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I ordered him to leave it where it was and said "I am
going to the West Ham Town Hall, and it will be advisable for
you to accompany me." He did so. At the Town Hall
I asked the Caretaker for any of the Inspectors, but was
informed that they were all away and the office closed.
King now said to me, "Do you want the Inspector?" I said
"Yes." He said, "I think I know where he lives." I replied
" Then come along and show me."
We arrived at Inspector Bannington's, and in his house I
briefly gave him the history of the case, afterwards we all three
proceeded to the slaughter-house in Chadwin Road. Mr.
Bannington seized the carcase and had it removed to the Town
Hall.
Before the carcase was seized, Mr. Bannington and I
questioned King as to the price he paid for it. He said he had
not paid anything, but had brought it away on the understanding
with Galinsky that he would do the best he could for
him. He said he was sent for by Galinsky, and on his arrival
at the cowshed he found the cow dead, and he at once cut its
throat. He said it had been dead ten minutes.
On being asked by Mr. Bannington why he did not come
and inform him of the carcase (seeing that he had previously
had asked him to do so in all cases), he replied, "If Mr. Abson
had not come so soon I should have come across to your place."
On Monday, October 17th, I interviewed Mr. King at his
shop in Burdett Road, and asked him if he had dealt with
Galinsky before. He said, "Yes, many times, the last was
about three months ago, when I bought one for £14 or
£15 10s." I said to him, "How did you arrange and settle
the transaction." He replied, "I paid for it at once, I wrote
him a cheque at the time of seeing the cow." He also said that
when he cut the cow in the cowshed she flinched. (Previously
he said she had been dead ten minutes.)
During my visit to No 64, Pelham Street, on Saturday,
October 15th, Mrs. Galinsky informed me that when Mr.
Harrison was there he said that the cow was a good fat one,
and she would be fit for food. On the following day, at the
same premises, Mr. Galinsky made a similar statement.