NOT THE FIRST.
The other day an English barrister was prosecuting in a case of fowl stealing, and had worked up the owner of the birds into a positive identification of his property. The Judge, however, thought fit to cross-examine upon the point. How could the witness pretend to be so certain about the fowls ? Fowls of one breed were very much alike. Was there any special peculiarity about the stolen specimens which enabled the witness to swear so decidedly that they were his, and could belong to no one else. The witness was ready to swear again to the fowls, he recognised them by their feathers. “ Oh, you recognise them by their feathers, do you,” quoth his lordship ; “now it so happens that I have some fowls at home with feathers exactly Ike these.” “ Well, ray lord,” replied t le man—unconsciously, let us hope—“these are not the first of the lot I’ve had stolen.” The Judge told the witness he might stand down.
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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1182, 23 October 1882, Page 2 (Supplement)
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190NOT THE FIRST. Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1182, 23 October 1882, Page 2 (Supplement)
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