His Other Wife: A Novel — page 347: what you’re looking at

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MISTAKEN IDENTITY. 339 the freak of a mad woman. I call your attention to the evidence that I shall immediately bring forward to prove that at the period named by Rachel Croft and the other witnesses examined against one Mathew Croft, I, your prisoner, was a resident of SABO Illinois, and engaged in mercantile pursuits in that city.” Ata sign from the prisoner, Mr. Dale placed a witness upon the stand. Mr. Croft proceeded to examine the witness. ‘“What is your name and occupation.” ‘‘My name is Josiah Williams, I am at present a traveling agent for a tin manufactory in Detroit.” ‘Where did you reside in the spring of 18—?” ‘At Chicago. I was then clerk in the grocery store of Acklin & Farmer, ‘‘Have you any knowledge whatever of the prisoner at the bar?” ‘‘T distinctly have. At the time mentioned, the spring of 18—, Mathew Croft, the prisoner at the bar, was the 3 street, Chicago. I street.” proprietor of a clothing store in frequently bought merchandise of him, and had an inti- mate personal acquaintance with him.” ‘‘Was he at any time absent from his business in Chicago during the year 18—?” ‘To my certain knowledge he was not I saw him almost daily, always passing his store on my way to my place of business, and often stopping to converse with him. I often said to him: ‘You were made for better Comicbooks. (E(@)