itself.You
have heard
the
managing
clerk,another
witness
for the
defence.With
some
difficulty
I elicited
from him
the
admission
that the
prisoner,though
jumpy [a
word that
he seemed
to think
you would
understand,gentlemen,and
I'm sure I
hope you
do],was
not mad
when the
cheque was
handed to
Davis.I
agree with
my friend
that it's
unfortunate
that we
have not
got Davis
here,but
the
prisoner
has told
you the
words with
which
Davis in
turn
handed him
the
cheque;he
obviously,therefore,was
