TO REFRESH. To reexamine a subject by having a reference to something
connected with it.
2. A witness has a right to examine a memorandum or paper which he made
in relation to certain facts, when the same occurred, in order to refresh
his memory, but the paper or memorandum itself is not evidence. 5 Wend. 301;
12 S. & R. 328; 6 Pick. 222; 1 A. K. Marsh. 188; 2 Conn. 213. See 1 Rep.
Const. Ct. 336, 373, 423.