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This is case number
five on the list, Your Worship.
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Vera Rose Drake.
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Good morning, Your Worship.
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lt is my privilege to appear
for Mrs. Drake this morning.
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lt is my intention
to make an application for bail,
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subject to Your Worship's
views in this matter.
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l understand from the inspector,
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the police will raise no
objections to this application.
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Thank you, Mr. Lewis.
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Are you Vera Rose Drake?
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Yes.
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What is your address?
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- 82--
- Would you speak up?
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82, Essex Buildings...
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Oslow Street,
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North 1.
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You are charged for that you,
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on the 17th day of November, 1950
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at 37 Flixton Street, North 1
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did unlawfully and feloniously
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use an instrument on Pamela Mary Barnes,
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contrary to section 58 of the Offenses
Against the Person Act, 1861.
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Sit down, Mrs. Drake.
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lnspector.
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Detective lnspector Earnest Webster,
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G-division, metropolitan police.
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l swear by almighty God
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that the evidence I shall give
shall be the truth,
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the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
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As a result of a telephone call
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from Ward Sister Coombes,
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Detective Sergeant Vickers,
W.P.C. Best and myself
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went to the North London General Hospital--
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"l know why you are here.
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l help young girls who are in trouble.
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l help them to start their bleeding."
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l said, "You mean you perform abortions?"
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She said, "That's not what I call it.
l just help them."
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She admitted performing an illegal
operation on Pamela Barnes
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and on hearing of the girl's critical
condition, became distressed.