loveritas Wrote:
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> Breaking News
>
> Creighton's legal team in the high profile case of
> Creighton v Vyse was the subject of much
> speculation today. Not because of any hard
> evidence (nothing has been provided along that
> line yet), but because they did not appear in
> court. Nary a whimper from the plaintiff's table.
>
> The jury was not impressed as they are looking
> forward to a summer break from the stuffiness of
> the courtroom and wish to deliver a verdict ASAP.
> The judge was similarly ticked off.
>
> Where are they?
>
> As this case is the perfect platform for Professor
> Femano to show the world just what constitutes his
> "higher standard of proof", the court was again
> totally bewildered by the strategy of Creighton's
> legal team.
>
> The jury was hoping that Scott Creighton would
> provide the bona fides of John Snape - an expert
> witness for the plaintiff - so as to clear any
> suspicion that he could be Gilligan.
>
> As well, it was thought that Gilligan would clear
> any doubts as to any mistaken identity. This was
> not to be.
>
> If Creighton's team cannot prove that John Snape
> is an "independant researcher and art expert" of
> sufficient stature to warrant being a reliable
> source of technical expertise in painting and
> brushwork, the judge will direct the jury to
> ignore any evidence from this person. As Gilligan
> merely repeats the conclusions of Snape, his
> testimony is likely to be thrown out of court.
>
> Whilst Creighton and his team feel no remorse at
> vilifying a dead man, his descendants might object
> to such behaviour. Hanging as a punishment for
> forgery was abolished in Britain in 1836, only one
> year before Vyse's Egyptian expedition. The crime
> for which Vyse is accused may not have been a
> capital offence, however, the charge of forgery is
> a serious one.
>
> The success of Creighton's team in proving beyond
> a reasonable doubt, that the Khufu cartouche in
> Campbell's Chamber is a forgery, is looking more
> forlorn by the moment.
>
> Of course, Creighton could take the stand and
> clear up any suspicions, but maybe he will invoke
> "plausible deniability" and euphemistically,
> "throw the useful idiots under the bus."
>
> Court is adjourned.
>
> lover


Smoking guns tend to explode in your hands.....


Perhaps that is why Scott can no longer type for himself


Warwick