He produced a list of the pearls, attested by the countess herself.

Each individual pearl was described and its color, weight and value given.

Then Le Drieux exhibited the pearls taken from Jones and, except for the small ones in the brooch which had been presented to Mrs.
Montrose, he checked off every pearl against his list, weighing them before the judge and describing their color.
During this, Judge Wilton continually nodded approval.

Such evidence was concise and indisputable, it seemed.

Moreover, the defense readily admitted that the pearls exhibited had all been in Jones' possession.
Then Colby got up to refute the evidence.
"Mr.Jones," he began, "has--" "Give the prisoner's full name," said the judge.
"His full name is A.Jones." "What does the 'A' stand for ?" "It is only an initial, your honor.