He determined, however, to try her a little farther, and proceeded: "But, Miss Folliard, how do you account for the fact of the Bingham jewels being found upon the person of the prisoner ?" "It is the simplest thing in the world," she replied.

"I brought my own jewels with me, and finding", as we proceeded, that I was likely to lose them, having no pocket sufficiently safe in which to carry them, I asked Reilly to take charge of them, which he did.

Our unexpected capture, and the consequent agitation, prevented him from returning them to me, and they were accordingly found upon his person; but, as for stealing them, he is just as guilty as his lordship on the bench." "Miss Folliard," proceeded the lawyer, "you have taken us by surprise to-day.

How does it happen that you volunteered your evidence against the prisoner, and, now that you have come forward, every word you utter is in his favor?
Your mind must have recently changed--a fact which takes very much away from the force of that evidence." "I pray you, sir, to understand me, and not suffer yourself to be misled.

I never stated that I was about to come here to give evidence against Mr.Reilly; but I said, when strongly pressed to come, that I would come, and see justice done.