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oner tries to prove that he is innocent. 'The
state’s attorney made his speech first.”

‘“And what did he say?” said Rollo.

“IT can’t remember it all,” said Jonas;
“but it was like this: —

“* Gentlemen of the jury,

‘“* You have heard the evidence against
the prisoner. The evidence against him is
not direct, —it is circumstantial ; i. e. it is
the evidence of circumstances, and that is
all the evidence we can generally get
against criminals, for they take good care
to commit their crimes when there are no
persons to see them; so that all we have to
judge from, is the circumstances of the case.
In this instance they are strong enough to
prove very certainly that this man committed
the robbery.

‘“*In the first place, gentlemen, Mr. Stone
testifies that he locked up his house, and
fastened all his windows carefully, intending
to be gone away from home one night. He
Says also that the prisoner at the bar knew
that he was going. When he came home,
he found his window broken open, and -his
Spoons were missing. You cannot doubt
that all this is true, for Mr, Stone is well

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