Witness Protests

NZ Truth, Issue 1175, 7 June 1928, Page 7

Witness Protests

produced, as he was sure he had noticed upon it the address: "18 Rosemont Road, Waihi." He had.

Lawyer Schramm: "What was the date you wrote for the copy of your discharge certificate?" Roderick (haughtily): "I d.ofi't

see that this has anything to do with me being here."

Lawyer Schramm repeated the question and received the answer: "I can't tell you that off-hand."

What part of New Zealand were you m at the time? — In the North Island.

Yes, very likely, but that is very vague; surely you can say definitely just where you were? Why did you fix Waihi as the address for your letter? — Because Waihi is central,- I suppose. ,

Is not the address on that discharge certificate Mrs. Harley's address m Waihi? — Yes, I suppose it is.'

Asked by counsel to mention other places he had visited m New* Zealand from the date of the arrival of his certificate to the present time, Roderick indicated his annoyance.

"It is no good asking me those questions," he said. "It would take too much for me to think them put. I took my oath to answer truly — "

Lawyer Schramm (interrupting this little homily): "Out of the last two years, what time have you spent m Waihi?"

Roddy conveyed by his expression that he was rapidly losing patience with Lawyer Schramm. His words clearly indicated that he would not tolerate much more*