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Suppress him! Pinch him! Off with his whiskers!" For some minutes the whole court was in confusion, getting the Dormouse turned out, and, by the time they had settled down again, the cook had disappeared. "Never mind!" said the King, with an air of great relief. "Call the next witness." And, he added, in an undertone to the Queen, "Really, my dear, you must cross-examine the next witness.
When I was introduced to him he was very busy, having, I understood from some one on his staff, just received orders to "operate against Matshana." Learning that I had come from Zululand and was acquainted with the Zulus, he at once began to cross-examine me about Matshana, a chief of whom he seemed to know very little indeed.
Write your name and address on that." While she was doing it, he scratched a line to Mr. Freshfield, asking him to send the required information to the inclosed address. She thanked Mr. Hennessy with the tears in her eyes. "I dare not ask you whether you think him guilty," she said. Hennessy shook his head with an air of good-natured rebuke. "You must not cross-examine counsel," said he.
"A real penitence of your wrongs and a full confession without reserve which will be duly presented in the proper quarters " "Your excellency," Markelov exclaimed suddenly, turning towards the governor the very sound of his voice was calm, though it was a little hoarse; "I thought that you wanted to see me in order to cross-examine me again, but if I have been brought here solely by Mr.
She denied that she had ever written to Peace; in fact, she said, she "never did write." It was stated that Dyson himself had seen the letters, and declared them to be forgeries written by Peace or members of his family for the purpose of annoyance. Nevertheless, before the Sheffield magistrate Mr. Clegg thought it his duty to cross-examine Mrs. Dyson closely as to their authorship.
And, by the bye, is there any money in the affair?" Mwres hesitated. "There's a sum in fact, a considerable sum invested in the Patent Road Company. From her mother. That's what makes the thing so exasperating." "Exactly," said the hypnotist. And he proceeded to cross-examine Mwres on the entire affair. It was a lengthy interview.
But that is too much to expect. I can manage a man, and some women perhaps; but to catechize and cross-examine her on a subject as to which pride, and honor, and modesty lock a girl's lips I don't see how I can do it, even with her consent. I would rather smoke my pipe through a powder mill than hurt you, my poor Princess: my clumsy fingers were never made to play about your heartstrings.
He felt instinctively that James Brunell would prove a difficult subject to cross-examine. The man seemed to be complete master of himself, and were he guilty, could never be led into an admission, unless some influence more powerful than force could be brought to bear upon him.
As the witness ceased speaking Mr. Hibbard turned to counsel for the prisoner and said: "Cross-examine." Rising in his place, and advancing a few steps toward the witness, the young lawyer began his cross-examination. His task did not call for the easy nonchalance of his more experienced adversary, who had the advantage of knowing in advance just what his witness would testify.
He recalled his own witnesses, and found two willing to swear that Richardson's hands had been empty and hanging at his sides, The defence did not trouble to cross-examine this statement. At last, with a perfunctory judicial charge, the case went to the jury. Keith, weary to the bone, sat back in grateful relaxation. He had worked hard, against odds, and had done a good job.
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