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Wester Portsburgh, in or near Edinburgh, which
'runs from the Grassmarket of Edinburgh to Main
Point, in or near Edinburgh, and on the north side
of the said street, and having an access thereto by a
trance or passage, entering from the street last above
libelled, and having also an entrance from a court or
back court on the north thereof, the name of which
is to the prosecutor unknown, you the said William
Burke and Helen M`Dougal, did both and each, or
one or ether of you, wickedly and feloniously place
or lay your bodies or persons, or part thereof, or the
body or person, or part thereof, of one or other of
you, (mot or upon the person or body and face of
Madgy or Margery, or Mary M`Gonegal, or Duffle,
01' Campbell, or Docherty, then or lately residing in
the house of Roderick Stewart or Stuart, then and
how or lately labourer, and then and now or lately
residing in the Pleasance, in or near Edinburgh;
when she, the said Madgy or Margery, or Mary
M'Gonegal, or Duffle, or Campbell, or Docherty,
Was lying on the ground, and did, by the pressure
thereof, and by covering her mouth and the rest of
het face with your bodies or persons, er with the
body or person of one or other of you, and by grasp-
ing her by the throat, and keeping her mouth and
nostrils shut, with your hands; and thereby, or in
some other way to the prosecutor unknown, prevent-
ing her from breathing, suffocate or strangle her ;
and the said .Madgy or Margery, er MaryM'Gonegal,
or Duffie, or Campbell, or Docherty, was thus, by
the said means, or part thereof, or by some other means
or violence, the particulars of which are to the pro-
secutor unknown, wickedly bereaved of life, and
murdered by you the said William Burke, and you
the said Helen M‘Dougal, or one or other of you;
nsiderebld and thus you, both and each, or one or other of you,
atare, It° did, with the wicked aforethought intent of dispos-
ierous '4IK of or selling the body of the said Madgy or Mar-
-3 differs' gery, or Mary M'Gonegal, or Duffie, or Campbell,
rho mo' or Docherty, when so murdered, to a physician or
IVriterst. Surgeon, or to same person in the employment of a
and tsot Physician or surgeon, as a subject for dissection, or
became st with some other wicked and felonious intent or pur-
ve to the prosecutor unknown : And you the said
1441 iiltl,iaEms Burke, having been taken before George
tbe'
Esq. Sheriff Substitute of the shire of Edin-
test 740 • burgh, you did in his presence, at Edinburgh, emit
ni n' and subscribe five several declarations of the dates
a m an .-A
eed st respectively following, viz.:—The 3d, 10th, 19th,
and 29th days of November, and 4th day of Decem-
,>,r
feaxcpere; ber, 1828: And you, the said Helen M`Dougal,
:n. 19' having been taken before the said Sheriff Substitute,
good dr‘' You did in his presence, at Edinburgh, emit two se-
ti a round venal declarations, one upon the 3d and another
so upon the 10th:days of November, 1828, which de-
hair spy durations were each of them respectively subscribed
usrs, enc°los in Your presence by the said Sheriff Substitute,
the jot You having declared you could not write : which de-
clarations being to be used in evidence against each
use to o'B'
called is of you by whom the same were respectively emitted ;
as also the skirt of a gown ; as also a petticoat ; as
cious also a brass snuff-box, and a snuff-spoon, a black
t the
Coat, a black waistcoat, a pair of moleskin trousers,
Llisonerand a cotton handkerchief or neckcloth, to all of
ire ma diet' , which sealed labels are now attached, being to be
so. evidence in evidence against you the said William
itturoesf
_or Burke ;as also a coarse linen sheet, a coarse pillow-
ease,la dark printed cotton gown, a red-striped cot-
dresFoeg•
ton bed-gown, to which a sealed label is now at-
-01114 ttutbed,; as also a wooden box;' as also a plan en-
itled Plan of Houses in 'Wester Portsburgh and
her Peer places adjacent," and bearing to be dated Edin-
', coo , • buh, 20th November, 1828, and to be signed by
d miltjeja' dames Braidwood, 22, Society, being all to be used
degnrateured in evidence against both and each of you, the said
pidatte
William Burke and Helen M'Dougal, at your trial, ° will for that purpose be in due time lodged in the
the Pr hands of the Clerk of the High Court of Justiciary,
before which you are about to bs tried, that you
may have an opportunity of seeing the same. All
which, or part thereof, being found proven by the
verdict of an Assize, or admitted by the respective
judicial confessions of you the said William Burke
and Helen M`Dougal,&c. you ought to be punished
with the pains of law, to deter others from corn-
'hitting the like crimes in all time coming.
