Mr. Inskip.- Why in the nude? – I wanted the opportunity to search his clothing and his person.

Mr. Byrd said he had not punished the boy until the next day because he had seemed to go into a strange trance.

Asked by Mr. Inskip what he was looking for, Mr. Byrd said: “I was looking for drugs and marks on his body.”

He added that he did not wish to suggest that the boy was taking drugs.

The trial was adjourned until today.

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