Inspector Fleming explained that when Mr. Goldberry sought an interview with the prisoner, the prisoner was asked whether he wished to see him; his answer was that he wished to see no one.
Mr. Goldberry: Still, it cannot but be to the prejudice of the prisoner that he should be unrepresented, and I am here to watch the case in his interest.
Magistrate: Perhaps you had better confer with him now.
A few minutes were allowed for this purpose, at the end of which Mr. Goldberry said, although it was impossible to obtain anything like satisfaction from the accused, that he did not object to the appearance of a solicitor on his behalf. “He seems,” added Mr. Goldberry, “to be singularly unmindful as to what becomes of him.”
Magistrate: The case can proceed.
Mr. White Lush: Call Mrs. Preedy.
The witness presented herself, and was sworn.
Mr. White Lush: Your name is Anna Maria Preedy?
Witness: Yes, sir.
Mr. White Lush: You are a widow?