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Updated: May 12, 2025
Bunning," said the Coroner. He looked round the court. "Is the Borough Surveyor still there?" he asked. "Mr. Walkershaw? Let him come into the witness-box again." But the Borough Surveyor had gone nor was he to be found in his office in another part of the building. Once more the Coroner looked round. "I dare say we are all quite familiar with what I may call the geography of St.
But they'll have more evidence than what we've heard. Hello! here's Walkershaw, the Borough Surveyor! What are they going to get out of him, I wonder?" Brent watched an official-looking person make his way to the witness-box.
In former days, said Walkershaw, some Mayor of Hathelsborough had caused a door to be made in a certain small room in the house; that door opened on a passage in the Moot Hall which led to the corridor wherein the Mayor's Parlour was situated. It had no doubt been used by many occupants of the Mayoral chair during their term of office.
The whole block of masonry between Copper Alley and Piper's Passage, testified Walkershaw, illustrating his observations by pointing to the large diagram held on high by his clerk, was extremely ancient. In it there were three separate buildings separate, that was, in their use, but all joining on to each other.
I have a drawer in my dressing-room full of handkerchiefs several dozens of them. But from the texture I am positive that that is mine." "Very well," said the Coroner. "Now about the evidence of Mr. Walkershaw. Did you know of the door between your house and the Moot Hall?" "Yes! So did the late Mayor. As a matter of fact, he and I, some time ago, had it put to rights.
The evidence of this witness came to a dramatic end in the shape of a question from the Coroner: "How long would it take, then, for any person to pass from Dr. Wellesley's house to the Mayor's Parlour in the Moot Hall?" "One minute," replied Walkershaw promptly. "If anything less."
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