Witness. "My mistress told me it was £20,000."
The Attorney-general. "Which would come absolutely into the prisoner's possession when his wife died?"
Witness. "I understood so. My mistress did say something else about the settlement. 'There's one thing I would like put in about the money,' she said, 'and that is, that it shouldn't be his if he married again; but I would not dare to mention it.'"
The Attorney-general. "Did she give you a reason for not daring to mention it?"
Witness. "Yes; that he would break the engagement."
The Attorney-general. "Now, about the wedding. Was it a private or public wedding?"
Witness. "Not private--oh no, not at all! there were at least a hundred at the wedding breakfast, and any amount of champagne was opened."
The Attorney-general. "What kind of company?"
Witness. "Mixed--very much mixed."
The Attorney-general. "Be more explicit. Were there many of Mr. Beach's set there?"