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I swear by Almighty God
that the evidence I give will be the truth,
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- the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
- No.
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- Is your name Leonard Stephen Vole?
- It is.
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- Where do live?
- 620 Edgware Road.
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Leonard Stephen Vole, did you or did
you not on the night of October 14 last,
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murder Emily Jane French?
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- I did not.
- Thank you, that will be all.
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Have you, in fact, concluded your
examination of the prisoner, Sir Wilfrid?
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The prisoner has endured three days
of profound mental agony and shock.
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The defence feels
his faculties should be spared
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for the cross-examination
by my learned friend for the prosecution.
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This is not a plea for any indulgence.
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I am confident that
no matter how searching this may be,
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the prisoner will withstand it.
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At the time you made the acquaintance
of Mrs French, were you employed?
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- No, sir.
- How much money did you have?
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- A few pounds.
- Did she give you any?
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No.
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- Did you expect to receive any?
- No, sir.
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Did you know that in her new will,
you were the beneficiary of $80,000?
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No, I didn't.
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Now, Mr Vole, when you went to visit
Mrs French for the last time,
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did you wear a trench coat
and a brown hat?
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- Yes, I did.
- Was it this coat and hat?
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Yes, sir.
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My lord, the defence, in its efforts
to establish an alibi for the prisoner,
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circulated this photograph,
hoping to bring forth a witness
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who had seen him leaving
Mrs French's house or entering his own
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at the times that he has stated.
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Apparently, this splendid effort
was without results.
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However, the defence
will be pleased to learn
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that, at the last moment,
a witness has come forward,
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and that the prisoner had been
seen wearing this coat and this hat.
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Lamentably, he had not been seen on the
night of the murder but one week before.