The Lady and the Burglar

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III A JUDGE WHO WENT TO FRANCE POWELL and Brown were formally committed for trial on account of the burglary, and in due course were placed in the dock. A warder was stationed behind them, but they contrived to exchange a few whispered words without his noticing that they did so. Have you stuck to...
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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III A JUDGE WHO WENT TO FRANCE POWELL and Brown were formally committed for trial on account of the burglary, and in due course were placed in the dock. A warder was stationed behind them, but they contrived to exchange a few whispered words without his noticing that they did so. Have you stuck to it that Spottem's got the jewels ? asked Powell. Yes, replied Brown. Good I've just heard that he hasn't been caught. The charge against them was read out, and both pleaded Not guilty. The judge then inquired whether they were legally represented, and on learning that they were not, asked if one of the barristers present would be kind enough to act for them. A gentleman with a dull, heavy face stood up. Powell looked at him critically, and decided that his assistance would do them more harm than good. Accordingly, after consulting Brown, he stated that they were much obliged for the offer, but that, for reasons which must be obvious to the Court, they preferred to conduct their own defence. The gentleman with the dull, heavy face sat down in some confusion, and thejudge, suppressing a smile, directed the prosecuting counsel to open the case. The first witness called was one of the two policemen. He deposed to the chase along the road to London, and to the arrest of the prisoners, and the escape of a third man who was with them. He also deposed to various tools used by burglars having been found in the possession of the prisoners. But the jewels were not so found ? put in the judge. No, my lord, replied the policeman. Our theory is that the third man went off with them. And he has not yet been caught ? No, my lord. But we've got a clue. Ah, yes you've got a clue, and he's got the jewels. A very pleasant arrangeme...