"I have not testified either that she had a child, or that, if so, she had lost it."
"Well, did she have a child?"
"You have had expert testimony upon that point. Why ask me?"
"That is my affair. Answer my question."
"I must decline to do so!"
"I appeal to the court to compel the witness to answer."
"Your Honor," cried Mr. Dudley, rising, "we object. Counsel, for some undiscoverable reason, seems determined to probe the private affairs of our client. We think that this question is irrelevant and incompetent."
"What is the object of this, Mr. Munson," asked the Recorder.
"Your Honor has ruled, and a million precedents uphold you, that we may examine into the relations that existed between the accused and the deceased."
"Your Honor," interjected Mr. Dudley, "you allowed a similar question yesterday, because counsel argued, that if he could prove the existence of a natural child, he would show that the deceased through the child had strong claim upon our client. I will also call your Honor's attention to the fact, that at that time allusion was made to another visionary claim on the part of the prosecution. This was that Dr. Medjora was in the position to marry a wealthy woman, and that the poor musician, with her child, became an obstacle in his way. Now, not a scintilla of evidence has been brought out, in substantiation of that claim, which as I said, at that time, was made merely to affect the jury. Moreover, since then, we have shown that this woman was the lawful wife of Dr. Medjora, and, therefore, her having, or not having a child, can have no possible bearing upon the issue. I hope that the question will not be allowed."