin till the day of 

his arrest�察�and M。 Godin asserts that he never entered M。 Latour's rooms 

until   that   day。  I   have   a   photograph   and   here   a   phonographic   record。 

The picture shows M。 Latour's rooms with that gentleman and M。 Godin 

sitting   at   a   table   and   evidently   engaged   in   earnest   conversation。    This 

cylinder is a record of a very interesting portion of that conversation ´ M。 

Godin will please not leave the room� ─�

     This last was said as M。 Godin started toward the door。                The officer to 

whom Jenkins had   recently spoken laid   his hand upon   the detective  and 

detained     him。      ;We     may    need    M。   Godin�察─    �Maitland    continued�察     �to 

explain things to us。 

     ;I invite your attention to the fact that M。 Godin has testified that he 

was   assisted   in   his   search   for   Mr。   Darrow's   murderer   by   certain   library 

slips which he saw M。 Latour make out in two different names。                       He has 

also   testified   that   he   did   not   know   even   the   names   of   any   of   the   books 

procured   on   these   slips�察  �and   that   one   of   them�察  �entitled   'Poisons�察  �Their 

Effects and Detection��' he not only never read�察�but never even heard of。                    I 

shall   show   you   that   all   of   these   books   were   procured   with   M。   Godin's 

knowledge�察�and that most of them were read by him。                       I shall prove to 

you beyond a doubt that he has not only heard of this particular work on 



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poisons�察�but that he has read it and placed his unmistakable signature on 

page   469   thereof   beside   the   identical   paragraph   which   suggested   to   Mr。 

Darrow's murderer the manner of his assassination� ─�M。 Godin started as if 

he   had   been   stabbed�察  �but   quickly   regained   his   self´control   as   Maitland 

continued�此   �Here   is   the   volume   in   question。      You   will   please   note   the 

thumb´mark in the margin of page 469。                 There is but one thumb in the 

world that could have made that mark�察�and that is the thumb you have seen 

register itself  upon   this letter。     It is   also   the  thumb that   made   this   paint 

smutch upon this slip of glass。; 

     All eyes were turned upon M。 Godin。               He was very pale�察�yet his jaw 

was   firmly   set   and   something   akin   to   a   defiant   smile   played   about   his 

handsome mouth。           To say that the audience was amazed is to convey no 

adequate idea of their real condition。            We felt prepared for anything。            I 

almost feared lest some sudden turn in the case might cast suspicion upon 

myself�察    �or   even   Maitland。      Without      apparently     noticing    M。   Godin's 

discomfiture�察�George continued�此�

     ;M。 Godin has testified that he sometimes plays cards�察�but only for a 

small   stake   ´   just   enough�察 �he   says�察 �to   make   it interesting。  I   shall   show 

you that he is a professional gambler as well as a detective。 

     ;The morning after the murder was committed I made a most careful 

examination of the premises�察�particularly of the grounds near the eastern 

window。       As the result of my observations�察�I informed Miss Darrow that I 

had reason to believe that her father had been murdered by a person who 

had some good motive for concealing his footprints�察�and who also had a 

halting gait。      The weight of this person I was able to estimate at not far 

from one hundred and thirty´five pounds�察�and his height as about five feet 

and five inches。       I also stated it as my opinion that the person who did the 

deed   had   the   habit   of   biting   his   finger   nails�察  �and   a   particular   reason   for 

sparing the nail of the little finger and permitting it to grow to an abnormal 

length。     This was not guesswork on my part�察�for in the soft soil beneath 

the eastern window I found a perfect impression of a closed hand。                      Here 

is the cast of that hand。       Look well at it。      Notice the wart upon the upper 

joint of the thumb�察�and the crook in the third finger where it has evidently 

been   broken。      M。   Godin   says   he   never   entered   the   yard   of   the   Darrow 



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estate�察   �except    on  the   night   of   the  murder     in  company      with   Messrs。 

Osborne and Allen�察�and that then he merely passed up and down the front 

walk on his way to and from the house�察�yet the paint´mark on this slip of 

glass was made by his thumb�察�and the glass itself was cut by me from the 

eastern   window   of   the   Darrow   house   ´   the   window   through   which   the 

murder was committed。            This plaster cast was taken from an impression 

in   the   soil   beneath   the   same   window   on   the   morning   after   the   murder。 

The    hand    is  the  hand    of  M。   Godin。     You    will   note   that  one   of  this 

gentleman's feet is deformed and that he habitually halts in his walk。; 

     We     all  glanced    at  M。   Godin     to  verify   these    assertions�察  �but   that 

gentleman folded his arms in a way to conceal his hands and thrust his feet 

out of sight beneath the chair in front of him�察�while he smiled at us with 

the   utmost   apparent   good   nature。      He   would   be   game   to   the   last�察  �there 

was no doubt of that。 

     Maitland recalled our attention by saying�此�

     ;Officer�察�you will please arrest M。 Godin� ─�

     An excited whisper was heard from every corner�察�and many were the 

half´audible comments that were broken off by the imperative fall of the 

crier's gavel。     So tense had been the strain that it was some time before 

complete   order   could   be   restored。       When   it   was   again   quiet   Maitland 

continued�此�

     ;Your Honour and Gentlemen of the Jury�此�We will rest our case here 

for to´day。     To´morrow�察�or rather on Monday�察�we shall show the strange 

influence     which     M。   Godin    exercised     over   M。   Latour�察   �as  well   as  M。 

Latour's reasons for his confession。           We shall endeavour to make clear to 

you   how   M。   Latour   was   actually   led   to   believe   he   had   murdered   John 

Darrow�察  �and   how   he   was   bribed   to   confess   a   crime=20   committed   by 

another。     Of   the   hypnotic   power   of   M。   Godin   over   M。   Latour   I   have 

indisputable proof�察�though we shall see that M。 Godin by no means relied 

wholly   upon   this   power。      We   shall   show   you   also   that   sufficient   time 

elapsed to enable M。 Godin�察�by great skill and celerity�察�to make away with 

the evidences of his guilt in time to enable him to be present with Messrs。 

Osborne and Allen at the examination。               In short�察�we shall unravel before 

you     a  crime    which�察   �for   cleverness    of   conception     and    adroitness    of 



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execution�察�has never been equalled in the history of this community。; 

     Maitland       having    thus    concluded      his  remarks      by   dropping     into   a 

courteous   plural   in   deference   to   Mr。   Jenkins�察  �the   court   adjourned   until 

Monday�察  �and   I   left   Gwen   in   Maitland's   charge   while   I   hurried   home�察�

fearful lest I should not be the first to bring to Jeannette the glad news of 

her   father's   innocence�察  �for   I   had   not   the   slightest   doubt   of   Maitland's 

ability to prove conclusively all he had undertaken。 

   

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