DrIAN OP FACULTY—We have given in separate
defences, which may as well be now read, beginning
With the defences for the male prisoner.
The defences for. Burke and Helen M`Dougal
were then read, and supported at some length by
Mr. Robertson, k pas •1.
ric who was replied to by the
Lord Advocate; after which,
Their Lordsips delivered their opinions consecu-
tively, the substance of which was, that upon the
Principle they repelled the objections and sustained
the charges as laid, but in respect of the statement
made on the part of the prisoners, that putting them
Upon their trial on all the three charges at once
would prejudice their defence, the Court, in the ex-
ercise of the discretion which had been appealed to,
ordained the Public Prosecutor to go to trial upon
the charges seriatim, and to make his election as to
which of the three he was to commence with.
His Lordship had previously intimated an inten-
tion to desert the diet, pro loco et tempura, against
Helen M`Dougal; but on this decision of the Court
being announced, he stated his determination to pro-
ceed with the last charge in the indictment, namely,
that for the murder of the woman Campbell, or
Duffie, or Docherty, which applied equally to both
prisoners, and the trial on this charge proceeded ac-
cordingly.
The LORD JUSTICE-CLERK now asked the pri-
soners if they were guilty or not guilty of the third
charge? when they both answered "Not Guilty."
The first witness called was Mr. Braidwood, of
the Fire Establishment, who identified a plan drawn
by him of some houses in West Port, the residence
of Burke, and scene of the alleged murder.
Mary Stewart, remembers a young man of the
name of Michael Campbell coining to her house
just after the harvest. Remained there for about
two months, when he left it, on the Monday before
the fast day. A woman came afterwards to her
house inquiring after him, who said she was his
mother. She called herself Mrs. Campbell or
Madgy Campbell, and also Duffy, which was the
name of her former husband. She said she had
come from Glasgow. She had come to her house
when she was confined in the Infirmary, and only
stopped in her house one (lay after witness came out
of the Infirmary. She said she was going to see
after her son. Knows Charles 111`Lachlan, who was
lodging with witness along with the young man
Campbell. He and Mrs. Campbell went out of her
room together. Did not see Mrs. C. again till she
saw her body in the Police-office. Thought it was
between seven and eight in the morning of Friday,
when they went from her house. It was Oil the
Sabbath following witness saw the body in the Po-
lice-office. Knew it to he Mrs. Campbell's body.
When she left her house she had on a black bombazet
petticoat and red striped short gown, an old printed
dark gown, much patched, short sleeves, and open ,
before. These articles were shewn to witness, and
she identified the gowns. She was a little broad-
set woman, and appeared to be between forty and
fifty years of age. Was in good health when she
left witness. •
William; Noble, shop-boy in Mr. Rymer's, grocer
in Portsburgh,lenews the prisoner Burke by sight.
Has seen ham about the shop. Knows a man of
the name of. Hare also. Recollects a body being
found in the West Port. Before that a woman
same into 'the shop seeking charity. It was on
Friday the: 31st • October, about nine o'clock.
Burke was in the shop at the time. She was a little
middle aged woman. Burke asked her name, and
she said it was Docherty; when he replied she was
some relation of his mother's. Does not recollect
if they appeared to be acquainted; but Burke took
her away with him, and said he would give her her
breakfast. Witness saw Burke that forenoon again
in the shop. Be came back on the Saturday and
bought a box. It was between five and six in the
evening. It was an old tea-box, like the one shown
• him in Court. Their tea-boxes have no particular
marks. He did not pay for the box, and it is not
paid for yet. He sent Mr. Hare for it, who got it
away- It was about half an hour after Burke bad
left the shop:. •
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burgh. Her house is one room. Goes down a stair
to it. At the foot of tt e et it there is a passage.
Her house is on the right in going in.lt is the
first door. There is another door on the same side
of the passage, a little farther in. It leads into
other passage, at the end of which there is another
door, leading to a room. In the last week of October
Burke occupied that room. The other prisoner lived
with him there. There is a house on the left hand
of the first passage, in which Mrs. Law resided. It
is nearly opposite to witness's room. Knows Hare
and his wife. There was a man named Grey and
his wife stopped there a few days with Burke, in
in the last week of October. Saw Burke on Friday
the 31st of October; on Hallowe'en night. Saw
him go past with a woman sometime in the Middle
of the day. She thinks about one or two o'clock.
