Show double crossin crossing doctor says bat that a new york boss in the early testified before an investigating committee that when a constituent asked a favor he be made a record of the name and fact and if he intended to grant the petition lie 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 say eay 1 I crossed S smith sith ith 1 double crossed jones possibly P bly this is the origin of the expression double cross as used today |