* Lawyer: "Were you alone or by yourself?"

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* Lawyer: "How long have you been a French Canadian?"

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* Witness: "He was about medium height and had a beard."

* Lawyer: "Was this a male or a female?"

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* Lawyer: "Mr. Slatery, you went on a rather elaborate honeymoon, didn't you?"

* Witness: "I went to Europe, sir."

* Lawyer: "And you took your new wife?"

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* Lawyer: "I show you Exhibit 3 and ask you if you recognize that picture."

* Witness: "That's me."

* Lawyer: "Were you present when that picture was taken?"

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* Lawyer: "Were you present in court this morning when you were sworn in?"

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* Lawyer: "Do you know how far pregnant you are now?"

* Witness: "I'll be three months on November 8."

* Lawyer: "Apparently, then, the date of conception was August 8?"

* Witness: "Yes."

* Lawyer: "What were you doing at that time?"

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* Lawyer: "How many times have you committed suicide?"

* Witness: "Four times."

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* Lawyer: "Do you have any children or anything of that kind?"

* Lawyer: "She had three children, right?"

* Witness: "Yes."

* Lawyer: "How many were boys?"

* Witness: "None."

* Lawyer: "Were there any girls?"

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* Lawyer: "You don't know what it was, and you didn't know what it looked like, but can you describe it?"

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* Lawyer: "You say that the stairs went down to the basement?"

* Witness: "Yes."

* Lawyer: "And these stairs, did they go up also?"

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