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TRIAL OF NICHOLSON

FOR THE

• MURDER Or MR. AND MRS, BoNATs.

.I.4AtnrroNE, VainAv, AUG. 'XL
n son t erpetrator of
.these foul and
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atrocious intirders, wasp as we have stated,
ehnveyed front the Cold Rath rieldg Prison to.
itlaidStone, ott• 'Wednesday last: He;quitted his
cell, double ironed, w,lth greatelleerfulness, and
seemed to regard his approaching 6141 as a source
Of peculiar satisfaction.. HO was dressed ia 'a com-
plete suit of black, , and took his seat in a .post-.'
chaise and pair with. perfect composing. . Ttvo.cif,
the jailors got into the chaise with him ; they sat
hack, and he sat ti little, forward; so that all his
'motions could be closely :watched. - Mr: Bonar,,
\i Buse attention' to. theprisonerlitts.beeo almOst
incessant since his cinumitrueut Was Aeon. the
spot, and regarded with. great inintrienesOevery
1'11)6" Had actin of the man whet had so ;mac-
,coantably •Inal so cruelly deprived him of his pa-
vents. An immense cant ourse of spectators were
also assembled; and as the murderer passed them,
they could not withhold a .natural expression of
their abhorrence of such a monster. Me. Bo.=
acemnpanied, by two "friends, proceeded
;a his own travelling chariot. atter the chaise
hi which the' prisoner sat, and necompanied
him all the way to Maidstone. The intelligence
of the intended removal of Nicholson had spread
along' the road,. and in all the towns through
'which he passed, altumber of iintividualS were, as-
sembled to take a transient view of avian whose'
eriMes hail excited such extraordinary sensations.
As he moved along, lie seemed to be absorbed in
deep thought, and paid little attention to outward
objects. He was pale, the, natural consequence
aids indisposition, and close confinement, but
did not slew any symptoms .of apprehanSion or
oaeasiness at his approaching ordeal.—The horses,'
both of the post-chaise, and Mr. Bowles elm—
were changed at Farningliam, where some:
wine Was given to the prisoner. He took it with.
aPparetit pleasure, and pledged his companions.
At Maidstotie, thetowns-people, and the inha-
bitants of the, surrouoiling country for mile f; dis-
t•a,", ;latices to tiet, a glimpse (if his person,
rambled he prodigious crowds op the road within
two miles. of, the town, which was lined for that
distance nearly, three deep, and every chaise
which approached was prottoirtirA to be that in
which the object of general curiosity was seated,
bisanpointment, hoveyer, attended .their le'pes ;
, for Mr, bonar. and. ins friends foreseeing unplea •
sant conseghences troth a public entry into Maid-
stone by the n's .route, prodently torncd ott the
ttiain road.at AOesfOril, and taking the Itodiester
road, thus., by at circuitous course, avoidvd the
throng 'who awaited their arrival in.the other .di-
reetion. They (uttered the teem,, at a place in
'which they were not expected,
,atnd were thus.
enabled to 'react! the jail without,interruption.
Ivichoisoa,.on stoppin!, at the portal of the jail,,
seemed to shnifder, bet inneediately recovering
restitnedhii: wonted firmness, and stepped
out of the chaise With apparent coat entire. Ile
was taken by each aria by his .companions,
