Part 131

Mr. Gurney. Very likely not.

Cross-examined by Mr. Richardson.

Q. Did you carry this box of papers before the Grand Jury?

A. Yes I did, the writing desk.

Q. By whose orders was that done?

A. By orders of the Secretary of State, of Mr. Beckett; I was subpoenaed to bring it before the Grand Jury, and I carried the subpoena to take directions from Mr. Beckett the Under Secretary of State.

Q. You received Mr. Beckett's orders to do it?

A. With the subpoena I told Mr. Beckett I had received an order to take it before the Grand Jury, and I did so.

Mr. Park. There are no subpoenas for the Grand Jury.

Mr. Gurney. There are indeed, Crown Office subpoenas.

Mr. Richardson. By whose order were the seals put on at Edinburgh taken off?

A. By order of Mr. Beckett.

Q. That was before you went before the Grand Jury?

A. Yes.

Q. Has the box remained in your possession ever since you took it at Edinburgh?

A. Yes, ever since when I went a journey to Holland; in my absence Mr. Tahourdin wished to see it, and Mr. Musgrave opened it for him.

Q. Except the time you took a journey to Holland it has been in your possession?

A. Yes.

Q. Had the seals been opened before that time, before you went to Holland?

A. They had.

Q. In whose possession was it during the time of your absence?

A. Mr. Musgrave's, and he delivered it up to me again.

Q. Who is Mr. Musgrave?

A. One of the clerks in the Office.

Q. How long were you absent?

A. A week or ten days.

Q. Has it been in your possession ever since your return?

A. Yes, it has.