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Some genius at the end of the table whereat the affair was being talked over, said, 'Look here! I don't believe lawyers are any good. Get a man to wire to Strickland, and beg him to come down and pull us through.' SOME GENIUS AT THE END OF THE TABLE WHEREAT THE AFFAIR WAS BEING TALKED OVER SAID LOOK HERE I DON'T BELIEVE LAWYERS ARE ANY GOOD GET A MAN TO WIRE TO STRICKLAND AND BEG HIM TO COME DOWN AND PULL US THROUGH
were divided. Some two-thirds of the station jumped at once to the conclusion that Biel was guilty; but a dozen men who knew and liked him held by him. Biel was furious and surprised. He denied the whole thing, and vowed that he would thrash Bronckhorst within an inch of his life. No jury, we knew, would convict a man on the criminal count on native evidence in a land where you can buy a murder-charge, including the corpse, all complete for fifty-four rupees; but Biel did not care to scrape through by the benefit of a doubt. He wanted the whole thing cleared; but, as he said one night, 'He can prove anything with servants' evidence, and I've only my bare word.' This was almost a month before the case came on; and beyond agreeing with Biel, we could do little. All that we could be sure of was that the native evidence would be bad enough to blast Biel's character for the rest of his service; for when a native begins perjury he perjures himself thoroughly. He does not boggle over details.  THEY PLEASED OPINIONS WERE DIVIDED SOME TWO THIRDS OF THE STATION JUMPED AT ONCE TO THE CONCLUSION THAT BEALE WAS GUILTY BUT A DOZEN MEN WHO KNEW AND LIKED HIM HELD BY HIM BEALE WAS FURIOUS AND SURPRISED HE DENIED THE WHOLE THING AND VOWED THAT HE WOULD THRASH BRONCURST WITHIN AN INCH OF HIS LIFE NO JURY WE KNEW WOULD CONVICT A MAN ON THE CRIMINAL COUNT ON NATIVE EVIDENCE IN A LAND WHERE YOU CAN BUY A MURDER CHARGE INCLUDING THE CORPSE ALL COMPLETE FOR FIFTY FOUR RUPEES BUT BEALE DID NOT CARE TO SCRAPE THROUGH BY THE BENEFIT OF A DOUBT HE WANTED THE WHOLE THING CLEARED BUT AS HE SAID ONE NIGHT HE CAN PROVE ANYTHING WITH SERVANTS EVIDENCE AND I HAVE ONLY MY BARE WORD THIS WAS ALMOST A MONTH BEFORE THE CASE CAME ON AND BEYOND AGREEING WITH BEALE WE COULD DO LITTLE ALL THAT WE COULD BE SURE OF WAS THAT THE NATIVE EVIDENCE WOULD BE BAD ENOUGH TO BLAST BEALE'S CHARACTER FOR THE REST OF HIS SERVICE FOR WHEN A NATIVE BEGINS PERJURY HE PURGES HIMSELF THOROUGHLY HE DOES NOT BOGGLE OVER DETAILS
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