John King, son of the last witness, was then recalled, and the fur cap produced by Mr. Thomas, having been placed in his hands, he was asked if it was like the one which the Italian boy had on, whom he saw near Bishop's house.
Witness.—It looks exactly like the cap which the Italian boy had on.
Margaret King, sister to the last witness, having also examined the cap, gave precisely similar testimony.
Mr. Corder sworn and examined. I was present at the examination of the body of the deceased, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon of Saturday last, and I feel quite sure that the body so disinterred was that of the Italian boy, upon which a coroner's inquest had been held: this body was shown on Saturday in my presence to the witness Brun.
Augustine Brun was then called forward, and Joseph Parragalli was sworn to interpret his evidence truly. He stated that he knew a boy named Carlo Ferrair or Ferrari, and that he brought him to this country two years ago, from Piedmont. He was a Savoyard. Witness took him from his parents. His father's name was Joseph Ferrari. Witness had the boy for nine or ten months, and then bound him over to another person for two years and one month. The last time the witness saw the boy alive, was about fifteen months ago. This was after he had been bound, and he then went with his new master towards Bristol, and witness left town in another direction. The boy, who was about fifteen, lodged about that time at the house of Mr. Elliott, No. 2, Charles-street, Drury-lane. Witness saw the dead body of a boy on Saturday, but he could not identify the face. The hair, colour of the eyes, and also the size of the body, corresponded with the description of the boy whom he had named. The tout ensemble agreed.
Mr. Minshull.—Ask the witness, whether he can swear, to the best of his knowledge and belief, that the body which he saw was that of Carlo Ferrari?
The interpreter having put the question, the witness replied, that 'The features were so disfigured by decay, that he could not swear that the face was the same.'
Mr. Thomas desired the interpreter to ask, whether the witness remembered any warts on the left hand of the boy, Carlo Ferrari.
The interpreter answered, that 'The marks of identity on the hand were also obliterated by the green colour which it had assumed.'
Mr. Corder said, that although the witness had properly given his evidence with so much caution, he appeared to be satisfied in his own mind of the identity of the body, for almost ever since he saw it he had been crying.