How far were your lodgings from Mrs. Palmer’s house?—Nearly a quarter of a mile.
Will you be so good as to explain why, having your own place of abode, and your own bed-room so near to Mrs. Palmer’s, you were still in the habit of sleeping two or three times a week for several years at the house of Mrs. Palmer?—Yes; sometimes there were members of Mrs. Palmer’s family present.
Who were they?—There was Mr. Joseph Palmer, who resides at Liverpool; Mr. Walter Palmer, too; and sometimes William Palmer.
When you went to see the members of Palmer’s family, was it too late when you separated to return to your own lodgings?—We used to stop very late drinking gin and water, smoking, and sometimes afterwards playing at cards.
Then you did not go to your own lodgings?—No.
And this continued several years two or three times a week?—Yes.
Did you ever stay at Mrs. Palmer’s house all night when there were no members of the family visiting?—Yes, frequently.
How often?—As many as two or three times a week.
When there were none of Mrs. Palmer’s sons there?—Yes.
And when the mother was?—Yes.