Q. What colour was the short-gown? A. Reddish striped.
Q. Is that it? (The gown was exhibited.) A. Yes.
Q. Did you remain long there? A. Five minutes, and then went home.
Q. Was you in Connaway’s after that? A. Yes, between eight and nine o’clock.
Q. Who was at Connaway’s? A. There was William Burke and Broggan, and another chap I did not know, and my wife, John Connaway, and Nelly M‘Dougal. The little old woman was left at Connaway’s, where they had some drink.
Q. Had you some? A. Yes, we then went to Burke’s, and Burke and his wife and the old woman came in; we were all hearty.
Q. Did you then expect the old woman was to be murdered? A. No.
Q. You had a quarrel with Burke? A. Yes, he struck me on the mouth, and I struck him again, the woman came between us, he pushed me on the bed twice and I remained on the bed; the old woman got up and wished Burke to sit down, as he treated her well; she said she did not wish to see him ill used; she run out before this to the passage and cried out either murder or police.
Q. How was she brought back again? A. It was Nelly M‘Dougal that brought her back both times.
Q. When you were struggling, did you knock the old woman down? A. Yes, and she lay on her back, so drunk she could not get up, she cried to Burke to quit.