He did nofc use his two hands to prevent" her from going oub of the room. When sho screamed she succeeded in geb tinjj away from him. There was nothing fchon to prevent her screaming and rushing down the stairs. As sho was going away, but boforo she got oub of the room, accused naked hor for a kiss,and she started to run down tho stairs, The accused came to tho top of tho stairs, and putting his hand in hm pockob said : " Here, I'll give you a übilling to buy aomo lollies. Don't make a noino," Shomtwitgontlemanab bho footof the htairu. Witness said sho had a bad memory, butujho did not) toll him, aa ehe did not like'

to. She wanted to tell her mother first. When she got to the bottom of the stairs she stopped crying. The whole of this was not the creation of imagination. The accused did nob simply turn at the top landing: and say, "There is no one up here ; that is the way down, my girl." She uaed to live tit Avondale for a little over a year. She knew a Mr Joseph Arm strong, a settler there. Witness used to take milk to his place mornings and even ings. Sometimes she used to stay a little while talking. He never used bad lan guage to her. Witness had never charged him with having sworn at her. She ceased to supply him with milk because he did nob want it any longer.-—George Samuel Graham was called. Hβ occupied ofSce3 in the Government Insurance Buildings. He knew the accused, and had seen him at his office several times during the past three months. Hβ remembered seeing him there on the 3rd of the month about three o'clock in tho afternoon. Cross-examined by Mr Cotter: \Vitlle3s was iv his office about five minutes before the accused came in on that occasion, and was also there for about 15 minutes after he bad gone out. During that feimo he heard no noise. There was nothing ex traordinary in the manner or business of tho accused on that occasion. The door of his oflioQ pulled riyht back so that it might be difficult to see the name on (she door. Re-examined : The name might escape the notice- of anyone net keeping a special look-out. 