Witness was then sitting at her own fire, and her
door open. It was not the prisoner Macdougal.
They were going into Burke's. The woman was a
stranger to witness. Mrs. Law was in witness's
house at the time. \Vas in Burke's in the afternoon,
and saw the woman who had passed with him sit-
ting at the fire, and knew her again. She was tak-
ing porridge and milk at the time. She had a short
gown and mutch off her, and they said they had
been washing them for her. Had a napkin in
place of mutchion, but does not know if she had any
thing else but her shift on. Spoke to Burke's wife
(Macdougal), and asked if they had got a stranger,
who said, yes; it was a Highland woman, and a
friend of her husband's. Did not hear the strange
woman speak. When witness went back to her
house, in the darkening, Burke's wife came and
asked her to take care of her door till she returned,
as she was going out. After she went away, wit-
ness's husband said he thought some one was going
into Burke's house. Took a light and went in, but
found nobody there but the stranger, who rose and
followed out after her. She was something the
worse of drink at the time. Said she going to St.
Mary's Wynd to see a boy who had promised to
get some word to her about her son, whom she was
seeking. She asked the name of the land of houses,
that she might return, as she had no money to pay
for her bed. Witness told her she would not get
her way back again, and she did not go. She said
Burke, whom she called Docherty, had promised her
supper and bed that night. She then went into wit-
ness's house, and spoke a good while with her. hus-
band about Ireland, and the army, in which he had
been. Did not ask how Burke and her had met
together, but she said sty intended to stop for a
fortnight. Witness always told her it was Burke
was the name of her landlord, but she insisted it
was Docherty, and that that was the name he
had given himself to her. She called herself
Docherty to her own name, and Campbell as
her husband's. Hare and his wife came into
witness's house before Campbell left it. Hare's
wife had a bottle with her, and he insisted•
they should have a dram. The prisoner M'Dougall
came in also and had a share. Knows the stranger
got some drink. Hare was dancing on the floor;
and so were Mrs. CaMpbell and Mrs. Burke.—
Campbell was barefooted, and got a scratch on the
foot with the nails in hare's shoes, of which she
complained, but was otherwise well. Mrs. Camp-
bell remained a long time in witness's after the
others went away, and said she would not go till
Docherty, meaning Burke, came for her. Insisted
on her going away; but she bade her not be cruel
to a stranger. She did not go till she saw Burke
going past to his own house. Witness said there
was Docherty now, and she rose and followed.—
Thinks it was between ten and eleven at night.
She went towards Burke'a house. Witness did
not sleep any in consequence of a disturhance in
Burke's house. It began shortly after Campbell
left witness's !mime. Hare and Burke appeared
to be fighting. Got up between three and four,
but . went to bed again. Got up altogether
about eight o'clock. Heard Hare's voice in
the passage calling on Mrs. Law, who was
then in witness's house. She did not en-
surer. A girl afterwards came inquiring for
John, who she understood was Burke.. It was be-
tween eight and nine. Witness directed her to
Burke's. Saw M`Dougal -shortly aterwards, and
told her William (Burke) was wanting her. Went
to Burke's, and found Mrs. Law, M'Dougall, and a
person named Brogan, besides himself. Burke had
a bottle of spirits, and gave witness a glass. He
then threw the spirits up towards the roof of the
house, and upon a bed at Isis back. Asked him
why he wasted it, when he laughed and said he
wanted to get another bottle. Asked 111‘Dougall
what was become of the old woman. She said she
had seen Burke and her too friendly together and
had kicked her out of the house; and asked witness
if she had heard her. Burke made no remark about
her at the time, but asked witness if she bad heard
the dispute between him and flare. He said it was
just a fit of drink, but they were friends enough
now. They were all quiet when witness rose first,
to make her husband's breakfast, between three and
four. When she was in Burke's in the morning,
his wife sung a song. Saw straw about the bed,
which had lain there almost all summer. It
would be afternoon when witness left Burke's.
She returned again in the afternoon, when Mrs.
