| Show lord murder case I 1 havo have heard some gome very extraordinary cases of murder tried I 1 remember in one where I 1 was counsel for a long time the evidence did not appear to touch the prisoner at all and he be looked about him with the most perfect unconcern seeming to think himself quite safe at last alie bair keon was called who swore that the murdered man had been killed by a shot in the lead head and lie produced the matted hair h ir and stuff cut from and taken out of tile the wound it was all hardened with blood A basin of warm water was brought into court and as the blood blond gradually softened a piece of paper appeared the wadding of the gun which ell proved to be half of a ballad the other half had beer been found in the prisoners pocket when lie was taken lie ile was hanged detroit free press |
