The Sun.
London, England, 1857-07-06 00:00:00

We usually went to bed between 10 and 11, but I
cannot say if wo stayed up longer than usual that
night. Miss Smith wished we might stAy in the
ki when a little. When she told me to open the
ba-At door she said sho was to see her friend. While
I stayed in the kitchen I did not know if she was
my bedroom, but I ha7e no doubt she was.
When we heard Miss Surth go to her room
we left the kitchen. We heard the door of Miss
Smith's bedroom open, but we did not hear
the back bedroom door open. When: we went
we found our room door :hut. There is a front
are to the house. The key of the door is sometimes
in the kitchen and sometimes iu the boy'S room. I
heard Miss Smith was to ba married from her mo-
ther. This was before she was apprehended. I
think a good while before. I asked her what she
was to do with her other friend, and she told me
then, or sometime afterwards, that she had given
him up. I asked if she Lad sot back her letters.
She said, "" No, Ido not care." I once, in India-
street, refused to receive letters for her. I also
refused at one time, in Blythswood•square, but I
don't remember if she passed any remark. She said
she could receive letters at the window. This was
More I had refused. I have seen L'Angelier iu
Main-street, close to the house. He was walking
slowly along. This was in the beginning of the last
winter. Miss Smith could have passed from her
bedroom to the kitchen or up stairs without being
overheard by us. I never saw any rats in our house
in wi,ocl-square. I remember Sunday, the
Blyths
'.2(.1 of March. I was unwell that day, and
kept my b:-d in consequence. I got up between 5
aid 6is the afternoon. I saw Duncan Macken-
ze that evening. He came between 7 and 8. I was
at the family worship at 9, as also was Miss Smith.
Mackenzie remained below. I left Miss Smith in

the dining-room, and did not see her !again that
evening. I went to bed at 10. Mackenzie left
shortly before that time. We heard nothing in the
cour,e of that night, and knew nothing of any
stranger being in or about the house. I remember
Miss Smith leaving home unexpectedly on the
Thursday following. I remember her being at an
evening party, between the Sunday and the Thurs-
day. I cannot say if it was Wednesday evening.
The key of the back door was kept that night in my
bedroom. It was about 8 in the m3rning that Miss
Smith was missed. There was a key to the back
gate of the area, of which I had charge. It is a
wooden gate in a high wall. The key of the back
door of the home generallystood on the wall. The
back gate was sometimes locked, but mere gene-
rally "snibbed." The key of the low front door
was always left in the lock, as also the key of
the high front door. It was the key of the front
area gate that the boy kept. I had charge of
Miss Smith's bedroom. I never during February or
March saw the water she wa3hed in peculiarly black
or peculiarly blue.