Grey came for her; it was before dark; she got a
dram and came away; Burke, Brogan, and M'Dougal
were there at the time; on Saturday n;ght, about
eight o'clock, Gray's wife told her of something in
Burke's house, and she went with her to see; she
saw nothing about the straw, but was so frightened
that she turned back again; before this M`Dougal
came to witness, and said the woman, Gray, had
stolen things out of her house, and asked her to
watch her door, as it did not lock; this was about
six o'clock ; while making her husband's supper,
Hare same to her door, on Saturday night; he was
got/1g to Burke's, but she told him there was nobody
there, and he came into her house, but went back
into the passage ; witness afterwards went to Burke's
door, and found it fastened; Hare came out of
Burke's- after that; saw Burke a good bit on in the
night; her husband told them there was a noise
about him murdering a woman ; Mrs. Burke jaughed,
and he said he did not regard all Scotland, as he had
never any misbehaviour; M‘Dongal said no one
could impeach them with anything that was wrong.
The police came just after that, and apprehended
Burke.

David Paterson, keeper of 1)r. Knox's' museum,
lives in 26, West Port. Knows Burke by sight.
Went home about 12 on Friday, the 3l st of October.
Found Burke at his door, knocking, who said he
wished to see witness at his house. Went with him,
and found men and women there. Saw two men,
one besides Burke; but there might be more. Saw
two women there. Burke told witness that he had
procured something for. the Doctor, pointing to a
corner either at the head or foot of the bed, where
there was some straw. The other persons might have
heard it; he does not know. Burke spoke in an
under voice, but not in a whisper. There was no
observation made by any of the other persons. No-
thing was shown to witness at that time. Under-
stood Burke meant a dead body, but saw none.
His words were that he had procured something,
or that there was something for the Doctor, to-
morrow. A body might hare been 'concealed under
the straw. M'Dougal, at the. bar, was one of
the women. Hare and his wife are the other per-
sons that were in Burke's. Had no further conver-
sation with Burke that night. Next morning sent
his sister for Burke, who came about nine o'clock,
alone. Witness then told him if he had any thing
to give to Dr. Knox to take it to himself person-
ally. He meant if he had any subject for the Doc-
tor.—Burke promised to do it and went away. He
saw Burke and Hare on Saturday forenoon stand-
ing in one of Dr. Knox's rooms in Surgeon's-
square, along with Dr. Jones, one of Dr. K.'s as-
sistants. This was between twelve and two.

Either Burke or Hare told Dr. K. that they had a
dead body, which they would deliver there that night,
and be was ordered by Dr. K. to be in the way, and
receive any package they might bring. Witness
was at the proper place about seven o'clock, when
Burke and Hare and a porter, came with a pack-
age. Has seen the porter to-day. It was an old

tea-box they brought such as the one now shown
him. They carried it to a cellar; Mr. Jones was
present, and after it was locked into the cellar,
he and witness went' to Newington and told Dr.
Knox that it had been brought. Berke, Hare, and
the porter, had either gone before or followed. When
witness came out of the Doctor's house he found
them there. Dr. Knox gave witness five pounds to
give them, with orders to divide it between them;
and in erder to do so, witness took them to a public
house, got change, and divided the money, when
each took his share, and gave something' to the por-
ter. It was understood they were to return on
Monday, by which time Dr. K. would have seen the
subject, and they would get the remainder of the
price, which ' witness believes is generally eight
pounds. Saw no women along with the men at that
time, nor afterwards. Next morning, Lieutenant
Paterson and Sergeant Fisher of the Police called at
witness's house, and he went to Dr. Knox's. cellar
along with them, and gave them the package which
had been left the night before. It was then still
roped, as it had been received. It was then opened,
and found to contain the body of an elderly female,
apparently fresh and never interred. The bOdy
was doubled up in the box—all the extremities
doubled on the chest or thorax; the head pressed
upon the breast, seemingly pressed down for want
of room in the box. The body was taken out of
the box. Examined all the body externally
stretched upon a table. The face had a very livid
colour; and blood flowing from the mouth. The
appearance indicated strangulation, or suffocation
from pressure. Found no external marks on the
body that might be supposed to have caused death.
Cross-examined--Has seen the man Hare before ;
knows. that Dr. Knox had dealings with him before
for procuring subjects. Had dealings also with
Burke. He and Hare seemed to act jointly. It is
frequent that such subjects are brought to lecturers
on anatomy, both by the parties mentioned and by
others. has known gentlemen attending Dr.
Kuox's lectures, who have attended sick persons,
and afterwards given a direction to the house of the
patient, after decease, which has been given to those
men who furnish subjects. Knew one case where
he got such a direction from Dr. KnoX, and deli-
vered it to the dealers; but in this case the subject
was not brought to Dr.-Knox's lecture-room.
