All Excellent Reason.
It was at the Police Court. A witness for the defence had been examined, when the prosecuting solicitor stood up to crush him. Solicitor: "Why did you hide Sulii\an in your house on that Saturday night?" Witness: "I did not see Sullivan at all on that night." Solicitor (knowingly): "Will you swear your wife did not hide Sullivan on that night?" Witness (hesitatingly): '"Ye-es." Solicitor (more knowingly): "Will your wife swear that she dicl not hide Sullivan in your house on that night?" The witness (more hesitatingly): "Well — I—don't—think—so." Solicitor (most knowingly) : "Ah ! And perhaps you can tell the court how it is you can swear your wife did not hide him while she cannot swear the same thing. Speak up, now, and tell the truth." The Witness (unhesitatingly) : "Well, you see, I'm not a married man."
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Otago Witness, Issue 2785, 31 July 1907, Page 87
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140All Excellent Reason. Otago Witness, Issue 2785, 31 July 1907, Page 87
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