was forthwith condected to a room which had. been ,prepared for hiS.reception, and to which he
was Lidlowed by Mt,, Boom' and his „friends. seas _asked how he.feli • .after his join 'ley, and
briefly replied," very Well.". 'As the usual hour
k,r locking up the prisoners hail then arrived,
strangers were requested to qUit the prison, d
be was left, after being supplied with a slightare n-
Past, to the'care of those persons who had been
deputed to remain tip with hint the Whole of the
bight.
The examplary and amiable 'characters' of "Mr.
_o_d Mrs. &liar were so univyrsalty known and
"tetmled throughout the county of Kent; and
their loss was s'o sincerely deplored, that it was
n_ ,
l'te*ntlit the ondertut many should feel desirons of being
trial'of the nein who, without any
ttlP,:" It cause, or actuating motive, had deinived
tlll '
tb„,ie eXIStetICCi which was 'a hii:s4.ing to all
he„ee
(7tint the reach of their lienevolepee ; and
that the'?" readers will not be surpriied to hear
to, an I.olrn of Maidstone was literati; crowded
for tioit ciVertioW," with persons drawn thither
ot be PthOose. Beds; in many instances, could
Nvere forPl*(lo4red at any price ; and those who
dation,
,ttntate enough to obtain such accointho-
llett, to pig a Most exorbitant peket,,, The
wlio mit"tri end other inns, were tided; with
.parties
ability tip the Whole of the night, froutt‘heirqn-
r
nat. • • -
:wigs w ottgoigs ; anti many temporary,
their taa., ere el'cted for the horses,. who; like,
resuess,;:ers,:, were doomed to ,pass'a night of
eess .
Air.l3c,
, no.yatigue.
.•
(1",::4t the hid his friends took , their resi7.
i6,inete Louse of, a gentleman in the town
Nvs4 Titit filler there was not a Private house whiel.
est„ti,l with visitors.
nialtittide`ptiorning, as early as six o'clock, the
dt,,,in.;'
at! de
to assemble opposite, the Gaol
to. 1'1.1,0.t
ott• in he hope of 'gaining
i.ppaired t; ant, and others, who de-,
gicz- ielvantag;e, With the view of oh-
iht! (;;;wili,se ()E thetutt;..derer.. ',llw streets
tne 'wtailows „:„`C, the (ourt-houte were lined, and
IvAitli,"l4%-tator,-.4( turps of the hoUsea'we're filled
, vont half. I
4).7-Mt• Plait seven, MrSonar, accompanier
'
e Con t en,
Under Sheriff) p.oceeded to,
side , tied le •L.
MS' seat on One of the benches.
red " nogeo el ' S fterwards seve-
tbe opo a
Places, 1.1 'tiagiStrateS of the county Look their
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he r
iii lit Prisoner, •we 'understand,
~.°IOO6L !/lePt. soondl,, 'and on* rhi,ing,Altl
Passed,atrannutt
afa_ll, Poke Wit 4 eomparatit'e
,clieerf4,ilne4 to
taiiiiLe! !ants,
Mt' Hanson, who wai-kberally
th:; 8" 1)Y Air. • conduct the defence of
prisQuor • nal -to
‘1 11;id shortly afterwards visited him, but.
'ilitesset. °tiling. new to commanicate. _He had
Elie ct;io2 a wish to pieadguilty, and thus relieve
flit det, !-I.Of the trouble. and.pain listeniug to
titeadt.lo44 of the circumstances attending the
this, 1,1 B.celte in which he was engaged. From
to ", he was tiissuaded, tool Oinlitted
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, ti,„l7 tn.4l.in the usual Way.
aPprottched for opening the cou'rt,
at, re,„(.,' in its vicinity became- exce.,,iiee, and
theiat'ied the inmost efforts'of Mr. Ditillow, and.
"Toes,.li to prevent them. from fOrChlg
UV t eight o'clock the sound .of the i

