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Yet when the People rested it remained true that five witnesses, whatever the jury may have thought of them, had testified that Hassoun strangled Sardi Babu. The jury turned expectantly to Mr. Tutt to hear what he had to say. "Gentlemen," he said quietly, "the defense is very simple. None of the witnesses who have appeared here was in fact present at the scene of the homicide at all.
One day three months later, after Kasheed Hassoun had been twice tried upon the same testimony and the jury had disagreed six to six, each time Mr. Tutt, who had overstayed his lunch hour at the office, put on his stovepipe hat and strolled along Washington Street, looking for a place to pick up a bite to eat.
Kasheed Hassoun so that he could do no more harm. He expressed it more elegantly but that was the gist of it. He himself was as sincere and honest in his belief in his ability to establish the truth of his claim as he was in the justice of his cause. Alas, he was far too young to realize that there is a vast difference between knowing the truth and being able to demonstrate what it is!
And that is how a camel was the moving cause of the celebrated firm of Tutt & Tutt appearing as counsel in the case of The People against Kasheed Hassoun, charged with the crime of murder in the first degree for having taken the life of Sardi Babu with deliberation and premeditation and malice aforethought and against the peace of the People of the State of New York.
There was an angry murmur from the crowd. Sardi Babu turned white. "I said nothing!" he declared, trembling. "I made no complaint. The gendarme will corroborate me. What care I where Kasheed Hassoun stables his camel?" Maloof shouldered his way up to him, and grasping the Maronite by the beard muttered in Arabic: "Thou dog! Go confess thy sins!
"I zay," suddenly exploded Zahoul "dees papaire eet half contemptuous article on ze menkaha zat dees Kasheed Hassoun not kill dees Sardi Babu!" "He says," translated Pepperill, "that the newspaper contains an indiscreet article in favor of the defense. I had no idea there would be any improper attempt to influence the jury." "What difference does it make, anyway?" inquired His Honor.
"I don't understand that sort of gibberish." "He makes the complaint that this here Hassoun" he indicated the tall man in the overcoat "is violating Section 1093d of the regulations by keeping a camel in his attic." "Camel!" ejaculated the magistrate. "In his attic!" Murphy nodded. "It's there all right, judge!" he remarked. "I've seen it." "Is that straight?" demanded His Honor.
Through the racket from the hallway above faintly came the voice of Kalil Majdalain. "Her head is free of the ceiling. Quick, Kasheed! Turn her, thou, upon the landing!" "Whack!" responded the lath in the hand of Kasheed Hassoun. Step by step the gentle shaggy brute felt her way with feet, knees and nozzle up the narrow staircase.
Habu Kahoots was typical of all the rest it may perhaps be set forth as an example, particularly as Mr. Kahoots spoke English, which the others did not. "And den," asserted Mr. Kahoots stolidly, "Kasheed Hassoun, he grab heem by ze troat and break hees neck."
"You're the great lawyer who defended Kasheed Hassoun." "That's right. How did you know that, now?" "I was to the trial." "Do you think he ought to have been let off?" asked Mr. Tutt whimsically. "I don't know," returned the child. "I guess you did right not to call me as a witness." Mr. Tutt wrinkled his brows. "Eh? What? You weren't a witness, were you?" "Of course I was!" laughed George.
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