By the Count —When he was in Burke's house,
the whole of the inmates were intoxicated, although
they could stand and speak, and seemed to know
what they were about.
Ann Dougal or Gray knows the prisoners. Wit-
hers and her husband lodged five nights in their
house in the end of October. Saw a stranger
woman there on the last Friday of October. She
had on a dark sort of gown, anti a red striped bed-
gown under it. (Identified them.) She called
herself Docherty. Was in the house with her till
near dark on Friday. Burke said he had met her
in a shop, and brought her in about nine o'clock
in the morning. Burke put witness and her hus-
band out, because he said they quarrelled. Returned
to Burke's about nine o'clock, for some of her child's
clothes; and fointd the old woman singing, and
Mrs. Burke and Mrs. Hare dancing. Burke and
Hare were drinking. Witness left Docherty there.
Witness and husband went and got breakfast in
Burke's about nine o'clock. Asked Mrs. Burke
where the old woman was, who said she was too
impudent, and she had turned her out. The old
woman. was the worse of liquor the night before.
Witness and her husband were afterwards left in
the house with Mrs. Burke, who was on the bed.
In the darkening witness discovered a dead b6dy
in the house, under the straw at the foot of the-bed.
Witness looked on purpose, as she was afraid, from
their proceedings that there was something wrong,
and the first thing she could get hold 'off was the
old woman Docherty'a right arm. There was then
no clothes on the body. Her
,husband lifted the
head and they saw that the face was a little over
with blood, about the mouth and one side of the
head. Did not observe any wound about the body.
It was lying on the right side. Witness flung the
shawl upon it. •Her husband and she left the house,
and met Mrs. Burke on the stair, when her hus-
band told her about the body; and asked about
it. She told him to hold his tongue and she
could give him two or three shillings—and if
he would be quiet he would be worth ten pounds
a-week. Witness turned back with Mrs. Burke, when
she told her it was the old woman's body, who was
well last night singing on the floor; and she was
dead to-night. She bade her hold her tongue.again,
and she would give her five or six shillings ; and
repeated again, if her husband would be quiet it
might be worth ten pounds a week. Witness re-
plied, God forbid that she should be worth it in
that way with dead people. Witness's husband
gave information to the police. Witness saw the
body again in the police-office.
Cross-examined—When witness spoke to M'Don.
gal about the body, she said—" My God ! how
could I help it." She used the same words upon
the stair.

James Gray, labourer, husband of the foregoing
witness, .corroborated the chief parts of her testi-
mony. Was present when his wife found blie dead
body, and he knew it to be that of the old woman
Docherty. Described the conversation on the stair.
Mrs. Burke fell on her knees and implored that he
would not. inform of what he had seen ; said she
would give him some shillings to put him over till
?'Monday, aad there was never a week after that but
he might be worth ten pounds. He said his con-
science would not let him do it.

John M'Culloch, porter—On the Ist of Novem-
ber, at six in the evening, Burke came for witness
to come and carry something for him. D:d not say
what it was. Followed him to West Port, to his
own house, and got a box. Burke went into his
house, and took some straw off a sheet, end put the
sheet in a box, and packed it. The sheet was not
empty, it had something in it of the shape of a
body. In short, lie had no doubt it was a body.
Felt something like hair when he was going to lift
the box. 'Witness put the hair into the box. (Wit-
ness was here warned to tell the truth.) Titre
was a good deal of pressing before the body was got
in. Hare was present, and assisted in pressing
down the body into the box. • The sheet was left
where the box went to. Identified the box. Could
not say whether it was a man or woman's hair he saw.

William Haire, or Hare, a mitts criminis, was
vrarned to speak the truth ; as, if he deviated from
it, the result would be the most condign punish-
ment that ::ould be inflicted. —Witness is a native
of Ireland; has been ten years in this country.
Become acquainted with the prisoners about a year
ago.—Was in a public house along with Burke on
Hallowe'en day. Nobody else was with them.
