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- Ghostly chair in cellar jumps up and down on three legs, points with fourth at spot on floor. Witnesses dig up body from under floor. E539.4.1
- Solomon able to detect truth without evidence of witnesses. J1140.1
- Detection of theft by finding bag-repairer. Two men are in a lawsuit and before witnesses seal the documents in a bag to await arrival of the king. One of the men cuts the bag open, changes the documents, and has a repairer sew it up again. On the king's arrival the change is discovered. By having a fine carpet repaired the expert repairer is discovered. Confession follows. J1141.5
- Separate examination of witnesses discredits testimony. J1153
- Susanna and the elders: separate examination of witnesses. Testimony as to exact circumstances of her deed does not agree. Witnesses discredited. J1153.1
- Witnesses to make image of diamond they claim to have seen. J1154.2
- False witnesses cannot describe stolen jewel. J1154.3
- Bribed witnesses nonplussed when judge asks wrong question. J1157
- Plaintiff in court beats thief since he had not warned him ahead of time to have witnesses to robbery. Judge has refused to inquire for lack of witnesses. J1191.6
- Priest preaches about bishop's amour. Bishop has fined priest for incontinence. Priest hides and witnesses amorous intrigue between bishop and abbess, hearing bishop refer to the abbess's charms in biblical similes. Priest incorporates overheard references in his introduction to the Mass and is asked for an explanation. Bishop returns his fine. J1211.1.1
- Robbed man blames thief for not warning him so that he could have witnesses to the theft. J2223.1
- Deceptive bargain: first to say "Good morning." The first to give the greeting shall have the disputed property. The trickster is early on the scene and witnesses the other's adultery. He may keep the property without saying good morning. K176
- Thief condemned when witnesses of theft are able to find the stolen goods. K424
- Opposing witnesses's pockets filled with dung. Discredited. K1291
- The Cranes of Ibycus. Murdered man calls on cranes, the only witnesses of the murder, to avenge him. The cranes follow the murderer and point him out. N271.3
- At a hanging the witnesses are bigger thieves than the culprit. (Cf. U10.) U119.1.2
- Blind, lame, and deaf as witnesses in court. X141