[1] The name he had assumed for the purpose of aiding me to organize our company.

[2] Mrs. Pitezel’s initials.

[3] Before going to Denver when he had felt so sure of carrying out the plan, I afterwards learned that he had spoken to one of his family about his sudden disappearance at any time not necessitating them to worry.

[4] At the time referred to a daily paper had stated that these lawyers were to act as my attorneys, and upon Pitezel’s calling upon them, they had given him this card, and also directed him to the attorney they had recommended to me in the same street.

[5] The claim so persistently advanced that this note was a forgery is untrue; it was still in existence a short time ago, and if the prosecution will produce it the signature can speak for itself.

[6] In any instance, when not registering under my own name, my handwriting will substantiate my statements.

[7] At the risk of being tedious, I have entered into a minute description of our stay while in Toronto, especially as it applies to Saturday, the 19th, and Thursday, the 25th of October, as they seem vital dates in the case.

[8] The tacks used later to replace the portion removed were taken from the carpet in the room, and have been compared with those still there to make good my statement that here was where the mutilation of the trunk occurred.

[9] In answer to a recent question from the authorities, if, after Hatch had thus changed his appearance, he looked like myself, I answer, No, at least not to a sufficient extent to be mistaken for me by one who knew us both.