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Tony's counsel then opened the case for the defence. His address was very short, but very pointed and forcible. TONY'S COUNSEL THEN OPENED THE CASE FOR THE DEFENCE HIS ADDRESS WAS VERY SHORT BUT VERY POINTED AND FORCIBLE
y was substantially the same as at the examination. It was proved that Tony was in the wood-house, had seen the wallet, and left his companions to find Farmer Whipple; that he had been seen to put something into his pocket, and finally that the lost wallet, with a portion of the money, had been found in his pocket. It was a clear case, and when the evidence was concluded Mrs. Weston sobbed bitterly. "Be comforted, madam, your son shall be proved innocent in a few moments," said Squire Benson. The cross examination of Tim Bunker was very long and very severe; and though he still adhered to the story he had told at the examination, he was confused, stammered a great deal, and tried to be saucy to the lawyer. His statements were so contradictory at times, that a general disposition to laugh pervaded the minds of the audience. At these times, when he so grossly crossed himself, Squire Benson looked significantly at the jury, as though to invite their special attention to the discrepancies.  A CONSTABLE THE TESTIMONY WAS SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME AS AT THE EXAMINATION IT WAS PROVED THAT TONY WAS IN THE WOODHOUSE HAD SEEN THE WALLET AND LEFT HIS COMPANIONS TO FIND FARMER WHIPPLE THAT HE HAD BEEN SEEN TO PUT SOMETHING INTO HIS POCKET AND FINALLY THAT THE LOST SWALLOW WITH A PORTION OF THE MONEY HAD BEEN FOUND IN HIS POCKET IT WAS A CLEAR CASE AND WHEN THE EVIDENCE WAS CONCLUDED MISSUS WESTON SOBBED BITTERLY BE COMFORTED MADAM YOUR SON SHALL BE PROVED INNOCENT IN A FEW MOMENTS SAID SQUIRE BENSON THE CROSS EXAMINATION OF TIM BUNKER WAS VERY LONG AND VERY SEVERE AND THOUGH HE STILL ADHERED TO THE STORY HE HAD TOLD OF THE EXAMINATION HE WAS CONFUSED STAMMERED A GREAT DEAL AND TRIED TO BE SAUCY TO THE LAWYER HIS STATEMENTS WERE SO CONTRADICTORY AT TIMES THAT A GENERAL DISPOSITION TO LAUGH PERVADED THE MINDS OF THE AUDIENCE AT THESE TIMES WHEN HE SO GROSSLY CROSSED HIMSELF SQUIRE BENSON LOOKED SIGNIFICANTLY AT THE JURY AS THOUGH TO INVITE THEIR SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE DISCREPANCIES
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