Katie Helen Guignard said she was the grandmother of the two children, and their mother was her daughter. Witness had often seen the jewellery, on the last occasion at the police station. The bangle.was_ exactly the same as that which had belonged to her daughter, but the word "Trevor" was not engraved on the inside. It was given to witness's daughter by her husband's friend—a great friend—whose name witness had given to Judge Grain. There was "no necessity to mention the gentleman's name. When shown the bags, she said that her daughter had possessed similar ones, the smallest having been dipped in gold.
cross-examination, Mrs. Guignard said she "had never checked the jewellery with the inventory which had been made, but she often examined the property. She knew all the articles by heart. Her daughter had. never disposed of any of the property before her death. Carmen Kujpck gave the* jewellery in charge of Miss Smith.
Are any of these gentlemen who gave her two of the articles in Shanghai?—Not at present, but they will be soon. I have' given their full names to the Judge.
Witness went on to say, in reply to further questions, that she estimated the bangle to be worth from $90 to $100.
Mr. Newman—It has_ been, valued this morning at only $30. It is brass inside.
Witness—I am not a jeweller, mind you. I do not swear that it) is worth all that. I swore what 1 thought to be thoroughly true.
Re-examined, the witness said she valued the jewellery alleged to have been stolen at more than Tls. 800.
Replying to Mr. Newman, who asked her whether any other property was missing, Mrs Guignard said: Oh yes, a magnificent tablecloth.
Witness stated that the small gold bag was really of silver. It had been dipped in gold and that, was why it was darker. It was pointed out that the small bag exhibited by the prosecution was also darker, whereupon the witness said she thought it was an impossible. coincidence. She was certain that the small bag shown her was the one given to her daughter five years ago.
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