in. That
paid the rent up to the 20th of May. Soon after that--the same day
or the day after--Mrs. Carlson, who was worrying, as an old lady
would, about the property, which was their only dependence, talked
to her husband about the matter. The old gentleman went over to see
O'Sullivan. Now why should he go over to see O'Sullivan? The
defense put a witness on the stand to prove that the old man went
over to see O'Sullivan. Why should old man Carlson, who scarcely
knew O'Sullivan, walk over to him to inquire about his tenant?
Because he had seen Martin Burke walk over there and heard him say
the cottage was rented. Jonas Carlson went there and said: 'How
about those tenants? Why don't they move in? Do you know them?'
O'Sullivan said, 'I know one of them. Is your rent due?' 'No,' said
the old man. 'Well,' replied O'Sullivan, 'you will get your
rent--that is all right.' Does not that of itself convince you,
gentlemen, that what the old gentleman swore to as to Martin Burke
going to O'Sullivan was his reason for going to speak to O'Sullivan
on this occasion? Is not that convincing of itself that the old man
told the truth when he said he saw Martin Burke walk out there and
tell O'Sullivan the cottage was rented? But I don't care whether
you believe the statement that the old man heard the words or not.
The fact is nevertheless true that Martin Burke did go over to this
man O'Sullivan, because if he had not, the old man would never have
thought about going to O'Sullivan to ask about moving in.

"After making this contract, O'Sullivan goes home and sits down to
the dinner table, and the first thing he says is: 'If there is any
sickness in the family I have a doctor hired,' and he tells Mrs.
Whalen and all the icemen that 'I have a doctor hired. Any time you
want a doctor send for him.' His contract with the Doctor was not
that he should treat sick people, or treat Mrs. Whalen, Tom Whalen
and their children, and everybody in the neighborhood. The contract
was not for that purpose. It was for treating injuries to his
icemen. Yet he goes home and wants them to understand it right away
in the house. But that is not all. He had given the Doctor a card.
Something must be done. This man, Coughlin, who was on the
detective force for years, and who was signing th