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trumpet annonneed the apptintelrof theludget,
and slicirtly. afterwards" Mr. ifithice MATti, en-
tered the Court, and took his seat at- 8 o'clock
exactly., the doorsfor theittlmission of strangirs
were then thrown open, and scarce a moment
elapsetl ere the Court was literailyerammed with
peopre, many of :whom Were, aficoVards turned
out, in `order t() .make room for the Counsel. A
vast number of ladies had arrived in the town, in
the hope of being present during the trial, but
a tew only were able to obtain places, and tho-se
paid dearly by the inconvenience which they suf-
fered, for the gratification of their curiosity.

• „ ,
• Silenceltaving been obtained, the Court .was
opened with the usual forms., after which Nichol-
son, who had been brought.doWn 'from the prison,
on foot, along with some other prisoneri. eschrt-
ed by a number of polirc officers, waS:ealled: lie
advanced from the lower end ()like Court-house,
with a step as firm its his, heavy irons would per-
mit. Around his body was an iron hoop, from
the sides of which Sprang two hand -cuffs-; and 'in
these were. his bands confined, so that he could
nob' '6y possibility lift them above his 'hreust.
'was dressed in- a. plain suit. of black ; and while
lie seemed perfectly, sensible of the awful situation
in which'he stood, he did nut evince any marks sof
fear or hod rat .

looks were sad and gloomy, but upon the.
Wll6le his appearance was composed. He was in—
dieted for petty treason. The indictment differed
from a common indictment for Murder by an aver-
ment, stating that Nicholson was servant to 7Alr.
lunar, and that he traitorousty.as well as felonious-
ly murdered his master.
In stature he is short,heing about five feet six,
his Complexion rather approaches •to dark, his
eyes are full and expressive, Ii is countenance
round, his hair dark brown, and, upon the ‘rhole,
his physiopouty does nut possess any of those
characteristic traits which would denote the mid-.
night assassin., •
Having taken his station. at the Bar, attended
bv a considerable number of officers, :Ai. KNAPP,
clerk of the arraigns, read the indictment- He
then asked tbe,prisoneF whether he was gailty err
not guilty, of the thitigs charged against hfri
the prisoner, after, many efforts to speak,
in a fauttering manner =,s" r know E. am g, ty •
—Limon. what I •liare. committed—l ‘V;;IiCil to
confirm the confession I lia,v• already mute ; hilt
in compliance with the genera! wishes of Mr.
Bonarand Itis friends, plead not guilty. • ;

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Jury were sworn to none of which did
the prisoner make thy objr,ction.

Mr. 11.0fma94 opened the pleadings;' after which
Mr. Set
.jeant Sfirrnatits) rose, , and addressed r!le
Jury to the following effect Gt,uticineu of the
Jury, this is an indictment for petty treason coin-,
mitted by a servant in the' murder of his master,
in whose service he was at the time of his perpetra-
tion of the atrocious act. What its ordinary cases
is called simply murder, this, under peculiar cir-,
eumstances, the wisdom. of the law hai denomi-
bated treason, ranking it next to offences against
talvledSstaecteu:itay fnodthlitise
in is ordained' for 'the. comfort
its domestic relations.--
Against external violence there may be some.
guard ; against domestic treachery there can be
no protection, unlesi the law thus stepped in, and
intvrposed more awful sanctions to make exist-
ence valuable. .

