NRS 880 Supreme Court Papers and Depositions, Supreme Court Sydney and on Circuit [9/7189] R V Samuel Freeman and Others [AF00301604] - Flipbook - Page 42
out.
I can't remember seeing Jewey talkin4;; to Twiss.
It
often happens that strangers come in, and speak to another,
have a drink and then go out.
I have often seen people
know to be strangers speak to each other.
It is a large hotel
and frequent by a large number of people.
To Mr. Lamb :The police officers showed me certain photographs.
I look at the photographs now shown me. They were the ones
was shown.
I saw these men together at the hotel, they were
conversing and drinking.
That w&.s in the sixpenny bar.
(bga.) 14. Butler.
Taken and. Sworn, etc.
(Suit case referred to by witness Beaton marked nEn for
identification).
JOHN WALKER ON OATH STATES :-
I am a Senior Detective stationed. at Sydney.
10th June Ihst at :3.ZiO p.m.
Detective Office.
On the
I saw the accused. Twiss at the
I said to him "How did you come to allow
the men to take the railway money from yo4 to-day in Wilson
Street?"
he said "I thought he was the paymaster at first.
I said "Didn't you see that he /lad a revolver in his hand.?"
Re said "No, he had sometning long like a stick in his hand".
I sal "Do you know either nf
said urous
tl'kft
. mon
who tailed you up?" He
I said "Rave you any idea as to who they are likely
to bel" He replied "No". He said "Tney might both have been
women for anything I know". He was detained at the Detective
Office till slightly after 11 p.m. and then allowed to go.
Before going I said to him "Do you know Tatham or as they call
him 'Snowy Tatham who drives a motor car?" He said "No".
That aay, in the afternoon, I saw accused Tatham at the
Detective Office.
I said "Do you know the man whom you had
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