Mr. Powell (to M. Bellenger), You say the man who struck you was wearing black glasses and a handkerchief over his mouth. In these circumstances could you identify him?—Yes. He is the man there (indicating Harley)
How do you identify him?—By his hair.
Mr. A. Kramer, for Lonsdale, submitted that there was no evidence on the main charge and asked that he be discharged.
Mr. Powell: There is no evidence that he was at the Hyde Park Hotel at the material time. There is in his statement evidence on the conspiracy charge. I hold there is evidence to go to the jury on the robbery charge as being an accessory before the fact.
Before the men were committed the accessory charge was read out to Lonsdale. All pleaded not guilty and reserved their defence. Bail was re-
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