 | Criminal law - 1905 - 620 pages
...by the interpreter to the witness in the Chinese language if the witness does not speak English: — "You shall tell the truth, and the whole truth; the...truth, your soul will be cracked like the saucer." R. v. Entrehman, C. & M. 248 Eoscoe's Criminal Evidence, 12th ed., page 105. [HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE,... | |
 | Austin Abbott - Civil procedure - 1900 - 634 pages
...saucer, the oath being administered through an interpreter in these words: "You shall tell the truth, the whole truth; the saucer is cracked, and if you...truth your soul will be cracked like the saucer." A witness who believes in a religion other than the Christian may take the usual oath where no objection... | |
 | H. V. Edwards - Law - 1901 - 330 pages
...Roscoe) oe sworn by requiring him to break a China saucer, the following words being interpreted to him : "You shall tell the truth, and the whole truth, the...truth, your soul will be cracked like the saucer." The most usual form here is the extinguishing of a lighted match by the witness, followed by a, warning... | |
 | Thomas Chitty - Civil procedure - 1902 - 976 pages
...it : this oath is then administered : You shall tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth : the saucer is cracked, and if you do not tell...truth, your soul will be cracked like the saucer. 4. Affirmation on giving Evidence viva voce. 1. By a Witness who objects to be sworn, and states as... | |
 | Frederick Pollock, Robert Campbell, Oliver Augustus Saunders, Arthur Beresford Cane, Joseph Gerald Pease, William Bowstead - Law reports, digests, etc - 1904 - 952 pages
...interpreter, administered the oath in these words, which were translated by the interpreter into the Chinese language, — " You shall tell the truth and the whole...assault. Sentence— fourteen days' imprisonment. 1842. CA8TLEMAN v. HICKS. l*'eb. 26. (Car. & M. 266—269 ; SC 2 Moo. & Bob. 42.'.) Ateizf*. The plaintiff... | |
 | Ernest Bowen-Rowlands - Criminal procedure - 1904 - 484 pages
...witness-box, and having broken a china saucer placed in his hand, the oath is administered as follows : — " You shall tell the truth, and the whole truth, the...truth, your soul will be cracked like the saucer." See B. v. Entrehman, O. & Mar. 248. 20. Who is called to speak only as to character. " You shall true... | |
 | 1907 - 668 pages
...given to him. This he proceeds to break in pieces, and the following oath is then administered : " You shall tell the truth and the whole truth. The...truth your soul will be cracked like the saucer." Other symbolic variations of the Chinese oath are the extinguishing of a candle or cutting off a cock's... | |
 | Sidney Lovell Phipson - Evidence (Law) - 1907 - 796 pages
...23). The Chinese are usually sworn by the ceremony of breaking a saucer, with the admonition:—"You shall tell the truth and the whole truth ; the saucer...the truth your soul will be cracked like the saucer" (Rv Entrehman, Car. A M. 248 ; Stringer, 124 ; Times, sup.). Another form is for the witness to write... | |
 | Law - 1903 - 732 pages
...administered the oath in these woiOs, which were translated by the interpieter into the Chinese language: 'Vou shall tell the truth and the whole truth. The saucer...truth your soul will be cracked like the saucer.' " (R. v. Entiehman, J Car. & M. 248). AMERICAN NEWS Sir Frederick Pollock, KC, LL.D., D. CL, lately... | |
 | Walter Marion Chandler - Trials (Blasphemy) - 1908 - 436 pages
...saucer, the oath being administered through an interpreter in these words: "You shall tell the truth, the whole truth; the saucer is cracked, and if you...truth, your soul will be cracked like the saucer." Examination of Witnesses. — As an act of caution against the admission of irrelevant testimony, and... | |
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You shall tell the truth, and the whole truth; the saucer is cracked, and if you do not tell the truth, your soul will be cracked like the saucer. 
