Did you see the letter sent to Mrs. Hunter?—No.
I mean the letter about the three points of the boy’s statement which Mr. Church said he was able to contradict?—No.
Mr. James Reeves sworn.
Examined by the Common Serjeant.
Were you the Clerk attending the Magistrate when the charge was made before him;—I was.
Who was the Magistrate?—I must refer to the book—(Witness produced a book.)
That is your minute book in which you enter the proceedings of the day?—Yes.
Who was the sitting Magistrate on that day?—Mr. Serjeant Sellon appears to have been the Magistrate on the 19th of November, as it appears by the book.
This being a charge of misdemeanor, do you find by your book that any account was committed to writing of what the witnesses said?—No; it was not. It is merely a note, or entry of the names, as follows: “Warrant for a misdemeanor, parties appeared by the Officer, and ordered to find bail.”
Cross-examined by Mr. Marryatt.