[The Foreigner by Ralph Connor]@TWC D-Link bookThe Foreigner CHAPTER VII 7/34
Over and over again O'Hara had her repeat her story, emphasising with adjurations, oaths and even tears, those passages that his experience told him would be most effective for his purpose, till he felt sure she would do full credit to her part. During the trial the court room was crowded, not only with the ordinary morbid sensation seekers, but with some of Winnipeg's most respectable citizens.
In one corner of the court room there was grouped day after day a small company of foreigners.
Every man of Russian blood in the city who could attend, was there.
It was against the prisoner's will and desire, but in accordance with O'Hara's plan of defence that Paulina and the children should be present at every session of the court.
The proceedings were conducted through an interpreter where it was necessary, Kalmar pleading ignorance of the niceties of the English language. The prisoner was arraigned on the double charge of attempted murder in the case of Rosenblatt, and of manslaughter in that of the dead Polak.
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