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Title: Trial of John Jasper for the murder of Edwin Drood; in aid of Samaritan, Children's Homeopathic, St. Agnes and Mt. Sinai hospitals, April 29, 1914, Academy of Music, Philadelphia, U.S.A
Year: 1916 (1910s)
Authors: Dickens Fellowship (Philadelphia, Pa.) Patterson, John M. (John Morrison), b. 1874
Subjects: Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870
Publisher: (Philadelphia) Philadelphia Branch, Dickens Fellowship
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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r Sapsea that the river be searched? A. He was the one to attend to that. Q. But you said you understood him to say so,when you, in fact, said so? A. The suggestion came from me. It was aproper thing to do under the circumstances. Q. Why did you put it into his mouth? A. Because he probably overlooked his duty atthat time. Q. After the watch and pin were found, you wrotein your diary, My dear boy is murdered, didntyou? A. I did. Q. And you wrote that you threw to the winds—you scouted all suggestion that he had disappeared? A. Yes; I did. Q. That any thought of that kind perished beforethe fatal discovery of the watch and pin up therein the weir by the river—didnt you? A. I did. Q. And you went into mourning for your nephew? A. I did. Q. And you, from that time on, have invariablyreferred to him as murdered, havent you? A. I have. Q. Now you want this jury to think that he is not,do you? A. No. The Court: Are there any more witnesses?MR. Scott: That is the defence, your Honor. 118
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Two of the VeniremenWm, T. Tilden A. G. Hetherington DEFENSE—CLOSING SPEECH OF COUNSEL The Court: Gentlemen of the jury: counsel forthe prosecution have very magnanimously agreed toshorten the program. The Attorney-General, whohad prepared to sum up in a masterly way to thejury, has agreed to waive his right to do so. The attorney, however, for the defence, has notyet appeared in the trial. It is agreed that he shallhave ten minutes talk to the jury, after which therewill be a recess of five minutes, and then the Courtwill charge the jury. Counsel for the defence will now proceed to thejury. Mr. Scott : May it please your Honor. Gentlemen of the jury: This defendant is pre-sumed to be innocent. Before you may find him guiltyyou must have evidence not only sufficient to over-come this presumption of innocence, but to convinceyou of the defendants guilt beyond every reasonabledoubt. The burden of presenting such evidence isupon the Commonwealth. The Commonwealth must prove— First: t

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