Plaintift:—But.... let me speak, The Court:—Be quiet, this is not your turn, Defendant:—She wore the dress for nearly a month, would not pay {or it, and then, in my absence, she cut up the chit. She and "her friends came into the shop, whilst T wes out, and as my. assistant would not give her the dress without payment, they broke some windows. I told her to take the dress. I don't want all this scandal.
The Court:—Why did you keep the dress?—Bosause she would not pay.
'A Chinese tailor, employed by plaintiff, was called to give evidence. Plaintit? at once objected, saying that ho knew nothing of the case, 483 she never saw him, The Com He may give evidence, and if he tells untruths, he may be prosecuted, The shop assistant then gave evidence in Russian, to which de fendant objected, saying it.was not true, the room being full of clamations: "O1-OF-Delegations visited the press at this point, saying:
That is not true about us, don't put it in the paiper.' A prolonged:—"Oh-h-h-h!" resounded through the room.
Inspr. Sh and to plaintiff you [will have your turn."
The assistant related that plaintiff came three weeks Inter and asked that a certain dress should be made Lighter, so as not to reveal her stoutness, Whilst telling about the trouble during a second. visit, which the Judge interrupted, the audience buzzed like a bee hive.
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