“I am certain that they were not,” replied the electrician.

“Have you ever looked at them since?”

“I inspected them two months ago.”

“Were they spliced then?”

“No.”

“Could you swear to it?”

“Yes.”

“Can you tell how long ago those splices were made?”

The electrician examined the wires carefully; then answered, “They weren’t done within the last three days; I am sure of that. How much longer ago, I can’t tell.”

The other electricians examined the wires and all testified that the splices couldn’t have been made less than four days ago at the very latest.