How long was it after that the first shot was fired?—About a minute or two? It may be a little more.
What time elapsed between the first shot and the second?—About a second; it was almost immediately.
So far as you could see, did he stand in the same place when he fired both shots;—No; he stood on the lower step when he fired the second shot, and in the yard when he fired the first.
How far was your husband away from the prisoner at the time?—They were about four feet apart. There were only two steps between them. The prisoner was on the bottom step.
This concluded the examination of the witness, and the court adjourned for half an hour.
On the re-assembling of the court, Mr. Lockwood said if the case for the prosecution lasted till five o’clock he should ask his lordship to adjourn the defence till the following day.
His Lordship said that if it would be a convenience to Mr. Lockwood, he would certainly do so.
Mr. Lockwood added that if the case for the prosecution was over before five, he should not then ask his lordship to adjourn, but would proceed with the defence and finish the case that evening.
Mary Ann Gregory, wife of John Gregory, grocer, Bannercross, said she lived next door to the house occupied by the Dysons, and on the night of the murder the prisoner who had previously visited the shop, came again and asked to see her husband, who was away. The prisoner left the house, going down the road. An hour afterwards she saw Mrs. Dyson walking towards the closet, and two minutes afterwards heard her scream loudly. She told Mr. Dyson to go to his wife immediately, and he went directly along the passage. She then heard a banging noise, or rather two noises, and heard footsteps coming up the passage. The next thing she saw was Mr. Dyson bleeding from the head as he was propped up in a chair in his own house.
In answer to Mr. Lockwood, the witness said she heard Mrs. Dyson scream within a couple of minutes of her going into the closet. When Mr. Dyson left to go down in the direction of the closet he walked quickly.