Cross-examined—The gentleman to whom the pistol was shown was a member of the S, V. C., and it had been suggested he might use the weapon on the Range. Witness did not load the pistol nor demonstrate its mechanism. He had not carried either weapon at that time for three weeks.
When witness left the flat, the two men seemed on friendly terms and both were quite normal. He was positive the pistol was empty the night before. He had not mown the prisoner ever to load the weapon, Of his personal knowledge, Robertson's character was excellent, Witness admitted highly complimentary endorsements he had made on Robertson's papers and said that, so far as he was concerned, they held good to this day.
Chief-Inspector W. E. Fairbairn, Musketry Offer of the S. M. Py he had spent 17 of his 20 with the police in giving musketry and pistol When Capt, Harvey's.38 pistol was shown to him it still had some "factory grease" on it. It had a brass striker, which was liable to Jam, in which case the shots would go off as from a Maxim gun. Subsequently, he fired" 12 rounds from the pistol without anything going wrong.
Witness demonstrated the mechan sin of the pistol and showed how the trigger must be released and pressed for each shot. The pull was light, Witness had seen Capt. Harvey's room since the shooting. There were three bullet-holes in different directions, and, considering the obstructions and the confined space, he would not say it was impossible for the empty eases to fall where they, were found All the shots could have been fired from the pantry without a man moving his feet, o from the hall, but in the Intter case one shot would have been awkward for a right-handed man. It was very difficult for any man, especially when excited, to Know how many shots he fired:
'Supt. Peck, recalled, said he examined the' door-jambs, which were white-painted, but he did not see any signs of burning or dis-
This concluded the case for the prosecution,
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