How often did that happen?—I cannot say. Sometimes two or three times a week.
When there was no one else in the house but the lady?—There were the mother, daughter, and servants.
You might have gone to your own home, then, for there was no one to drink brandy-and-water with, or to smoke with?—I might have done so, but I did not.
Do you mean, then, to swear solemnly that no improper intimacy subsisted between you and Palmer’s mother?—I do [sensation].
Now I will turn to another subject. Do you remember being applied to by Palmer to attest a proposal for an insurance of £10,000 on the life of Walter Palmer in the Universal Life Office?—I do not remember; if you have any document which will show it I shall be able to recollect, perhaps.
Now, do you remember getting a five pound note for attesting the signature of Walter Palmer’s assignment of his policy to his brother?—I do not.
Is that your signature [handing a document to witness]?—It is very similar to it.
Is it not yours?—I do not know [sensation].
Upon your oath, sir, is not that your signature?—Witness hesitating—
Examine the document, and then tell me, on your oath, whether that is not your signature [witness examined the document].