By what part did you lay hold of him?—As near as I can guess it was the upper part of his arm.
Upon laying hold of him, what observation did you make? What did you ascertain from laying hold of the person? Could you tell whether it was a man or a woman?—I laid hold of his arm, and felt lower down, and found by the sleeve that he had got a man’s shirt on.
How far did you feel lower down?—I had a hold of him by the upper part of the arm, and running my hand down to the wrist, I found he had a man’s shirt on.
Could you tell whether the wrist was buttoned?—Yes.
Was it buttoned?—It was.
Could you tell at all by the feel of the arm itself, whether it was the arm of a man or a woman?—I knew very well it was a man.
Could you tell that from the feel of the flesh?—I could not tell that.
By Lord Ellenborough.—You knew it was a man—By what circumstance?—Because he had got a man’s shirt on.
You knew it was a man by the shirt?—Yes.
By Mr. Bolland.—Did the person say any thing to you in answer to what you said?—He answered—“Adam, don’t you know me? I am your mistress,” in a faint voice, like a woman.