పుట:Sweeyacharitramu Kandukuri VeeresalINGAM 1915 450 P Sarada Niketanam Guntur.pdf/78

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>ూ స్వీయ చ రి త్ర ము was a regular meeting about the business at the house of pleader Veeraswamy Nayudu (plaintiff's 11th witness) to which defendant was summoned at plaintiff's own request. This witness distinctly corroborates defendant in stating that when defendant, at that meeting, expressed to plaintiff his belief as the result of his enquiries that plaintiff had instigated the stone-pelting, plaintiff was silent—conduct strongly calculated to corroborate Sankaramma's accusations. Plaintiff himself practically admitted this fact in cross-examination and was not asked, in re-examination to explain it, but his I Ith witness says that he kept quiet because there had been hot words between him and defendant at Venkatramayya's (4th defence witness's) house about the same matter. This explanation, however, cannot be accepted because it is certain that there was no meeting at Venkatramayya's house till the 2nd August. 20. In reply to plaintiff's 11th witness at the meeting on 3oth July, defendant gave the names of his informants. who, with the suspected lads, were sent for, and in consequence of what passed, defendant says he was confirmed in his belief against plaintiff while plaintiff's 11th witness. himself says he came to the conclusion that the three suspected lads should be sent away. The 17th defence witness. who was present at that meeting, swears that he then mentioned in plaintiff's presence that Sankaramma had complained to himself that plaintiff had instigated these pupils to pelt the stones because she had refused to accede. to plaintiff's request to send the boy's wife to live with, him. The 5th defence witness, who was Sankaramma's and Ramabrahmam's pleader in the stone-pelting case, was also present at that meeting and says that he had told defendant the result of his own enquiries and that when, at the meeting, he intimated his intention of filing a charge against the plaintiff, plaintiff said nothing. This witness adds that