CO129-021 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [9-12] — Page 220

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28.

Q. What do

you

Onlaw

by the word excited?

Q. – Was he

engaged

ind

the

A.

No, he was not.

29.

quadrille or dance ?

214

A. _ That he might have taken a little too

much wine.

Q . _ Was the Judge so excited public attention ?

A.

1

as to attract

I and not aware, to the best of my recollection that he did attract public attention.

Q. Did

to

disgrace

you

see the Chief Justice do anything

the high office which he holds ?

A. _ The only thing I remarked the Judge doing

war

his standing up, ( I was da

time) and

making

dancing

some figures.

2

Q. _ What sort of figures.

A.-

Figures

as the

dancing-

at the

Q. _ Did this conduct of the Judge give you

the impression that he was in a state of intoxication l

A. _ That he was excited with drinking,

6. But

& maw may

loine.

be excited with drinking

line, coithout being intoxicated-

A..

Most decidedly.

Q.- Thew

Bord

Meaw

that the Judge

not intoxicated?

A. – I cannot say

opportunity of seeing

lvening.

C.

lvad

that he was, as

I had

the judge through the whole

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