People v. Walter Bennett, appeal
WALTER A. BENNETT, the defendant, being recalled by his counsel, testified as follows:
Direct examination by Mr. Greenthal:
Mr. Greenthal: Mr. Bennett, were you in the City of New York in the months of November and December and January?
The Court: Were you? That is the question?
Bennett: No, sir.
Mr. Greenthal: Well, where were you in the month of December, 1902?
Bennett: Well, I have been in so many towns and cities that I can't remember, but I have my book here to show where I stopped, in every hotel.
Mr. Greenthal: And were you in New York in the month of December, 1902?
Bennett: No, sir.
Mr. Greenthal: When did your mother die, Mr. Bennett?
Mr. Ely: Objected to.
The Court: Objection sustained.
Mr. Greenthal: Where were you in the month of November, 1902?
Bennett: Well, I will tell you, as near as I can, the different dates. I have been travelling all the month. On the first day of November, 1902, I was playing in Goshen, Indiana. I had sent my mother a telegram that morning.
Mr. Ely: Objected to. I object to the history of his life.
Bennett: (Answer continued) I left there that night, after the performance, for Chicago, and was in Chicago on the 1st day of November.
Cross-examination none.