"He did not move; he only smiled at me and was still there in the same position when I went out. A few minutes later, I was surprised to see him bidding Miss Dounay good night." "Strike out that the witness was surprised," commanded the Court sternly, while Julie shivered at the sharpness of Judge Brennan’s tone. "That is all," continued Searle. "Do you wish to cross-examine?" inquired the judge, directing his glance to Hampstead. "I do not," replied the minister. This time the judge looked surprised, and there were slight murmurings, rustlings, and whisperings beyond the rail. The faltering testimony of the little maid had driven another nail deeply in the circumstantial case against the minister, and he had not made the slightest effort to draw it out by the few words of cross-examination that might have broken its hold entirely. He might, for instance, have asked if she saw any one else alone in this room. But the minister did not ask it. Searle went on piling up his case. The detectives testified to the arrest of the minister, to the search of his person and house, and to the finding of the diamonds in the vault box, after which the jewels themselves were introduced in evidence and marked: People’s Exhibit "A", while the envelope which had contained them and bore the minister’s name and address upon the corner, became People’s Exhibit "B." Each detective and Wyatt was asked to describe minutely the actions of the minister from the time when the personal search ending in the discovery of the safe deposit key was proposed until the time when the diamonds were exposed to view upon the table in the vault room. By this means, Searle got before the Court the demeanor of the minister as indicating a consciousness of guilt. Relentless in pursuing this line, Searle put on the defendant’s own bondsmen, Wilson, Wadham, and Hayes, compelling them to describe, although with evident reluctance, the impetuous outburst against the opening of the box when the bond was being arranged, and the scene in the vault to which they had been witnesses. Wilson, chafing at the position into which he was forced, was further roused when Searle exclaimed suddenly: "I will ask you if the defendant, on or about the day that these diamonds were stolen, did not approach you for the urgent loan of a considerable sum of money." Wilson glared and was silent. "Did he, or did he not?" persisted Searle sharply. "He did," snapped Wilson. "How did he want it, cash or checks?" "He wanted cash, but I do not see, Mr. Searle—" he began. "Excuse me, Mr. Wilson, but I think you do see," replied Searle. "Did you give it to him?" "I did," replied Wilson, "and I would have given him more—" "I ask that a part of this answer be stricken out, your Honor, as volunteered by the witness, and not in response to the question," demanded Searle brusquely.