§ SIR JAMES FERGUSSONsaid, he rose to ask the Judge Advocate, Whether the witnesses sent home from India for the defence of Colonel Crawley were privately cross-examined by the Deputy Judge Advocate at any time previous to their appearing before the Court Martial at Alder-shot?
MR. HEADLAMsaid, in reply, that it was not correct that any witnesses were sent over from India expressly for the defence of Colonel Crawley. What took place was this:—A General order was issued by Sir Hugh Rose that all persons knowing anything of the matter should be sent over to England; upon their arrival, Colonel Sir Alfred Horsford, who was appointed to conduct the prosecution, applied to the Deputy Judge Advocate and asked his advice as to the course he should pursue, 1905 and undoubtedly the Deputy Judge Advocate gave the most obvious advice under the circumstances—namely, that the first thing was to ascertain what each person who had been thus sent over could prove, and they were examined for that purpose.