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When Expert Hartkorn had finished, the Governor, now fully relaxed, entertained his visitors with his favorite diversion-playing the piano by rolling an apple swiftly and deftly across the keyboard. The meeting broke...
Also present was one August Hartkorn, a venerable, white-goateed Manhattan handwriting expert, summoned by a Governor's subpoena. Expert Hartkorn, who looks like a character from Life With Father, was a not-too-willing guest; he did not want to get involved in politics, he said. The Governor handed him a Bible, swore him in, commanded him to talk...
...Expert Hartkorn's story: The charge against Longo was that he had had his registration changed from Republican to Democratic, in the hope of getting a job from Democratic Governor Edison. Expert Hartkorn had been hired by the prosecutor-a Hague stooge-to provide proof. But diligent examination showed that, although the record had been tampered with, such a change had never been made. Expert Hartkorn duly reported these findings to the prosecution. Not unnaturally, he was never called as a witness...
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