The Trial of Charles Random de Berenger, Sir Thomas Cochrane - LightNovelsOnl.com
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_Q._ Did he beat you down in the prices?
_A._ No, he did not.
_Q._ Did he say any thing about money?
_A._ No, he made no observations, he merely paid for them.
_Q._ You were conversing with that person for some time?
_A._ For a short time.
_Q._ Have you since seen him again--have you seen any person that you believed to be the same?
_A._ I was introduced to a person----
_Q._ Where was that?
_A._ At the Parliament-street Coffee House.
_Q._ Do you believe that person you saw at the Parliament-street Coffee House to be the person who so made the purchase?
_A._ That I cannot undertake to say.
_Q._ What do you believe?
_A._ In point of appearance he resembles him, except that the person whom I served had whiskers.
_Q._ I suppose the person you saw in Parliament street had not?
_A._ He had not.
_Q._ Look at him now and tell me whether you do or do not believe him to be the person? (_The witness looked at the Defendant De Berenger._)
_A._ This is the person I was introduced to at the Coffee-house.
_Q._ Upon the oath you have taken, what is your belief respecting him?
_A._ I really cannot undertake to swear that he is the person?
_Q._ What do you believe?
_A._ The Gentleman that represented himself to be Mr. Wilson was dressed in a different manner, he had black whiskers, and from that circ.u.mstance I could not possibly undertake to swear it was the same person.
_Q._ What is your belief?
_Mr. Park._ That belief may be founded on different facts?
_Lord Ellenborough._ To those facts you will examine, Mr. Gurney is now examining, there is no objection to the question.
_Mr. Gurney._ What is your belief?
_A._ Upon my word it is impossible for me to say.
_Q._ Do you mean to say that you have no belief upon the matter?
_A._ I mean to say I cannot undertake to swear it is the person.
_Q._ What is your belief?
_A._ I believe it resembles the person, except that the person I served had whiskers.
_Q._ Making allowance for whiskers which may be taken off in a minute, what is your belief upon the subject?
_A._ Upon my word it is impossible for me to say.
_Q._ You can certainly say what is your belief?
_Lord Ellenborough._ You are not asked as to whether you are certain, but to your belief.
_A._ If I were to say I believe it is the person I might say wrong, if I were to say I believe it is not the person I might say otherwise, it may be the person but I cannot undertake to say I believe it is.
_Mrs. Abigail Davidson sworn._
_Examined by Mr. Gurney._
_Q._ In the month of February last did you reside in the Asylum Buildings?
_A._ Yes.
_Q._ That is near to the Asylum?
_A._ Yes.
_Q._ Is the house within the rules of the King's Bench?
_A._ Yes it is.
_Q._ Did Mr. De Berenger lodge with you?
_A._ He did.
_Q._ Do you remember on what day he finally quitted your house?
_A._ On the 27th of February.
_Q._ What day of the week was that?
