THE ART OF CROSS-EXAMINATION
Attorney-General. "Are you the gentleman who took Mr. Myatt to Stafford Gaol?"
Smith. "I am."
Attorney-General. "Have you known Palmer long?"
Smith. "I have known him long and very intimately, and have been employed a good deal as an attorney by Palmer and his family."
Attorney-General. "In December, 1854, did he apply to you to attest a proposal of his brother, Walter Palmer, for £13,000 in the Solicitors and General Insurance Office?"
Smith. "I cannot recollect; if you will let me see the document, I will tell you."
Attorney-General. "Will you swear that you were not applied to?"
Smith. "I will not swear either that I was not applied to for that purpose or that I was. If you will let me see the document, I shall recognize my writing at once."
Attorney-General. "In January, 1855, were you applied to by Palmer to attest a proposal of his brother for £13,000 in the Prince of Wales Office?"
Smith. "I don't recollect."
Attorney-General. "Don't recollect! Why, £13,000 was a large sum for a man like Walter Palmer, wasn't it, who hadn't a shilling in the world?"
Smith. "Oh, he had money, because I know that he lived retired and carried on no business."
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