The evidence of the old lady, who, like thousands of her advanced age
in the Colony, had never even once had occasion to be present in any
court of justice, was to the following effect: That the defendant,
who was a tenant of hers, had, on a certain morning (naming days
before the affray occurred), [96] come up to her door well dressed,
and followed by a porter carrying her luggage. L. B., she continued,
then handed her the key of the apartment, informing her at the same
time that she was going for some days into the country to her
relatives, for a change, and requesting also that the witness should
on no account deliver the key to any person who should ask for it
during her absence. This witness further deposed to receiving the
summons from the police, which she placed along with the key for
delivery to L. B. on the latter's return home.
The testimony of the uncle was also decisively corroborative of that
of the preceding witness, as to the absence from Port of Spain of L.
B. during the days embraced in the defence. The alibi was therefore
unquestionably made out, especially as none of the police witnesses
would venture to swear to having actually seen L.
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