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"Yes."
"Thank you."
Mr. Mace identified the phial handed him by Counsel as that sold by him to
Mr. Inglethorp." Pressed, he admitted that he only knew Mr. Inglethorp by
"
sight. He had never spoken to him. The witness was not cross-examined.
Alfred Inglethorp was called, and denied having purchased the poison. He
also denied having quarrelled with his wife. Various witnesses testified to
the accuracy of these statements.
The gardeners' evidence, as to the witnessing of the will was taken, and then
Dorcas was called.
Dorcas, faithful to her "young gentlemen," denied strenuously that it could
have been John's voice she heard, and resolutely declared, in the teeth of
everything, that it was Mr. Inglethorp who had been in the boudoir with her
mistress. A rather wistful smile passed across the face of the prisoner in the
dock. He knew only too well how useless her gallant defiance was, since it
was not the object of the defence to deny this point. Mrs. Cavendish, of
course, could not be called upon to give evidence against her husband.
After various questions on other matters, Mr. Philips asked:
"In the month of June last, do you remember a parcel arriving for Mr.
Lawrence Cavendish from Parkson's?"
Dorcas shook her head.
"I don't remember, sir. It may have done, but Mr. Lawrence was away from
home part of June."
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In the event of a parcel arriving for him whilst he was away, what would be
done with it?"
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It would either be put in his room or sent on after him."
By you?"
No, sir, I should leave it on the hall table. It would be Miss Howard who
would attend to anything like that."
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