For the purpose of corroboration counsel said he would. call evidence to show that accused had made a deposit into his account with the National City Bank where certain bills of $100 denomination were not accepted and returned to the depositor. Counsel also said that he would call as witness the chauffeur of a hire car who drove accused to the address in Rte. Remi and his movements after that.
An employee of the court, Mr. Shields said, also would testify that he had seen accused go into the armoury of the court after the departure of Mr. Richardson and remove from the safe after office hours, four packages of ammunition.
To meet a possible defence that there was only a single Instance where guns were sold Mr. Shields said after he had established a prime facie case against the accused. he would adduce evidence to show that two other guns were sold shortly after the first sale. The prosecution, he said. also would prove from the invert tories of the court that altogether eight guns had been disposed of and that only a 45 badly rusted gun was lof, which was worn by the defendant, who, he alleged. had sold 1,300 rounds of ammunition. A regular system had been employed in the sale of the guns, counsel said, adding: "We shall show that this man when he entered into his duties as bailiff and later as Deputy Marshal was hopelessly in debt and that since he became the recipient of money from the government's pay roll he did not improve his situation. but floundered deeper and deeper. This will be offered in evidence io show a motive for the sale of these guns and I believe that this cour; after weighing all the evidence will reach only one verdict and that is that he is guilty."
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