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Murder Times
Based on Witness For The Prosecution by Agatha Christie |
October/November1954 |
London, England |
Volume1, #1 |
A Young Man Murders Rich Older Woman
Leonard Vole a young
married man, was accused of murdering a rich middle- aged
woman by the name of Emily French. Mr. Vole was in
disbelief. He claims that it wasn't him. I can't
see why they don't think it was a burglar, said Mr.
Vole. The police say that that window was smashed and
everything was thrown around. Mr. Vole only has one
witness who says it wasn't him, his wife.
On the night of
October 14 at approxitmely 9:30 P.M. someone forcefully
entered Miss French's apartment and killed her. Janet
Mackenzie, her maid, entered the apartment at 11:00 that
evening and found Miss French lying on the floor.
It seems as if she was coshed on the back of
the head and killed, stated Ms. Mackenzie. Leonard
visited Sir Wilfrid's chambers and explained everything
to him. Mr. Vole said that he met Miss Frenc one day when
her parcels fell in the middle of the street. He helped
her pick them up and walked her to the curb before a bus
could hit her. He visited her home a few times, and once
the day she was killed. He said I got there at a
quarter to eight. I had a cup of coffee and played a game
of Double Demon. Then at nine o' clock I said good night
to her and went home."
He says that his
walk home was 25 minutes. He didn't come across any body
on the way home. Mr. Vole claims he was home with his
wife at 9:30. Romaine Vole , his wife, is his only alibi,
and it will be hard for her to help him, for the simple
fact that his wife is probably not a credible witness
said a police source. The police had a warrant for Mr.
Vole's arrest. He was picked up from Sir Wilfrid's
chambers and charged for Miss French's murder. Sir
Wilfrid and Mr. Mayhew, a solicitor, will be representing
Leonard Vole at his trial. There is a good chance that
Mr. Myers will be the prosecutor of the case. |
Mistake In The British Justice System -Editorial
It was the
beginning of November and a young fellow named Leonard
Vole went to Sir Wilfrid's chambers and asked him for
help. He had been accused of murdering Miss Emily French,
a middle aged woman, on Oct 24, 1954. Mr. Vole went on
trial, and only had one witness who said he's innocent,
his wife, Romaine Vole. The jury made many mistakes. One
of them was acquitting Mr. Vole. He was found innocent of
all the charges.
His story was so weak, yet the jury
still believed him. What caused them to acquit him? It
turns out that Mrs. Vole had testified against her
husband and told the court that he did murder Miss
French. She claims that he admitted to the murder, but
before the trial she had told cops that he didn't do it.
She said that he was home with her at the time of the
murder. This lady was not a credible witness. She tricked
the court into believing that he did kill Emily French.
While on the stand she put on a different role. She acted
nasty and snotty. She did this for one reason only. She
wanted the jury to hate her, and it worked. That was
where the mistake occured. The jury is not supposed to
reach a verdict because of a witness' attitude but on the
facts of the case. Mrs. Vole had every one fooled in that
courtroom. |
Leonard Vole Murdered Outside Courtroom
Leonard Vole, the
man acquitted of the murder of Emily French, was killed
by his wife. The cause of death was a stab to the back.
Mr. Vole was an unemployed fellow, who lived with his
wife in an apartment. He was charged with the murder of
Emily French, and acquitted by a jury. He seemed vey
happy to win the case. Apparently after the case he
was involoved in an argument with his wife and was
killed. He didn't have many friends, except for Emily
French. She left all her money to him in her will. |
Witness For Prosecution Two Thumbs Up!! - Review
I really enjoyed
reading the play by Agatha Christie. It had me guessing a
lot of times. The use of irony by the author had me
thinking one thing and another happens. I guess that was
what made the play exciting.
I was disapointed by the fact that
Romaine went against her husband for a little while, but
when I found out why I felt happy. The ending really
dissapointed me , because I wanted to read how
Leonard used the money. Other than that, like
Siskel and Ebert, I give the play two thumbs up. I
recommend other teens to read it. |
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