Burke told witness to go down to see the shot ho
had got, that he was going to take to the doctor's ;
that there was an old woman there he had got off
the street ; and he had left some whiskey to drink ;
and wished witness to go down and see how they
were coming on. Witness understood by a shot,
that Burke was going to murder her. Witness
went down alone to Burke's house, and found a
strange man and woman besides M'Dougal and the
old woman. The strange man and woman are called
Gray. Quarrelled with Burke afterwards in his own
house, who struck him, and they had a fight toge-
ther. The old woman was sitting at the fire. She
rose and wished Burke to sit down ; for he had used
her decently while in the house, and she did not
wish to sec him ill-used. She ran twice out of the
house crying either murder or police—could not
say which—M'Dougal fetched her back both times.
When witness and Burke were fighting, witness
pushed the old woman over a little stool, and sho
was so drunk she could not get farther than to
sit. She still culled to Burke to quit fighting.
He did quit at last, and witness lay still in the
bed. Burke then got on the top of the woman,
who was on the floor, and laid himself down
upon her with his breast on her head: She cried,
but not loud; but he held in her breath, and she
only moaned a little after. He put one hand on
her nose and mouth, and the other under her chin ;
he continued this for 10 or 13 minutes; he said

in,thing while doing this ; he then got. up from the
woman, who did not move after; Burke put his
hand across her mouth again for two or three mi-
nutes, when she appeared quite dead. Witness was
sitting on the chair all this time. Burke then strip-
ped off the clothes and put them under the bed; and
doubled the body up, and put the straw on the top
of it, end covered it up. When M‘Doegal and
Hare's wife heard the first screech of the old wo-
man, they leapt out of bed and ran into the passage.
They did not come in again till the body was cover-
ed up under the straw. Before the murder, the
women were lying in bed with the rug over
them. Witness was sitting at the head of the
bed on the chair. Did not observe any blood
at that time. Did not hear the women say any
thing when in the passage; but they brought
nobody in at that time. Before the women
sprung out of bed. Burke was on the 'top of the
woman. She gave a screech, and they leapt out of
bed. None of them tried to save the woman.
Witness's wife went out first, and M‘Dougal fol-
lowed. Neither of them made any attempt to take
Burke off the woman. It was about ten minutes
before this that the women separated witness and
Burke. When the women came in Burke went out,
and returned in about ten minutes. The women
asked no questions. They went to bed again. Never
asked for the old woman when they came back.
Burke brought the Doctor's man with him (Pater-
son). Burke asked him to look at the body, but he
would not do it, and told him to get a box and put
it in.. The women were in bed. Does not know if
they kvere awake. Did not hear them speak at all
from the time they went into the passage. Witness
fell asleep while Paterson was there. Witness knew
what he was about, " though a little drunkish." He
awoke between six and seven in the morning. Slept in
the chair, with his head on the side of bed. The two
women and Brogan were all in the bed, and Burke
was sitting at the fire. M‘Dougal is Brogan's aunt.-
Witness and his wife went home, and saw Gray and
his wife, who had slept there all night. They had
fallen out with Burke, in the evening, and applied
for a bed. Burke did not speak to witness about a
bed for them. Met Burke next morning', who gave
him a dram in Mr. Rymer's shop. Asked him to
go with him to see about a box. Afterwards
went to Surgeon's-square, and he inquired about a
box, but got none there. He then said he had one
bespoke from Mr. Rymer's shop boy. Saw the
box after in Burke's house. A porter brought it
in. Burke afterwards came in. M'Culloch is the
porter's name. Met Burke at the back door, and
went back to the house. Burke said to witness he
was little worth or he would have had it in the box.
Witness afterwards helped in with it, and the porter
pressed it down at the lower end. The hair was
hanging out, and the porter pressed it in. It was
then roped. It is the box-in Court, or one like it.
The porter took it to Surgeons'-square. Burke
followed at same time, and witness went with the
porter. The woman followed them. Burke and
witness went into the house with the porter. The
box was put in a cellar, arid they went to the doctor's
house at Newington. Mr. Paterson came out to
them, and asked them to a public-house, where he
paid them some money. All the three went in.
Saw the woman on the Newington road, both going
and coming; but they .did not go to the house.
Got five pounds between them, except five shillings
to the porter. Burkenad witness got each 2/. 7s. Gd.
They were to get five pounds more on Monday.
Saw Burke taken up that night. Witness was taken
up.next morning.

By Mr. COCKBURN—Has been here about ten
years.. Has been a boatman and a labourer during
that time. Has been sometimes employed in selling
fish. Has been concerned in supplying doctors with
subjects, as mentioned.
Have you been concerned in supplying the doc-
tors with subjects on other occasions than that you
have mentioned?