Day 259 - 10 Jun 96 - Page 64
1 A. They were American -- I thought they were American
2 tourists because -- I do not know whether you -- they were
3 dressed like they were on the golf course. He was wearing
4 checked trousers and a sort of pullover. It was just a
5 very peculiar American way that you see around London.
6
7 Q. So, you did not kind of hear them talking about their
8 holiday, or anything like that?
9 A. No.
10
11 Q. You were not aware of whether or not they could have been
12 journalists or members of the legal profession in America,
13 or just people who were English who happened to like
14 dressing like they were going on a golf course?
15 A. I said it was my impression that they -- they looked
16 like tourists to me, and they looked like American
17 tourists.
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19 Q. You go solely on their dress for the basis of that; it was
20 not anything they said?
21 A. They did not appear to be in here in a professional,
22 for a professional reason. They were not making notes.
23 They were not even taking that much notice of what was
24 going on, to be honest.
25
26 Q. You said that they did not look at the leaflet while you
27 were watching them?
28 A. I do not think so, no.
29
30 Q. How long were you watching them for, or was this just
31 something you noticed?
32 A. Well, I noticed the leaflet. They left a long time
33 before me.
34
35 Q. Did you notice whether or not they had this with them when
36 they left?
37 A. Yes, they did.
38
39 Q. Basically, you say you know it was the fact sheet because
40 of the front cover?
41 A. Yes, I think that is right.
42
43 MS. STEEL: OK. No further questions.
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45 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Do you want to put whether there was a pile
46 there, if there is any challenge? If you do not know, you
47 cannot put it. But if there is any challenge to there
48 being a pile of copies of the leaflet complained of in
49 court behind you, available for people to take, then you
50 should put it to Mr. Howes.
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52 MS. STEEL: The witness did not see any being taken, so.....
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54 MR. JUSTICE BELL: But the inference which I might draw is that
55 if there was a pile of leaflets, as he described them,
56 there and then someone who has the appearance of being a
57 tourist who has come into court leaves with one in his or
58 her hand, it might be an inference I would draw that they
59 had picked it up on off the readily available pile. If you
60 are saying you do not know anything about it, you can just
