NRS 880 Supreme Court Papers and Depositions, Supreme Court Sydney and on Circuit [9/7189] R V Samuel Freeman and Others [AF00301604] - Flipbook - Page 28
Office on the llth June, after I had seen a notice in the
paper from Mr. Roche.
saw any photographs.
I went there at aoout 7 p.111.
I never
I gave a description of the men.
I
said one was dark rather lone; in the face, the other had rather
a full cheek inclined. to 'be 114t.
I said one was fairer
than the other one. I did not say I would not know than
again If I saw them.
That question was never asked 4.e.
si one was about 2b to Z30 years of age, and the other was
about 36 to 40 years.
I said that they each had overcoats
on, one id a blue suit and one a grey suit, and. one had a
straw hat on and one a cap. A good number of men were lined
up when I came to the Central Police station about a week latam
I remember Sub4nspector Jones.
Re said "Have a look along
that line and see if there are any men there whom you saw in
the luotor car".
He told me to take my time and be careful.
He never said "Don't pick any one before you are sure".
said flotMri else to me.
He
It would be about 12 o'clock.
There was a Good light there.
I did not take nor time.
was too hasty. I never looked a quarter of a minate, not a
second.
I said "This man is something like the man".
I
walked straight to that man 'because he lookedlike him in the
face.
He was the first man in the line.
I never walked
down the line at all. I never put my hand on him or said
nail is the man". The men were not all told to walk out when
I sat down.
They never walked out.
They were all in the
I just went to sit down.
I did sit down. Before
That iithn I spoke to was r4ot a Po.01,,,,
I sat down I said to a man "I've made a mistake". I It was c,
e4'
line.
that man (meaning witness Hodge).
the man over there".
I sat down.
I said to him "There is
He said "Go and tall the
Officer", and I went and said to the Officer "There is the
man there" and I said to the man I first pick ed "I am sorry
I picked you".
that man's name.
It was after that that accused said he wanted
I never saw a photo in the paper.
that there had been a man named. Yreemn arrested.
26.
I knew
I never