A Free Soul (1931)
Frank Sheridan: Prosecuting Attorney
Quotes
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Prosecuting Attorney : Did he threaten to kidnap you?
Jan Ashe : Yes, he did.
Prosecuting Attorney : Was he truthful when he said you went to his place and stayed there?
Jan Ashe : Yes.
Prosecuting Attorney : Did he kidnap you the first time you went there and stayed?
Jan Ashe : No.
Prosecuting Attorney : You went because you wanted to, didn't you?
Jan Ashe : Yes.
Prosecuting Attorney : Over how long a period did you go to his place and stay because you wanted to?
Jan Ashe : Several months.
Prosecuting Attorney : You've been to school, haven't you, Miss Ashe?
Jan Ashe : Yes.
Prosecuting Attorney : Good American schools?
Jan Ashe : Yes.
Prosecuting Attorney : And you were over 21 when you went to Wilfong and belonged to him, weren't you?
Jan Ashe : Yes, sir.
Prosecuting Attorney : And he only became a beast after you were through with the experience, and he wasn't. Isn't that it?
Johnson - Defense Attorney : Your honor, I object to this form of bullying.
Prosecuting Attorney : I'm through.
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Stephen Ashe, Defense Attorney : Where do you live?
Jan Ashe : St. Patrick's Hotel, San Francisco.
Stephen Ashe, Defense Attorney : On the day of the killing, did you see Ace Wilfong?
Jan Ashe : Yes, I did.
Stephen Ashe, Defense Attorney : Where?
Jan Ashe : St. Francis Hotel, he came there.
Stephen Ashe, Defense Attorney : Tell us exactly what happened... in your own words.
Jan Ashe : He'd been very brutal the night before...
Prosecuting Attorney : I object, your honor.
Stephen Ashe, Defense Attorney : It's all right, I'm not trying to juggle with this witness, your honor.
Judge : Objection sustained.
Stephen Ashe, Defense Attorney : All right, strike out the answer about Wilfong's brutality.