The Archive · 1924

Counsel for Defence

Addressing the jury on behalf of the accused, Mr. Lewis suid it took two to muke a conspiracy, and tunless the eave against both the accused was proved, the charge must fall to the ground. Counsel then reviewed the evidence, in detail, and suggested that a mass of it was, wholly irrelevant to the charge of conspiracy. Counsel characterized the evidence of the amah as the Himsiest story ever told, adding: that it contained several contradic tions on vital points.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

Your account