“Your Honor,” Kittering objected desperately, “if counsel wishes to impeach Jason Carrel, he must do it as a part of his own case, not by trying to force one of my witnesses into making the impeachment.”
“I don’t agree with you,” Judge Knox said. “This question goes to show bias on the part of this witness. It is quite obvious that if the defendant is convicted of a crime it will prevent the consummation of a marriage which apparently is and was objectionable to his relatives. You may answer the question, Mr. Leeds.”
“There was some talk about my being appointed guardian.”
“Any talk about any financial advantage to accrue from that appointment?”
Freeman Leeds became silent for several uneasy seconds. “No,” he said at length.
“And no talk about the possibility of any of you inheriting a part of the defendant’s fortune?”
Leeds hesitated. “No,” he said.
“The defendant is your older brother?”
“Yes.”
“How old were you when the defendant left home?”