“Yes,” admits the officer.
“You are the prosecutor,” says the district attorney to Mr. Hall, when he is brought to the stand. “We have not, thus far, proved that a watch was taken out of your possession by this man, and without that I shall not ask for a conviction. Are you sure that it was?”
“Perfectly certain, sir,” answers Mr. Hall.
“Well, tell the facts as briefly as possible to the jury,” says the law officer, whose hope of an early adjournment and some golf begins to grow doubtful.
“Well, sir, I first saw the man at Chestnut and Tenth streets. He was walking fast, talking to himself, and he staggered. He ran against me and said something I could not understand, then went on rapidly down Chestnut Street. A moment after, when I looked what time it was, my watch was gone.”
“And the chain—was there a chain?”
“Yes, that was gone, too.”
“Broken?”
“No, the whole chain was taken.”
“Are you sure of that? It is not easy for a thief to do.”