"At four a. m."
"Let me look at that book," said Mr. O'Donnell.
"I'm not a—what do you call it—meterologist?" suggested Mr. Cox.
"Read the meter, Pat," said Mr. Short.
"Here. What's this? Why, the record shows there was rain that night!" shouted Mr. O'Donnell.
Mr. Cox looked and saw the letter "T" opposite the temperature reading for nine p. m.
"That means 'trace.' Yes, there was a trace of rain at that hour," admitted Mr. Cox.
When the case closed and the arguments were through the courtroom was filled with wild, expectant people. It was a scene never equaled in Cook county. Even the scenes of confusion in the trial of Dora McDonald for the slaying of Webster Guerin were eclipsed.
The jury did not deliberate long. A few hours sufficed to reach a verdict. There was some contention on the part of one juror, but he was soon convinced that the verdict should be not guilty.