“Oh, indeed. Very good. T-r-e-s-c-o-e, I presume,” remarked the Judge, making a note of the name.
“No, T-r-e-s-c-o.”
“No ’e’?”
“No, Your Honour; no ’e’.”
“Benjamin Tresco, of what nature is the evidence you desire to give?”
“It tends to the furtherance of Justice, Your Honour.”
“Does it bear on this case? Does it deal with the murder of Isaac Zahn?”
“It does.”
“Would it be given on behalf of the Crown, or on behalf of the prisoner?”
“I can’t say. It has no bearing on the prisoner, except indirectly. It affects the Crown, perhaps—the Crown always desires to promote Justice.”