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I have known accused since October 1976, I have only spoken to

him once.

He was always well dressed and his Afro well groomed.

He

seemed quiet did not talk much.

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He moved along very surely. He never was in a hurry.

To Jury No questions

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P.W. 8 Linden Smith

S&S.

I am a teacher I live at East End, Know accused. Knew deceased.

My school was on the opposite side from Mrs. Rabsatt. Ethleen Thomas

lived near to the school.

On 19/1/77, I went to school. Got there about 8.30 a.m. School 10

was to be called in at 9.00 a.m.

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I remember seeing Ethleen Thomas on her porch. I remember

seeing someone running towards a house in which the sister of the

accused lived. This was about 2 minutes after I got to the school.

The person was running on a track that led to the house from the

public road. The person was about 50 yards from me from here to

outside the gate. I did not have a clear view of the person. Trees

obstructed my view. The person I saw was a man. The person was

wearing a blue shirt like pullover. It was a fair-skinned person. When I saw the person he was about from here to the dock from accused's

sister's house,

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I heard the

Later I heard Ethleen Thomas voice it sounded excitèl. Thie

was about 5 minutes after I had seen the person running.

voice from the direction of her mother's shop. I ran toward Ethleen

at her mother's place. I went inside the door of the shop and then

I looked in the kitchen. I saw blood on 30 through another door.

the floor and all over Mrs. Rabsatt. I ran back to a house opposite

and called for help. The deceased was

sitting position and

leaning against Ethleen's legs. She was alive because I heard her

grumble something.