Show double crossing Cros sine doctor says that a ne new york boss in the early testified before an investigating com that when a constituent asked a fai favor or he made a record of the name and fact and if he in tended to grant the petition he marked a cross after the name sometimes he would change his mind in which case he added a second cross in his testimony he would uld eay may 1 I crossed smith I 1 double crossed jonea jones ros possibly sibly this is the origin of the expression double cross as used today |