A judge was instructing the jury that a witness was not necessarily to be regarded as untruthful because he changed his statement after he gave it to the police For example he said when I entered my chambers today I was positive that I had my gold watch in my pocket But then I remembered that I left in on my nightstand in my bedroom When the judge returned home that evening his wife asked him Why so much urgency for your watch? Isn`t sending three men to pick it up for you a bit extreme? What? said the judge I didn`t send anyone for my watch let alone three people What did you do? I gave it to the first one said the wife he knew exactly where it was

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