The case would he'proverl so fully by the differ,
out wituesies, at' to leave no doubt, Independently,
of the confession, that .the unfortunate man at the
• bar hitch, committed the dreadful crime imitated to
On the 31st„of last May be was in the ser-
vice ofMr-.l,lottar, in which he had lived for about
'three weeks : be was the only man, servant who
slept in tbe bonse, the rest sleeping it) outer lint-
ments 'over the,stahles he lay in ft room' called
the
,Servantse.hail : Mr. 'and Mrs; flowr slept
in a room at 'some diitance,•,to which there was
an anti room. At twelve ()'clack, Nicholson re-
tired to bed ; Mrs ilonar was nor in heti till tiro
o'clbeg. The next donning the maid-,,,Trant went
up stairs,, andlound: the tutor of the anti-room
. locked on the outside, which unusual circumstance
sheaved that sontebOdy had been to the room ; site
was also alarmed by a'strange anll by dis-
enyering that the NA-Ruhr, which w.t. cuttttuotily
left in the fire-place, bird o,en cared away. She
went to the lady's maid, and telt! her .%!lat she.
had observed.; and nientio.ied • that there were
marks of footsteps,'coming froth the ht!d-room of
Mr. Bonar, though she hart not then .I,,cert,titted
whether they were dirty, or bloody. The Othcr,
hearing these extraordinary eil;ctunstanees„. was
instantly struck with a stispicion nr.'that event
which had'really taket.rplace,•and exclaimed, Poly
master 'and mistress arc muidertir !" Sonic time
afterwards Nichdlson was','observed in the hail,
staring round.hinr,•with evideht signs of pertur
bation anti horror in his countenance. The ser-
vants then proceeded to the bed-room, where the
tody of Mr. lionar was 'seen lying dead upon the
floor, with several woundi in the, bead, his ap-
pearance altogether.denoting a violent struggle
with his. murderer ; close to him Was a poker,
which was obviously the instroment'of his destrue,-
tion. It was
.not, the regular poker of the set.:
vants-hall, but one 'which was frequently used:
there as being lighter and More portable titan the
other—there was also a broken candlestick which
heb),l*.ll to the servants-ball.- Theprisoner after—.
ward!; went up with the servants in tolhe bed-room,
and took aWay twro sheets with blood upon t hem 4 he
carried them doWn stairs,and tied them tip in a sheet
taken from his own bed; oneof the sheets so brottgit t
down .) tad tied up, wa*evidentlya sheet belonging to.
' Nicholson's bed ; and in it, he had; no doubt,:
'Clothed himself ~*hen lie went to perpetrate the
horrible crime,. A grotu Was sent to Bromley
for a surgeon the prisoner, tneantiine, evinced.,
greatanxiety to, go for Mr. Astley Cooper, and
a !torte for that put roae, but Was
iLeiengittoatt"d'eltt he could rant do and the coach
men svti: forced to `do it, fir• him. Ile ritintiooed
this to shew, that Ills perturbation was greater
that the ordinary atnl natural emotion on ituchoccasion, and. plainly arose front
conscious • guilt. There were several other im-
portant eirenwst'ltmes the wiluhaws of' the ser-
vants' ball, which were shut in the evening, were_
seen open at four o'clock on 'Monday mortting by
'a .washerWOnall who wynt to the. boarish ; iroru
NVII jell u.iCttntttlOf .4ppearance 'it was ()nylons that
some person-had opened them between I;: and 4 '

