8/17 That boy was Barker. Looking at this half-sheet of note-paper, I see that the printer's name on the stamp in the corner is 'Graves, York.' Now, I have just found that there is no paper at all like this in Williams' desk; all the note-paper it contains is marked 'Blakes, Ayrton.' "I might bring many witnesses to prove how very unlike Williams' general character a trick of this kind would be. But I am not going to do this. We have had one trial, and now demand another. It is our painful duty to prove Williams' innocence by proving another's guilt. |