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" When a witness whom it is intended -~' tendin bg tote to. corroborate gives evidence of any relev , ant con'o ora , .' , . evidence of fact, he, may be questioned as to any other rele~a~tflWt,circumstances which he observed, at or near, to the admIssIble, t. 1 t h. h . h I t I!. t . d Ime or p ace a w IC suc re evan J.ac occurre, if the Court is of opinion that such circumstances,. if proved, would corroborate the testimony, of the witness as to the relevant fact which he testifies. . ' Illust1'ation. A, an accomplice, gives an account of a robbery in which he took part. He describesvarious incidents unconnected with the robbery ,which occurred on his way. to and from the place II where it was committed. . ... Indepe~d~nt evidence of these facts may be" given in order ',.',">- to corrobor~tehis evidenceas to the robbery itself. , "'I Former 157 ~ .In order to corroborate the tes~~monyof s~tementsof a witness any former statement made by such witness wItnessmay .' , . ' be provedto relatIng to the same fact, at or about the time when l~~~~b~:~l~ the fact .took place,. or before any authority legally monyas to competent to mvestIgate the fact, may be proved. ' same flWt, 'What mat. 158: Whenever any statement, relev~nt un,der ters m~ybe section' thirty-two or thirty-three, is proved, all mat- proved ill con- t ' b d 8th . 'd t t ' d ' 8 t . t nectionwith ers ma,y e prove, el er ill or er 0 con ra IC or 0 , provedstate. coro~orate it, or in order to ,im~ea:chor confirm ~he ,-.( mentrelev~nt credIt; of' the Person by whom It was made which . ~ under section ..., , 32 or 33, might have been proved if that person had been called as a witness and had denied upon cross-examination the truth of the matter suggested. . ' , 15,9~' A witness may, while, under ex:a.mination, refresh his memory by referring to any writing made by hiP;1~e1fat the time of the' transaction Concerning which ho is questioned, or so soon afterwards that the Court' considers it' likely that the transaction was at that time fresh. in his memory. ' ' " , trhc '" , '.Ev'idence . : :.-l~T I .' . r { j " ~ '" " .',; I- Refreshing memory. ", , 7 () . .: , ! " -1872.] Evidence. , ',?c' I " , The.-witness ,may also refer to any such writing made by any other' person, and read by the witne~s within the tim$Laforesaid,if when he'read it he knew . ' , , I It to be correct. ' ,; .. Whenever a Iwitness may refresh his memory by Whenwit- reference' to any document, he may, with the permis- ness~a~ uso sion of the Court, refer to a copy of such document: :~!t 0 to o~~: ,--'- Provided the ,Court be satisfied that there is sufficient freshmemory. reason for the'non-production of the original. .;' An expert' may refresh his memory by reference to professionaltreatises. ' .' .