The Japanese man did come to my chamber with tea brew'd in a pot.
'Twas in my cup alone that the wicked miscreant secretly pour'd his wicked poison.
Whilst feigning distraction in our debate, ne'er did a drop of his own drink pass his lips.
When he departed by and by, I did use the tea that remain'd in his cup to make my coins of ice.
Thus 'tis no surprise that poison be not found in the tea I did pour into the moulds of soap.
The Tea Inconsistency: Cross Examination
Judicial Findings: The Jurors' Contentions
Judicial Findings
- The Jurors' Contentions -
Juror No. 1: I'm a man of logic, me. And having considered all the evidence, the defendant must logically be guilty. Juror No. 2: I do agree that gas is far too expensive. I can quite understand why the man would want to avoid paying. Juror No. 3: The stuff explodes and it can poison you! It's absolutely lethal, gas is! Juror No. 4: Gas doesn't come for free! It costs a fortune to deliver it around the city and maintain the pipes! Juror No. 5: Truth be told, the tea my wife serves up for me is a little...sketchy at times. Juror No. 6: If nothing else passed the victim's lips that night, there's no other explanation, is there?