&clock, and ttit pers6ti ninstlave been inside
and as there was :ni) onrward bteaking of. :the.
house, it was clear Niel)Olson 'mast have been the
_bale person in the honse. Other circitdrstances
indnrcd suspicion) and. he, was taken up ; while
lie was in custody, and the Coronei's inquest was
sitting, he turtle an unsuccessful attempt: 6n his
the wound was Sew,,,l np by a surgeon on the
Spk,and there was dprobabilitv of 'his recovery
after a few days the wound broke out afresh,, and
then, being under, an apprehension (it death, he
seat for Mr,'Bonar, and, freely and V'obottarily
made a Confession hi the presence of several per-
sons ; it' was afterwards signed by a Magistrate
(Mr. Wells), who Was relit for to render it per-
fectly regular. It was 'made, no' doubt,' in the
expectation of death, and model. :the' intpression
that it was the only possible way of.reparation for
his dreadful offence: it Was credible, for it gave
a, clear detail. (corroborated by circumstances) of,
the whole of this horrible transaction. All these
facts together, induced a certanitY as to the per-
petrator bt the' crime.
Susannah Curnick Was called, and examined by
Mr. GVII,t•ZEY. ---,She was a servant of the late ,Mr.
-Bomar, who lived at Chislehurst ; the prisoner
;was also a servant, and had been there a month
or five 'weeks; he was footman, and. wore his
master's livery; saw ,her 'master' and mistress at
IQ o'clock on'Snnday,aight ; prisoner slept in the.
servants' hall ; no other Male servant slept there;
at half-past six on Monday morning went Lb thelanti-
room:of her mastes chamber;; Thuml the door of
the anti-room locked on the outside; never sfe,v
it locked before :.went into the breakfast-room ad-
joining, saw foot marks leading from her master's
bed-room ; and the rush-light, whieh !.I,stvilly was
burning in the anti-room, was gotie ; then went
dowe stairs : saw the prisoner about seven o'clock,
in the passage near housekeeper's-room ; he was
dressed all but his coat, he was clear,'and looked
round at ber ; 'nothing particular in his manner)
at lialf-past seven, called tip. Mrs. Clark ; they
went (ii ether to the anti-room ; knelt down and
st‘tw, the footsteps were bloody ; went down and
saw, Penelope Folds, who went into the. room :
she afterts'ardS, herself went in,, and saw her mas-
ter On-the door, covered with a counterpane ; there
was blood all nitwit the room ; did not see the
prisouer in the room. This was about half-past
seven : surgeon was sent for ; prisoner said he
would go fur a surgeon ; saw the prisoner bringsome
.sheets ,very.b!oody froth litr masters_room, into
the:servallts.!-Itall, and wrap theta up (she be-
lieves) in, a sheet from his.bed ; after the disco.
very be was the first ,nian who WPM IMO the
room.; lie came down and sai,j his inte'iter was.
dvittl, find his' mistress still breathing ; told them'
to go, up ; she found a japan candlestick .witicb
belonged to, the house, but not to her masters
yroom ; it wits usually kept in the pantry, near the
servants' hall. . •

Crass-examined by .111r,P0,0f.EY.--WaS in 'the
servants' when trebrought, the sheets ; 'it is
at a great dist:itti-e the bed-room ; first, saW
itim in, the hail with the'sheets ; he looked round
at her; it,was common With him to•look round;
'there was nothing parricidal in his manner..
Re-examined.--He usually spoke to her, but
did not that morning.

'Mary Clark (examined by Mr. Ron
ke Maid Or: Nits. lionar ; saw her tw:ster and
mistress at ten o'clock on Sunday ; went to bed
at two, and rnse half p.ist seven ; .the house.
•inaid told her %hero Were foottharks in the anti-
room ; went with her and silty the marks ; went
to the door.cn. the bed-room, but tines not know
whether she went in ; called t.,u law,thy , maid ;
theyobesitatof which shotild go in : the laundry-
maid opened the 4:hatters, and sere:ollNi out;
went d,,wn.and saes the servants in the hail ; dtieS
not know :vhethcr prisoner was tine; lost her re-
collection on recovery saw the prisoner with
bloo!k• ia the servants-hall ; he told her to
go cp ; slie went and saw her master lying
on L.ln floor covered with a blanket ;he appeared
dead.
Cross-examined.-.--. The first thineshe saw when
she recovered, was the prisoner with the sheets.
Prnelope Folds (examilicid by Serjeant Snnr7
Itikti6).—Was latimitY,inaitl. to Mr. Bonar ; on
the morning of the 31St of May was alarmed by'
the.servants, and went with Mary Clark to her
master's bed-room ; she went and opened part of
the shutters ; then observed th'e body of her mas-
ter on the floor'; did not stop to examine whether
there were any nitwits of violence—he *kis ,coviiefl
with blood ; went down and saw the prisoner in
the servant's-hall ;he wrapt up some sheets in
another sheet ; the prisoner said Airs. &mar was
living, and begged her tngo up stairs-lie went
np7.-..she followed ;. he got into the room by the
time shegot to the door : he took it blanket from
the floor, and covered the hotly of her master.-,-
noes not recollect any thing else'there: saw hint
,with the sheets in the ball before this,.-the sheets
were bloody. He took a sheet from his ?ten
and4itt them. in it : he put the bundle on
the floor_