Cross-examined—l think it was soon after Miss
Smith pointed out her friend that I knew of the
correspondence. It was in April or May of 1856
the family went to Row. It would be a good while
before this I knew of the correspondence. After I
received some of the letters I declined to take more.
Her mother found out that something was going
on, and forbade me to receive any letters. The fa-
mily came back from Row in Nov. last. Ido not
remember how long it was after the family's return
that this gentleman came to the house, but it was
a good while. Irememberthe familygoingto Bridge
of Allan. It was a good while before this that he
came. I could not say how long. Ido not remem-
ber the time Mrs. Smith told me that Miss Smith
was to be married, but it was before we went to
Bridge of Allan. The interview of the gentleman
with Miss Smith might have been in the lobby.
Her youngest sister slept with her, and she would
be in bed by that time. My present husband was
pretty frequently about the house at that time—
several times in the course of a week. Duncan
Mackenzie went out by the back door on the Sun-
day night. I saw him to the outer gate and
" suibbed it." I have no reason to suppose I did
not lock the inner door as usual. After leaving
Miss Smith in the dining-room I did not see her
that night. She gave me no reason to suppose she
had had any meeting. I do not know if Miss
Smith and Mise Janet went to bed together that
night. The lock of the back door makes a con-
siderable noise when it is turned. It is close to
my bedroom. The window of our room looks into
the back area, and is secured by iron stanchions.
By the Court—When the family went to Bridge
of Allan the servants were left at home. I saw
Miss Smith when she came back on the Thursday
from Row. She had a small carpetbag with her.
It was not very small, but it was such as a lady
might carry. It was in India-street that I was de-
sired by Mrs. Smith not to receive letters for Miss
Smith, but I did receive some afterwards.
The Lord Justice Clerk—l suppose in reality, as
Mackenzie was visiting you, you were willing to
oblige the young lady ? (A. laugh.)
Charlotte M`Lean—l was cook in Mr. Smith's
family for six months, up till last Whit-Sunday. I
never saw any gentleman visiting Miss Smith with-
out the knowledge of her family, nor had heard of
it. I never got letters to deliver or post to M.
L'Angelier. I never knew of her receiving such
letters come addressed to Miss Bruce. I 'remember
one night Christina Haggart asking me to remain
longer in the kitchen, as some person was speaking
to Miss Smith. I afterwards beard her go into her
bedroom, on which we went to her room. I was at
family worship on Sunday night, the 22d March,
and left Miss Smith upstairs. I did not know of any
person being in during the night. I heard no noise.
Cross-examined—lt was near 11 that night when
we went to bed.
Duncan Mackenzie—l was married recently to
Christina Haggart. I was visiting her on Sunday
the 22d March. I left about 10 by the back gate. I
was in the way of visiting her when the family lived
in India-street. She once pointed out a gentle-
man to me at the back door of the house, but she
did not tell me his name or anything about him.
Cross-examined—l spoke to this gentleman. I
was coming up to the house, and he asked me if I
was going in. He asked if I knew Christina. He
asked me to ask her to go out to speak to him. She
went out. I did not hear what they said. I was
not jealous about this, but she was afraid I might
be. I had a letter afterwards, signed "M. Smith,"
telling me it was her friend I had seen, and hoping
nothing would arise between us in consequence. I
did not preserve the letter. I never saw that gen-
tleman again. I was frequently about that house
afterwards, and subsequently about the house in
Blythswood-square, but never saw him again.
James Galloway deposed to having seen L'Ange-
her going up Sauchiehall-street on Sunday, March
22, about 9 o'clock. That would be in the direction
from Franklin-place to Blythswood-square.
Cross-examined—He was walking rather slowly.
Mary Tweedle deposed to his calling at Mrs.
Parr'e, St. Vincent-street, at 20 minutes past 9.
He called for Mr. WAlester, who was not in.
Blythswood-square is 5 minutes walk from there.
Thomas Kavan, night constable, Glasgow police.
—My beat in March last included the north and
east sides of Blythswood-square, and thus included
Mr. Smith's house at No. 7. (Shown photograph
of L'Angelier.) I have seen that person more than
once. I saw him at least two months previous to my
being examined about him. I saw him in Main-
street. As well as I can recollect it would be 10 or
11 o'clock. He was standing at the lamppost nearthe
lane. He once accosted me and said, "It's a cold
night, policeman; do yousmoke?" I said " Yes," and
he gave me two cigars. When' saw him he was about
the breadth of this courthouse from Mr. Smith's
house. I recollect having seen him some 10 or 12
days after the first time. He was passing along
theon the north side of Blythswood-
q
su
are garden
going side,
east
towards West Regent-street.
He was passing opposite 5 and 6, which are west of
No. 7, and he was going east. I saw him again a
fortnight or three weeks previous to the time I was
examined. I saw him at the corner of West Regent-
street coming towards Blythswood-square. It might
be between 9 and 10 o'clock. 'never saw him again.
Cross-examined—l was examined on the 2d of
April. I was on my beat on Sunday the 22d March.
I am quite sure I did not see him that night.
Win. Young, photographer, Helensburgh (shown
the photograph found in L'Angelier's
I made this photograph. It is a portrait of Miss Ma-
delhae Smith. It was dose in September, 1856, at
her desire.
Mrs. Towers—l am sister to Miss Perry, who
lives in Glakow. I live in Chester, but in March
last my husband and I lived at Portobello, nea:.,
Edinburgh. I remember L'Angelier coaling to vise
us there. He dined with us. He talked of his health
almost the whole time. He said he had been given
cocoa and coffee, but after taking them they hay
disagreed with him, and he had been very ill.
He said he had not been accustomed to them. He
made the remark that he thought he bad beenpoi-
soned. This was after speaking of the coffee and
cocoa. Nothing was said or asked about who ha(
poisoned him.
James Towers, husband of last witness—l was a
one time a merchant in Glasgow, but resided it
Portobello in March last. I had met L'Angeher
my sister-in-law's in Glasgow. 1 remember his din
jog with us in March. He told us he bad a very
violent bilious attack or jaundice. He said he ha(
had two attacks after taking cocoa or coffee. Hi
said he thought himself poisoned after taking th(
cocoa and coffee. I remarked whowould poison him,
or what object could theie be for that 4 but Idi
not recollect he made any answer. He told us h(
was going to return to Glasgow, and was after thi
going to Bridge of Allan. He looked quite well
I understood he had taken the coffee and cocoa a,
different times.
Cross-examined—He ate a good dinner an(
talked a good deal. Re certainly was of a talkativ'