“Now then, Mr. Driscoll, I’ll ask you if a letter was written by you and sent to Mrs. Prescott in which you suggested she leave her husband and get a divorce.”
“The letter itself is the best evidence,” Mason objected.
Cuff smiled. “I understand Mr. Mason’s objection perfectly,” he said. “But questions and answers will never incriminate this witness because he’s completely innocent. Go right ahead and answer the question, Jimmy.”
Driscoll said, “I wrote such a letter, signed it, put it in a stamped, addressed envelope, and mailed it to Mrs. Prescott. That was, I believe, four or five days ago.”
“In this letter you advised Mrs. Prescott to leave her husband?” the coroner asked.
“Yes.”
“You didn’t feel friendly toward him?”
“I did not. I thought he was a crook and a cheat.”
“You were jealous of him?”
“In a way, yes.”