Thomas Foy, constable,. of Great Marlborough-.
street, on Tio”::lay after the murder, :went
to Otis:rebury ; found sonic 'shoes in 'a ‘vood-
closet, near the servants'-hall(produced them)
appeared to be blood on the upper7leather
and on the NOlei conpaxed,the shoes with..tht
bloddy footsteps, they corresponded exactly ;. the
ore right and left--one with a spring-teel
—one withoot : one worn at the toe, had left
.particidarly strong impression; dewed the shoeS
to 'the prisoner in the evening, who said' they
yore his ::received some sheets from Susannah
Ptirnielt : (she was called, and. those' pro-
dticed 'Were ate sheets) one was fine, the other
coarse.

Suyannalt etirnick said, she kaVelhiM the sheets
from .the ; they were I/try:bloody. (The
sheets were prodoced), the coarse sheet was_ wore
stained than the tine ooe in the, prisoper!s hod
was ;t nightcap, which at first he denied, but of-
t,rwards-neknowii.dgiA there .were uppearances
ot. Wood, which the prisoner said, he supposed
came int it wheu he took the sheets- from his ruas-:
ter's room there were'no sheets on the prisoner'it
beiL
Susannah Cornick again, and, ,examined
by IT, POOLItNi said, it was eleven Welock'wt
nig,ht when the sheets were delivered to, Foy;
from 7 in the looming till 10 at Hight, she had not
seep the sheet,. •

erot4.4ta' Mined, Saul, tte pr:Fionte did ha
appear intoxicated when he spokc tv bith,
Bleanor'llhonias was cook :rri the family I 611 tlift_
30th of 1I iy, inade the prisoner's bed, and put
nri tWo.coarse sbeetS; sal‘- the bloody sites ; (mg
was coarser than the other, anti was like that lie
had put on .the prisoner's h&, (she looked at the
sheet), and said it was the same.
ars. Sweetapple went at t!..,:ht o'clock to Mi.
Rouses : went: into
,the o:; st v
bundle oil the tione, tvhich Mr. Smith .(the
brewer) opened, and ic:lt.e her ..No sheets frouil
'the bundle the' took them up mairs iuto Mr.
Bonar's room the two sh-ets were wrapt lip in
a sheet Irma the prisoner'' bed : she lid not rtei4
rice bid ; they wet ..ery I she took
them up' to Mr: llonar's racial, and put thetiLere
the' tioot, : 'one was tine, the
.tith'er coarse : site
believed' they !twined there till eleven at night,
when -MY:. Voy....and two n,,re persons we',l up.
stairs : she then gave the shecti to Mr. Foy:
Were the striae which she carried up ; the sheet
which' wrapt them up was left in the servants'-
haiL

SnsanaahTurnieli said, no drawers, nor any
hing had 'been Aisintbed ; the watches.. were at
the heads of the bed--one hanging, the other tin,.
der the : no appearance. of breaking into
the house.

Stephen I.,eyender went to ChiAleburst : saw a
sheet at the fent of the prisoner' S bed : some
blood on it. [Mrs. Thotuas said, this sheet witlt,
the. other:coarse sheet,
.made the two sheets of the
prisoner's bed.] He arrived at Chistehurst tt,tout
one o'clock ; went to Mr. lionttr's bed-room : saw,
Iris skull fractured.:autl a poker lying by, bloody
and bent. [lt wits produced.] By the side of
Mr. Booar's heti was a' candlestick broke and
bloody., as it trampled on by a bloody foot ; saW
the prisoner ou l'uesday, about four o'clock, at
Chislehurst ; between eleven and twelve saw the
prisoner wilt, his throat cut ; the wound was
sewed up by a surgeon, in the house: trout the
day after, forsererai day, be bad tics care of him
on the'Stlt of June the wound broke out afresh :
the priSof)cr sent for Mr. Boner : no promise or
threat teas used to induce him to confess what he
said was reduced to Writing by A. courr : it
was then :ea& to, the prisoner, who signed it in
the presence'Of Mr. Bort, Mr..lionar, and him-
`self,' and was signed by them : Mr. Wells then
Came : the paper was, read again. ; the prisoner
went over Ilk, name with tt .dry. pen ; and M.
Wells the Alagistrate then signed the paper.
Mr. WELLS, the Magiwate, Was stmt tor, on
the Bth of .Inid; the paper which had been Writ-
ten was read over to the prisoner, whO assented, to
it ; he Inen s:gtieu it.
Xaavender", cross-examiried,—said the prisoner
peered disturbed, but his ir.telleets not all de-
rang-M. ..
'1 he confession was here read—
DECLARATION' OF NictIOLSON
1,. Aric';olyo74 to clear. the innocence of
others, and tell the truth of myself, I committed
the markt'.

