When he came out did you put any questions to him respecting what had passed between; him and Mr. Church?—Yes.
What questions did you put?—I asked him what Mr. Church had said.
What answer did he give you?—He said that Mr. Church did not say any thing. He said Mr. Church seemed very much confounded on account of the cause, he supposed, but he said nothing about it; that it would be injurious to the cause of God. He did not say the cause of God, but I only supposed he meant the cause of God.
By Lord Ellenborough.—Did he use the words “cause of God?”—No, he said Mr. Church seemed very much confounded or confused.
Then the rest is all imagination of your’s?—We both imagined alike. I don’t know that these were exactly the words, for I cannot call to my mind what he did say; but it was conjectured the cause of God, and which we heard afterwards was abused abroad.
You are now called, Sir, for the purpose of contradiction. You are recollecting the effect, you know, of a conversation and communication with Mr. Patrick, and you must say truly what passed, if you can recollect it.—I don’t recollect all that passed.
By the Common Serjeant.—When you were stopt in your account of what passed, you were going to say something. You were asked whether Mr. Church had said any thing to Mr. Patrick which Mr. Patrick related to you. What did he say?—He said, No. He said Mr. Church seemed very much confused.
What did you ask Mr. Patrick next?—“Why,” said I, “what do you mean. Why, if you know any thing against the man, did you not charge him with it? I would have been very faithful with him, and charged him with it.”
What answer did Mr. Patrick make to that?—He said he did not know; he was not the person.
By Lord Ellenborough.—Repeat that in Mr. Patrick’s own words. Attend, and wait to hear the question. Be so good as to suppose that you were narrating the conversation as it occurred with Mr. Patrick. Instead of saying, He, say I. Attend now.