When a prisoner before me has no
counsel, I sometimes look after his case myself."
He spoke to the girl. "Will you hold up your hand?" he said.
"Why, yes, monsieur," she said, "if you will also ask Mr.
Thompson to hold up his hand."
"Do you wish him sworn as a witness?" said the judge.
The girl hesitated. "Yes, monsieur," she said, "if that is the
way to have him hold up his hand."
Again Thompson was disturbed. Again he spoke to the prosecutor
and again that attorney objected.
"We have not asked to have Mr. Thompson testify in this case," he
said. "It is true Mr. Thompson is concerned about the result of
this trial. He is the nephew of the decedent and his heir. It
is only natural that he should properly concern himself to see
that the assassin is brought to justice."
He spoke to the girl. "Do you wish to make Mr. Thompson your
witness?" he said.
And again she replied with the hesitating formula:
"Why, yes, monsieur, if that is the way to cause him to hold up
his hand."
The judge turned to the clerk. "Will you administer the oath to
these two persons?" he said.
Thompson rose.
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