An acquittal seemed
certain, and the prosecutor was at his wit's end to devise a
means to meet this practical demonstration that the husband
was in fact the forger. At last it was suggested to him that
it would be comparatively easy to memorize such a signature,
and acting on this hint he found that after half an hour's
practice he was able to make almost as good a forgery as
Parker. When therefore it came time for him to address the
jury he pointed out the fact that Parker's performance on the
witness-stand really established nothing at all--that any one
could forge such a signature from memory after but a few
minutes' practice.
"To prove to you how easily this can be done," said he, "I
will volunteer to write a better Kauser signature than Parker
did."
He thereupon seized a pen and began to demonstrate his ability
to do so. Mrs. Parker, seeing the force of this ocular
demonstration, grasped her counsel's arm and cried out: "For
God's sake, don't let him do it!" The lawyer objected, the
objection was sustained, but the case was saved.
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