Question by Mr. 8.---Matt yo'o accomplices
sir, I u/otiltl tell you if
(It, not mean areomplice4 in the room but
ethoi,s.).--Nof sir, 1 did lint, it myieff fire
mitixtes before.

Expi4in rit har, .ned.-1. was sleeping upon
the' for rn, awl waked about three o'clock ; I put.
the sheet around ate, and took .the poker front the,
nall-gr,i,e, and a lighted eandte InV hand from
the hall,--! Cut( ed the room, I looked about
when I entered, and rzare my mistress two blows;
she never, moved. I ;eft her, and we it round to
master, ;Ind gave him two or three blows ; and he
said, " Come to bed, my 100," and tin
sprung from the bed, and seized hold of me.
bit him 'tllo struggle about the arms and 1e..45.;
we struggo minntes.or better, he was 'very
near gettieg the 'better of me ; I got him down
by 'force, and left him groaning. I went down to
wash my hands 'in the sink of the butler's-pantry,
arid, then opened the house-door, and drawing-
room windows. <
What motive bad you ?"---1 bad too bad inten-
tion,.: I did not know what provoked me to do it,
more than you do.

You were heartl to complain a gQing so much
behinfl the earriuke ?—Yes ; but I never thought
of doing it from that.

Did you evcrfeel resentment for going.so much
behind the carriage Sir : never thought
much about

Had you thought or talked of this murder when
yon.were drinking with the Groom the night be-
fore in,the hall 3—No : I never thought of it my-
self, or had any idea at it myself.
How long was it. after you waked that you
went up stairs I—l. jumped up : 1 was half un-
dressed when sleeping upon the form : 1 undress-
ed; and put. the sheet about ine.
Why did ?on put the sheet about you '..—That
they might not know me.
Wilco did you drop tire sheet 3 In .the, struggle :
I had it on when I gave the first blow.

By. Mr. A. C.—Did Dale the butler know any
thing about it ?—No, Sir,

.
Did any of the maid-servants know any thins
about it ?---Not a word.

"4: Mitt yli'i go to Dale in Loudon?—Nothing
partii.,. tr.

Wit, it your intention to tafte nny thing away ?
No,

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WilS yont intention ?--Nothing part;on-
lar but tylit:n I went into the room I :tw iny
master 'innt 7llistyr6) ndeep, 1 gave lit i t%%0
asb & ?
I!
0t i
tirni, of slit?. It t F7ll tzty.
ibui you kilty forinet time tontignt tnii
murder —No, Sir., I nt t thought ‘Pt: such a
tleittt' in illy life.
. %Vhat. tint you do with your. Woody things
AI), shirt, neckcloth, :nni stockings I put oppo't
e
ne u the little gtitt', `flies. breeches I kept on all
(lit)'. Whet! I wat ed from the forma I only
k
ati'N'ilirlhYatviucliltsitcy°oLutt: wipe your han'ds with '?-4Vtoi(t):
the sponge in the sink, which I. left there.
What did you do with your Shoes Did Y4"'t