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Chapter XLII

           

           "Asamatteroffact,gentlemen,thereisnoessentialdifferenceintheevidencewhichtheprosecutioncanpresentandthatwhichwe,thedefense,canpresent.WearenotgoingtodisputethatMr.CowperwoodreceivedacheckfromMr.Stenerforsixtythousanddollars,orthathefailedtoputthecertificateofcityloanwhichthatsumofmoneyrepresented,andtowhichhewasentitledinpaymentasagent,inthesinking-fund,astheprosecutionnowclaimsheshouldhavedone;butwearegoingtoclaimandprovealsobeyondtheshadowofareasonabledoubtthathehadaright,astheagentofthecity,doingbusinesswiththecitythroughitstreasurydepartmentforfouryears,towithhold,underanagreementwhichhehadwiththecitytreasurer,allpaymentsofmoneyandalldepositsofcertificatesinthesinking-funduntilthefirstdayofeachsucceedingmonththefirstmonthfollowinganygiventransaction.Asamatteroffactwecanandwillbringmanytradersandbankerswhohavehaddealingswiththecitytreasuryinthepastinjustthiswaytoprovethis.TheprosecutionisgoingtoaskyoutobelievethatMr.Cowperwoodknewatthetimehereceivedthischeckthathewasgoingtofail;thathedidnotbuythecertificates,asheclaimed,withtheviewofplacingtheminthesinking-fund;andthat,knowinghewasgoingtofail,andthathecouldnotsubsequentlydepositthem,hedeliberatelywenttoMr.AlbertStires,Mr.

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