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tions。　The　motion　to　strike　is　denied。
　〃Do　you　have　any　further　cross…examination；　Mr。　Mason？〃
　〃No；　Your　Honor。〃
　〃Redirect？〃
　〃No；　Your　Honor；〃　Jerry　Caswell　said。
　〃Call　your　next　witness。〃
　Caswell　said；　〃I　call　Detective　Jack　Andrews。
　〃What　is　your　name？〃　Caswell　asked　after　Andrews　had　been　sworn。
　〃Jackman；　J…A…C…K…M…A…N；　Andrews。　I　am　known　generally　as　Jack　Andrews；　but　Jackman　is　my　name。〃
　〃Directing　your　attention　to　the　suitcase　which　has　been　marked　for　identification　as　People's　Exhibit　A；　when　did　you　first　see　that　suitcase？〃
　〃When　the　defendant　pointed　it　out　to　the　porter　who　has　just　testified。〃
　〃And　what　did　you　do？〃
　〃I　approached　her　and　asked　her　if　that　was　her　suitcase。〃
　〃And　then　what？〃
　〃I　asked　her　if　she　had　any　objection　to　my　looking　in　the　suitcase　and　she　said　she　did　not。〃
　〃And　then　what　happened？〃
　〃I　opened　the　suitcase。〃
　〃And　what　did　you　find？〃
　〃I　found　fifty　packages　of…〃
　〃Now；　just　a　moment；〃　Mason　interrupted。　〃I　submit；　if　the　Court　please；　this　particular　question　has　now　been　asked　and　fully　answered。　The　witness　said　he　found　fifty　packages。　As　to　the　contents　of　these　packages；　that　is　another　matter　and　calls　for　another　question。〃
　〃Very　well；〃　Caswell　said。　〃If　counsel　wants　to　do　it　the　hard　way；　we'll　do　it　the　hard　way。　Now；　did　you　take　those　packages　into　your　possession？〃
　〃I　did。〃
　〃And　did　you　take　steps　to　ascertain　what　those　packages　were；　what　the　substance　consisted　of？〃
　〃I　did。〃
　〃And　what　was　the　substance？〃
　〃Now；　just　a　moment；〃　Mason　said。　〃At　this　point；　we　interpose　an　objection　on　the　ground　that　it　is　inpetent；　irrelevant　and　immaterial；　that　no　proper　foundation　has　been　laid；　that　the　property　was　taken　as　the　result　of　an　illegal　search　and　seizure；　and　is　inpetent　as　evidence　in　this　case。
　〃In　this　connection；　if　the　Court　please；　I　desire　to　ask　a　few　questions。〃
　〃Very　well；　in　connection　with　this　objection　which　has　been　made；　you　may　take　the　witness　on　voir　dire。〃
　〃Did　you　have　a　search　warrant？〃　Mason　asked　the　witness。
　〃No；　sir；　there　wasn't　time　to　get　a　search　warrant。〃
　〃You　just　went　out　there？〃
　〃I　just　went　out　there；　but　I　call　your　attention　to　the　fact　that　I　asked　the　defendant　if　she　had　any　objection　to　my　looking　in　the　suitcase　and　she　said　it　was　all　right；　to　go　right　ahead。〃
　〃Now；　just　a　minute；〃　Mason　said。　〃You're　relating　the　substance　of　the　conversation。　You're　giving　your　conclusion　as　to　what　the　conversation　consisted　of。　Can　you　remember　your　exact　words？〃
　〃Well；　those　were　virtually　my　exact　words。〃
　〃Did　you　tell　her　you　wanted　to　search　her　suitcase？〃
　〃Yes。〃
　〃Now；　just　a　minute；〃　Mason　said。　〃You're　under　oath。　Did　you　tell　her　you　wanted　to　search　her　suitcase；　or　did　you　ask　her　if　she　could　identify　the　contents　of　the　suitcase？〃
　〃I　believe　I　asked　her　if　it　was　her　suitcase　and　she　said　it　was；　and　I　asked　her　if　she　could　describe　the　contents　and　she　described　them。〃
　〃And　then　you　asked　her　if　she　had　any　objection　to　opening　the　suitcase　in　order　to　show　you　the　contents　she　had　described。　Isn't　that　right？〃
　〃Yes；　sir。〃
　〃But　you　didn't　tell　her　you　wanted　to　search　the　suitcase？〃
　〃No。〃
　〃She　gave　you　no　permission　to　search　the　suitcase？〃
　〃She　said　it　would　be　all　right　to　open　it。〃
　〃She　gave　you　no　permission　to　search　the　suitcase？〃
　〃I　told　her　I　wanted　to　open　it　and　she　said　it　would　be　all　right。〃
　〃She　gave　you　no　permission　to　search　the　suitcase？〃
　〃Well；　I　guess　the　word　'search'　wasn't　mentioned。〃
　〃Exactly；〃　Mason　said。　〃Now；　you　went　down　to　wait　for　this　defendant　at　the　airline　terminal　in　response　to　a　tip；　did　you　not？〃
　〃Well　。　。　。　yes。〃
　〃Who　gave　you　that　tip？〃
　〃I'm　not　in　a　position　to　disclose　the　sources　of　our　information。〃
　〃I　think　under　the　present　rulings　of　the　courts；〃　Mason　said；　〃this　witness　must　show　that　he　had　reasonable　grounds　for　wanting　to　search　that　suitcase；　and　an　anonymous　tip；　or　one　from　a　person　he　didn't　know；　wouldn't　constitute　reasonable　grounds　of　search；　therefore；　the　defendant　is　entitled　to　know　the　reasons　for　which　he　wanted　to　search　the　suitcase。〃
