The Art of Cross-Examination / With the Cross-Examinations of Important Witnesses in Some Celebrated Cases

by Francis L. Wellman

Mr. Choate. "Did you care whether he was going to get cured or not?"

Mr. Sage. "It is an outrage to ask such a question."

Mr. Choate. "Did you have a grandnephew, Chapin, at this time?"

Mr. Sage. "Yes."

Mr. Choate. "Was he assistant editor of the World at that time?"

Mr. Sage. "Yes."

Mr. Choate. "Shortly after the explosion, did he come to see you and have a chat with you?"

Mr. Sage. "Yes."

Mr. Choate. "Did you afterward read an article published in the New York World, headed, 'A Chat with Russell Sage,' and giving an interview with you?"