The Archive · 1938

Heard in Court

"Woman; My husband said he knew where we could find my mother, and we stayed there till closing time.

Magistrate: Do you plead guilty to driving a car in a dangerous condition?

Motorist: No; I was fit enough.

Solicitor at Tottenham: I know you find it difficult to answer questions put by a person you have never seen before. Try to pretend you have seen me before.

"Woman: I have seen you before. You were here the last time I was here.

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

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