‘You gave the prisoner into custody, I think?’
‘I did.’
‘You made up your mind that she was guilty, I suppose, without much thinking?’
‘I thought there was absolute proof of it.’
‘That’s what I mean. You were anxious that she should be convicted, were you not?’
‘I was anxious that she should be tried. I thought it my duty to see that this crime was punished.’
‘By the conviction of the prisoner?’
‘If she was guilty.’
‘But you felt sure she was guilty? You were the one to accuse her, you know.’