Well, I ask you now?—I cannot say. I am not quite certain, but I should be able to find out, if necessary.
But I want to know now?—I cannot say.
You have already said you thought it was the Summer Fair of 1876?—I think so, but I am not quite certain; but it was taken at Sheffield Fair.
I will try and assist your memory. Did you not say before the coroner that you had known the prisoner for about ten months?—I don’t recollect exactly.
At the time you gave evidence before the coroner in December, 1876, how long had you known the prisoner?—Perhaps near a year.
Had you been with him to more than one fair?—No.
Had you been with him to what is called a Winter Fair?—No.
Then the fair at which you had been with him was the Summer Fair?—Yes.
You say you had only known him a year, and you had not been with him to a winter fair. Now, then, cannot you now say that it was the summer fair of 1876?—Oh, no; I cannot say, because I am not quite sure.
I will try and assist you a little further. How many months was it before you took out the summons against him for threatening your life that you had been with him to the fair? I cannot tell you how many months. I cannot tell you exactly. It might be two or three months, perhaps. I cannot be quite sure.