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The audience smiled at this sally. Joe Braman was in truth an oddity in his personal appearance, and the remark of the witness seemed to have a peculiar force. "That is all, Mr. Stevens; the witness is yours, Mr. Prescott," said Squire Benson, turning to the county attorney. But Mr. Prescott asked him no questions. "Joseph Braman, take the stand," continued Tony's lawyer. Joe seemed bewildered by the circumstances that surrounded him, and gazed vacantly at the judge and jury. THE AUDIENCE SMILED AT THIS SALLY JOB RAYMOND WAS IN TRUTH AN ODDITY IN HIS PERSONAL APPEARANCE AND THE REMARK OF THE WITNESS SEEMED TO HAVE A PECULIAR FORCE THAT IS ALL MISTER STEVENS THE WITNESS IS YOURS MISTER PRESCOTT SAID SQUIRE BENSON TURNING TO THE COUNTY ATTORNEY BUT MISTER PRESCOTT ASKED HIM NO QUESTIONS JOSEPH ROMAN TAKE THE STAND CONTINUED TONY'S LAWYER JOE SEEMED BEWILDERED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT SURROUNDED HIM AND GAZED VACANTLY AT THE JUDGE AND JURY
ed the lawyer, scratching furiously with his pen. "I keep a hardware store in Boston." "Did you ever see this bill?" and Squire Benson handed him the bank-note. "I have." "State, if you please, what you know about it." "It was given to me in payment for a fowling-piece." "When?" The witness gave the date. "Can you swear to the bill?" "I can; I wrote my name and the day of the month on it at the time; here they are." "Indeed! how happened you to do that?" "I did it at the request of the gentleman who sits by your side;" and the witness pointed to Captain Sedley. "Who was the person that gave you the bill?" "I do not know his name." "Could you identify him?" "I could." Squire Benson requested the court to have Joe Braman summoned as a witness in the case; and after a short delay, he was brought in by an officer. "Was that the person?" "It was." "You are sure?" "I noticed the scar on his cheek," replied the witness, "and I should not be likely to mistake such a person as that for another. R WHAT HE COULD POSSIBLY KNOW ABOUT IT YOUR BUSINESS MISTER STEVENS CONTINUED THE LAWYER SCRATCHING FURIOUSLY WITH HIS PEN I KEEP A HARDWARE STORE IN BOSTON DID YOU EVER SEE THIS BILL AND SQUIRE BENSON HANDED HIM THE BANK NOTE I HAVE STATE IF YOU PLEASE WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT IT IT WAS GIVEN TO ME IN PAYMENT FOR A FOWLING PIECE WHEN THE WITNESS GAVE THE DATE CAN YOU SWEAR TO THE BILL I CAN I WROTE MY NAME IN THE DAY OF THE MONTH ON IT AT THE TIME HERE THEY ARE INDEED HOW HAPPENED YOU TO DO THAT I DID IT THAT REQUESTS THE GENTLEMAN WHO SITS BY YOUR SIDE AND THE WITNESS POINTED TO CAPTAIN SUDLEY WHO IS THE PERSON THAT GAVE YOU THE BILL I DO NOT KNOW HIS NAME COULD YOU IDENTIFY HIM I COULD SQUIRE BENSON REQUESTED THE COURT TO HAVE JOE BRAYMAN SUMMONED AS A WITNESS IN THE CASE AND AFTER A SHORT DELAY HE WAS BROUGHT IN BY AN OFFICER WAS THAT THE PERSON IT WAS YOU ARE SURE I NOTICED THE SCAR ON HIS CHEEK REPLIED THE WITNESS AND I SHOULD NOT BE LIKELY TO MISTAKE SUCH A PERSON AS THAT FOR ANOTHER
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