CO129-068 - Sir Bowring - 1858 [5-12] — Page 564

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mention the cases

I may of Mr. Meseson, M. Inglis, Mr. Spandpre, Mr. May himself, and Wonge Ashun.) the Commission through M: Day forbade the woltness to tell, or, if told, the bleek to

Cor iftor record, any fact however much it may have been matter,

atter of belief; of information, or of reputation, unless the witness would not only state that he knew it of his own knowledge,

a monstrous condition in an

Enquiry like the pending one! but satisfy that Examiner what his meane of knowledge

were); -a

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condition still more

monstrous !__

For instance, when Mr.

Inglis stated that he knew

Mr. falde

" Caldwell at the time) of her residence in a brothel, Mr. Day, demonstra

demonstrating the

test interest in his

greatest interest crossexamination. (for it

amounted to that.") - went on in the Crown Court style to ask questions which even in a Crown Court would not have been long tolerated by the Bench- such as How did you know it to be a brothel ?", "Did your