Q. Did you go? A. Yes, and saw Hare there and Burke and M‘Dougal; and a man of the name of Broggan.
Q. Did Gray and his wife come in before you left? A. Yes, and Mrs Connaway.
Q. Did you remark any thing particular? A. Yes, Burke took a bottle of spirits, and sprinkled it about the bed and room; he said, because none of them would drink it.
Q. Was there a good deal of straw lying at the foot of the bed?
A. Yes. This took place on the Saturday morning, and Burke was apprehended that night.
Q. Did you see Mrs Connaway at Burke’s house? A. Yes.
Q. Did you go to the Police Office on Sunday? A. Yes, and was shewn the body of the little woman I saw at Burke’s on Friday night.
Cross-Examined.
Q. Was the straw that was near the bed there before? A. Yes.
Q. Was it in use? A. Yes, it had been used for some time as a bed for Gray and his wife.