"These bills," Chrysler said, holding out the bank notes which were found in the purse of Spoon, "are marked with the initials of François Le Brun's name. I am ready to charge the prisoner with having committed a larceny of money from François Le Brun on his journey from Montreal. I sustain it by these initials at the corners of bills just found on the prisoner's person. I am informed—"
"I object, your Honor," fairly shouted Libergent—"I object to any hearsay."
"What can you swear to of your own knowledge?" asked l'Honorable of
Chrysler, gently.
"To seeing these marks—"
"Which might be anything!" snapped Libergent.
"To hearing—"
"No hearsay, sir!"
"To having a conviction—"
"Upon no grounds whatever!—Your Honor, I press my just application for an immediate discharge."
"I cannot see that there is yet evidence enough," l'Honorable said courteously. "There are two charges, but both of them seem founded on vague suspicions which I cannot consider sufficient to detain the prisoner."