human
In as few words as possible, tell the jury who it was that you buried yesterday afternoon.
gpt
Jasper Suggs.
human
Was he dead?
gpt
He was.
human
That's all, your honour.
gpt
Any questions, Mr. Gwynne?
human
None, your honour.
gpt
Call your next witness, Mr. Prosecutor.
human
Mr. Sheriff, will you take the stand for a moment? Did you see the defendant along about four o'clock yesterday morning?
gpt
I did.
human
State where.
gpt
At her father's cabin.
human
State what had happened there prior to your arrival, if you know.
gpt
This defendant had had a little difficulty with the corpse, and he was dead on the floor when we got there.
human
From a knife wound?
gpt
Yes, sir.
human
Who inflicted that wound, if you know?
gpt
Miss Mary Hawk.
human
You are sure about that, Mr. Sheriff?
gpt
Pos-i-tively.
human
How can you be sure of that, sir, if you did not witness the deed with your own eyes?
gpt
This is your own witness, Mr. Prosecutor. Are you trying to cross-examine him, or to discredit his testimony?
human
I beg your honour's pardon.
gpt
We will admit that Jasper Suggs came to his death at the hands of the defendant.
human
In that case, said his gentlemanly adversary,
gpt
Judge Billings was heard audibly to remark:
human
Give 'em an inch and they take a mile.
gpt
Order in the court! Call your first witness, Mr. Gwynne.
human
Take this chair, if you please, Miss Hawk. Hold up your right hand and be sworn. Now, be good enough to answer the questions I put to you, clearly and distinctly, so that the jury may hear.
gpt
Now tell the Court and the jury exactly what happened, beginning with the return of your father and Jasper Suggs from a trip to town. Don't be afraid, Miss--er--Moll. Tell the jury, in your own words, just what took place between the time you first heard Suggs and your father talking in the cabin and the arrival of the sheriff and his men.