Originally posted by NotBlamedForNothing
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"I was in the yard of the club this morning about twenty minutes to one. At half-past twelve I had come out into the street to get a breath of fresh air. There was nothing unusual in the street. So far as I could see I was out in the street about half an hour,..."
This is good, he was out for 30 minutes, so must have seen something?
Ah, but wait...
"I came out first at half-past twelve to get a breath of fresh air. I passed out into the street, but did not see anything unusual.... I remained out until twenty minutes to one, and during that time no one came into the yard".
So now, Lave was only out for 10 minutes, that must limit what he could witness?
Oh, but it gets worse...
"Another member of the club, a Russian named Joseph Lave, feeling oppressed by the smoke in the large room, went down into the court about 20 minutes before the body was discovered, and walked about in the open air for about five minutes or more.
So, was he really only out for 5 minutes, or more?
So, quite possibly didn't see anything.
Which do we believe?
I don't think we can believe any of them, one may be correct, but which one, and how do we know?
Lave must have given a statement to police, but the coroner did not choose him for the inquest, so perhaps it was the last quote that is the true one?
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