　Judge　Albert　frowned；　turned　to　the　witness。　〃Do　you　refuse　to　disclose　the　name　of　the　person　giving　you　the　tip？〃
　〃The　tip　didn't　e　to　me；〃　Andrews　said。　〃It　came　to　one　of　my　superiors。　I　was　told　that　there　had　been　a　hot　tip　and　to　go　down　to　the　airport；　to　wait　for　this　party　and　see　if　I　could　get　permission　to　look　in　the　suitcase。　If　I　couldn't；　I　was　to　keep　her　under　surveillance　until　a　warrant　could　be　obtained。〃
　Judge　Albert　said；　〃This　is　an　interesting　situation。　Apparently；　the　defendant　did　not　give　anyone　permission　to　'search'　the　suitcase　but　did　give　her　consent　to　opening　the　suitcase　for　the　sole　purpose　of　demonstrating　the　presence　of　certain　articles。　It's　a　peculiar　situation。〃
　〃I'll　get　at　it　in　still　another　way；　if　the　Court　please；〃　Mason　said。　〃I　want　to　make　the　defendant's　position　plain。　We　would　like　to　get　this　matter　cleaned　up　in　this　preliminary　hearing　and　not　on　some　technicality。〃
　Mason　turned　to　the　witness。　〃You　took　fifty　packages　out　of　that　suitcase？〃
　〃Yes；　sir。〃
　〃You　have　them　here　in　court？〃
　〃Yes；　sir。〃
　〃Did　you　weigh　them？〃
　〃Weigh　them？　No；　sir。　We　counted　the　packages　and　made　our　inventory　that　way　rather　than　by　weight。〃
　〃Now；　there　was　a　second　bag；　an　overnight　bag？〃
　〃Yes；　sir。〃
　〃Did　you　ask　the　defendant　to　identify　that？〃
　〃She　said　it　was　hers。　She　had　a　claim　check　for　it。〃
　〃And　did　you　ask　her　about　the　contents？〃
　〃No。〃
　〃Did　you　ask　her　if　it　would　be　all　right　to　open　it？〃
　〃No。〃
　〃But　you　did　open　it　and　search　it？〃
　〃Yes。　However；　we　found　nothing　significant　in　that　overnight　bag。〃
　〃You　didn't　ask　her　permission　to　open　that　bag？〃
　〃I　don't　believe　I　did。〃
　〃You　just　went　ahead　and　opened　it　anyway？〃
　〃That　was　after　I'd　found　this　big　shipment　of…〃
　Mason　held　up　his　hand。　〃Never　mind　what　it　was；　at　this　time；〃　he　said。　〃We'll　refer　to　it　simply　as　'fifty　packages。'　What　did　you　do　with　the　overnight　bag？〃
　〃We　have　it　here。〃
　〃Now　then；〃　Mason　said；　〃since　you　don't　know　how　much　the　fifty　packages　weighed；　do　you　know　how　much　the　suitcase　weighed　without　the　fifty　packages？〃
　〃I　do　not。〃
　〃Did　you　know　the　defendant　had　paid　excess　baggage　on　the　suitcases？〃
　〃Yes。〃
　〃Yet　you　never　weighed　them？〃
　〃No。〃
　〃I　suggest；　if　the　Court　please；　we　weigh　them　now；〃　Mason　said。
　〃What　is　the　purpose　of　this　offer？〃　Judge　Albert　inquired。
　〃If；〃　Mason　said；　〃the　scales　show　that　these　two　bags；　at　the　present　time；　and　without　the　packages；　weigh　forty…six　pounds；　then　it　is　conclusive　evidence　that　someone　planted　whatever　was　in　that　suitcase　after　it　had　left　the　possession　of　the　defendant。〃
　〃I　think　the　point　is　well　taken；〃　Judge　Albert　said。　〃I'm　going　to　take　a　recess　for　ten　minutes。　The　bailiff　will　have　some　scales　brought　into　court　and　we　will　weigh　those　two　suitcases。〃
　〃That　doesn't　necessarily　mean　anything；〃　Caswell　protested。　〃We　only　have　the　defendant's　word　that　they　weighed　forty…six　pounds。　She　has　been　out　on　bail。　We　don't　know　what　has　been　taken　from　those　suitcases。〃
　〃Haven't　they　been　in　the　custody　of　the　police？〃　Judge　Albert　asked。
　〃Yes；　but　there　would　have　been　no　objection　to　her　going　to　the　suitcase　to　take　clothes。〃
　〃_Did_　she　go　to　the　suitcase　and　take　anything？〃
　〃I　don't　know；　Your　Honor。〃
　〃If　you　don't　know　whether　she　took　something　out；　you　don't　know　whether　someone　else　put　something　in；〃　Judge　Albert　snapped。　〃The　Court　will　take　a　recess　of　ten　minutes　and　we'll　have　scales　brought　in。〃
　Mason　sauntered　out　to　a　telephone　booth；　called　the　pressroom　at　headquarters　and　said；　〃An　interesting　demonstration　is　taking　place　in　court　in　ten　minutes。　Judge　Cortland　Albert　is　going　to　weigh　the　evidence。〃
　〃Doesn't　he　always　weigh　the　evidence？〃　one　of　the　reporters　asked　facetiously。
　〃Not　this　way；〃　Mason　said。　〃He's　going　to　weigh　it　with　a　pair　of　scales。〃
　〃What？〃
　〃That's　right。　With　a　pair　of　scales　in　ten　minutes。　You'd　better　be　up　here。　You　might　get　something　g