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tell you that they saw the accused that morning. He

was on the road, Major Bay road near to the deceased's

the scene.

home The Crown is thus bringing the accused near to

Witness Wheatley tells you that when the

accused went down by the gate, he the accused turned

back, and the cld lady was then outside and she asked

him a question "What is it he wanted my dear", and he

replied "nothing". You see, the Crown is bringing

these witnesses and you have to look at them and

resolved whether they are witnesses of truth or not,

or whether they are building up a case for the Crown

that's your duty.

Now Audrey Weston, who is the wife of Stanley

Weston, she also saw the accused that morning, and

she saw her mother-in-law watering the garden, and

she also said that her mother-in-law actually came and

watered her garden. Now what the Crown is saying is

that the accused is aware of all of this, the accused

must have seen Audrey Weston when she went off to work

at 8.05 a.m. She is a Civil Servant, so having moved

out of the scene at 8.05 a.m., the area down there is

clear that's the Crown's case. Audrey tells you that

when she left at 8.05 a.m. her mother-in-law, the

deceased was in the pool room. Members of the Jury,

you have the plans, and you have the whole area in your

mind.

You will have to decide whether Audrey Weston

could really see if her mother-in-law was in the pool

room when she was leaving to go to work; because you

have the location of the houses; could she see,

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she just saying that? If you accept it, Members of the

Jury, the Crown is saying that the scene is clear,

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