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Show Cody's Victoria Medal. A valuable piece of jewelry was submitted sub-mitted as evidence by Mrs. Cody, which promises to play a very Important part In the proceedings. It is a solid gold, diamond studded brooch of about the size of a hen's egg, oval In shape, and with a locket In the center. The brooch was presented to Col. Cody by Queen Victoria on the occasion of the scout's visit to Kngland in 1S92, at which time Mrs. Parker stated at the Cheyenne hearing that Mrs. Cody told her that the Colonel was Intimate with Queen Victoria and the present Queen. The brooch was given by Mr. Cody to Mrs. Cody on the Colonel's return from England, Eng-land, and her attorneys say she has always prized Jt very highly, wearing It whenever she appeared In public. On the front of the brooch Is -the following fol-lowing Inscription In enameled letters: "Honl Solt Qui Mai Y Pense." On the reverse side engraved In a dark green stone Inlaid In the gold Is the following inscription: "Her Majesty, Majes-ty, Queen Victoria, to Col. W. F. Cody, June 25th. 1892." In the center of the brooch, under a hinged leaf of gold. Is a very fine portrait por-trait in miniature of Queen Victoria. The object of the defense in offering this brooch In evidence Is to show that Mrs. Cody was proud of her husband then a,nd is now; that she was proud of him to think that a Queen of a great nation had presented him with her picture In a locket. |