NRS 880 Supreme Court Papers and Depositions, Supreme Court Sydney and on Circuit [9/7189] R V Samuel Freeman and Others [AF00301604] - Flipbook - Page 82
the following day, and then read the statement over to him
again in the presence of 147. Roche, accused. Tatham then said.
"I wish to state now that it was a month ago I lost my car
and not a fortnight".
On the 11th I saw him outside the
:belmont garag e in Castlereah Street, and said to himuDuring
a conversation I had with you yesterday coming in from
Victoria Park, I ask..ed you if you knew Normal-, I:A.ss, you
said
slTo
bu
He said "That is right".
I said "I have since
ileard that you and. Twiss are friends, and that you were
seen drinking together in an hotel".
He said "That is a
lieu.
I then took him to the Detective Office, and afterwards to the Central Police Station where he was char
ged
with the present charge.
To Mr. McIntosh :1 asked questions and he answered them. I have not
written the questions down.
I have got the replies in the
statement without the questions.
It was on the 11th that I
put in in pencil "and Market Street".
in gy hand and wrote it in pencil.
of the man he was with.
I then had a pencil
He gave a aescription
I made the note on the bottom of
the statement about him refusing to sign. I call dictation
his answering Tv questions.
I asked him if he was known as
"Snowy".
Re said "Yes", and. I wrote it in in brackets.
Senior Detective Walker charged. him.
There was no warrant.
Tatham was at the Detective Office from 2 p.m. to about
10.45 p.iu. the first day.
I asked him at tea time if
would bring him somethin to eat, he said. w4o". At that
time we had the car. The next day I'brought him to the
office at about 1.45 p.m. and he was charged at about 5.30
or 6 p.m.
I could not say how many times I went to the
Belmont garae, it was may have a couple of times.
I went
to see about the car.
I never saw Tatham there, and left no
Inessale for him to go to the Detective Office.