Logan Republican | 1907-10-02 | Page 7 | Witness Neatly Tricked

Witness Neatly Tricked. The chief witness against John Connor Con-nor for the murder ot a man in Cork was the accused's hat, which was found beside the corpse. The policeman police-man who found the hat was cross-examined thus by Daniel O'Connell: "You swear tho hat now In my hand Is tho identical hat you found beside tho body of the murdered man?" ho asked the policeman. "I do." "You know It to be the prisoner's hat?" "I do." "You knew it from tho name inside," said O'Connell, looking into the bat and proceeding to Bpell slowly "J-o-h-n C-o-n-iko-r." "I did," replied the policeman. "Now, my lord and gentlemen of the jury, Just see for yourselveB how much this man's oath is worth," Bald -O'Connell handing up tho hat to the Judge. "Tbero'a no name at all inside the hat." The prisoner pris-oner won.