SHE CHOSE THE BURGLAR
The burglar's wife- was in the wit-ness-box •■ and the prosecuting counsel was conducting a yi^oranß cnoss-exaitt-
in'ation.
"Madame, you are the wife of t»his
man?"
"Yes." *
"You knesv he was a burglar when you maTried him?" _ , "-Tea,". ' -/ ■-.. "May X ask how you came to'marry such 7an individual?"
*'You may/'. ; returned tfee" witness sarcastically. "I was getting old and had to choose r bsflwe«n a burglar-and • Sawyer." .'•,>■.>■-
The cross examination ended at this
point.
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Hutt News, Volume 2, Issue 40, 13 March 1930, Page 2
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