The Attorney-general. "And no other person?"
Witness. "Not till evening, sir. It was about--"
The Attorney-general. "We will come to the particulars presently. You were not driving all the time?"
Witness. "No, sir; the horses couldn't have stood it."
The Attorney-general. "Do you mean that there were stoppages?"
Witness. "Yes, sir."
The Attorney-general. "Did the prisoner usually work his horses so hard?"
Witness. "Not at all, sir. He was a good master to man and beast."
The Attorney-general. "Why do you look so frequently at the prisoner?"
Witness. "I can't tell you, sir, except that I shouldn't like to say anything to hurt him."